Emma Bouthillette

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Published
March 30, 2010

Feature Obituary: Marjorie Abbott, 78, devoted ‘Nana’ who loved to travel

EAST WATERBORO – Marjorie Abbott’s world revolved around her family. “She was always home with us when we’d get home from school,” her daughter Shirley Hutchins remembers. “Her family life was her whole life.” Not only was she always home for her children, she baby-sat her grandchildren as well. Melissa Giles remembers that they would […]
Published
March 27, 2010

Feature Obituary: Dorothy Clark, 91, a generous volunteer, devoted to daughters

PORTLAND — Dorothy Clark’s daughters say she was the “perfect” mother. “She was very resourceful,” said her daughter, Deborah Gray. When the family learned of the decommissioning of the City of Portland III, the fireboat that Gray christened back in 1959, Mrs. Clark called the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram to find out if she […]
Published
March 26, 2010

Feature Obituary: Ernie DeRoche, 88, an ‘honest, caring, amazing man’

PORTLAND — Ernie DeRoche had the kind of personality that lit up any room he walked in to. “He had the biggest, brightest smile,” his niece Judith Neal said. “He was simply an amazing man.” Mr. DeRoche, a lifelong Yarmouth resident, died Tuesday at the age of 88. Mr. DeRoche did not get his driver’s […]
Published
March 25, 2010

Feature Obituary: Margaret Teal Tappan, 80, sought and worked for a better world

BRUNSWICK — Margaret Teal Tappan was absolutely obsessed with politics. A lifelong Democrat, Mrs. Tappan campaigned for Gov. John Baldacci, supported legalizing gay marriage in Maine, volunteered for the League of Women Voters when she lived in Florida and followed the more recent health care debate. “She read newspapers, and every night she watched “CBS […]
Published
March 24, 2010

Project Linus spreads warmth, security

The group that makes quilts for children in hospitals is conducting a show on Saturday.
Published
March 24, 2010

Feature Obituary: Resourceful James Mann, 90, lifelong son of Wolfe’s Neck

FREEPORT – James Thomas Mann moved five times during his lifetime, but he never left Wolfe’s Neck. “He spent 90 years living on the same road,” and contributed a lot to the Freeport area during his lifetime, his son Ken Mann said. Mr. Mann died Monday at age 90. After serving stateside in the U.S. […]
Published
March 20, 2010

Feature Obituary: Edward Donohoe, 87, spent life sailing the world

DAMARISCOTTA — Edward Donohoe loved to share stories of his travels and his work. To educate youths about the seas and life as a sailor, especially in the shipping and fishing industries, he wrote down the stories, said his daughter Elena Shaw. He dressed up as the character of Jediah Peabody, taking his listeners right […]
Published
March 19, 2010

Feature Obituary: Joel Potvin, 51, shared a lifelong love of sports with his family

BIDDEFORD — Joel Potvin was involved in sports from the time he started Pee Wee Football as a child to when his children played in local leagues, and even after that. “Both of us grew up in families with parents that were giving to the athletics we were in,” said his wife, Marie Potvin. “It’s […]
Published
March 10, 2010

Creating comfort with fiber

A First Parish Church knitting group donates its work to cancer patients.
Published
March 6, 2010

Feature Obituary: Robert ‘Pat’ Carroll, taught kids to serve community

GRAY – Robert “Pat” Carroll taught his children by example to be good citizens. “What appeared to be a rough and gruff person on the outside was a good mask for a very gentle individual, for a person who had a heart bigger than the world,” said his son Donnell Carroll. “He instilled in all […]