Obituaries

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Albert Nelson Vining, Jr

Albert Nelson Vining, Jr

Jul 9, 2013

Albert Nelson Vining, Jr. July 30, 1911 July 9, 2013 Falmouth - Albert Nelson Vining, Jr., 101, of Falmouth passed away on July 9, 2013. He was born on July 30, 1911 in Biddeford Pool, Maine, the son of Albert and Helen (Meserve) Vining. He attended Portland schools and at an early age went to work on the Maine Central...

Barbara Joan Collins

Barbara Joan Collins

Jul 9, 2013

Barbara Joan Collins July 10, 1935 July 9, 2013 Barbara Joan Collins, 77, of Yarmouth passed away peacefully, comfortably and with her family by her side on July 9, 2013 at Maine Medical Center. She was born in Portland on July 10, 1935, the younger daughter of Marion (Mansfield) and Newton Collins. She was a lifelong resident of Yarmouth. Barbara...

Brenda Joyce Sears

Brenda Joyce Sears

Jul 6, 2013

Brenda Joyce Sears November 3, 1941 July 6, 2013 Brenda Joyce Whitlock Sears, 71 Brenda Joyce (Whitlock) Sears, 71, of Portland, Maine, passed away on July 6, 2013 with her daughter and son at her bedside during palliative care at Saint Joseph's Rehabilitation and Residence facility in Portland, Maine. Brenda was born in Portland, Maine on November 3, 1941 at...

Daniel Liziewski

Daniel Liziewski

Jul 5, 2013

Daniel Liziewski May 1, 1961 July 5, 2013 Gray, ME- Daniel ""Dan"" Liziewski of Gray, Maine died July 5th, 2013 at The Gosnell Memorial Hospice House following a courageous fifteen month battle with pancreatic cancer. Dan was born May 1st, 1961 in Worcester, Massachusetts the son of Benjamin and Christine Liziewski. He was raised in Auburn and Monument Beach, Mass....

Ethel Ruth Phillips

Ethel Ruth Phillips

Jul 5, 2013

Ethel Ruth Phillips July 25, 1932 July 5, 2013 South Portland- Ethel Ruth (Brady) Phillips, 80, of Landry Circle, passed away on July 5, 2013 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. She was born in Portland, a daughter of James and Evangeline (Murphy) Brady Norton. Ethel attended Portland schools. She married Anthony Phillips on May 18, 1958 and together they raised...

Thomas F. Black, Sr

Thomas F. Black, Sr

Jul 3, 2013

Thomas F. Black, Sr. December 7, 1938 July 3, 2013 Portland- Thomas Frederick Black, 74, lifelong resident of Portland, passed away on July 3, 2013 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Tom was born in Portland on December 7, 1938, a son of Thomas and Helena (Bellefontaine) Black. He graduated from Cheverus High School in 1957. While at Cheverus,...

Helen B. (Johnson) Carrick

Helen B. (Johnson) Carrick

Jul 1, 2013

Helen B. (Johnson) Carrick July 17, 1921 July 1, 2013 Portland - Helen B. (Johnson) Carrick, 91, of Portland and formerly of Springfield, MA, passed away at Maine Medical Center on July 1, 2013. She was born on July 17, 1921 in Springfield, the daughter of Arthur and Florence (Miller) Johnson. She grew up in Springfield, attending Springfield schools and...

Ashley L. Smith

Ashley L. Smith

Jul 1, 2013

Ashley L. Smith August 28,1928 July 1, 2013 PORTLAND - Ashley L. Smith, 84, of Portland, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2013. He was born in Bangor, ME on Aug. 28, 1928, a son of the late Bruce and Viola (McGlinchy) Smith. His grandfather Ashley Auburn Smith was a minister and Judge in Bangor. Ashley enlisted in the Army...

Katherine M. Frank

Katherine M. Frank

Jun 28, 2013

Katherine M. Frank Kathy August 27, 1951 June 28, 2013 Portland - Katherine M. (Pellegrino) Frank, 61 of Gorham, passed away at Maine Medical Center on June 28, 2013. She was born in Portland on August 27, 1951, the daughter of James ""Jimmy"" and Mary (Johnson) Pellegrino. Kathy grew up in Portland, graduating from Portland High School in 1969. Kathy...

Judith Catherine Siegmund Smith

Judith Catherine Siegmund Smith

Jun 21, 2013

Judith Catherine Siegmund Smith June 21, 2013 Judith Catherine Siegmund Smith, 68, of Windham, passed away peacefully on June 21, 2013 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. She was born, to the late Elizabeth and Theodore Siegmund. Growing up, as the daughter of a US Navy Captain, Judy lived all over...

