Dr. John Cornelius Houbolt
Apr 15, 2014
Dr. John Cornelius Houbolt April 10, 1919 April 15, 2014 Dr. John Cornelius Houbolt of Scarborough, ME passed away peacefully on April 15, 2014, shortly after celebrating his 95th birthday, after a long, courageous struggle with Parkinson's disease. Dr. Houbolt was best known for his work at NASA a€"" promoting the concept of Lunar Orbit Rendezvous, a pivotal component of...
Spencer Brian Bean
Apr 14, 2014
Spencer Brian Bean April 7, 1976 April 14, 2014 Portland - Spencer Bean passed away peacefully on April 14, 2014 at the age of 38. Spencer was born with cystic fibrosis and received a double-lung transplant in 1996, one of the first living-donor lung transplants in the country. His devoted mother, Sharon Bearor, and his aunt, Jean Bearor, were the...
Peter Albert Graf
Apr 14, 2014
Peter Albert Graf September 10, 1934 April 14, 2014 Portland - Peter Albert Graf passed away at home on April 14, 2014, with his loving wife Jutta and daughter Heidi by his side. He was born on September 10, 1934 in Basel, Switzerland to Samuel Graf and Elisabeth Lindegger he was raised as an only child. Growing up he learned...
Ronald A. Pardue, Jr
Apr 13, 2014
Ronald A. Pardue, Jr. January 12, 1947 April 13, 2014 Westbrook- Ronald A. Pardue,Jr., 67,of Lori Lane, died Sunday April 13, 2014. Born in Portland, he is the son of Ronald A. and Diane Aceto Pardue, Sr. He attended Portland Schools. For many years he was employed as a security guard at USM and various armored companies. He was also...
Bertel Edward Serfes, Sr
Apr 11, 2014
Bertel Edward Serfes, Sr. August 1, 1944 April 11, 2014 Bertel Edward Serfes Sr. 69 passed away on April 11, 2014. He was born in Yarmouth Maine, formerly of Falmouth Maine, a son of Louis and Mary Serfes. He was the youngest of 5 children and attended Falmouth schools. He joined the United States Marine Corps. in 1962, after 2...
Carl Leo Ditmars
Apr 6, 2014
Carl Leo Ditmars July 20, 1937 April 6, 2014 Scarborough - Carl Leo Ditmars entered eternal peace on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. Carl was born July 20, 1937 in Imogene, Iowa to William and Lillian Crow Ditmars and was one of nine siblings. As a determined young man he set off from the corn...
Virginia Adair Turner Wintle
Apr 6, 2014
Virginia Adair Turner Wintle October 12, 1922 April 6, 2014 Virginia Adair Turner Wintle, died peacefully on April 6, 2014 at the Barron Center in Portland. Known to friends and family as Ginny, she was born on October 12, 1922 in Palmyra, Maine to parents Manzer Turner, farmer, and Rachel Tibbetts Turner, housewife and school teacher. Ginny attended a one...
Daniel T. Shirley
Mar 31, 2014
Daniel T. Shirley May 11, 1947 March 31, 2014 Westbrook - Daniel T. Shirley, 66, formerly of Longfellow Street, Westbrook, died Monday March 31, 2014 at the Springbrook Center with his family by his side. Born in Westbrook on May 11, 1947, he was a son of Clifford and Mable Girard Shirley. Dan graduated from Westbrook High School in 1966....
Marie Claire Zeegers
Mar 30, 2014
Marie Claire Zeegers August 25, 1925 March 30, 2014 FREEPORT - Marie "Claire" Zeegers, 88, passed away on March 30, 2014, surrounded by her loved ones at Hawthorne House in Freeport. Claire was born on Aug. 25, 1925, in Lowell, Mass., the daughter of Seraphin and Marie (Lambert) Lamy. Claire and her sisters loved singing and preformed for soldiers during...
Mildred A. Santamaa
Mar 29, 2014
Mildred A. Santamaa May 11, 1920 March 29, 2014 Scarborough - Mildred A. Santamaa, 93, of Pine Point Rd, formerly of South Portland, died Saturday March 29, 2014, after a long and happy life. Born in South Portland, she was a daughter of James and Mary Elizabeth Towle Calderwood - one of nine children, all now deceased. Mildred attended South...
