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Obituary: Silas A. Cummings

SCARBOROUGH – Silas A. Cummings, 86, passed away into the arms of the Lord on Dec. 17, 2025, at Cape Memory …

WESTBROOK – George Harry Leaman Apt, 76, of Westbrook, passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 17, 2025.

He was born March …

LEWISTON – John Frances Dowling passed away suddenly at home after a lifelong battle with severe asthma and breathing difficulties.

John was …

CUMBERLAND FORESIDE – Elizabeth “Betty” J. Long, beloved and devoted mother and friend, passed away on Dec. 11, 2025, at the …

SOUTH PORTLAND – William “Bill” Theodore Thoren, 87, of South Portland passed away on Dec. 4, 2025.

Bill was born on Aug. …

ROCKLAND – Barry Martin Faber, died on Dec. 19, 2025, at the age of 87, with his wife and two children …

HOPE – Richard Preston of Hope passed Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, after a long battle with multiple myeloma at the age …

BRUNSWICK – Richard B. Parks, 101, of Harpswell, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 at MidCoast Hospital following a short illness.

He …

PORTLAND – Raymond “Ray” Stagg, 79, passed away on Dec. 10, 2025.

Services are private. Arrangements are under the direction of the …

SCARBOROUGH – Shirley Elizabeth Verrill, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, friend, and devoted servant of the Lord, peacefully passed away on Dec. …