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| Obituary Elaine Mae Quatrano, 60, of South Portland, died peacefully August 31, 2010 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, with her loving family by her side. She was born May 25, 1950 in Portland, a daughter of Everett W. and Doris (Gipson) Peterson, Sr. Elaine attended local schools and was a 1968 graduate of Portland High School. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary SCARBOROUGH — Greg A. Fullerton, 32, of Scarborough passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at his residence. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary SOUTH PORTLAND — Russell E. Blanchard died peacefully on Aug. 25, 2010, surrounded by his loving family. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary SCARBOROUGH — Viola Dina Stelluti-Cesi, 79, died at her home in Scarborough Aug. 26, 2010, after a long illness. She was born in Hollywood, Calif., on April 18, 1931, the daughter of Floralie and Fausto Stelluti-Cesi, grew up and lived in Westbrook until moving to Scarborough in 1983. Before retiring, she worked for Anderson Watkins Insurance. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary It is with a deep sense of sadness that the family of Byard Winslow Metcalf announces that he passed away on Dec. 15, 2009. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Carolyn Breen, 67, of Cape Elizabeth passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Audrey Anne Jackson, 59, lost her two-year battle with lung cancer on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009 at her home in Scarborough. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Lynn March Stoddart, 84, of Portland died on Dec. 11, 2009 at Mercy Hospital. She was born on March 2, 1925 in Brooklyn, N.Y., the daughter of Tony and Yvetta (Winograd) Rose. She attended local schools. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary BIDDEFORD — Celia I. (Miniutti) Mantis, 87, of Prospect Manor, died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at a South Portland nursing facility. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Marie Carmela (Russo) Smith died peacefully on Dec. 7, 2009 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a very long and courageous battle with lung cancer. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Richard Arthur Ray, 60, of Naples, died suddenly on Nov. 23, 2009 in West Paris. He was born Feb. 6, 1949 in Portland, a son of Arthur Erlon and Anna Louise Riebe Ray. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Sandra J. Brett, 64, of South Portland, died Nov. 26, 2009 at the South Portland Nursing Home. She was born on April 27, 1945, in Portland, the daughter of Sidney H. and Veronica (Greenleaf) Schwartz, attended local schools, and was a 1964 graduate of South Portland High School. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Brian W. Souza, Sr., 64, of Gorham, died Nov. 21, 2009 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born on March 20, 1945, in Biddeford, a son of Joseph J. and Helen M. (Fossett) Souza. Growing up in the Thornton Heights area, he attended South Portland schools, and later earned his G.E.D. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Michelle Lynn Stackpole, 54, of Mill Valley, Calif., passed away at Marin General Hospital on Nov. 7, 2009 as a result of a brain aneurysm. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Sister Mary Grace Barton (aka Joyce Barton), 84, a Sister of Mercy of the Americas and a dedicated business teacher, died peacefully on Nov. 18, 2009 at Maine Medical Center after a sudden illness. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary John R. “Jack” Williamson, 78, of Scarborough, died on Nov. 16, 2009, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Scarborough with his loving family by his side. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary MacKenzie Skye Harvie entered this world on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 and returned to heaven on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Marion Rose Shea, 47, died unexpectedly Nov. 11, 2009 in Portland. She was born July 8, 1962 in Kittery, a daughter of William A. and Ruth A. (Lacrosse) Shea, Sr. Marion attended Portland schools. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary for WEB Marion Rose Shea, 47, died unexpectedly Nov. 11, 2009 in Portland. She was born July 8, 1962 in Kittery, a daughter of William A. and Ruth A. (Lacrosse) Shea, Sr. Marion attended Portland schools. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Beverly J. Slack, 67, of Ohio and formerly of Portland, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Ohio. She was born in Portland on May 8, 1942, a daughter of Phillip and Tina (Poulin) Peters. She attended South Portland schools and graduated from South Portland High School, class of 1960. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary SOUTH PORTLAND — Edward T. Devine, 86, of South Portland, died peacefully Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth after a brief illness. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary SOUTH PORTLAND — Irene M. (Chabot) Dorr, age 89, passed away peacefully at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on Nov. 6, 2009, surrounded by her family. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary SCARBOROUGH — Richard M. “Mike” Libby, 83, of Scarborough, and formerly of 40 Evergreen Farms in Scarborough died suddenly Friday in Portland after a long illness. