Obituaries

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,…

Stephan Jay Joachim of Framingham and Milford, MA passed away on Monday, June 6, 2016 at the Dorothy Parlin Hospice Residence, Wayland MA after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was the dear husband of Karen Keating-Joachim of Milford, loving father of Michael…

Dr. Donald J. Austrian, 62 FALMOUTH – Dr. Donald J. Austrian, beloved husband, father, son, brother-in-law, passed away peacefully at his home in Falmouth, after a long illness, on May 5, 2016. Donald was born in Zurich, Switzerland and spent his teenage years growing up…

Frances Marsha (Fran) Stone, 93, died of cardiac arrest just hours before scheduled heart replacement at Maine Medical Center on Oct. 28, 2015. Fran was born on Oct. 18, 1922, in Lewiston, to Joseph and Esther (Lichter) Lempert. She attended Lewiston schools, graduating from Lewiston…

Tama Silverstein Louden, 62 PORTLAND – Tama Silverstein Louden died on Sept. 4, 2015 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough with her family members at her bedside. The cause of death was metastatic pancreatic cancer. Born (Oct. 24, 1952) and raised in Milwaukee,…

Anne Zamcheck Spiegel, 94 PORTLAND – Anne Zamcheck Spiegel died at her home on Saturday, May 2, 2015. Anne, the youngest child of Samuel and Sarah Zamcheck, was born in Lynn, Mass., on Nov. 20, 1920. Her two older brothers Irving and Norman gave her…

Claire Ina Crasnick, 81, of Steep Falls Maine, formerly of Portland, passed away on April 10. Born in Portland on August 8th, 1933, she lived with her parents, Sol and Dorothy Crasnick on Noyes Street in Portland. Her Father, a veteran of World War One,…

Henni Polak, 94 PORTLAND – Henni Polak, 94, died peacefully on Sunday, April 5, 2015 at her home at the Osher Inn in Portland after a long illness. Henni was born in Mannheim, Germany on July 21, 1920 to Solomon and Leah Elter, Polish Jews….

SANFORD, Maine – Shirley Punsky peacefully passed away on Jan. 10, 2015, at the Newton Center in Sanford. She was born in Portland on April 11, 1922, the daughter of Charles and Goldie (Lewis) Punsky. She graduated from Portland High School. She led a simple…

Michael R. Krigman, 53 PORTLAND – Michael R. Krigman, 53, passed away in his sleep on Jan. 3, 2015, at his home. Michael was born on June 6, 1961, at Mercy Hospital in Portland. His parents Hyman Krigman & Irene Carvel Krigman, brought Mike up…

David L Reed FALMOUTH – David L Reed passed away on December 31, 2014 at Maine Medical Center surrounded by his loved ones after a brief battle with complications from cancer. Dave was born on May 21, 1961 in the Long Island Jewish Hospital in…

Mary Levine Owens, 88, of Pompano Beach, Fla., (and longtime Waterville resident) died peacefully on October 13, 2014, with her son Matthew and granddaughter Nicole by her side. Born in Fairfield of G. Prescott and Hazel Robinson Wood, she spent her young years on the…