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Feature Obituary

Published
December 5, 2022

Patrick Metro, 37, always showed up for the people in his life

Metro was dedicated to his work as a recovery coach at Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland and in local sober houses.
Published
November 8, 2022

Doris Grumbach, versatile novelist and literary critic, dies at 104

She explored LGBTQ themes in her novels and offered a frank assessment of old age in her memoirs, which she wrote while living in Sargentville, Maine.
Published
September 30, 2022

He had just months to live, so 37-year-old Craig Harmon made every day a gift

The plumber from Limington proposed to his girlfriend three days after he learned he had just months to live. 'Every day was a gift,' says his wife.
Published
August 27, 2022

Stephen Lentz, 83, longtime owner of Roy’s Shoe Shop
Published
August 10, 2022

Donna Barnard taught at Portland High for 28 years and never stopped encouraging her students

As a coach and chemistry teacher, she forged relationships with students, making them feel included and helping build their confidence and self-esteem.

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Published
July 25, 2022

David Boucher, beloved father, wrestling coach and devoted friend, dies at 38

He passed away suddenly of a heart attack after coming to the hospital to have a stent placed in his heart.
Published
July 11, 2022

Maryann Kelly, Press Herald’s former longtime human resources VP, dies at 72

Respected by many in the company for her fair-minded approach to complicated labor negotiations, Kelly served in the post for 23 years before she retired in 2016.
Published
June 24, 2022

Truc Huynh’s life work was to return the help his family once received

The Portland High and Bowdoin grad drowned while fishing near Moosehead Lake. He was 40.
Published
June 13, 2022

Stephen Lanzalotta, the baker behind Slab pizza, dies at 63

Known for his Sicilian-style pizza, Lanzalotta had many other talents, his friends and family say.
Published
June 2, 2022

‘Larger than life’ playwright and pastor David Butler dies at 70

A minister in Gorham and more recently Woolwich, Butler wrote a play about hospice care that Mad Horse Theatre Company staged in the winter, after he was diagnosed with cancer.