Obituaries

Michael Lane Cohen passed bravely and peacefully away on March 17 th , 2022 at the Gosnell House in Scarborough, ME surrounded with so much love by his devoted wife, Hedy (Shechman), and adoring children, Elliot and Natalie. Born in 1949 to parents Elenore (Fogel)…

Annette Edith Ginsburg Chason, age 94, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2022, surrounded by her loving family and friends.  She was born on December 4, 1927. Annette grew up in Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania, in the 1930s, the daughter of immigrants Israel Ginsburg of Russia, an…

Melvin Samuel Lerman, a Portland, Maine native most recently living in Pembroke Pines, Florida, died after a long illness on February 4, 2022 at age 89.  Born in Portland, Maine on September 28, 1932, Mel is survived by his loving sister Barbara (Lerman) Simensky of…

John Richard Paul passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at the age of 83. Family, friends and the health care professionals who nurtured and supported him over the years lost a man who had come to represent the gold standard in terms of courage,…

Marilyn R. Jacobson, (92) passed away peacefully at home on February 1 ,2022.  Marilyn was a lifelong resident of Maine and worked as a telephone operator for New England Telephone until she married Al (Albert) Jacobson.  They raised their children in Portland and lived out…

Stanley C. Pollack, the long-time president of G.M. Pollack & Sons Jewelers, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, surrounded by his wife, children, and grandchildren.  He was 82.  The family held a private funeral.  Stan was the son of Perle and Gerald Pollack and loved them…

Broda May Loeb of Portland, Maine passed away peacefully in her home on January 19, 2022, she was 92 years of age.  She was a fun-loving woman who was ahead of her time! Broda was an accomplished electrologist in the Portland area and had a…

Zelda Greenspun, 99 1/2, died on January 8, 2022 after a brief illness.  She was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1922, the daughter of Harry and Millie Ettinger.  She attended Lower Merion High School, graduating in 1940, the yearbook acknowledging that “In her small way,…

Myrtle Arnovitz (Myrt) Wolman, 96, passed away at her home on December 30, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born in Sharon, PA, on July 10, 1925, the daughter of Eva and William Arnovitz.  She was predeceased by her husband of sixty-seven years, Gordon,…

Katherine Morgan, 77, of Portland, passed away peacefully at home on December 31, 2021, with her daughter, Addis Mason, and husband, Bemnet Damte at her bedside. Katherine had a strong sense of justice and love of life. Her fearlessness, nonconformity, warmth, compassion, kindness, humor, intelligence,…

Irving Drexler passed away at age 86 on Wednesday, December 29th at Maine Medical Center in Portland after a long illness.  Irving was predeceased by his wife Elaine Drexler.  He is survived by his wife Sandra, son Jeffrey (Sarah) Drexler and their children Hannah, Abigail…

A graveside service will be held at Temple Beth El Cemetery in Portland, Maine, on Sunday, January 2 at 1:00 PM. Judy was born in Chicago to Charles and Rose Ban, of blessed memory, on November 17, 1930.  She attended Marshall High School in Chicago,…

Janice Kenik Fisher, loving mother, grandmother, wife, and aunt passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, November 28, 2021, at the age of 95. A pioneer in her field of Social Work, she was one of few women in the United States who earned…

Gerald “Jerry” Carp, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at the age of 87 at Maine Medical Center following years of declining health. Jerry was the son of Leonard and Charlotte Carp. He spent much of his youth in Biddeford, Maine. He and his…