SCARBOROUGH — Henry James Tilton Jr., 98, died at the Maine Veterans’ Home on July 19 after a period of declining health. Born May 9, 1916, in Fall River, Massachusetts, to Henry J. and Elsie (Shaw) Tilton, he grew up in Boston and Dedham, Massachusetts. Tilton attended Boston Latin School and graduated from Dedham High School […]
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Stanley A. Ellsworth, 85
TOPSHAM — Stanley A. Ellsworth, 85, died July 23 at the Bodwell House in Brunswick. He was born March 18, 1929, in Farmington, the son of Harry and Vina Ellsworth. Ellsworth attended the Little Red Schoolhouse in Farmington and graduated from Farmington High School in 1947. He went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from […]
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Hazel June Dyer, 94: Descendant of Maine pioneers loved to sew
FREEPORT — Hazel June Dyer, 94, died July 16 at Parkview Adventist Medical Center in Brunswick, where she was attended by family members during an illness. Previously, she was a resident of Webster Commons in Freeport. Dyer was born in 1920 near Frankfort, one of six children and the second daughter of Arthur W. Turner […]
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Phyllis M. Hatch, 95: Vaudeville performer loved theater, family
PORTLAND — Phyllis Margaret Hatch, 95, of Portland, died peacefully on July 23. She was born in Portland on July 29, 1918, to George and Mary (McGahey) Crangle. She attended local schools. In her younger years, Hatch and her husband toured the country as part of a vaudeville act that worked with the likes of […]
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Merlin A. White, 75
SCARBOROUGH — Merlin A. White died peacefully at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough on July 19, following a battle with cancer. White was born Oct. 12, 1938, in Ludlow, the son of Cyril and Velma White. He served in the U.S. Army from 1957-1963. White married Sonya Bither in February 1962. The couple lived […]
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Granville F. Johnson, 90
HARPSWELL — Granville F. Johnson, 90, of Spruce Ledge Road on Bailey Island, died July 17 at Winship Green in Bath. Johnson was born on the island on Feb. 9, 1924, the son of Harvey and Lizzie (Gregory) Johnson. Johnson served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was a veteran of both […]
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David J. Hartill, 90: Veteran and BIW welder, loved fishing
FREEPORT — David Jefferson Hartill, 90, a resident of East Street in Freeport and formerly of Brunswick, died July 9 at Freeport Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, following a long illness. Hartill was born July 5, 1924, in Maspeth, New York, a son of Jefferson M. and Hetsel A. (Wilson) Hartill. He attended schools in Florida […]
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G. Richard Mountfort Jr., 92
YARMOUTH — The Rev. G. Richard Mountfort Jr., 92, of Cousins Island, Yarmouth, died July 14, with his wife of 27 years, Esther, by his side. Mountfort was born Jan. 20, 1922, the son of George R. and Helen (Hinckley) Mountfort. He is survived by his wife, Esther Robie (Blake) Mountfort; three sons, Richard and wife, […]
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Louis A. Atripaldi, 77: Longtime resident loved Maine fishing
PORTLAND — Louis Alphonso Atripaldi, 77, of Portland and Fort Meyers, Florida, died with his family at his side in Fort Meyers on July 12. Atripaldi was born in Portland on Jan. 26, 1937, a son of Vincenzo and Mary Atripaldi. He lived most of his life in Portland. In 1958, he married a “blind […]
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Frances A. Plain, 79
PORTLAND — Frances A. Plain, 79, of Pocomoke City, Maryland, and formerly of Portland, died July 12. Born July 20, 1934, in Portland, she was a daughter of William Dorr Smith and Gladys Maude Barter Smith Dyer. A longtime resident of Portland’s East End, Plain was a devout Catholic communicant and parishioner of Cathedral of […]