All Obituaries

Portland- David R Babcock, 72, of Portland Maine passed away peacefully September 16, 2019, surrounded by his family. David was a Navy veteran who was proud of his service to his country. He was a dedicated and loving husband, father, and grandfather. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Marie (DiPaolo) Babcock, his sister Karen Babcock of Michigan, his son Paul and wife Ashley, son Eric and wife Morgan, his daughter Lisa and her husband Josh. He also is survived by his grandchildren who...

Maria “Mary” C. (DiFiore) Tizzano 1930-2019 Portland--Maria “Mary” C. (DiFiore) Tizzano died peacefully surrounded by the love of her family on September 15, 2019.  Mary was born to Alfredo Sr. and Annie (DiMatteo) DiFiore on March 25, 1930 in Portland. She grew up with her eight siblings in Little Italy on Munjoy Hill.   After her schooling, she worked at the E.T. Burrowes Corporation, at a luncheonette, and at Amatos.  She married Costantino...

Portland-Paul Edward Dostie, 78, passed away on September 11, 2019 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House with his family by his side. He was born on November 18, 1940 in Skowhegan, the son of Gerald and Ruth (Kilgore) Dostie. He attended Skowhegan Schools where he was on the wrestling team and was also King of the Jr. Prom. Paul enlisted in the Army following graduation from High School and was stationed at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.  Upon leaving the service Paul lived in Guilford,...

Portland – Susan P. (Constantine) Jarrell, 72, died on September 11, 2019 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a short struggle with cancer. Born in 1947 in Bangor, Maine, Susan graduated from John Bapst High School in 1965. She went on to work as an L.P.N. before going back to school to earn her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing in 1982 to become a Registered Nurse. She worked in the Recovery Unit at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bangor before moving to Portland in 1990 to...

South Portland-Betty L. Friberg, passed away on September 11, 2019, in South Portland surrounded by her family. She was born in Wise, Virginia the daughter of Columbus and Ethel (Fraley) Roberson. Betty was raised by her paternal grandparents. She attended the Virginia Institute of Cosmetology and also the Golden School of Beauty in Portland, Maine.  This training led her to own and operate her own beauty salon for many years in South Portland; she also served as an instructor at...

Ventresco (1926-2019)   Fernando Ventresco died on Tuesday, September 10th at Maine Medical Center.  Prior to this, he had been a resident of Pine Point Center, Scarborough as a long-term care patient.  Fernando was born in Petterano Sul Gigio, Italy, and emigrated to the United States in August, 1938, with his mother Filomena, and his younger brother, Fiorello, to join his father, Francesco and his older brother, John in the mill town of Madison, Maine.  This move was...

Portland-Marcus Anthony DeSancits, 49, passed away unexpectedly on September 9, 2019. He was born in Lewiston, Maine the son of Anthony and Pauline (Blanchette) DeSanctis. Marcus grew up in Auburn graduating from Edward Little High School in 1988. After high school, he went on to earn an associate’s degree in computer science.  Marcus was employed at Logically as a Managed Service Engineer for the past nine years. On September 1, 1995, Marcus married his high school...

Portland- Helen French Anderson, 77, passed away peacefully on September 6, 2019 at her home in Portland ending her battle with ovarian cancer.  She was born in Englewood, New Jersey to Wesley and Barbara French, but adopted Portland as her home in 2005. She grew up in Haworth, NJ.  After graduating high school she attended Carleton College in Northfield, MN where she received her BA in Mathematics in 1963. She worked for many years in software development; most notably at...

Windham- Our family is devastated to announce the untimely death of our beloved Dorothy M. Gribbin (Dotti Mitchell) on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at the age of 47. Dotti was born on September 2, 1972 in Portland, Maine to Victor Mitchell Sr. & Helen Hodgkin (Mitchell-Grant). She graduated from Portland High School and attended Andover College. Dotti served for 25+ years as a devoted CNA. She was consistently recognized for her love, support and compassion with her patients. She enjoyed...

South Portland- Shirley Mae Remington, 87, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2019 in Scarborough.  The daughter of Stanley Pettengill and Leila (McPherson) Hunter, she was born in Portland on March 19, 1932.  After high school she married Henry E. Remington Jr.  and they settled in South Portland to raise their family. They owned and operated a ceramic store called S&H Ceramics.  She also worked many years at National Semi Conductor.  She enjoyed doing...