Obituaries

Kenneth Edward Guentert was born on October 6, 1948 in South Bend, IN, and passed away on December 25th, 2022 at Falmouth by the Sea. He was born in South Bend, IN, to Frank and Arlene Guentert, the eldest of 6 children. The family moved…

Stephen Lewis Levine died on April 26, 2023 at Maine Medical Center atg the age of 82.  He was born in Portland, Maine on November 19, 1940, the son of Maurice and Pearl Kaufman Levine. Steve attended Portland schools and later graduated from the Tilton…

Graveside service for Arnold Geller will be on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at 11 am at the Mt Sinai Cemetery on Hicks Street in Portland..

Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Barbara Rogers Jolovitz who passed away on March 30, 2023 at the age of 87. Barbara was born on May 11, 1935 in Springfield, Massachusetts, the youngest of three daughters of Gertrude and Wilfred Sohn.  Barbara was raised in…

Funeral for Marshall will be on Thursday, March 16 at noon at the Levey Chapel, 471 Deering Ave, Portland, ME Internment will follow at the Mt Sinai Cemetery on Hicks Street in Portland.

Dr. Dennis Phillip Biggie, 65, of South Portland, Maine, passed away on March 6th, 2023, after a long illness which he handled with grace and humor. Dennis was born on January 1st, 1958 to Connor and Caroline in Melrose, Massachusetts. After graduating as valedictorian of…

Helene Lewis Obler passed away on Wednesday, February 15 th at her home, surrounded by family. She was born in Ithaca, NY in April of 1930 to Edward and Ida Lewis. For many years her father worked in the grocery business. She grew up with…

Michael Modes, 63, of Harrisburg, PA, passed away on January 28, 2023 after a brief illness.  Michael was born on December 7, 1959 in Portland, the son of Harold and Lillian Modes, who predeceased him while he was still in high school. He attended the Ledgemere…

(Portland)  Joan Rhona (Kamens) Cope passed away on Thursday, January 19th.   She was born on March 2, 1932 and grew up and attended schools in Chelsea, MA and the University of Rhode Island.  She moved to Portland, ME in 1952 where she made her home…

Irma Treff of Wells Maine and formerly a 50-year resident of Dix Hills New York passed away Friday January 13, 2023 after a brief illness.  Irma was born on April 28, 1930 and was the loving daughter of Benjamin and Fannie Katz and the loving…

Sonja Wolfman, 98, passed away peacefully with family by her side at The Cedars in Portland, ME  on January 10, 2023. She was preceded in death by her beloved parents Norbert and Tosca Orner; her brother Herbert Orner and her husband Victor. She is survived…

Joel T. Klein Our father was born, according to family lore, six minutes before midnight on December 31, 1922.  He lived to see his 100th birthday, which we as a family celebrated together last week. He is among the last of his generation, having outlived…

Norman Leslie Rapkin December 17, 1928 – December 30, 2022. After a life well-lived, two weeks following his 94th birthday, beloved only child of Samuel and Frances Rapkin, Norman is survived by his wife and soulmate of 63, years Lenore Levinson (Norrie), his son Steven…