Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Portland, ME
Serving Portland, Maine
Cora Jean Banks
Mar 14, 2014
Cora Jean Banks April 28, 1942 March 14, 2014 Portland - Cora Jean Banks, 71, of Portland, passed away on March 14, 2014 at the Barron Center surrounded by her family after battling Alzheimer's disease for the past several years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt. Cora was born on April 28, 1942 in Manchester,...
Richard L. Engelhardt
Mar 11, 2014
Richard L. Engelhardt February 13, 1937 March 11, 2014 Portland - Richard L. Engelhardt, 77, of Portland passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at the Barron Center, following a long illness. He was born on February 13, 1937, the son of the late Nora and Frederick Engelhardt. He was raised in South Portland where he graduated from South...
Patricia "Patty" May Dyer
Mar 10, 2014
Patricia "Patty" May Dyer August 4, 1954 March 10, 2014 Freeport - Patricia May Dyer, ""Patty"", 59 of Freeport passed away on March 10, 2014 at her home with family by her side. She was born on August 4, 1954 in Portland, a daughter of Calvin Roy Dyer Sr. and Anne (Ellis) Dyer. She grew up in Portland, graduating from...
Craig D. Mcpherson, Jr
Mar 9, 2014
Craig D. McPherson, Jr. June 8, 1987 March 9, 2014 Portland - Craig D. McPherson Jr. 26, beloved son of Kelley Gallant and Craig D. McPherson, Sr. passed away as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident, March 9, 2014. Craig was born on June 8, 1987. Besides his parents, Craig is survived by his partner, Jonathan Flewelling,...
John Richard Cogswell
Mar 8, 2014
John Richard Cogswell July 28, 1952 March 8, 2014 John Richard Cogswell, 61, of Portland, Maine, passed away Saturday March 8, 2014 after a long illness with his family at his side. He was born to the late Edward and Elizabeth Cogswell on July 28, 1952 in Portland, Maine. John graduated from Portland High School in 1971. John was a...
Edith G. Demille
Mar 8, 2014
Edith G. DeMille April 27, 1924 March 8, 2014 Edith G. DeMille, 89, of South Portland passed away quietly on Saturday, March 8th surrounded by her loving family. Edith was born on April 27, 1924 to the late Thomas Bedford Gallupe and Laurena Mae (Hawksley) Gallupe in the town of Bridgewater, Maine. She was educated in county schools and graduated...
Bryan A. Wargo, Sr
Mar 7, 2014
Bryan A. Wargo, Sr. January 10, 1952 March 7, 2014 Sebago, ME - Bryan A. Wargo, Sr, 62, of Sebago passed away at the Maine Medical Center in Portland on March 7, 2014. He was born in Groton, MA on January 10, 1952, the son of James and Beatrice (Sacks)Wargo. He lived much of his life in Hollis, NH before...
Robert Harlan Rumery
Mar 1, 2014
Robert Harlan Rumery June 26, 1929 March 1, 2014 PORTLAND -- Robert Harlan Rumery passed away peacefully on March 1st, 2014 at the Cedars Nursing Home in Portland, Maine. He was born on June 26, 1929 in Portland to the late Lauriston and Elizabeth Rumery. He graduated from South Portland high school in 1950 and proudly served his country with...
David Michael Hayford
Feb 27, 2014
David Michael Hayford August 29, 1953 February 27, 2014 David Michael Hayford, formerly of Danvers, MA, 60, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at Maine Medical Center with his family/friends by his side, as a result of complications from a recent surgery and a long courageous battle with multiple myeloma/ cancer. Dave was born in Salem, MA, on August...
Neil J. Taliento
Feb 25, 2014
Neil J. Taliento December 11, 1919 February 25, 2014 Portland - Neil J. Taliento, 94, died peacefully at St. Joseph's Manor on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Neil was born in Portland, on Dec. 11, 1919 to Michelina and Luigi Taliento of Portland, Maine and Naples, Italy. One of 7 boys and 5 girls, their close knit and devoted family grew...
