Feature Obituary
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PublishedDecember 26, 2023
Harold L. Osher, Maine physician, philanthropist, map collector, dies at 99
After a medical career that spanned 45 years, Osher devoted his later years to his love of maps, donating a collection valued at over $100 million to the University of Southern Maine in Portland.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2023
Man killed in home explosion remembered as leader in Maine’s South Sudanese community
Lado Lodoka, 44, was working on an oil-fired boiler at his home in New Gloucester on Saturday when the explosion occurred.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2023
William David Barry, historian and writer, dies at 77
Barry worked for years as a research librarian at the Maine Historical Society, wrote and contributed to books about Maine history, and penned hundreds of book reviews in the Maine Sunday Telegram.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2023
Jodi Phinney, co-founder of Maine Doulas, dies at 54
Phinney, who had been battling ALS, helped hundreds of mothers through pregnancy into parenting.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2023
Windham woman remembered for compassion, artistry and commitment to family
Deborah Livengood's loved ones say her most fundamental trait was the deep and abiding love she held for the world around her. On Sunday, a truck hit Livengood while she was walking down Swett Road in Windham. She died from her injuries on Tuesday.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2023
David Geary, ‘Godfather of Maine craft beer,’ dies at 78
The pioneering brewer and his wife, Karen, launched D.L. Geary Brewing in Portland, giving New England its first craft brewery with Geary's Pale Ale setting the standard for English-style ales.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2023
South Sudanese pastor found faith, community in southern Maine
Solomon Mursal died unexpectedly on June 25. The 54-year-old pastor came to Portland from South Sudan as a refugee in the early 2000s.
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PublishedJune 22, 2023
Dayton teenager was ‘a bright light’
Ian Lajoie died in a motorcycle crash last Monday, a week after he graduated from Thornton Academy.
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PublishedMay 4, 2023
Yvonne Jacquette, painter and long-time Maine summer resident, dies at 88
She had spent summers since the mid-60s at her home in Searsmont and was known nationally for her aerial views.
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
Joann Grohman, Carthage farmer and author of ‘Keeping a Family Cow,’ dies at 94
A health advocate and cow-keeping trailblazer, Grohman lived self-reliantly and led by example.
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