Doris Eleanor Kiley

Doris Eleanor Kiley

Jun 19, 2013

Doris Eleanor Kiley July 2, 1923 June 19, 2013 Portland - Doris Kiley, 89, of Portland, passed away on June 19, 2013 at Maine Medical Center. She was born in Portland on July 2, 1923, the middle of three children of Arthur and Ingabor (Humdrop) Kelsen. Doris 100% Danish was proud of her heritage. She spent a short time living...

Alan Clarke Rice

Alan Clarke Rice

Jun 15, 2013

Alan Clarke Rice January 20, 1962 June 15, 2013 Portland - Alan Clarke Rice, 51, of Portland, Maine, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 15th, 2013 at Seaside Nursing Home after a long, tough battle with brain cancer. He was surrounded by his family and friends. Born January 20th, 1962 in Portland, Maine to Raymond and Grace (Pressey) Rice. Alan's...

Michael Austin Perry

Michael Austin Perry

Jun 15, 2013

Michael Austin Perry May 17, 1952 June 15, 2013 Portland - Michael Austin Perry, 61, of Florida, formerly of Portland, passed away on June 15, 2013 in Portland. He was born on May 17, 1952, the son of Eugene and Shirley (Lund) Perry. He was raised in Portland, before moving to Florida in 1983. Michael has been an avid, self-taught...

Marie R. Valente Vacchiano Maiorino

Marie R. Valente Vacchiano Maiorino

Jun 13, 2013

Marie R. Valente Vacchiano Maiorino March 24, 1921 June 13, 2013 Portland - Marie R. Valente Vacchiano Maiorino, 92, a resident of the St. Joseph's Residence and Rehabilitation, passed away peacefully on June 13, 2013. She was born in South Portland on March 24, 1921, the daughter of Michael A. and Madeline (Villacci) Valente. Marie was a remarkable woman who...

Earl Maxwell

Earl Maxwell

Jun 12, 2013

Earl Maxwell January 12, 1920 June 12, 2013 Scarborough - Earl Maxwell, 93, of Portland, passed away at the Maine Veterans' Home on June 12, 2013. He was born on January 12, 1920, the son of Ernest and Ella (Folkins) Maxwell. He was raised in Portland, attending and graduating from Portland Schools. Earl served in the United States Army Air...

Margaret Ellen Pallang

Margaret Ellen Pallang

Jun 12, 2013

Margaret Ellen Pallang February 23, 1930 June 12, 2013 Casco - Margaret Ellen Pallang, 83, of Casco, passed away at her home on June 12, 2013. She was born on February 23, 1930, the daughter of Albert and Margaret (Conley) Tetrault. She attended Portland Schools, graduating from Portland High School in 1948. Margaret worked for over 30 years as a...

George E. Manning, Jr

George E. Manning, Jr

Jun 11, 2013

George E. Manning, Jr. July 18, 1946 June 11, 2013 Portland - George E. Manning, Jr., 66, of Portland and formerly of Massachusetts, passed away unexpectedly on June 11, 2013. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 18, 1946, the son of George E., Sr. and Grace (Fehr) Manning. He was raised in Massachusetts, graduating from Chelmsford High School....

Wilford H. "Billy" Graham

Wilford H. "Billy" Graham

Jun 7, 2013

Wilford H. Graham "Billy" July 9, 1947 June 7, 2013 Portland - Wilford H. Graham, ""Billy"", Died suddenly at a Portland Hospital on June 7, 2013. He was born on July 9, 1947, the son of Wilford D. and Virginia (Hughes) Graham. He held several jobs though out his life including working at UNUM as a computer analyst and a...

Rudolph J. "Rudy" Gagnon

Rudolph J. "Rudy" Gagnon

Jun 1, 2013

Rudolph J. Gagnon "Rudy" November 14, 1926 June 1, 2013 PORTLAND - On Saturday, June 1, 2013, Rudolph J. Gagnon, 86, passed peacefully surrounded by family at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a brief illness. Rudy was born November 14, 1926, to William L. and Imelda (Tremblay) Gagnon and raised in Portland graduating from Deering High School where he was...

Marcia Rogers Payson

Marcia Rogers Payson

May 31, 2013

Marcia Rogers Payson May 25, 1936 May 31, 2013 SACO, Maine - Marcia Rogers Payson, 77, died peacefully on May 31,2013, surrounded by family at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford following a courageous battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Marcia was born May 25,1936, in Cortland, N.Y., to the late Wilbur H. and Dorla Smith Rogers. She was a 1954...