Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Portland, ME

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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...

Victoria Thistle

Victoria Thistle

Jan 10, 2014

Victoria Thistle April 26, 1983 January 10, 2014 ""My Candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes and, oh my friends - It gives a lovely light!"" Edna St. Vincent Millay Portland, Maine - Victoria L. Thistle, 30, of Old Orchard Beach, died unexpectedly on January 10, 2014 at Maine Medical Center following...

Mary Joan Merry

Mary Joan Merry

Jan 9, 2014

Mary Joan Merry January 9, 2014 Mary Joan Merry, 82, of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, found peace in the comfortable surroundings of the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House Thursday, January 9th, 2014. She was born in Marmaroneck, NY, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Crowley) Dinolfo. Even with illness, Mary Joan remained focused on her wealth - her adoring husband, Jack, her children,...

Larry B. Croxford

Larry B. Croxford

Jan 8, 2014

Larry B. Croxford January 8, 2014 Portland-Larry B. Croxford, 63, of Pleasant Avenue, died Wednesday January 8, 2014. Born in Maine, he was a son of Lawrence W. and Bertha L. Dutton Croxford. He is survived by his children April Morley of Weaverville, NC and Lawrence A. Croxford of Wichita, KS, his two brothers, Curt and Lance Croxford, several grandchildren...

Barbara Ann Caiazzo

Barbara Ann Caiazzo

Jan 3, 2014

Barbara Ann Caiazzo June 27, 1936 January 3, 2014 Scarborough - Barbara A. Caiazzo, 77, of Scarborough, passed away peacefully at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, on Friday, January 3, 2014. Barbara was born in Portland on June 27, 1936, the daughter of Alfred and Mary Lee Whitmore. Growing up, she attended St. Dominic's Grammar School and was a graduate...

Richmond L. Fiske

Richmond L. Fiske

Dec 31, 2013

Richmond L. Fiske January 11, 1928 December 31, 2013 Scarborough - Richmond L. Fiske, 85, formerly of Portland, passed away on December 31, 2013 at the Maine Veterans' Home in Scarborough. He was born on January 11, 1928 in Gardiner, one of seven children of LeRoy H. and Hazel (Merrill) Fiske. Richmond grew up in Portland and attended Deering High...

Andrew Wills

Andrew Wills

Dec 31, 2013

Andrew Wills December 8, 1931 December 31, 2013 Scarborough - Andrew Wills of Yarmouth, beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, passed away at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on December 31, 2013. He was 82. He was born in New York on December 8, 1931. He grew up in New York, attending college and graduate school there. He married his wife...

Bettenna ""Tena"" Grace Schlehuber

Bettenna ""Tena"" Grace Schlehuber

Dec 30, 2013

Bettenna G. Schlehuber January 14, 1928 December 30, 2013 Bettenna G. Schlehuber Portland- Bettenna ""Tena"" Grace Schlehuber, 85, died Monday December 30, 2013 at the Barron Center. Born in Clinton on January 14, 1928, she was one of eleven children of Howard and Ida (Hume) Urquhart. On September 28, 1946 she married Lynwood Schlehuber and they resided in Presque Isle,...

John William Ross

John William Ross

Dec 25, 2013

John William Ross October 9, 1942 December 25, 2013 Portland - John William Ross, 71 of Cumberland passed away on December 25, 2013 at the Maine Medical Center. He was born in Portland on October 9, 1942, a son of James Edward and Alice (Whitney) Ross. He grew up in Portland and graduated from Portland High School. John served in...

Donald Jan Whitten

Donald Jan Whitten

Dec 22, 2013

Donald Jan Whitten December 14, 1941 December 22, 2013 Scarborough - Donald Jan Whitten, 72, long-time resident of the Pine Point area in Scarborough passed away on December 22, 2013 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. He was born on December 14, 1941, the son of James F. and Flora A. ""Peg"" Fairfield Whitten. He grew up in Scarborough and...

James (Jimmy) M. Gormley

James (Jimmy) M. Gormley

Dec 21, 2013

James M. Gormley September 14, 1935 December 21, 2013 James (Jimmy) M. Gormley, 78, passed away on December 21, 2013, following a valiant battle with cancer. He was born to Manus and Mary Gormley on September 14, 1935. He was raised and attended school in Portland, Maine. He enlisted in the United States Navy and upon his return to Portland,...

Mcclain "Mac" Priester

Mcclain "Mac" Priester

Dec 20, 2013

McClain "Mac" Priester June 21, 1929 December 20, 2013 McClain "Mac" Priester, 84, of Cape Elizabeth passed away on December 20, 2013. He was born on June 21, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Otto and Emma (Whiting) Priester. A service will be held for Mac on Saturday, January 4, 2013 at 2pm at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's...

Joseph R. Duclos

Joseph R. Duclos

Dec 19, 2013

Joseph R. Duclos October 2, 1930 December 19, 2013 PORTLAND - Joseph R. Duclos died quietly on December 19, 2013. He was born October 2, 1930 in St. Johnsbury, VT, the son of Eugene and Doris Duclos. Joe attended Deering High School. He entered the Navy in 1947 and was discharged in 1952 with the rank of 3rd Class Petty...