she was a member of the Sacred Heart Sodality. She was also a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary in South Portland and the American Legion, Post 197, in Westbrook. She enjoyed traveling and was so proud of owning her passport. Solak also enjoyed many activities in- cluding playing cards, Bingo, socializing, various crafts and the proud winner of a rare “29 Cribbage Hand”. She will always be remembered as a devoted mother and grandmother. Solak was predeceased by: her hus- band, Michael Solak in 1963, a grand- child and all her siblings which included three brothers and a sister. She is survived by her children: Rob- ert J. Munson Sr. and his wife Marie, Rita Munson Casey and her husband Richard, John A. Solak and his part- ner Jean Riggs, Michael Solak Jr. and his wife Marie, Theresa Solak-Eldert, Patricia (Solak) Schools and her hus- band Michael, Maryann (Solak) Ellis and her husband Richard and Jeanette Solak and her husband John Griffin. Solak is also survived by 22 grand- children and 19 great-grandchildren. Visiting hours were held on June 25 at Jones Rich & Hutchins Funeral Home, 199 Woodford St. Portland. A mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Monday at St. Peters Catholic Church, 72 Federal St. She was buried at Calvary Cemetery in South Portland. Julia E. Curran, 94, PORTLAND - Julia E. Curran, a lifelong Portland resident, was extremely proud of her Irish Heritage. She attended local parochial schools and was a longtime communicant of St. Dominic’s Church. Curran, 94, formerly of Gray and State Streets, died June 21 at a Portland nurs- ing facility. She was born July 8, 1911, in Portland a daughter of John and Margaret (Con- roy) Curran. As a younger woman, she worked for Callahan Real Estate and was employed by the 97-A Exchange Street Associates, retiring in 1960. She took great pride in her Irish heri- tage, her mother and father having come from County Galway, Ireland. She was a longtime communicant of St. Dominic’s Church. Curran was predeceased by three sis- ters: Margaret Hopkins, Kathryn Lani- gan, and Sade Curran; and three brothers: Philip, Timothy, and Thomas. Survivors include two nieces, Sheila Malia and her husband Peter of Old Orchard, and Elaine Lusth and her hus- band Charles of Windham, several great nieces and nephews and several great great nieces and nephews. Visiting hours were held on June 25 at Kristin Pierson, 42 PORTLAND – Kittie Pierson was an ac- complished artist and ceramicist. Pierson, 42, died June 24 in the com- fort of hospice at St. Joseph’s Manor in Portland, following an arduous battle with cancer. Pierson was born in Marlboro, Vermont in 1964. She attended schools in Pot- tersville, New Jersey and graduated from Vermont College of Norwich University. She was an accomplished artist and ce- ramicist. Pierson’s loving family includes her daughter, Elsa Lee Pierson of Durham; her parents, Jennifer and Lee Pierson of Pottersville, N.J. and Cliff Island; her sis- ter Sage Scott and her husband John of Sunapee, N.H.; her sister Apple Hopkins and her husband John of Wooster, Ohio and her beloved pup, Nahani Blue. Memorial celebrations will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to: St. Joseph’s Manor, 1133 Washing- ton Ave., Portland, ME 04103 or to the Merriconeag Waldorf School, 57 Desert Road, Freeport, ME 04032. Arrangements were made by Jones, Rich & Hutchins Funeral Home and Cremation Service.