Mary P. "Pat" Eastman
Aug 24, 2013
Mary P. "Pat" Eastman October 28, 1937 August 24, 2013 Gorham - Mary ""Pat"" Eastman, 75, of Gorham, passed away on August 24, 2013. She was born on October 28, 1937 in Portland, the daughter of William and Ruby (Burgoyne) Hamilton. Pat worked for many years as a buyer for W.T. Grant Company. Her favorite activities included crafts, puzzles and...
Antonio "Tony" Bifulco
Aug 24, 2013
Antonio Bifulco "Tony" February 11, 1933 August 24, 2013 PORTLAND - Antonio Bifulco, 80, of Portland, passed away on August 24, 2013. Tony was born on February 11, 1933 to Leopoldo Bifulco and Michelina (Maietta), in Comiziano, Italy. He was one of nine children and loved being a part of a large Italian family. He worked as a butcher and...
Elliott A. Valley
Aug 20, 2013
Elliott A. Valley August 20, 2013 Buxton - Elliott A. Valley, 75, of Buxton, passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2013 after a long illness. He was born and raised in Portland to Ethel A. (Pinkham) and Alfonso R. Valley. He worked for Burnham and Morrill in Portland for 31 years. He was a retired military veteran with over 24...
Stephen "Steve" Zoltan Kecskemethy
Aug 17, 2013
Stephen "Steve" Zoltan Kecskemethy October 19, 1944 August 17, 2013 Stephen "Steve" Zoltan Kecskemethy, 68, of Portland, Maine, passed away at home on August 17 after a two year battle with pancreatic cancer. Born October 19, 1944 in East Chicago, Indiana, to Joseph and Elizabeth Kecskemethy, Stephen and his older brother Joseph grew up in an orphanage run by his...
William W. Holt, Jr
Aug 16, 2013
William W. Holt, Jr. May 18, 1917 August 16, 2013 William W. Holt, Jr., 96 Longwood, Florida and Higgins Beach, Maine - William Watson Holt, Jr., of Longwood, FL and Higgins Beach, ME peacefully passed surrounded by his family on August 16, 2013. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas on May 18th, 1917. Bill was a graduate of the...
Ora E. Pennington, Jr
Aug 12, 2013
Ora E. Pennington, Jr. September 24, 1930 August 12, 2013 Portland - Ora Edgar Pennington Jr., ""Penny"", passed away on August 12, 2013 at Maine Medical Center surrounded by his family. Penny was born in Atchison, Kansas on September 24, 1930 to Edward Owen and Hazel (Allis) Pennington. He was the oldest of eight children. In 1948 Penny enlisted in...
Clifton "Kip" Laforest Brown
Aug 11, 2013
Clifton "Kip" LaForest Brown February 24, 1930 August 11, 2013 Portland - Clifton LaForest Brown, known as ""Kip"" passed away on August 11, 2013. He was born on February 24, 1930 in Portland, the son of LaForest Clifton and Jennie (Profit) Brown. Kip was a Korean War Veteran and member of the Wolfhound 27th Infantry Regiment Historical Society. He was...
Mona Lee Kelley
Aug 9, 2013
Mona Lee Kelley December 17, 1956 August 9, 2013 Steep Falls - Mona Kelley, 56, of Steep Falls and formerly of Portland, died on August 9, 2013 surrounded by her family. She was born in Portland on December 17, 1956, a daughter of Frank and Adrienne DiDonato. She attended Portland Schools, graduating a year early. After graduation, she toured Europe....
Ida Mary Ziegler
Aug 7, 2013
Ida Mary Ziegler April 15, 1922 August 7, 2013 Falmouth - Ida Mary Ziegler, 91, of Falmouth died peacefully on August 7, 2013. She was born April 15, 1922 in Lenore, North Carolina, a daughter of Stephen and Nellie Smith Costello. She died Wednesday at Brentwood Manor in Yarmouth, after six weeks of declining health. Mary, as she was known,...
Ruth Elaine Mattson Taylor
Aug 5, 2013
Ruth Elaine Mattson Taylor October 14, 1922 August 5, 2013 Cape Elizabeth, ME- Ruth Elaine Mattson Taylor, 90, formerly of South Portland, died on August 5, 2013 at her residence. She was born in St. James, MN., on Oct. 14, 1922, a daughter of Rev. Alvin D. and Freda A. (Anderson) Mattson. When Ruth was five years old, the family...
