Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Portland, ME
Serving Portland, Maine
Elizabeth May West
Dec 4, 2013
Elizabeth May West July 22, 1934 December 4, 2013 Portland - Elizabeth May West, 79, of Portland, passed away at the Maine Medical Center on December 4, 2013. She was born on July 22, 1934 in Lewiston, the daughter of Samuel and Marjorie (Lishon) Allie. During her childhood, her family moved to Portland and she graduated from Portland Schools. After...
Sylvia (Burby) Cloukey
Dec 3, 2013
Sylvia (Burby) Cloukey December 3, 2013 OLD ORCHARD BEACH -- Sylvia (Burby) Cloukey, 82, of Old Orchard Beach, died peacefully and with dignity at her daughter's home on Dec. 3, 2013, after a 20 year battle with Parkinson's disease. Sylvia was born in Ashland, and was one of seven siblings. She was predeceased by her brother, Wade Burby, sister, Florence...
Rocco Antonio Dibiase, Sr
Dec 1, 2013
Rocco Antonio DiBiase, Sr. August 16, 1924 December 1, 2013 Portland - Rocco Antonio DiBiase, Sr., 89 of Portland, passed away at The Cedars on December 1, 2013. He was born on August 16, 1924, the son of Donald and Annie Grace (Alexander) DiBiase. He grew up in Portland, attending Portland Schools. After school, Rocco joined and served with the...
Elaine Winnick
Dec 1, 2013
Elaine Winnick December 1, 2013 Scarborough - Elaine Winnick passed away peacefully on December 1 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House at the age of 90. She was predeceased by her husbands Louis (2008), her husband of fifteen years and Sylvan (1983), her husband of 38 years. Elaine loved crosswords, bingo, opera and classical music, theater, dining out, baseball and her...
George Edward Beattie
Nov 28, 2013
George Edward Beattie October 19, 1951 November 28, 2013 Portland - George Edward Beattie, 62, of Scarborough passed away on November 28, 2013. He was born on October 19, 1951 at Langley A.F.B, Virginia. George was known by many names, but to me he was ""Dad"". He will be missed not only by the family he leaves behind, but also...
Lorraine Doucette (Kelby)
Nov 26, 2013
Lorraine Doucette (Kelby) December 9, 1924 November 26, 2013 Scarborough - Lorraine Doucette (Kelby), 88, of Saco, passed away on November 26, 2013 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice Hose. She was born on December 9, 1924, the daughter of Herbert and Azelia (Martin) St. Peter. Lorriane moved to Portland in her childhood, graduating from Portland schools and later, the Mercy...
Toni Lynn Brand
Nov 25, 2013
Toni Lynn Brand June 15, 1962 November 25, 2013 Toni Lynn Brand, 51, of Augusta, formerly of Portland, passed away on November 25, 2013. She was born on June 25, 1962, the daughter of Martha Jean Brand. She was a free spirited woman who wanted to see others happy. Selfless and very welcoming to all walks of life; she had...
David L. Lloyd-Rees
Nov 22, 2013
David L. Lloyd-Rees October 2, 1927 November 22, 2013 FALMOUTH a€"" David L. Lloyd-Rees, of Falmouth Foreside, died on Nov. 22, 2013. He was born on Oct. 2, 1927, in Boston, Mass., and grew up on a sugar plantation in Cuba. He attended boarding schools in Florida, Virginia and Cambridge, Mass., before entering Harvard College, from which he graduated in...
Idalene Rose Pinkham
Nov 18, 2013
Idalene Rose Pinkham September 9, 1922 November 18, 2013 Scarborough - Idalene Rose (Leeman) Pinkham, 91 of Boothbay Harbor, Maine on Monday, November 18, 2013 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, with her loving family at her side. She was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine on September 9, 1922, the daughter of George and Ida Burnham Leeman. She attended Boothbay...
Edith J. Burns
Nov 17, 2013
Edith J. Burns March 29, 1927 November 17, 2013 Falmouth - Edith J. Burns, Passed away peacefully November 17, 2013. She was a resident of Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth, Maine. She was born March 29, 1927 in Mount Kisco, New York, the daughter of James and Edith (Ludwig) Joseph. Edith attended White Plains High School and Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School....