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary SCARBOROUGH — Walter O. Davis, 83, died on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a long illness. Walt was born in Springvale on Dec. 1, 1925, a son of Rosie and Hardy Davis. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Gerald V. Troiano, 90, of Portland, passed away on Nov. 7, 2009 after a brief illness. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Charles M. Crowell, Sr., a polite man and consummate gentleman, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, at Seaside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Portland. He was born on Feb. 8, 1927, in Manchester, N.H., attended area schools, and Portland High School. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Erla J. Davis, 71, of South Portland, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Erla was born in Bar Harbor, the oldest daughter of Kenneth and Adelaide Cleaves. She graduated from Bar Harbor High School and Colby College, and also attained her Masters degree in social work from Toronto University in 1989. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Michael Joseph Seneca, 61, of Portland, died Nov. 2, 2009 at his residence. He was born on July 11, 1948, in Portland, a son of Joseph A. Seneca and Gloria (Cronk) Fowler, attended local schools, and was a 1967 graduate of Portland High School. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Mary Laggis Sottery, 82, passed away at her home Nov. 3, 2009 surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease and cancer. She was born Jan. 8, 1927 in Nashua, N.H. to Christine and Nicholaos Laggis. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary SOUTH PORTLAND — Georgette Delores Bolduc, 68, of South Portland, died Nov. 3, 2009, at Mercy Hospital with her family by her side. She was born on Dec. 2, 1940, in Lewiston, a daughter of Albert R. and Jean M. (Michaud) Levesque, attended area schools, and graduated from Morse High School in Bath. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary SCARBOROUGH — Mary B. Young, 94, of South Portland died Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary YARMOUTH — Marion Louise Conant, 94, passed away peacefully, Oct. 30, 2009, with her niece, Dorothy McAloney and her sister Mabel Beckwith by her side. She was born July 26, 1915, a daughter of Edgar and Dora (Bickford) Conant. She lived her life happily with friends at Washington Manor, Washington, Maine, and Coastal Manor, Yarmouth. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary SOUTH PORTLAND — Anne M. Foster, 44, of South Portland, died Oct. 28, 2009 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough with her family by her side. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Florence Lannon Gilliam, 94, of New Gloucester, formerly of Portland, died Oct. 23, 2009 at her residence. She was born Oct. 10, 1915 in Coran Ban, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Florence came to Maine as a young child with her parents and spent most of her life in Maine. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary SCARBOROUGH — Eleanor Theresa Morrill, 81, of Scarborough, formerly of Old Town and Bangor, died Oct. 20, 2009. She was born on Dec. 29, 1927 in Stillwater, a daughter of William Joseph and Nora (Lacadie) Cary. Eleanor was a graduate of Old Town High School. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary John Oleh Chopak, 86, of Portland, formerly of Pennsylvania, died Oct. 5, 2009 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, surrounded by family. He was born on Sept. 20, 1923, in Canonsburg, Pa., a son of John O. Chopak and Pearl Doroszovak. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary WINDHAM — Bette J. Crockett died peacefully on the morning of October 15th, after a brief illness, at South Ridge Nursing Home in Biddeford. She is now reunited with her parents, Alfred Jr. & Elizabeth R. (Perkins) Crockett. She was born in Portland on June 24, 1934. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary On Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009, Margaret Elizabeth Owen MacVane, 91, died after a long illness. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary SCARBOROUGH — Jim Hastings, age 87, died Oct. 7, 2009 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland. Click here to read more ... |
| Governor orders flags at half-staff today for Kirk In remembrance and honor of Sgt. Joshua Kirk, Gov. John Baldacci has directed that the United States flag and the State of Maine flag be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset today, Tuesday, Oct. 13. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary SOUTH PORTLAND — Virginia C. Curry, 87, of South Portland died on Oct. 7, 2009 at the South Portland Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Harry R. Bragdon Sr. died at Maine Medical Center, after a long illness, on Oct. 4, 2009 at 4:41 p.m. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary A service will take place today, Tuesday, Oct. 6 at noon at The Levey Chapel, 471 Deering Ave., Portland, for Koloman Skalina. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary “Army wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, caregiver of many." Margaret Mary Kennedy Thompson, of Portland and Sebago Lake, and Alexandria, Va., was born into eternal life on Sept. 22, 2009, while holding the hand of the love of her life, Col. (USA, Ret.) Nelson “Nels” Thompson, her husband of 59 years and her “OAO” (One and Only) since 1942. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Richard E. Slack, 69, of Ohio, formerly of Portland, died on Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Ohio. He was born in Portland on Oct. 29, 1939, the son of Norman and Regina (Bruton) Slack. He attended local schools and was a graduate of Cheverus High School. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Christine Noelle Paro, 70, of Westbrook, died Sept. 27, 2009 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was born on Dec. 17, 1938, in East Millinocket, a daughter of Joseph Benoit and Demerise Mary (Beaulieu) Theriault, attended local schools, and was a graduate of Cathedral High School in Portland. Christine married Thomas Edward Paro, who predeceased her in 1999. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Rita Lucille Qualey died Sept. 21, 2009 at Mercy Hospital with her family by her side. She was born in Benedicta on May 18, 1918 to parents Lewis and Flora MacDonald Qualey. She had six sisters and two brothers. She was educated in Benedicta schools, graduating from St. Benedicts High School in 1935. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary A most extraordinary gentleman, Michael John Eastman, beloved husband of Linda Silver Eastman and loving and proud father of Chad Eastman and Allyn (Lynne) Eastman Joys, died on Sept. 14, 2009 at the Maine Medical Center after suffering a massive heart attack while exercising at a local gym. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Arthur T. Stough, 59, of South Portland, passed away on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 at a local hospital. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary SCARBOROUGH — Donald J. McNaughton, 82, formerly of Portland, died peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough, following a long illness. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Helen Beverly Jordan, 88, of Westbrook, formerly of South Portland, died Sept. 12, 2009 at Springbrook in Westbrook. She was born on July 23, 1921, in Madison, a daughter of Roland A. and Helen F. (Lewis) Atwood, attended local schools, and graduated from Hartland Academy. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Helen Elaine (Moore) Corliss, 85, of Portland, died Sept. 13, 2009 at Mercy Hospital. Wife of the late Amos Corliss, Helen was born in Portland, daughter Jessie H. and Benjamin L. Moore. She attended local schools, and graduated from Portland High School with the Class of 1944. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Anne Mary Grover, 66, of Portland, died Sept. 10, 2009, at her residence with her loving family by her side. She was born on Sept. 2, 1943, in Portland, a daughter of Henri O. and Irene “Sis” E. (Mulkern) Fontaine, attended local schools, including Cathedral High School, and went on to attend Pierre’s School of Beauty. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Helen Fifield Lowell, 84, of Cape Elizabeth passed away at Cedars Nursing Home on Sept. 5, 2009. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Alfred M. Palmer, 86, passed away peacefully Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009 at his home in Hernando, Fla., with his beloved dog, BJ and his children, Ronald Palmer and Pamela Spear by his side. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Joseph William Newsome, III, of Portland, passed away on Sept. 8, 2009. Joe was an intelligent, bright, courageous, open hearted young man who lost his battle with cancer. He was a 2003 graduate of Boston College, and worked as a stylist in the advertising industry. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Gladys Coffin Rikert, 88, died Monday, Aug. 31, 2009, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, Scarborough. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary PORTLAND — Florence L. Scott, 101, formerly of 25 Gertrude Avenue, died on Sept. 4, 2009 at Seaside Nursing Home in Portland. She was born on Nov. 4, 1907, a daughter of Harry T. and Annie (Foley) Johnson. She attended local schools. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Philip Caulfield, 71, of Portland, died Sept. 6, 2009, at his residence. He was born on Jan. 16, 1937, in Portland, a son of Edward and Annie Katherine (Coyne) Caulfield, and attended local schools. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary SCARBOROUGH —Grace Reny, 77, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009 at Maine Medical after complications due to surgery. Grace was born in Detroit, Mich., to Grace and Lawrence Pellerito and was one of eight children. A full-time 'family manager' of the Reny household, she was also the proprietor of Reny's Old Time Country Store in Quechee, Vt., along with her husband, Gil. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary Robert T. Hayden Sr., 82, formerly of South Portland, died Sept. 1, 2009 at the Maine Veteran’s Home in Scarborough after several years of declining health. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary V. Arline Leach Worthen, 95, formerly of Waterville died Sunday Aug. 30, 2009 at Sedgewood Common in Falmouth. Click here to read more ... |
| Obituary SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Rev. Dr. Timothy Ward Jensen passed away Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009, at the University of California-Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. Click here to read more ... |
