Obituaries

Harvey Roger Cole was born on Nov. 28, 1927 in Boston. He was the son of Maurice and Ida Cohen and sister of Dorothy Barron of Newton, Mass. He was entered into rest on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 at the age of 93. Harvey was…

Selma Ruth Pluznick, daughter of the late Morris Cohen and Alice (Modes) Cohen, wife of the late Oscar Pluznick, died at the age of 90, on April 7, 2020, at her home in Delray Beach, FL. She is survived by her daughter Marcy Pluznick-Marrin, her…

MILTON, Mass. – Philip Lourie, 94, passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020 after a long illness. He was born on Aug. 12, 1925, in Portland to Rachel and Abraham Lourie. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 68 years, Jeannette. He is…

FALMOUTH – Stephanie Cummings of Portland died Sept. 21, 2019 at the home of her friends, Louise and Stu Abramson in West Falmouth. Born in Portland, she attended local schools, graduating from Deering High School, and then the University of Maine in 1976 with a…

PORTLAND – Evelyn “Evvy” (Brenner) Cohen, 93, a longtime Saco resident, died on Aug. 31, 2019. The daughter of Isidore and Sadie Brenner, she grew up in Lawrence, Mass., with her older sister, Vita, and younger brother, Merrill “Sonny”. After graduating from Lawrence High School,…

PORTLAND – David Robert Ber, a long-time resident of Munjoy Hill, died at the Cedars Nursing Facility on August 25, 2019. He was 82. David was the second son born to Sara Rebecca (née Levi) and Isaac Ber. David graduated from Portland High School in…

PORTLAND – David Cohen, son of Beryl Cohen Cole and Harry Cohen, born on Nov. 10, 1974, passed away Friday, June 7, 2019 at MMC. He is survived by his parents; and extra Dad, John Cole, his sister, Amanda Bellerose and her husband Matthew; a…

PORTLAND – Michael S. Litman, 65, of Portland, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home, with his wife Sally by his side, on May 23, 2019, after a two year battle with cancer. He was born Dec. 27, 1953, in Portland, to Evelyn and…

PORTLAND – On Feb. 15, 2019, Elizabeth “Lee” Young Spector, 92, died. Born in Portland on Oct. 25, 1926, Lee attended Portland schools and graduated from Portland High School. She graduated from Framingham State University with a degree in education, and taught third graders in…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Robert H. Litman, 90, of St Petersburg, Fla., passed away Feb. 7, 2019, with his daughter at his side after a brief illness. He was born Oct. 14, 1928, in Lowell, Mass. to Ester and Julius Litman. They moved to Portland…

PORTLAND – Jeannette Berenson Lourie, 91, died on Wednesday, February 6, 2019. She was born on August 18, 1927, in Portland, Maine, to Maime and Louis Berenson.She is survived by her beloved husband of 68 years, Philip; daughter, Michele (Mark); son, Allan (Linda); four grandchildren;…

PORTLAND and Laguna Woods, Calif. – Gerald Boxstein, born July 30,1924, to Hyman and Rose Boxstein of Portland, Maine, a resident of Portland, and later Laguna Woods, Calif., lost his life due to a tragic and untimely passing. He succumbed to his injuries after being…

PORTLAND – Allan Wayne Azzara died at home on Dec. 19, 2018. Allan was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and relocated to Portland. He was a seasoned taxi driver and drove in Brooklyn and in Portland for more than 40 years. He was the salt of…

TEMPE, Ariz. – Chaya Sarah Levine passed away peacefully in Tempe, Ariz. on Dec. 7, 2018, with family by her side, after a long illness. Chaya was born on July 31, 1948 in Waterville, to Aaron Levine, a naturalized citizen from Poland, and Mary (Wood)…