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Obituaries

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  • 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 ...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Joan R. Dietrich, 82: Demonstrated strength and courage in her own quiet way.

    BRUNSWICK — Joan R. Dietrich, 82, of Brunswick, died March 10 at Hawthorne House in Freeport, from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. Dietrich was born March 31, 1930, in Presque Isle, to Edmund and Anna Beaulieu. Following graduation from Presque Isle High School in 1948...

  • Barbara J. Sawyer, 72: Beloved nursing assistant with thousands of children

    SCARBOROUGH — Barbara J. Sawyer, 72, of Scarborough, died peacefully of end-stage liver disease at her home on March 18, her birthday. Sawyer was born in 1941 at Mercy Hospital in Portland, to Edward Knight Bayley and Bertha Leslie (McDonald) Bayley. She grew up in the Pine Poin...