Deborah J. Michaud
Aug 2, 2013
Deborah J. Michaud April 18, 1948 August 2, 2013 Cumberland Center- Deborah J. Michaud, 65, passed away on August 2, 2013 in Scarborough. She was born April 18, 1948 in Stoneham MA. to George R. and Phyllis M. (Moore) Wilkins. She grew up in Massachusetts and was a graduate of Pentucket Regional High School in West Newbury, MA. Deb has...
Ernest (Speed) S. Valente
Jul 29, 2013
Ernest (Speed) S. Valente April 9, 1932 July 29, 2013 Ernest (Speed) S. Valente, Jr., 81 of Portland, passed peacefully on July 29, 2013 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House surrounded by his family. He was born in Portland, the son of Ernest S. Valente, Sr. and Mabel Louise Siteman. He attended Cheverus and Deering High Schools. He was a...
James M. Robbins
Jul 29, 2013
James M. Robbins May 9, 1935 July 29, 2013 Portland- James M. Robbins, 78, passed away on July 29, 2013 surrounded by his family, at Maine Medical Center following a brief illness. James was born in Portland, Maine on May 9, 1935, the son of Henry and Gertrude Ross Robbins. He graduated from Portland High School in the class of...
Marion L. Jensen
Jul 27, 2013
Marion L. Jensen May 11, 1924 July 27, 2013 Portland - Marion L. Jensen, 89, of Anderson Street, dies Saturday July 27, 2013 with her loving family at her side. Born in Oxford, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of John and Lulu Curtis. She was predeceased by her husbands, Ernest Fain, Sr. and Peter Jensen, Sr. She was also predeceased...
Lester Edward Brown
Jul 26, 2013
Lester Edward Brown November 20, 1954 July 26, 2013 Portland - Lester Edward Brown, 58, died Friday July 26, 2013 peacefully at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice house with his family by his side. Lester was born on November 20, 1954 to the late Parker and Barbara Brown. Lester grew up on his family's farm in Cape Elizabeth and graduated from...
Virginia D. Baker
Jul 25, 2013
Virginia D. Baker October 18, 1921 July 25, 2013 Portland - Virginia D. (DeGrasso) Baker, 91, of South Portland passed away on July 25, 2013 at the Maine Medical Center. Virginia was born on October 18, 1921 in Hillsdale, NY. She was the daughter of Charles and Pearl (Madison) DeGrasso. Virginia grew up in Hillsdale and later moved to Tarrytown,...
Harry B. Auble, Jr
Jul 25, 2013
Harry B. Auble, Jr. July 3, 1923 July 25, 2013 Harry B. Auble, 90, of Cumberland, Maine passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 after a brief illness. Harry was born in Tiffin, Ohio, the son of Harry and Sue Auble. Harry served in WWII as a Marine in the Pacific Theater of Operations. In 1948 he participated on the...
Christopher C. Pierce
Jul 25, 2013
Christopher C. Pierce January 17, 1981 July 25, 2013 Naples- Christopher C. Pierce, 32 of Stable Road, died unexpectedly on Thursday July 25, 2013. Born in Sanford, He was a son of Charles A. and Brenda L. Wotton Pierce. He attended Portland Schools. Chris worked at DiMillo's Floating Restaurant as a dishwasher and cook. In his spare time he enjoyed...
Ann E. (Fernandez) Farstad
Jul 24, 2013
Ann E. (Fernandez) Farstad August 19, 1936 July 24, 2013 Portland - Ann E. (Fernandez) Farstad, 76, of Portland, passed away on July 24, 2013. She was born on August 19, 1936, the daughter of Caitano and Marie Dorthea (Gomes) Fernandez. She grew up in Portland, graduating from Cathedral High School in 1954. In 1966, Ann married Robert W. Farstad....
John G. Dibiase, Sr
Jul 23, 2013
John G. DiBiase, Sr. October 20, 1922 July 23, 2013 Portland - John G. DiBiase Sr., 90, of Portland, following a brief illness, passed away peacefully at the Gosnell Hospice House on July 23, 2013. John was born on October 20, 1922, the oldest of three children of Camillo DiBiase and Angela (DiMatteo) DiBiase. He grew up on Waterville Street...
