WINDHAM – Peter L. Parker, 76, of Windham, Maine and N. Easton, Mass., passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on …
Obituaries
Paid local obituaries from the Portland Press Herald.
Obituary: Sandra “Sandy” Eileen Bampus Ray
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Sandra “Sandy” Eileen Bampus Ray passed away on Nov. 6, 2023. Sandy was born in Saco, on Nov. …
Obituary: Richard R. Ward Sr.
NORTH SACO – Richard R. Ward Sr., 87, husband of Dorothy, passed away on Nov. 12, 2023, at Maine Medical Center.
A …
Obituary: Lesley Fran (Bartholomew) Anderson
FALMOUTH – Lesley Fran (Bartholomew) Anderson, 76, of Falmouth, passed away from complications due to PPA (Primary Progressive Aphasia) on Nov. …
Obituary: Francis S. “Frank” Mynhan Jr.
HARPSWELL – Francis S. “Frank” Mynhan Jr., 81, died peacefully on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, at Maine Medical Center following a …
Maryanne Trump Barry, the former president’s older sister and a retired federal judge, dies at 86
Until her retirement in 2019, Barry was a senior judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a level below the Supreme Court.
Roland Lajoie, Army general who helped manage Cold War tensions, dies at 87
After returning from a family outing in March 1985, Col. Roland Lajoie, head of a U.S. military liaison team authorized to monitor Soviet forces in East Germany under a Cold War accord, was notified of what the Soviets said was an “accident” involving one of his intelligence officers. Maj. Arthur D. Nicholson had been shot […]
David Ferry, revered poet and translator of Latin classics, dies at 99
David Ferry, a renowned poet and translator who transported modern readers to Gilgamesh’s Mesopotamia, to Horace and Virgil’s Rome and to a startling literary landscape that was entirely his own, rendered in blank verse that was supple and energetic, died Nov. 5 at an assisted-living community in Lexington, Mass. He was 99. He had pneumonia, […]
Karel Schwarzenberg, former Czech foreign minister and nobleman, dies at 85
PRAGUE — Karel Schwarzenberg, a former Czech foreign minister and a member of a European noble family has died. He was 85. Milroslav Kalousek, his long-term political ally, and the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday his death. “It is with deep sadness and respect that we remember Karel Schwarzenberg, who left us today,” the ministry […]
Obituary: Bette J. King
STANDISH – Bette J. King, 90, of Standish, died peacefully on Nov. 3, 2023, at Summer Commons in Sanford.
Bette was born …