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Obituaries

  • Bernard Phillip McRann, 93: Distinguished police veteran

    TOPSHAM — Bernard Phillip McRann, 93, of Topsham, died peacefully Saturday at Cadigan Lodge in Topsham. McRann was born May 22, 1919, in New York City, a son of Thomas and Kathryn McRann. He graduated from Roosevelt High School and attended the College of New Rochelle befor...

  • Elizabeth 'Betty' F. Storer, 90

    BRUNSWICK — Elizabeth “Betty” F. Storer, 90, died peacefully March 25. Born in Rockland to Arthur B. Farris and Mary E. Campbell Farris, she grew up in Union and attended Union High School. She later attended the University of Maine and graduated from Bliss College i...

  • Howard H. Storer, 88

    BRUNSWICK — Howard H. Storer, 88, died March 23. Born in Brunswick to John G. and Alta M. Wilson Storer, he attended Brunswick schools and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1942. He earned a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Maine in 1949. During ...

  • Nancy Elaine Widdecombe, 68

    SOUTH PORTLAND — Nancy Elaine Widdecombe, 68, died March 26. She was born in Gardiner on July 19, 1944, the daughter of Arthur B. and Eva Gertrude Ellis Gates. Widdecombe grew up in Scarborough and was a 1962 graduate of Scarborough High School. After having her four chil...

  • Ralph Sydney Parker, 72: Had a sweet sense of humor

    SOUTH PORTLAND — Ralph Sydney Parker, 72, of South Portland, died Saturday after battling a short illness, surrounded by his family. Parker was born Jan. 20, 1941, in Berlin, N.H., and grew up on Long and Peaks islands. He attended Portland High School and was a member of the U....

  • Ronald Arthur Hamlin: 65

    NORTH YARMOUTH — Ronald Arthur Hamlin, 65, of North Yarmouth, died peacfully Jan. 25 in Florida. He was born Aug. 16, 1947 in Milo to Dwight L. and Irma B. Hamlin. A graduate of Milo High School, Hamlin was senior class president. He earned an associate's degree in archit...

  • William P. Kennedy, 88: Valued his family most

    FREEPORT — William P. Kennedy, 88, of Freeport, died peacefully March 28. He was born Jan. 28, 1925, in Scranton, Pa., to William Kennedy and Esther Roche Kennedy.  He achieved a bachelor's degree in navigation from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Poin...

  • Celia A. Ridge, 87

    PORTLAND — Celia A. Ridge, 87, of Portland, died March 28 at St. Joseph Residence and Rehabilitation in Portland.  She was born Nov. 8, 1925, in Portland, to Coleman and Mary Josephine Flaherty Ridge, attending parochial schools and graduating from Cathedral High Schoo...

  • Ann S. 'Missy' Lowe, 92: Always thought of others

    PORTLAND — Ann S. "Missy" Lowe, 92, died March 24 with her loving daughter by her side. She was born Aug. 12, 1920, in Cokeburg, Pa., the daughter of John and Anna Sematic.  Lowe grew up in Pennsylvania and attended area schools. After she moved to Portland, she work...

  • Joseph Edgar Wilson, 46

    ORR'S ISLAND — Joseph Edgar Wilson, 46, of Orr's Island and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., passed away March 17 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. He was born April 30, 1966, in Brunswick, a son of Edgar and Leneler Wilson. He graduated from Mt. Ararat High School in 1984. At th...