Obituaries

Henni Polak, 94 PORTLAND – Henni Polak, 94, died peacefully on Sunday, April 5, 2015 at her home at the Osher Inn in Portland after a long illness. Henni was born in Mannheim, Germany on July 21, 1920 to Solomon and Leah Elter, Polish Jews….

SANFORD, Maine – Shirley Punsky peacefully passed away on Jan. 10, 2015, at the Newton Center in Sanford. She was born in Portland on April 11, 1922, the daughter of Charles and Goldie (Lewis) Punsky. She graduated from Portland High School. She led a simple…

Michael R. Krigman, 53 PORTLAND – Michael R. Krigman, 53, passed away in his sleep on Jan. 3, 2015, at his home. Michael was born on June 6, 1961, at Mercy Hospital in Portland. His parents Hyman Krigman & Irene Carvel Krigman, brought Mike up…

David L Reed FALMOUTH – David L Reed passed away on December 31, 2014 at Maine Medical Center surrounded by his loved ones after a brief battle with complications from cancer. Dave was born on May 21, 1961 in the Long Island Jewish Hospital in…

Mary Levine Owens, 88, of Pompano Beach, Fla., (and longtime Waterville resident) died peacefully on October 13, 2014, with her son Matthew and granddaughter Nicole by her side. Born in Fairfield of G. Prescott and Hazel Robinson Wood, she spent her young years on the…

Rose Zulofsky, 92 MOBILE, Ala. — Rose Zulofsky, 92, formerly of Portland, passed away on Oct. 5, 2014, in Mobile Ala., where she had lived for the past four years. Born on Oct. 8, 1921, in Lowell Mass., she was the daughter of immigrant parents…

Thelma Grossman, 86 YORK BEACH — Peacefully, Thelma Grossman, 86, of York Beach, passed way on Sept. 12, 2014, at the Monarch Center in Saco with tremendous courage and dignity, in a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s. She was born in Montreal, Quebec on Aug. 12,…

Constance Hoffert LANTANA, Fla. — Constance Hoffert passed away on March 6, 2014, in Lantana, Fla. She was born in Portland on Dec. 5, 1920, to Pauline and Samuel Dorfman. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1942 and married her adoring lifetime mate, Daniel, the…

Evelyn Green Litman ST PETERSURG, Fla. — Evelyn G Litman formerly of Portland died Friday evening, Jan.4,2014. She was born in Biddeford on Dec. 22, 1930, the daughter of Esther Slosberg Green and Charles Green. She was married to Robert H Litman on June 15,1952….

Frances (Faye) Abel, 89 KENNEBUNK – ‘Frances (Faye) Abel, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother, passed away at home in Kennebunk on December 28th surrounded by her family. She was 89. Born Frances Rita Abelsky, and called Freidel, in Worcester, Mass, she leaves daughters…

Arnold C. Shapiro, 82 PORTLAND AND BOCA RATON, FLA. — Arnold Shapiro of Portland and Boca Raton, Fla. and formerly of Biddeford, entered into rest on November 22,2013. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Dephoure) Shapiro of Portland and Boca Raton, Fla. formerly of…

Frances Carvel, 84 PORTLAND — Frances Carvel, 84, of Portland, passed away on Nov. 19, 2013, at Seaside Nursing Home. Frances was born in Lawrence, Mass., on July 13, 1929, the daughter of Israel (Fred) and Anne Steinberg. She attended Simmons College in Boston before…

PORTLAND – Martin Burke passed away on October 20, 2013. He was the eldest son of Milton and Ruth Burke. Marty was educated in the South Portland School system. He went on to graduate from the University of Maine at Machia and received his Masters…

Marcia Finberg Goldfarb, 79 PORTLAND – Marcia Finberg Goldfarb, died on Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, at home surrounded by her devoted family following a short illness just shy of her 80th birthday. Marcia Susan Finberg was born on Oct. 22, 1933 in Manchester, N.H., the…