Mary Nappi Hanlon
Mar 27, 2014
Mary Nappi Hanlon February 28, 1936 March 27, 2014 Mary Nappi Hanlon, 78, of Portland died Thursday, March 27, 2014. She was born February 28, 1936, in Portland, the daughter of John and Lucrezia (Montecalvo) Nappi. She was educated in Portland schools and graduated from Deering High School in 1955. She married John Hanlon, Sr. on March 25, 1971. She...
Barbara Buchanan Jackson
Mar 25, 2014
Barbara Buchanan Jackson December 9, 1912 March 25, 2014 Barbara Buchanan Jackson, a native of Auburn, Maine, passed away on March 25, following a short illness, at the age of 101. She was born to Arthur Perry Buchanan and Addie Vaughn Porter Buchanan on December 9, 1912. A descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins who came to America on...
Marilyn B. Turner
Mar 25, 2014
Marilyn B. Turner June 11, 1943 March 25, 2014 Marilyn B. Turner passed away on March 25, 2014 after a short illness surrounded by her family. She will be sadly missed by all. She was born on February 18, 1925, a daughter of Elizabeth and William Brown of Westbrook, Maine. She was a graduate of Westbrook High School class of...
Charles B. (Bernie) Baird
Mar 22, 2014
Charles B. (Bernie) Baird November 28, 1926 March 22, 2014 Scarborough - Charles B. (Bernie) Baird, 87, of Scarborough, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2014 after a brief and courageous battle with Brain Cancer at the Gosnell House in Scarborough, with his loving family by his side. Bernie was born November 28, 1926 to Frederick T. Baird, Sr. and...
Clara M. (Caiazzo) Giordano
Mar 22, 2014
Clara M. (Caiazzo) Giordano June 5, 1925 March 22, 2014 Portland - Clara M. (Caiazzo ) Giordano of Portland died Saturday March 22, 2014 at Maine Medical Center. She was born in Portland, Maine on June 5, 1925. She was one of 4 children; the daughter of Vito and Rose Caiazzo. Clara was educated in the Portland schools and graduated...
Francis D. Kilton
Mar 20, 2014
Francis D. Kilton "Gramps" May 28, 1917 March 20, 2014 Ocean Park - Francis D. Kilton, 96, of Ocean Park, known to many simply as ""Gramps,"" died Thursday March 20, 2014 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Born in Whitneyville, on May 28, 1917, he was a son of William W. and Blanche (Roberts) Kilton. Francis was drafted...
Brian Alan Skoczenski
Mar 20, 2014
Brian Alan Skoczenski December 2, 1952 March 20, 2014 Portland - Brian Alan Skoczenski passed away peacefully on March 20, 2014 at home surrounded by family and friends after a courageous battle with cancer. Born December 2, 1952 in Skowhegan to Alfred and Shirley Skoczenski, Brian graduated from Waterville High School in 1971. He earned dual Bachelor's degrees in Chemistry...
Cynthia Beatrice Higgins-Bridges
Mar 18, 2014
Cynthia Beatrice Higgins-Bridges "Cindy" December 14, 1956 March 18, 2014 Westbrook - Cynthia Beatrice Higgins-Bridges, 57, of Westbrook, passed away on March 18, 2014 surrounded by family. She was born in Bangor on December 14, 1956, a daughter of Carroll and Theresa Higgins. She grew up in Portland, attending Portland Schools. Cindy was a stay at home mom and was...
"Sylvia" Carolyn L'Abbe (Shaw)
Mar 17, 2014
"Sylvia" Carolyn L'abbe (Shaw) August 15,1934 March 17, 2014 "Sylvia"" Carolyn L'abbe (Shaw), 79, of Presque Isle, died in Portland on March 17, 2014. She was born on August 15, 1934 in Fort Kent, the daughter of John and Alice (Long) L'abbe. She was valedictorian of Fork Kent High School in 1952. She then went on to graduate with a...
Barbara Cavanagh Montefusco Birmingham
Mar 15, 2014
Barbara Cavanagh Montefusco Birmingham December 19, 1933 March 15, 2014 Surrounded by her family Barbara E. Birmingham passed away on March 15, 2014 after a short illness. She will be sadly missed by all. She was born on December 29, 1933 and adopted by Martin H. and Ellen Quinn Cavanagh of Portland, Maine . She was a graduate of Deering...
