Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Portland, ME

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Bogdan Anatolievich Davidenko

Bogdan Anatolievich Davidenko

Feb 9, 2014

Bogdan Anatolievich Davidenko May 13, 1985 February 9, 2014 Bogdan Anatolievich Davidenko was born to Anatoly & Svetlana Davidenko on May 13 1985 in Vinnitsa, Ukraine, where he spent his earliest childhood years. Being the youngest of three brothers, Vasily, Anatoly & Dmitry and a sister Aksana, he was the star of the family. He started his journey to the...

Michael Joseph Keane

Michael Joseph Keane

Feb 8, 2014

Michael Joseph Keane March 23, 1936 February 8, 2014 Michael Joseph Keane died Saturday, February 8, 2014 at his home in Portland at the age of 77 surrounded by family, relatives and friends after a brief battle with cancer. Michael was born on March 23, 1936 in Polleeny, County Galway, Ireland to Thomas and Annie (Flaherty) Keane. He was born...

Alan Lloyd Sargent

Alan Lloyd Sargent

Feb 7, 2014

Alan Lloyd Sargent January 7, 1954 February 7, 2014 PORTLAND - Alan Lloyd Sargent, age 60, of Portland, died Friday, February 7, 2014 at his residence after a brief illness. Alan was born in Portland on January 7, 1954, a son of Leighton Burleigh Sargent Sr. and Helen Merle (Freeman) Sargent. He attended Portland schools and was a graduate of...

E. Allen Beem, Jr

E. Allen Beem, Jr

Feb 6, 2014

E. Allen Beem, Jr. February 10, 1924 February 6, 2014 E. Allen Beem, Jr, formerly of Westbrook, died February 6 at Brentwood Center for Health & Rehabilitation in Yarmouth. Allen was born February 10, 1924 in Warren, Ohio, the first son of Edgar A. Beem and Marie Ritter Beem. The family moved to Portland when Allen was 12. He graduated...

Ruth J. Hamm

Ruth J. Hamm

Feb 6, 2014

Ruth J. Hamm February 6, 2014 PORTLAND - Ruth J. Hamm, 83, a longtime resident of 100 State Street, died peacefully on Thursday, February 6, surrounded by her loving children. ""Ruthie,"" as she was known to her many friends, was born in Bridgton and attended school in Bridgton and Portland. She was the youngest daughter of Guy and Lena (Simmons)...

Richard Tucci

Richard Tucci

Feb 5, 2014

Richard Tucci April 6, 1944 February 5, 2014 Richard Tucci (69) of Portland, Maine passed away on February 5, 2014. Richard was born a son of the late Luigi Tucci and Ruth Mayberry Tucci of Portland, ME on April 6, 1944. He is survived by his: brother Louis Tucci and wife Leslie of Casco, ME; brother David Tucci and wife...

Willard Dunn Libby

Willard Dunn Libby

Feb 4, 2014

Willard Dunn Libby October 25, 1915 February 4, 2014 Willard was born October 25, 1915, in Waterville, Maine, the son of Mabel Esther Dunn Libby and Dr. Herbert Carlyle Libby, a professor at Colby College. Willard was educated at the Coburn Classical Institute and Colby College ('37). After a year of post-graduate study of chemistry at MIT, he took a...

Carole L. Unruh

Carole L. Unruh

Feb 4, 2014

Carole L. Unruh March 19, 1947 February 4, 2014 Portland - Carole L. Unruh, 66, of Portland passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Berkley, CA on March 19, 1947. Carole attended high school in Walnut Creek, CA and continued her education at Diablo Valley College in Concord, CA. She chose...

Rachel V. Brownlee

Rachel V. Brownlee

Feb 3, 2014

Rachel V. Brownlee January 2, 1929 February 3, 2014 Rachel V. Brownlee, 85, of Portland, died peacefully on Monday, February 3, 2014, at Maine Medical Center, with her family by her side. Rachel was born in Westbrook on January 2, 1929, the daughter of Edesse (Thuotte) and Arthur Lewis. She spent most of her life in Westbrook. In July of...

Lois K. Gardner

Lois K. Gardner

Feb 3, 2014

Lois K. Gardner February 27, 1930 February 3, 2014 FALMOUTH - Lois Gardner, 83, passed away peacefully on February 3, 2014, at Sedgewood Commons. Lois was born in Manhattan, New York on February 27, 1930, to Robert and Agnes (Cunningham) Lochhead. She grew up in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan as an only child of Scottish immigrants. Lois graduated...

