Obituaries

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Florence Blow

Florence Blow

May 3, 2014

Florence Blow May 7, 1930 May 3, 2014 Westbrook - Florence Blow, 83, of Acton passed away on May 3, 2014 at the Springbrook Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on May 7, 1930 to Harry and Lena (Freeman) Critchley. Florence married Albert Blow on May 27, 1950. She was a loving, wife, mother and grandmother. She loved...

Lillian Frances (Kopacz) Norton

Lillian Frances (Kopacz) Norton

May 2, 2014

Lillian Frances (Kopacz) Norton September 25, 1941 May 2, 2014 Portland - Lillian Frances (Kopacz) Norton, 72, of Portland passed away on May 2, 2014 at the Gosnell House with family and friends by her side. She was born on September 25, 1941 in Portland, a daughter of Stanley and Louise (Babbidge) Kopacz. Lillian worked for many years as a...

Camilla "Dolly" Dearborn

Camilla "Dolly" Dearborn

May 2, 2014

Camilla "Dolly" Dearborn July 24, 1925 May 2, 2014 Camilla "Dolly" Dearborn, age 88, passed away peacefully on the 2nd of May, 2014. Dolly was born on July 24, 1925, and raised in Portland, Maine to Corrado and Vincenza Corradini. She was a cherished part of her community and was loved by many. Dolly was the heart of her family...

Iris Ann Pertuis

Iris Ann Pertuis

Apr 30, 2014

Iris Ann Pertuis September 13, 1948 April 30, 2014 Portland, Maine- Iris Ann Pertuis, 65, Portland, died Wednesday April 30, 2014 at her residence. She was born in Springfield, Louisiana on September 13, 1948, a daughter of John B. and Viva Poche Pertuis, Jr. Iris is predeceased by her parents. She is survived by her sister Faye Pertuis, also of...

Dolores Camela Dearborn

Dolores Camela Dearborn

Apr 29, 2014

Dolores Camela Dearborn January 19, 1961 April 29, 2014 Dolores Carmela Dearborn, age 53, passed away unexpectedly on the 29th of April, 2014. Dolores was born on January 19, 1961 in Portland, Maine to Camilla and Fred Dearborn. Raised in Portland, she was known and loved by many, and was a lifelong companion to her loving Mother. Dolores enjoyed many...

Truman B. Amnott, Jr

Truman B. Amnott, Jr

Apr 29, 2014

Truman B. Amnott, Jr. October 30, 1935 April 29, 2014 Portland- Truman B. Amnott, Jr.,78, of Wayside Rd., died Tuesday April 29, 2014 at the Gosnell House, surrounded by his family. Born in Augusta, he is a son of Truman B. and Ellen P. Bailey Amnott, Sr. He was employed by P.J. Merrill for 20 years as a fisherman. He...

Patricia J. Rozzi

Patricia J. Rozzi

Apr 27, 2014

Patricia J. Rozzi April 23, 1927 April 27, 2014 Patricia J. (Cushing) Rozzi, 87, of Windham, ME and Marco Island, FL passed away on Sunday April 27, 2014 at Maine Medical Center after a brief illness. Pat was not one to complain and was grateful for everyone that helped her. She wanted to thank all the wonderful nurses, caregivers, attendants,...

Dorothy Marie (Callahan) Jones

Dorothy Marie (Callahan) Jones

Apr 25, 2014

Dorothy Marie (Callahan) Jones November 16, 1935 April 25, 2014 Dorothy Marie (Callahan) Jones, 78, of Eliot passed away at York Hospital on April 25, 2014. Dorothy was born a daughter of the late William Sr. and Mary (Murry) Callahan in Portland on November 16, 1935. She is a graduate of South Portland High School. She enjoyed gardening, bird watching,...

Francis "Frank" J. Walsh

Francis "Frank" J. Walsh

Apr 23, 2014

Francis "Frank" J. Walsh April 2, 1923 April 23, 2014 PORTLAND -- Francis J. Walsh, 91, of Portland, died peacefully on April 23, 2014, at Maine Veterans' Home in Scarborough with his loving family by his side. He was born on April 2, 1923, in Portland, one of nine children, the son of Peter and Norah Flaherty Walsh. Francis was...

Sarah G. Love

Sarah G. Love

Apr 21, 2014

Sarah G. Love November 19, 1929 April 21, 2014 Scarborougha€""Sarah G. Love passed away peacefully on Monday, April 21, 2014 at the Maine Veterans' Home. Sarah was born on November 19, 1929 in Corbettown, Pennsylvainia, the seventh of eleven children born to Irvin Jacox and Izie Berkhouse Jacox. Sarah graduated from Bradford High School and went on to attend the...

Anthony Patrick Brannen

Anthony Patrick Brannen

Apr 18, 2014

Anthony Patrick Brannen "Ant" November 1, 1987 April 18, 2014 Anthony "Ant" Brannen of Biddeford, Maine died unexpectidly on the morning of April 18, 2014 at the age of 26. He was born in Portland, Maine on November 1, 1987 to Charles Brannen of Biddeford, and Rebecca (Mendoza) Quimby of Biddeford. He enjoyed his life be fixing cars, driving around,...

Marjorie Enman Porter

Marjorie Enman Porter

Apr 17, 2014

Marjorie Enman Porter December 19, 1923 April 17, 2014 Portland - Marjorie Enman Porter, 90, of Portland, passed away on April 17, 2014. She was born December 19, 1923 in Portland, ME. She was the daughter of Edward and Nettie Enman. She was a life-long resident of the Portland area and attended schools locally. Her major accomplishment was taking care...

Colette Davis Oliver

Colette Davis Oliver

Apr 15, 2014

Colette Davis Oliver June 13, 1947 April 15, 2014 Colette Davis Oliver, 66, of Portland died Tuesday April 15, 2014. She was surrounded by her family and dearest friend DeDe. She was the wife of Stephen Oliver, who stayed by her side. Colette was born in Portland on June 13, 1947 to the late Philip and Frances Jenkins Tenerillo. She...

Leslie Elizabeth Hahn

Leslie Elizabeth Hahn

Apr 15, 2014

Leslie Elizabeth Hahn April 15, 2014 Portland - Leslie Elizabeth Hahn, 55, of Portland, passed away on April 15, 2014, following a long, and hard-fought battle with breast cancer. She was the beloved wife of Greg Kirk, and mother to their doggie children Morgan, of blessed memory, and Piper. Leslie was a loving daughter, sister, aunt, niece and friend. She...

Dr. John Cornelius Houbolt

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

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

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

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

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

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...