All Obituaries

Portland- Winnifred F. York, 92, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at her son’s home in Winthrop.  The daughter of Ida (Day) and Frederick J. Furbish, she was born in Portland in 1927.  She grew up in North Deering where she attended a one room schoolhouse.  She graduated from Portland High School, and after graduation she attended and graduated from the Maine Eye & Ear Infirmary School of Nursing in 1950.  In 1953 she graduated with a post-graduate...

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Joanne Elizabeth Gorman, 88, of Falmouth, Maine, died on February 11, 2020.  Joanne was born in Syracuse, N.Y., to Ellen Kinnally Schneid and Walter Felix Schneid.   She spent her early years on Tipperary Hill in Syracuse, until the family moved to Baltimore, Maryland.  She graduated from Trinity College, Washington, D.C. in 1952, and was married to Walter Thomas Gorman.  Married for 56 years until Walt’s death, they lived on the west side of Binghamton, N.Y.,...

Portland – Susan D. Stillings, 66, of Cypress Street, died Tuesday, February 4, 2020, following a lengthy illness.  Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of Ralph R. and Helen Marsland Bartlett.  She graduated from Pennsbury High School in Levittown, PA where she lived for many years before moving in the 1980s to the town of Raymond, Maine with her mother and brother, where she lived for over 30 years.  She worked for the United States Postal Service at the...

Portland- Myrna E. Vance, 80, passed away at home with her family by her side on Sunday, February 2, 2020.  The daughter of Annuelo and Phyllis (Grant) Napolitano, she was born in Portland on October 10, 1939.  She married David Vance Sr. and they were married for 52 years.  They enjoyed having their family over for meals, especially Sunday dinners and holidays, Christmas being Myrna’s favorite holiday.  She worked as an office manager in the commercial laundry...

Claire Josephine Foley  10/11/1924 - 1/18/2020 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Claire Foley, the heart and soul of the Irish community in Portland, who died on January 18, 2020, in Walnut Creek, California after a short illness.  Prior to her death, she had spent Christmas in Ireland, her first in over 70 years, reconnecting with family and attending her sister Eileen’s “Month’s Mind,” a service honoring her older sister, Eileen...

South Portland - Donald R. Peters, 81, of Main Street, South Portland, died Friday, January 31, 2020, surrounded by his family.  Born in Millinocket, he is a son of James B. and Dorothy Hamm Peters.  Donald, a friend of the world and a loving human being, was one of Maine’s great citizens, productive, inventive, generous, a man who never lost the humility and common sense of a Maine country boy.  As a 16-year-old, Donnie left his high school class of seven in...

South Portland-Janet L. Coffee, 85, died peacefully at the Gosnell Memorial House in Scarborough on Friday, January 31, 2020, surrounded by her loving daughters and their families.   Born on March 28, 1934 in Hudson, Maine, Janet was the daughter of Kermit R. and Ola (Chaples) Heal.  She attended South Portland schools, graduating from South Portland High School in 1952.   On January 5, 1958, Janet married Wilfred H. Coffee and began a long and illustrious career...

PORTLAND – Beverly A. Errington passed into glorious heaven the morning of January 28, 2020 to meet her Savior. Her children (Jane, Heidi and Kevin) were with her until those final moments. For the last few years Beverly has lived in assisted living and finally in nursing care at Falmouth‐by‐the‐Sea. Beverly was the youngest child born to Lester and Ethel Muse Richardson in Rumford on Sept 5, 1931. Beverly graduated from Mexico High School class of ’48 at the age of 16...

South Portland-Charles L. Butler, 83, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough.  He was born in Portland on May 7, 1936, the son of Charles L. Cote and Rose Foshay. He was adopted and raised by his stepfather, John B. Butler. He grew up in Portland graduating from Deering High School in 1954. After High School, he went on to serve his country in the United States Airforce serving from 1954-1958. Upon his return from the...