Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Portland, ME
Serving Portland, Maine
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...
Robert Joseph Hoy
Jul 21, 2013
Robert Joseph Hoy July 21, 2013 FREEPORT - Robert Joseph Hoy died Sunday, July 21, 2013, at Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough after a long illness lived with courage and grace. He was 75. Bob was born in Indianapolis, the son of Mary Frances Orendorf and Walter Hoy. He attended school in Dayton, Ohio, and was a graduate of the...
Viola Evelyn Place
Jul 21, 2013
Viola Evelyn Place October 19, 1926 July 21, 2013 Viola Evelyn Place, of Yarmouth, beloved Mother and Grandmother, passed away at the age of 86, on July 21, 2013 at St. Joseph's Rehabilitation & Residence Center following a lengthy illness with her family by her side. Viola was born in Portland on October 19, 1926 the eldest daughter of Annie...
Betty A. Beem
Jul 20, 2013
Betty A. Beem December 14, 1922 July 20, 2013 Betty A. Beem, formerly of Westbrook, died July 20, 2013, in Yarmouth. Betty was born December 14, 1922 in Bath, Maine, and was the daughter of Paul M. and Mildred M. Gibson of Portland. She graduated from Deering High School in 1940. She then studied early childhood education at Westbrook Junior...
Stephen Joyce
Jul 20, 2013
Stephen Joyce May 14. 1959 July 20, 2013 Portland- Stephen Joyce passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2013 after a brief illness. Born in Portland, on May 14, 1959, Stephen was the much loved son of Festus and Beverlene B. Joyce of Cumberland Foreside. Stephen attended Portland Schools and lived his life in the Portland area. He enjoyed having a...
Frances Victoria Wasiuk
Jul 20, 2013
Frances Victoria Wasiuk May 30, 1913 July 20, 2013 Bridgton - Frances V. Wasiuk, 100, of Knight Hill Road, died Saturday, July 20, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Rutland, MA on May 30, 1913, the youngest of five born to Joseph & Sophia (Kania) Karp. She was raised in Oakham, MA and lived...
Patricia H. Gaffney
Jul 19, 2013
Patricia H. Gaffney March 17, 1919 July 19, 2013 Pat Gaffney, 94, of Brunswick, passed away on July 19, 2013 after a brief illness.~ She was born in Juneau, Alaska. She is survived by her son, David Boe and his wife Christine of Plymouth, MA; a daughter, Catherine Eames Jones of Abercynon, South Wales; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren....
Nancy M. Hackett
Jul 16, 2013
Nancy M. Hackett August 14, 1939 July 16, 2013 SCARBOROUGH -- Nancy M. Hackett, 73, of Pine Point Road, formerly of Hennessey Drive in Portland, died on July 16, 2013 after a brief illness. She was born in Providence, RI on August 14, 1939 and grew up on Veranda Street, the daughter of the late James and Teresa Sabatino. She...
Norma Annette (Tardiff) Guimond
Jul 14, 2013
Norma Annette (Tardiff) Guimond January 20, 1933 July 14, 2013 WESTBROOK - NORMA ANNETTE (TARDIFF) GUIMOND OF WESTBROOK PASSED AWAY SUNDAY JULY 14TH AFTER A LONG ILLNESS. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF BENOIT J. TARDIFF AND RUBY A. TARDIFF, ALSO OF WESTBROOK. SHE WAS BORN ON JANUARY 20TH, 1933 AND LIVED HER ENTIRE LIFE IN WESTBROOK AND ATTENDED ALL WESTBROOK...
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
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
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
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
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
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,...


