Archive for ‘Obituaries’

  • Philip E. Hedges Jr., 85

    SOUTH PARIS — Philip E. Hedges Jr., 85, passed peacefully at the Maine Veterans Home in South Paris on Sunday, March 17, 2019. Phil was born on July 28, 1933, in Natick, Mass. to Philip E. Hedges Sr. and Robina (Manley) Hedges. The family moved to Topsham shortly after he was born when Phil Sr. […]

  • Patricia S. Grassi, 59

    PORTLAND — Patricia Stoddard Grassi, 59, passed away suddenly Sunday, March 17, 2019. She was born Aug. 31, 1959, to Raymond Stoddard and Betty (Littlefield) Butler. She grew up in Lincoln with her mother, stepfather, Donald Weatherbee, and sisters, Cindy, Donna and Susan. She was especially close to her maternal grandmother, Caroline Bell “Nanny,” with […]

  • Margaret A. Spencer, 84

    NAPLES — Margaret A. Spencer, 84, of Naples, passed away peacefully at Ledgewood Manor of Windham on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Born in Skowhegan on March 29, 1934, she was the daughter of Hunter William Thomson and Gladys B. Thomson of Solon. William was an Army captain and his family traveled all of the United […]

  • John E. Fitzgerald, 70

    PORTLAND — John E. Fitzgerald, 70, of Otisfield, passed away on March 31, 2019 after complications from a heart procedure.   John was born in Hartford, Conn. on Sept. 4, 1948 to Everett Fitzgerald and Martha Hanelius. He was raised in nearby Avon and spent a happy childhood in a neighborhood full of Hanelius aunts, uncles, […]

  • Beatrice P. MacDonald, 91

    BRIDGTON — Beatrice P. MacDonald, 91, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at the Woodlands Memory Center in Lewiston. She was born July 24, 1927, a daughter of Philip and Jenice Eggert-Cash. Beatrice was a loyal member of the Sunshine Club of Casco. Surviving are her daughter, Pearl LeMay Christian; her son, Robert LeMay; […]

  • Noreen R. Smith, 93

    LAKELAND, FLA. — Noreen Ruth (Long) Smith, 93, passed away March 22, 2019, at Good Shepherd Hospice, in Lakeland, Florida. She was born on May 25, 1925, to Ruth and James Long in Cleveland, Ohio. She then moved to Mass., where she lived for many years, moving to Maine in 1967 and then retiring in […]

  • Webster L. Fox, 79

    FRYEBURG — Webster L. Fox, 79, of Fryeburg, died peacefully on Friday, March 22, 2019, surrounded by his loving family at home. He was born on Sept. 16, 1939, the son of Webster and Mary Fox. He graduated from Williams High School in Oakland in 1959, after being active in many extracurricular activities such as […]

  • Ivan A. Perkins, 94

    FLORIDA — Ivan Arnold Perkins, 94, of Casco and Sarasota, Fla., went home to be with his Savior on Monday, March 4, 2019, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his family. Ivan was born in Alexander to Roland and Eva Perkins on May 30, 1924. Ivan worked at the South Portland Shipyard, which built Liberty […]

  • Carol A. Fogg, 74

    RAYMOND — Carol A. (Crosman) Fogg, 74, of Punta Gorda, Fla., and Raymond Pond passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019, with her three daughters by her side, in Raymond. She was born on Oct. 3, 1944, the daughter of Iverne (Roberts) Jensen and Russell Crosman. She was a deacon of the East Raymond Chapel and […]

  • Anne F. Melrose, 85

    BATH — Anne F. Melrose, 85, died Monday, March 18, 2019, at Horizon’s Living and Rehab Center. She was born in Bridgton on Nov. 11, 1933, the daughter of James and Gladys O. (Chadbourne) Fitton. Anne graduated from Bridgton High School as valedictorian in 1951, and graduated from Bates College in 1955 with a bachelor’s […]