Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Portland, ME

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Phyllis Edith Bowman

Phyllis Edith Bowman

May 27, 2024

Monmouth ME - Phyllis Edith (Guptill), Bowman of Monmouth ME died on May 27, 2024, at the age of 83.  She was born July 24,1940 in Portland to Joel E. Guptill and Etta Mae (Meserve) Guptill.  Phyllis worked 40 years for the Portland Public School Bus transportation department, first as a crossing guide and then as an aide assisting and...

Edward "Eddie" Wyatt Derhak

Edward "Eddie" Wyatt Derhak

May 19, 2024

Edward "Eddie" Wyatt Derhak, born November 2nd, 1998, in Portsmouth NH, died of suicide on May 19th, 2024, after a ten year battle with mental illness. He was the son of Robert Derhak and Rebecca Childs Derhak. Eddie was a brave soul with a huge heart and touched the lives of countless people. 'Eddie hugs' were the BEST and often...

Patricia A Keenan

Patricia A Keenan

May 18, 2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of an angel, Patricia Anne (Mills)  Keenan aged 70. Patty passed at the Gosnell House on May 18, 2024 after an unexpected and brief illness with her youngest brother and lifelong friend Steven by her side. Patty was born in Boston, Massachusetts (Parents: John J Mills SR predeceased WWII Veteran/POW...

Jason St. Pierre

Jason St. Pierre

May 15, 2024

Jason St. Pierre, 54, died suddenly on May 15, 2024 at the home that he shares with his wife Karen in Portland, Maine. He was born on July 22, 1969 in Danvers, Massachusetts. He graduated from Portland High School in 1987. During his senior year in high school, he was chosen for the McDonald's All-American Marching Band. After his participation...

Christina D. Mortimer

Christina D. Mortimer

May 13, 2024

Christina (Colello) Mortimer, 90, of Falmouth, died unexpectedly at home in her sleep on May 13th. Tina grew up near the Munjoy Hill section of Portland, ME. She graduated from Portland High in 1951, receiving a Brown Medal. She graduated from Westbrook Junior College in the Medical Secretary program in 1953, receiving the Faculty Cup (valedictorian). In 1959, she married...

Phyllis Kletzien Campbell

Phyllis Kletzien Campbell

May 12, 2024

Phyllis Kletzien Campbell 1933 - 2024 SCARBOROUGH - Beloved wife of Ted, caring mother of Tom and Sarah, loving "Ama" of Katie, Bethany, and Megan, treasured sister, dear friend, and global citizen, Phyllis K. Campbell, 90, of Piper Shores, Scarborough, passed away on May 12, 2024 of natural causes. Phyl was born in Buffalo, NY to Seymour W. and Katherine...

Joan L. Noble

Joan L. Noble

May 10, 2024

Joan Lillian (Glynn) Noble of Portland passed away peacefully at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House surrounded by her loving family on Friday, May 10, 2024.  Joan had lived at Fallbrook Woods where she was affectionately called "Grammy" as she courageously dealt with the unfortunate consequences of dementia for the past 4 years.       Joan was born in Portland on April 3,...

Emery Isaac Jr.

Emery Isaac Jr.

May 9, 2024

Emery Isaac Jr., 82, died on May 9, 2024 after a long battle with Parkinsons. He was born in Knott County, Kentucky. He attended Peebles High School in Ohio and later attended the University of Southern Maine. Emery was a Navy veteran who served during the Vietnam War. He was stationed on the USS Independence, where he was a part...

Thomas R. Kelley

Thomas R. Kelley

May 9, 2024

Thomas R. Kelley, 78, died unexpectedly Thursday May 9, 2024. He was born August 17, 1945 in Boston, MA, a son of James and Mary (Mullally) Kelley.     Tom Graduated from Greeley Institute in 1963, and the Wentworth Institute in 1967 He served his country in the US Army from 1969 to 1971, one year of duty in Vietnam. Tom worked...

Julia Anne Jacobson

Julia Anne Jacobson

May 6, 2024

Julia Anne Jacobson, 63, eldest daughter of Phillip and Jane Jacobson, sadly left us on May 6, 2024. Julie grew up in Vienna, VA. until age 9 when her family relocated to Sebago Lake, ME. Even at an early age, Julia was very protective of her siblings- Chuck, Karen, Scott and John. She graduated from Bonny Eagle H.S.. Her career...

