Obituaries

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)…

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Sam was born and raised in Portland on Munjoy Hill. After leaving to serve as a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy during WWII, he received a business degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a…

PORTLAND – Rose Wise Novick passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday afternoon. Rose was the 4th of 5 children born to Samuel and Sarah Wise in Lewiston, Maine on September 27, 1928. She had just celebrated her 90th birthday at a large family…

PORTLAND – Jonas Smith, 87, longtime resident of Portland, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2018. Jonas was born in Portsmouth, N.H. on Oct. 29, 1930. At a young age, he worked selling papers and shining shoes using a shoe shine kit that he constructed….

Harold Morris Romanow, 97 PORTLAND – Harold Morris Romanow, of Portland, peacefully passed away on July 14, 2018, surrounded by family and the caring staff of Falmouth by the Sea. Harold was truly blessed to have lived such a long and full life, and to…