All Obituaries

Portland-Joyce M. Slocum passed away at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice in Auburn on November 22, 2020 after a brief illness. She was born in Portland, Maine a daughter of Clara (Donovan)   and Clifford Hamilton,Sr. She attended schools in Portland and Falmouth. Joyce married Raymond A. Nilsen in 1948, they had two children together and lived happily until he passed in 1968. After his passing, Joyce worked at Burnham & Morrill Company as well as for...

Josephine C. (Fornisano) Manzo, 96, passed away on November 20, 2020 at the Cedars Nursing Facility in Portland. She leaves behind her daughter Rosemary (Manzo) Beattie of Scarborough, Grandson James Beattie and his wife Erin and great granddaughter Leah of Cochranville, PA. She is also survived by her sisters Mary Lapomarda, Madeline Fornisano and Theresa Cockrell. As well as her brother in law “Sonny” Cockrell and sister in law Frances Fornisano and several nieces and...

Olga Hasiotis passed away peacefully on November 14, 2020 at the age of 93 after a long, age-related decline.  She lived a full life in the company of many loving neighbors, friends and family. On the day following her passing the church bells in her native village in Greece rang-out in her memory. Born February 10, 1927 in Vasilikon, Epirus, Greece, she was the second of 3 male siblings who have pre-deceased her in Greece.  She married Fotios “Fred” Hasiotis in 1951....

James F. Thompson, III., 58, of Yarmouth died unexpectedly on November 13, 2020.  Born in Oxford, England, he is a son of Clifford F. and Judith A. (Phillips) Thompson.  James graduated from the University of Idaho and attended the University of Hawaii.  For over 30 years he was a commercial painter with Logan Paint. He embraced new interests and learned about and pursued them enthusiastically. He was passionate about surfing, hiking, reading and roasting his own coffee...

Colin W. Bailey, 63, of South Portland, died Wednesday November 11, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his family.  Born in Portland, he is a son of Edward and Fay (St. Pierre) Bailey. He attended South Portland Schools and graduated from South Portland High School the Class of 1975. Colin worked in the shipping and receiving department at Hannaford for the last 18 years. He was an avid baseball fan, following the Red Sox and was a longtime fan of the Dallas Cowboys. He was predeceased...

Charles (Chuck) Brian Bonetti, 90 Charles Brian Bonetti, 90 passed away peacefully in his home on November 7, 2020 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born July 1, 1930 in Pittsfield, MA, the son of Helen Mathes and Charles Delorey and raised by his adopted father John Bonetti. Mr. Bonetti served in the United States Navy until September 1952, where he was a Hospital Corpsman.  He was awarded the Bronze Star and a Permanent Citation by the Commanding General,...

Donald Gilbert Knight of 158 North Street, Portland, Maine, passed away on November 06, 2020, with his loving family by his side. Don was born in Camden, Maine, the youngest of six children of Harvey Niven Knight and Annie Gillis Knight. His father was from Lincolnville, Maine, and his mother was from Newfoundland, Canada. Don attended schools in Camden and graduated from Islesboro High School. Don was predeceased by his beloved wife, Patricia, his mother and father, and his siblings John,...

                                                                                     In Loving Memory of   Portland-Fred Roland Cornish, died November 6, 2020, at the age of 81. He was born and raised in Portland ME, on June 11, 1939, a loving father, friend, grandfather,...

Henry L. Thibodeau, 96, born November 2nd, 1924 in the Allagash Maine Wilderness Region (St. Frances, Maine), son of Phillip Thibodeau and Elodie Dufour, passed away peacefully at his own home surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. In 1954 Henry married the love of his life Joan D. Bowley of Gurnet, Maine.  He and his predeceased wife Joan (Bowley) Thibodeau settled in Portland, Maine raised four children, Jeanne Thibodeau of Saco, Karon Thibodeau (deceased...

Cumberland- Dr. C. Leighton “Leight” Philbrick, Jr, died peacefully in his home on November 2, 2020 at the age of 88. He was born in Gardiner, on October 8, 1932 to Clarence L. Philbrick and Mabel (Dill) Philbrick. Leight had three older sisters Barbara Philbrick Mertz, Joyce Philbrick Flood and Jayne Philbrick Davis. He graduated from Cony High School in Augusta in 1950 and from Mount Hermon School in 1951. He was an Eagle Scout, an athlete and enjoyed spending summers at his...