Margaret Alma Logue
Feb 24, 2014
Margaret Alma Logue July 5, 1932 February 24, 2014 WESTBROOK - Margaret A. Logue, 81, passed away peacefully at home on February 24, 2014. She was born in Ellsworth, ME, to the late Rachel and Burton Haskell. Margaret graduated from Portland High, Class of 1950. On April 2, 1955 she married Edward L. Logue. Together they raised four loving daughters...
Santina "Sunny" Olson
Feb 23, 2014
Santina "Sunny" Olson July 17, 1922 February 23, 2014 Portland - Santina ""Sunny"" Olson, 91, of Portland passed away on February 23, 2014 at home surrounded by family. She was born on July 17, 1922 a daughter of Philip and Louise (Dognetta) Tirabassi. She grew up in Portland, graduating from Portland High School. Sunny worked in various capacities including on...
Elva Burgess Brooks
Feb 21, 2014
Elva Burgess Brooks November 5, 1914 February 21, 2014 Portland - Elva B. Brooks of Cumberland Center passed away on Friday, February 21, 2014, at Mercy Hospital. She was born in South West Port Mouton, Nova Scotia on November 5, 1914, the daughter of Lucy Roy Burgess and Thomas Burgress. Elva graduated from Portland High in 1932. She was employed...
Mary Eulalia Boyle
Feb 21, 2014
Mary Eulalia Boyle October 17, 2014 February 21, 2014 Scarborough - Mary Eulalia Boyle, 87, of Portland, Maine, passed away Friday, February 21, 2014, at Pine Point Center. She was born in Portland on October 17, 1926 to Teresa Marie (Fairweather) and F. Leo Boyle, Sr. Mary was a graduate of St. Joseph's Academy and worked for many years in...
Richard L. Curran
Feb 19, 2014
Richard L. Curran February 19, 2014 Richard L. Curran, 72 passed away on February 19, 2014 in Portland. He was born in Portland to the late William Jr. and Dorothea (Goodrich) Curran. Dick graduated from Deering High School and served in the Air Force. He worked for American Can Co. until they closed and then for the State of Maine...
Elaine Audrey Tucker
Feb 19, 2014
Elaine Audrey Tucker March 19, 1931 February 19, 2014 Portland - Elaine Audrey Tucker peacefully passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Mercy Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Portland on March 19, 1931 to Archibald and Eleanor (Foss) Mishio. Elaine attended local schools and lived most of her life in the city she adored....
Mary "Midge" Margaret Brooks Vreeland
Feb 17, 2014
Mary "Midge" Margaret Brooks Vreeland 1950 February 17, 2014 MIDGE BROOKS VREELAND: A LIFE WELL LIVED IN MAINE, ITALY AND LOUISIANA GRAY, Maine - Family, friends, colleagues, clients and the Maine advertising community mourn the passing of Midge Vreeland, managing partner emeritus of Vreeland Marketing & Design in Yarmouth, who died February 17 in the company of loving family and...
John Walter Gillis
Feb 16, 2014
John Walter Gillis September 24, 1941 February 16, 2014 Westbrook - John Walter Gillis, 72 of Westbrook passed away on February 16, 2014. He was born on September 24, 1941, to James and Grace Gillis in Cambridge, MA, and grew up in Middleboro, MA. He was a 1958 graduate of Middleboro High School. He served in the United States Air...
Thomas S. Warden Sr
Feb 12, 2014
Thomas S. Warden, Sr. July 23, 1932 February 12, 2014 Thomas S. Warden Sr., 81, passed away on February 12, 2014 at Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough after a long battle with Alzheimer's. He was born in Portland on July 23, 1932 to the late Ethel Mae Murray and Ivan Schley Warden. He spent his younger years on Munjoy Hill...
Dr. Louis Anthony Ciampi
Feb 11, 2014
Dr. Louis Anthony Ciampi August 25, 1932 February 11, 2014 Lifelong Portland resident Dr. Louis Anthony Ciampi, 81, died on the evening of February 11, 2014 after a brief illness. Louis was born on Washington Avenue in Portland on August 25, 1932 as the eleventh child of Italian immigrants, Michael and Marianna (Grassi) Ciampi. He attended North School, Jack Junior...


