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Obituary: Margo Banzhaf Drayer

OLD ORCHARD BEACH – Margo was born in New Jersey and lived in Rhode Island, California and Massachusettes before settling in …

ALBANY, NY – John T. Leonard, 82, Industry Leader, Devoted Father, Loving Grandfather, and Friend to Many.

John Leonard passed away peacefully …

PORTLAND – Anne E. Cribby Sears, 79, of Portland, passed away on Nov. 3, 2025, with her beloved husband, Art, by …

SOUTH PORTLAND – Christopher “Chris” J. Collins died at his home in South Portland on Oct. 21, 2025. Born in Bloxwich, …

BUXTON – Thomas J. Wildes Sr., 81, passed away on Nov. 7, 2025.

Visitation will be held on Friday Nov. 14 from …

KENNEBUNK – Sara Jane McDonald Elliot, crowned Queen of Maritime Day for the Port of Portland, Maine in 1958, could also …

GARNET VALLEY, Pa. – Melda Mary Brandt Newman, Ph.D., born Oct. 4, 1943 to Edward and Mary (Mitchell) Brandt of Delaware, …

BIDDEFORD – Jeffrey F. Dobson Sr., 67, passed away on Nov. 1, 2025, while working alongside his son and caring for …

PORTLAND – Richard Edward Barringer, cabinet member for three Maine governors and public policy educator, died on Oct. 20, 2025.

A memorial …

SCARBOROUGH – Melvin “Mel” Tukey, 91, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.

A celebration of his life will be held …