Obituaries

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Virginia Adair Turner Wintle

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

"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

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...

Cora Jean Banks

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

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

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

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

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

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...