Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Portland, ME
Serving Portland, Maine
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...



