Obituaries

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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...

Edward Francis Cogswell, Sr

Edward Francis Cogswell, Sr

Dec 14, 2013

Edward Francis Cogswell, Sr. December 14, 2013 Scarborough - Edward Francis Cogswell Sr., 94, of Portland Maine passed away December 14, 2013 at the Maine Veteran's Home of Scarborough with his loving family by his side. He married the love of his life, Elizabeth I. Cribby on June 28, 1947. He was the son of John D. Cogswell and Martha...

Robert "Bob" Arthur Farr

Robert "Bob" Arthur Farr

Dec 13, 2013

Robert Arthur Farr "Bob" June 13, 1934 December 13, 2013 Windham - Robert Farr, ""Bob"", passed away on December 13, 2013 following a brief illness. Bob was born on June 13, 1934 to Arthur and Julia Farr. He was retired from the Portland Press Herald. He traveled widely while in the military and shared memories of his time in Germany...

Arlene Mae Wood

Arlene Mae Wood

Dec 9, 2013

Arlene Mae Wood November 19,1922 December 9, 2013 Scarborough - Arlene Mae (Swendsen) Wood, 91, of Portland passed away at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on December 9, 2013. She was born in Westbrook on November 19, 1922, the daughter of Charles and Lorena (McKeague) Swendsen. She grew up in Westbrook, graduating with honors from Westbrook High School. She later...

Helen Wanda Murphy (Doughty) Merrill

Helen Wanda Murphy (Doughty) Merrill

Dec 7, 2013

Helen Wanda Murphy (Doughty) Merrill September 5, 1925 December 7, 2013 Scarborough - Helen Wanda Murphy (Doughty) Merrill, 88, died quietly on December 7, 2013 while in the loving care of the Gosnell House after a long bout with breast cancer. She was born on September 5, 1925 in Westbrook, the daughter of Johnson Henry and Helen (Milligan) Murphy of...

Samuel S. Ballard

Samuel S. Ballard

Dec 5, 2013

Samuel S. Ballard July 6, 1931 December 5, 2013 Chebeague Island - Samuel S. Ballard, 82, passed away at his home on December 5, 2013. He was born in Portland, Maine in 1931, the youngest of seven children of Ernest S. Ballard & Elisabeth D. Ballard. He attended Andover Academy and Harvard University where he attained first a BA and...

Dana Lord Woodbury

Dana Lord Woodbury

Dec 5, 2013

Dana Lord Woodbury December 5, 2013 Dana Lord Woodbury, 87, of Portland, died peacefully on December 5th, with his children and first grandchild by his side. Born in Portland, Dana attended Deering High School and Bridgton Academy, and then went on to serve in the Navy upon the USS Fall River during World War II. Upon returning he attended The...

Alexander B. Stevens

Alexander B. Stevens

Dec 5, 2013

Alexander B. Stevens Alex August 2, 1980 December 5, 2013 Portland - Alexander B. Stevens, 33; Alex Stevens died unexpectedly of natural causes December 5, 2013 at home in Portland where he lived with his parents, Earl and Linda Stevens. Born in Portland August 2, 1980, he graduated from the University of Southern Maine in 2009 majoring in political science...

Joan M. Douglass

Joan M. Douglass

Dec 4, 2013

Joan M. Douglass October 19, 1935 December 4, 2013 Joan M. Douglass, 78, of Virginia Street, died Wednesday December 4, 2013. Born in Portland, she is the daughter of Murray B. and Iva (Dolloff) Wakem. Joan graduated from Deering High School the Class of 1954. She worked at Maine Medical Center as a Unit Secretary for over 30 years. In...

Elizabeth May West

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

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

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

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

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)

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...