Robert C. Briggs Iii

Robert C. Briggs Iii

Apr 27, 2024

Robert C. Briggs III, 73, passed away on April 27, 2024 with his family at his side. Born and raised in South Portland, Bob was a graduate of So. Portland High School and Husson College, earning a Bachelor's in Business Administration. He then began a successful 50-year career with McDonald's Restaurants, first as a corporate manager and later returning to...

Norma Marie Grimstad

Norma Marie Grimstad

Apr 26, 2024

Norma M. Grimstad, 78, died at a long-term care facility in Falmouth, ME on April 26, 2024. Norma was born on July 15th, 1945, in Somerville, Massachusetts, to her loving parents Hjalmar N. Grimstad and Margaret Gwendolyn Downing. Prior to living in Maine, Norma resided in Massachusetts for over seventy years. Norma graduated from Somerville High School in 1963 and...

Galina Estelle Conrad

Galina Estelle Conrad

Apr 22, 2024

Galina Estelle Conrad born Galina Radkova Hristova in Oriahova, Bulgaria, February 14, 1986 (yes, Valentine's Day).  Her mother often joked that it should have been Halloween.  She went straight into an orphanage where she spent her first six years.  Does anybody ever recover from such a start in life?  As she screamed and kicked her way through Newark airport May...

Dorrine Ann Sullivan-Loveland

Dorrine Ann Sullivan-Loveland

Apr 21, 2024

Dorrine Ann Sullivan-Loveland, 77 of Portland ME passed away peacefully on April 21, 2024, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House.  Born and raised in Portland, she was a graduate of Portland High School.  Dorrine was an office manager for a local orthodontist for 37 years.  Although she loved her work, traveling, and reading, her family was her greatest source of joy. ...

Penelope Ann Rice

Penelope Ann Rice

Apr 17, 2024

Penelope "Penny" Ann (Briggs) Rice of Scarborough, Maine, passed away on Wednesday, April 17 at the age of 69. Penny was born in Ipswich, MA on October 29, 1954 to Wayne Folsom Briggs and Priscilla Ann (Tozier) Briggs. She grew up in Belgrade, Maine, and later Gorham, Maine, where she graduated from Gorham High School. She earned her Bachelor's of...

Albert M. Day

Albert M. Day

Apr 17, 2024

Albert Martin Day, 93, of Portland, Maine passed away on Wednesday April 17, 2024 At Mercy Hospital. He was born in Brewer, Maine on June 14, 1930 a son of Moses and Lena (Schoppe) Day. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by 2 sisters Alberta Hall, Harriet Lantz, and A brother Harry Day. Survivors include his wife of...

Constance Loring

Constance Loring

Apr 16, 2024

Constance "Connie" Loring of Portland Maine peacefully passed away on April 16, 2024. Formerly of Yarmouth, Maine, Constance was born on Valentine's Day February 14, 1935, in Auburn, Maine the daughter of Charles Parker Loring and Florrie (Wright) Loring formerly of Cumberland Foreside, Maine. She is predeceased by her brother William "Bill" W. Loring.  Constance attended East Providence High School...

Patricia N Warden

Patricia N Warden

Apr 13, 2024

Patricia Norene (Dixon) Warden Scarborough- On April 13, 2024, Patricia N. Warden, 89, was called home to be with her beloved husband Tom and her son Bo.  She was born on November 15, 1934, in Portland the daughter of the late Hollis O. Dixon and Elsie N. Sprague Dixon. Pat graduated from South Portland High School in 1952 with honors. ...

Tien Tan Chau

Tien Tan Chau

Apr 2, 2024

Chau, Tien, 75, passed away naturally on April 2, 2024 in Scarborough. He was born on November 18, 1948 in Saigon, Vietnam. He came to the United States in 1975 after the Vietnam War. He was a lifelong resident of Portland, Maine.  He was the owner and chef of Northern Gardens in Westbrook, Maine until his retirement.  He loved his...

Pauline O'Brien

Pauline O'Brien

Apr 1, 2024

Pauline Whalen (Polly) O'Brien Yarmouth - Pauline Whalen (Polly) O'Brien died April 01, 2024 in a Yarmouth healthcare facility. She was born March 1, 1936 in Owl's Head ME, the daughter of the late Edwin G. and Madeline (Oliver) Whalen.           Polly graduated from South Portland High, Class of 1956, After graduation she went on to become a stewardess and flew...