Obituaries

PORTLAND – Jena Ullman Richard, 39, of 50 Maine Ave., Portland, died at Maine Medical Center on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017. She was surrounded by her loved ones and passed away after a heroic battle with type one diabetes. Jena was born in Englewood, N.J.,…

PORTLAND – Cantor Kurt Messerschmidt, 102 ½, an iconic and beloved figure in Portland’s Jewish community, died peacefully at Mercy Hospital on Sept. 12, 2017. Kurt was born during World War I near Berlin, Germany. Despite being a prize student-athlete in high school, Kurt’s admission…

Jonathan Seth Halfacre, 37 PORTLAND – Jonathan Seth Halfacre, 37, passed away unexpectedly, July 10, 2017. He was born in Plantation, Fla., the son of Ronnie Kamm Halfacre, and the late John David Halfacre. The family relocated to Maine when Jon was 5 years old,…

Laurie Cox PORTLAND – Loving wife and mother Laurie Cox, daughter of Frank and Bertha Robbins, was born and raised on the upper west side of Manhattan. She attended Hunter elementary and high schools, Williams College, and earned her master’s degree in French literature at…

Muriel Ruth Kodis Branz, 91, died of natural causes on February 3, 2017 surrounded by her loving family at Golden Pond Assisted Living in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Muriel was born in Portland, Maine in 1925 to Isaac Kodis and Alice E. Modes. She grew up on…

Miki (Minnie) Romanow, 92 DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – Miki (Minnie) Romanow, beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt and grandmother, passed peacefully in Delray Beach, Fla. on Jan. 7, 2017. Miki was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 25, 1924, the daughter of Jacob and Yetta Jaworniker,…

Eleanor “Ellen” Levy Ross, 98 SACO – Eleanor “Ellen” Levy Ross died peacefully Nov. 23, 2016, at Seal Rock Health Care in Saco. She was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, June 5, 1918, to Hyman and Lillian Shapiro Levy. She graduated from Brookline High School and…

Jacob “Jack” J. Cinamon, 98 PORTLAND – On Tuesday morning, Nov. 22, 2016, Jack Cinamon peacefully passed away at The Cedars. The son of Samuel and Mamie (Goffin) Cinamon, he was born Sept. 28, 1918, in Portland. He graduated Portland High School, Bowdoin College, and…

Frances Lyons, 102 PORTLAND – Frances Lyons, 102, passed away peacefully at her residence at Sedgewood Common in Falmouth. Born June 15, 1914, in Ludvipol, Poland to Jacob and Hannah Finkelman, she was one of four children who emigrated to Havana, Cuba with their mother…

OLDSMAR, Fla. – It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Carl Richman, on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, at the age of 79. Carl, the son of Morris and Toba Richman, grew up on Lewis Street in Portland. He enlisted in the…

Audrey Muscat, 89 CAPE ELIZABETH – Audrey Muscat died peacefully in Cape Elizabeth on Sunday Oct. 9, 2016. She was born in Jersey City, N.J., and lived most of her life in New York City before moving to Maine recently. She was predeceased by her…

Esther Morrison Goldberg, 99 PORTLAND – It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Esther Morrison Goldberg on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 at the age of 99 ½. She was the daughter of Morris and Jennie Morrison of Chelsea, Mass. and the…

PORTLAND – It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Annabelle Boxstein Mack on Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. She was predeceased by her parents, Rose and Hyman Boxstein; husband, Owen Mack; son, Joseph; and sister, Lydia Minkin. She was the beloved sister…

S. Richard Mack, 94 PORTLAND – S. Richard Mack, 94, passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 12, 2016, after a brief illness. He was born in Portland in 1921, from Russian immigrant parents, Louis and Annie Seavey Mack. He resided there his entire life,…