John P. "Jack" Tanguay
Nov 16, 2013
John P. "Jack" Tanguay November 16, 2013 Windham - John P. ""Jack"" Tanguay, 82 of Windham died on Saturday, November 16, 2013 after a lengthy illness. During this time he had a smile on his face and always had a kind word for those around him, but most importantly, he gave it his all. He was born in Portland, a...
Harold Edward Lovejoy
Nov 15, 2013
Harold Edward Lovejoy "Papa" May 30, 1927 November 15, 2013 Portland - Harold E., Lovejoy, ""Papa"", 86 of Portland passed away at the Maine Medical Center on November 15, 2013. He was born in Concord, New Hampshire, the son of Harold E., Sr. and Beatrice (MacDonald) Lovejoy on May 30, 1927. After school, Harold enlisted in the United States Navy...
Richard Paul Chamberlain
Nov 14, 2013
Richard Paul Chamberlain November 20, 1960 November 14, 2013 Cape Elizabeth - Richard Paul Chamberlain, 52, of Cape Elizabeth passed away at his home on November 14, 2013. He was born on November 20, 1960 in Biddeford, the son of Paul and Rita (Pierce) Chamberlain. He grew up in Cape Elizabeth and graduated from Cape Elizabeth High School in 1979....
Charles A. Mclaughlin
Nov 12, 2013
Charles A. McLaughlin March 1, 1931 November 12, 2013 Childhood Photo South Portland - Charles A. McLaughlin, 82, died peacefully on November 12, 2013 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a short illness. He was born on March 1, 1931 at the Maine General Hospital, the son of Louis and Elizabeth D. (Bohan) McLaughlin. He grew up...
Frances Ellen Findlay
Nov 8, 2013
Frances Ellen Findlay November 8, 2013 SCARBOROUGH -- Frances Ellen Findlay, 74, of Cape Elizabeth, peacefully passed away on Nov. 8, 2013, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. At her request, services will be private. Arrangements are by A.T. Hutchins, LLC, Portland. To offer words of condolences, sign a guest book and share memories, go to the obituary page at www.athutchins.com
Brendan Miguel Conway
Nov 7, 2013
Brendan Miguel Conway March 1, 1979 November 7, 2013 PORTLAND - Brendan died unexpectedly of an undiagnosed heart condition, while playing a game of basketball on Nov. 7th, 2013. He was born in Portland, Maine on March 1, 1979. He leaves behind his parents, Nazare and Jeremiah Conway, his brother, Patrick, and his wife, Josepha, Brendan's girlfriend, Lauren Reid, an...
Joyce C. Beecher
Nov 6, 2013
Joyce C. Beecher November 22, 1927 November 6, 2013 CAPE ELIZABETH - Joyce C. Beecher, 85, formerly of the Village Crossing and 4 Windmill Lane, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013. Joyce was born on Nov. 22, 1927 in Calais, to Francis J. and Ferne Flemming McNamara. She grew up in Calais, attended local schools, graduating from Ellsworth...
Barbara J. Jones
Nov 4, 2013
Barbara J. Jones November 4, 2013 Portland - Barbara Jones, 77, of Portland, passed away on November 4, 2013 after a short illness. She grew up in Kingsbury, ME with her siblings Donald Gourley, Mona Pensiero, Robert Gourley and Joannie Pukkinen. Barbara loved to spend time with her family and friends. She had especially close bonds with her great-grandaughters, Kassidy...
Doris Elizabeth Foster
Nov 4, 2013
Doris Elizabeth Foster January 28, 1929 November 4, 2013 Portland- Doris Elizabeth Gardner Foster, a resident of South Portland since 2000, died November 4, 2013 at St. Joseph's Nursing Home in Portland with family by her side. She was born in Masardis, ME, a daughter of Loren A. and Ruby P. (Snow) Gardner. She married Robert Harry Waas in 1949...
Samuel A. Bailey
Nov 1, 2013
Samuel A. Bailey June 13, 2013 November 1, 2013 Samuel A. Bailey, 69 Business Owner, Author and Aspired Politician Sam Bailey ""Samme"" of Gorham, ME and Boston, MA, passed away November 1, 2013 after a short illness. He was born in Charles Town, WV to Milton and Edith Bailey and attended schools in West Virginia. After serving in the U.S....


