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  • Shirley T. Leighton, 68: Beloved wife, mother and grandmother

    FALMOUTH — Shirley T. Leighton, 68, of Falmouth, died unexpectedly May 3. She was born Nov. 1, 1944, in Waldoboro, a daughter of Lestyn and Lyle Thompson. She attended elementary school in Friendship and graduated from Waldoboro High School in 1963. She attended the Portland Sch...

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    Wednesday, May 22, 2013

  • Gaston A. Labreche, 79: Devoted husband and father

    PORTLAND — Gaston A. “Gus” Labreche, 79, of Portland, died May 13 at Maine Medical Center, surrounded by his family. Born in Rimouski, Quebec, on March 31, 1934, Labreche was the son of the late Philip and Therese Labreche. Gus was raised in Laval, Quebec, just ...

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    Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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  • Robert D. Gibbons, 59

    PORTLAND — Robert D. Gibbons, 59, of Portland, formerly of South Portland, died April 29, in Dover, N.H. He was born July 11, 1953, in Winchester, Mass., a son of James V. and Janet Ann MacDonald Gibbons. Gibbons was predeceased by his parents; a brother, James V. Gibbons J...

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    Tuesday, May 21, 2013

  • Albert Farris, 86

    BRUNSWICK — Albert Wesley Farris Sr., 86, of Brunswick, died May 10. He was born Aug. 2, 1926, in Portland, a son of Joseph Daniel and Grace Farris Daniel. He attended Portland schools and entered into service with the U.S. Navy in March 1944. During World War II he served ...

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    Friday, May 17, 2013

  • Frank H. Carman, 79

    BRUNSWICK — Frank H. Carman, 79, died quietly May 9, following a battle with Alzheimer's disease. Carman was born in Barberton, Ohio, on Feb. 21, 1934, the son of Gertrude Young and Frank H. Carman Jr. He graduated from the University of Maryland and then entered the...

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    Friday, May 17, 2013

  • Benjamin O. Fitzgerald, 84: Longtime Bath policeman

    BATH — Benjamin O. Fitzgerald, 84, formerly a longtime officer with the Bath Police Department, died Jan. 21 in Dunnellon, Fla. He was born in 1928 in Canaan to Susie and Benjamin O. Fitzgerald. He married his sweetheart, Margaret, in 1947, and the two were married 66 years....

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    Friday, May 17, 2013

  • Christina M. Morin, 85

    SOUTH PORTLAND — Christina M. Morin, 85, of South Portland, died Saturday, May 11 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough. She was born Aug. 28, 1927, in London, England, a daughter of John and Delia Fisher. She was educated in English schools and graduated with the Class of 1945 ...

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    Friday, May 17, 2013

  • David Jonathan Soule, 62: Passionate special education teacher

    SOUTH PORTLAND — David Jonathan Soule, 62, died Monday, surrounded by his family and a legion of friends. Born Aug. 13, 1950, Soule was a lifelong resident of South Portland. At the age of 3, he was injured in an accident that left him with a spinal cord injury that challenged h...

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    Friday, May 17, 2013

  • James Andrew Skillings, 76

    NORTH YARMOUTH — James Andrew Skillings, 76, of North Yarmouth and Tallahassee, Fla., died May 7 at his home in Maine, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Nov. 7, 1936, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of Donald and Rita Skillings. He was educated in the Portland and Cap...

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    Wednesday, May 15, 2013

  • Cora Arbo Gagnon, 96: Had a love of learning

    FALMOUTH — Cora Arbo “Tootsie” Gagnon, 96, of St. Matthews, S.C., and formerly of Maine, died Feb. 11 after a short illness. She was a traveler and loved meeting new people. Gagnon was born May 3, 1916, in West Boxford, Mass., to Persis Whittier Arbo and Carroll Snow...

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    Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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