Obituaries

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…

Norman (Cooky) Robert Blotner, known to many for his sharp wit, humor and business acumen but to all for his deep love of family, peacefully passed away surrounded by family at his home in Portland, Maine, on December 4, 2021. Norman, a first-generation American and…

PORTLAND – Saralee Rosen, 85, died peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, at The Cedars.  Saralee was born on March 14, 1936, and was raised in Portland on Munjoy Hill.  She was the daughter of Abe and Rose Kaplan Glovsky.  Saralee attended Portland schools and…

Walter B. Goldfarb, M.D., passed away on Oct. 13, 2021, at his home on Bowdoin Street, Portland, where he had lived for 50-plus years; the only home he ever owned. He was born on Sept. 2, 1933, in Boston; the oldest of four children of…

OBITUARY Barbara J. Shapiro October 1, 2021     Barbara J. Shapiro, 90 SOUTH PORTLAND, ME –Barbara Shapiro of South Portland, ME and formerly of Biddeford and Boca Raton, FL, entered into rest on October 1, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late…

Dr. Naomi L. Quenk, of Saco, Maine and previously of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of September 28, 2021 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine. She was 85 years old. Born in Brooklyn, New…