Obituaries

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…

Video of burial service: https://youtu.be/K-4M9oSVbpA

James S. Segal, 93, of Yarmouth, Maine, formerly of West Orange, New Jersey, and Bangor, Maine, died peacefully at his home on September 18, 2021.  Jim was born in Bangor, Maine, on September 14, 1928, to Julia and Meyer Segal. He attended Bangor High School…

Susan Moss of Portland passed away peacefully on July 21,2021. She lived a long, fulfilling, and happy life. She was predeceased by her husband the late Barry Y. Moss, and her parents the late Leonard and Lillian Abrams.  She is survived by a son and…

Wendy S. Lewis, of Freeport, Maine, passed away unexpectedly and was found on July 10, 2021. Wendy was born on June 2, 1966, in Manhasset, New York, to the late Allan and Elaine Smiley. She is survived by her two children, daughter, Hayley Lewis and…

Arthur Cope, 94, son of Joseph and Pya Cope died Monday, June 28.  He was born in Portland and attended local schools, graduating with honor from Portland High School in 1943.  He was a WWII Navy Veteran and served on the U.S.S. Krishna ARL 38. …

Graveside service will be at Temple Beth El Memorial Park at 11 am on Friday, June 11.

Daniel Hector Levitz, 54 years of age of Lebanon, Maine passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family.  Daniel was born to Dimiti Howard and Bernard Levitz in Oakland, California and remained a loyal Raiders fan throughout his life, even after leaving California. …

Brian J. Briggs, 75 passed away peacefully on May 29, 2021, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Portland in 1945, from a Latvian immigrant mother, Mary Levey Briggs and a Maine native Arnold W. Briggs.  He resided between Minnesota and summers in his…