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Obituaries

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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...

  • 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 ...

  • Jean Scattergood MacDonald, 87: Happy, resourceful and optimistic

    FALMOUTH — Jean Scattergood MacDonald, 87, of Falmouth, and formerly of Hingham, Mass., and Edgewood, R.I., died peacefully April 9. She was born in Providence, R.I., on Aug. 20, 1925, the daughter of the late Malvina Walling Scattergood and Ernest T. Scattergood. She graduated ...

  • Mary J. Baily, 89

    FREEPORT — Mary J. Bailey, 89, formerly of Portland, died April 10 at the Hawthorne House. She was born Nov.  3, 1923, in Portland, a daughter of John R. and Mary Carroll. She was predeceased by her husband, Everett L. Bailey; and her brothers, Richard Carroll and Ra...

  • Mary A. Casey, 92

    PORTLAND — Mary A. Casey, 92, formerly of Portland, died April 4 at South Portland Nursing Home. She was born on Feb. 8, 1921, in South Portland, a daughter of Hector and Leah Casey. She attended South Portland schools, graduating from South Portland High School. She work...

  • Mary Eloisa Serfes-Turton, 35: Loved life and her family

    PORTLAND — Mary Eloisa Serfes-Turton, 35, of South Portland and Bangor, died April 5 at Maine Medical Center, after a courageous battle with kidney disease. Serfes-Turton was born Dec. 20, 1977, the daughter of Bertel and Carmen Serfes. She grew up in Portland and attended Portland sch...

  • Edward Eric Butler, 90

    BRUNSWICK — Edward Eric Butler, 90, died Monday at his home on Casco Bay in Brunswick, surrounded by his three children and his faithful dog, Caddy. He was born Aug. 18, 1922, in Cambridge, Mass., to James Percival Butler and Katherine Elinor O’Donnell Butler. Following hi...

  • Herman J. Boudreau, 93

    BRUNSWICK — Herman J. Boudreau, 93, died peacefully Sunday after a brief illness, surrounded by his family. He was born in Waterville Jan. 20, 1920, to Richard and Lucie Boudreau of Waterville, and attended local schools there. As a teenager, he worked as a lumberjack, hauling l...

  • Julie A. Freeman, 52: Always lent a helping hand

    PHIPPSBURG — Julie A. Freeman, 52, died peacefully April 2 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Nov. 17, 1960, in Portland, the daughter of William and Julia Sprague. She moved to Machias with her family in 1977, graduating from Ma...

  • Raymond Joseph Farrell, 77

    SCARBOROUGH — Raymond Joseph Farrell, 77, of Sarasota, Fla. and Scarborough, died March 23. He was born April 25, 1935, to the late John B. and Margaret G. Farrell. Farrell is survived by his wife of 50 years, Jean Farrell, and their children, Michael J. Farrell of Cocoa,...