All Obituaries

  Gorham – Eleanor A. (Atripaldi) Hannigan, 86 of Gorham passed away after a long illness Saturday, July 4, 2020. Eleanor was born in Portland on October 27, 1933 the daughter of the late Vincenzo Atripaldi and Mary (Rodonda) Atripaldi. Eleanor grew up on Munjoy Hill in Portland, Maine and graduated from Portland High School Class of 1951.  It was then that she met her future husband, Louis J Hannigan.  They immediately fell in love and were married New Year’s...

Portland-Frances “Franny, Bahnie, Billie” Ann (Richio) Nappi, beloved wife of Sabatino M. Nappi passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on July 3, 2020, she was 87.  Born December 21, 1932, she was the youngest of 12 born to Nicholas and Eugenia (Bataglia) Richio.  Franny grew up on Munjoy Hill and attended Portland schools. She graduated from Portland High School in 1951 where she was a member of the girls’ sorority. After graduation she...

Portland – Thomas J. Caulfield, 87, passed away peacefully Thursday afternoon, June 25 at home, surrounded by his loving family. Tom was born April 29, 1933 in Portland, Maine a son of Edward and Annie Katherine (Coyne) Caulfield.  He attended local schools and Gray’s Business College. Tom joined the Army in 1953 and was stationed in Germany for three years.  Upon returning home in 1956, he worked for the First National Warehouse for 17 years.  From there, he...

Scarborough – Robert E. Pendleton, Jr, age 80 of Scarborough, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at his home with his wife and son at his side. Robert was born in Lewiston on January 23, 1940, the son of Robert E. and Elizabeth (Barrows) Pendleton, Sr.  He graduated from Island Falls High School and furthered his studies at the University of Maine at Orono where he received his Bachelors Degree in Agricultural Economics.   He also attended the Harvard...

Portland - Barbara A. Vickers, 90, of Portland, beloved mother, Nana, and volunteer, died peacefully in her residence in Portland on June 21, 2020.  Barbara was progressing with Alzheimer’s and hit a steep decline in March when the world changed due to the pandemic as her daily social routine of visits and eating out was halted.  Born April 25, 1930 in London, England Barbara’s childhood years established her incredible spirit and strong sense of faith by eluding Nazi...

Scarborough- Inga H. Hanna, 90, died on June 21, 2020, at Piper Shores. She was born Jan. 6, 1930, in Portland, to Ejnar and Helene Haugaard. Inga was born into a close-knit community of recent immigrants from Denmark and raised in a family where education, hard work, and integrity were paramount. Her childhood years were filled with music, Danish food, and traditions as the local Danes congregated at each others’ homes or at their place of worship, St. Ansgar Lutheran Church in...

John Augustine Profenno passed away of natural causes in his home on June 12th 2020. He was 65 years old. John was born on June 2nd, 1955 in Portland, ME and graduated from South Portland High School. He was the first of three children of Augustine C. Profenno jr. and Shirley M. Profenno. He is preceded in death by his parents as well as his sister, Pamela Libby and brother Ronald Profenno. John was an avid sports fan with an almost flawless recall of any sport stat or event you could...

Portland – Dolores F. Rumo, age 76 of Portland, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at her residence with her loving family at her side. Dolores was born in Torrington, CT on June 29, 1943, the daughter of the late Mae (Bridges) Derrig and Thomas Derrig.  She attended Cathedral School and graduated from Portland High School. Dolores was a homemaker all of her life and being Irish, she married into an Italian family and cooked Italian food “better than most...

Jeanne “JJ” Marie LaChance (Campbell), 74, of Old Orchard Beach, died on June 2, 2020, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a brief illness.   She was born on August 31, 1945 in Fall River, Massachusetts, the daughter of George and Bertha (St. Onge) Heroux. Her family moved to Caribou, Maine, where at 5 years old, she started her hard work picking potatoes. Jeanne moved to Portland, Maine after graduating from Caribou High School, married Daniel Stephen Campbell in 1965...

Portland - Lise Swanson passed away peacefully at her home in Portland, Maine on May 30, 2020, after a decades long battle with multiple sclerosis. She carried her burden with grace and dignity until the very end.  She was 66 years old. She was born Lise Susan Heptig, the second of five children to Bernice and Lawrence Heptig, in Rockville Center, New York, on April 28th, 1954. After attending Glen Rock High School and William Patterson University in New Jersey, Lise worked as a...