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Obituary: Christine Aloise Luce

PORTLAND – Christine Aloise Luce passed away from complications of breast cancer on Feb. 11, 2026. Her husband Mike was by …

SOUTH PORTLAND – Ann “Annie” Katherine Messinger passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 16, 2026, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. …

PARSONSFIELD – Bryant Alden Taggart, 90, of Parsonsfield, passed away peacefully on Feb. 18, 2026 in Wiscasset. He was born in …

FREEPORT – Paul Edward Smith, 82, passed away peacefully on Feb. 14, 2026.

Born on Nov. 10, 1943, in Portland, Paul …

SCARBOROUGH – Robert Abendroth “Robin”, of Scarborough, son of Marion Hollis Abendroth and Robert Willets Abendroth of Towson, Md., died on …

SOUTH PORTLAND – Cheryl Alta (Tupper) Barter, 80, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Feb. 17, 2026, at 9:15 p.m.

She …

FALMOUTH – Donald D. Dow, 83, passed away peacefully on Feb. 16, 2026.

Donnie was born on April 13, 1942 in Portland, …

YARMOUTH – John Hodgkins, civil engineer, educator, farmer, father, grandfather, writer, and volunteer, died on Jan. 19, 2026 in Yarmouth. He …

FALMOUTH – W. David Verrill, 97, of Falmouth, Maine, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, surrounded by family at Gosnell Memorial Hospice …

PORTLAND – Janet Louise Blessing, 79, passed away Feb. 10, 2026, in Casco, surrounded by family and loved ones after a …