Carolyn M. (Wyman) Sutton

Carolyn M. (Wyman) Sutton

Jan 26, 2014

Carolyn M. (Wyman) Sutton October 10, 1938 January 26, 2014 Portland - Carolyn M. (Wyman) Sutton, 75, passed away on January 26, 2014 at the Cedar Nursing Home. She was born on October 10, 1938, the daughter of Dorothy Nightingale and William H. Wyman. Carolyn grew up in Phippsburg and attended schools there. She moved to Portland and lived here...

Helen Katherine Pappas

Helen Katherine Pappas

Jan 23, 2014

Helen Katherine Pappas April 24, 1921 January 23, 2014 Scarborough - Helen Katherine Pappas, 92, of Portland passed away on January 23, 2014 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. She was born in Portland on April 24, 1921, a daughter of Stratus and Kiriaki (Nicholas) Papas who were natives of Marmara, Greece. She grew up in Portland, graduating from Portland...

Sandra A. Bozzuto

Sandra A. Bozzuto

Jan 21, 2014

Sandra A. Bozzuto September 2, 1939 January 21, 2014 Westbrook - Sandra A Bozzuto born September 2, 1939, of Westbrook passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday Jan 21, 2014. She was the daughter of Bradford and Beatrice Lailor Brown. She was raised in South Portland and graduated from South Portland High School. Sandra is predeceased by a son Steven Smart who...

Thomas W. Kelly

Thomas W. Kelly

Jan 20, 2014

Thomas W. Kelly January 12, 1942 January 20, 2014 Memorial Service Information Saturday, February 15, 11:00 am Foreside Community Church 340 Foresdie Rd, Falmouth Thomas W. Kelly, 72, of Falmouth, Maine, passed away January 20 at Maine Medical Center. Tom was born January 12, 1942 in Millinocket, the son of Lawrence and Catherine Kelly. He attended Stearns High School and...

Claude Phillp Searles

Claude Phillp Searles

Jan 20, 2014

Claude Phillp Searles Ocotber 5, 1926 January 20, 2014 Claude Phillip Searles, 87, of Wells, Maine, passed away on January 20, 2014 at his home. A High Mass and a graveside funeral with military honors for friends and family will be held at a later date. Claude was born on October 5, 1926 to Jack and Ellen (Smith) Searles of...

Beverly Ann Prescott

Beverly Ann Prescott

Jan 20, 2014

Beverly Ann Prescott May 27, 1936 January 20, 2014 Portland - Beverly Ann Prescott, 77, of Portland passed away on January 20, 2014 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Portland on May 27, 1936, the daughter of Larry and Angelina (Caiazzo) Field. She grew up in Portland and attended local schools, raised by mother and step-father...

Aftin H. Doughty, Sr. "Rocky"

Aftin H. Doughty, Sr. "Rocky"

Jan 16, 2014

Aftin H. Doughty, Sr. "Rocky" March 22, 1929 January 16, 2014 Portland - Aftin H. (Rocky) Doughty, Sr., of Portland, age 84, passed away after a short illness on January 16, 2014. The son of Aftin L. Doughty and Harriett McCullum Doughty, he was born in Portland on March 22, 1929. He was raised by his grandmother, Ethyl Colby Doughty...

Frederick H. Murray, Sr

Frederick H. Murray, Sr

Jan 15, 2014

Frederick H. Murray, Sr. August 15, 1932 January 15, 2014 Frederick H. Murray, Sr., 81, passed away on January 15, 2014, at the Veteran's Home in Scarborough, peacefully in his sleep. He was born on August 15, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan to Ralph and Gladys (Bradbury) Murray. He attended schools in Connecticut and after serving 4 years in the Navy,...

Ida L. Haines

Ida L. Haines

Jan 12, 2014

Ida L. Haines May 30, 1935 January 12, 2014 Portland - Ida L. (Fredette) Haines, 78, of Allen Avenue, Portland, died Sunday January 12, 2014 at the Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough, surrounded by her family. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of Leo and Lena Fredette. For 21 years, Ida worked for the City of Portland and...

Walter Corey Hemingway, Iii "Corey"

Walter Corey Hemingway, Iii "Corey"

Jan 12, 2014

Walter Corey Hemingway, III "Corey" May 7, 1965 January 12, 2014 Portland - Walter Corey Hemingway, III, ""Corey"", 48, of Portland and Grassy Key, FL passed away on January 12, 2014. He was born in Portland on May 7, 1965, the son of Walter ""Buddy"" Corey Jr. and Colleen (Brown) Hemingway. Corey grew up in Portland, graduating from Portland High...