Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Portland, ME
Serving Portland, Maine
Raymond P. Cushing, Jr
Apr 7, 2013
Raymond P. Cushing, Jr. July 20, 1926 April 7, 2013 Scarborough - Raymond P. Cushing, Jr., 86, of Cape Elizabeth passed away on April 7, 2013 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a brief illness with cancer. He was born on July 20, 1926 on Cushing St. in South Portland, the son of Raymond P. Sr. and Lydia (Oliver)...
Donald Lothrop Coldwell, Sr
Apr 6, 2013
Donald Lothrop Coldwell, Sr. July 12, 1945 April 6, 2013 Old Orchard Beach - Donald Lothrop Coldwell, Sr, 67, died surrounded by his family on April 6, 2013 at the Gosnell House, ending a three year battle with cancer. Born in Bangor Maine, he was the son of James E. and J. Joyce (MacEwen) Coldwell. He was educated in Orrington...
Glenna Iona (Archer) Sinclair
Apr 6, 2013
Glenna Iona (Archer) Sinclair June 30, 1924 April 6, 2013 Scarborough - Glenna Iona (Archer) Sinclair, 88, went to be with the Lord on April 6 at the Gosnell House. She was born in Fairfield on June 30, 1924, she was the daughter of Asa and Eva Ireland Archer. She was a member of the Hermon Baptist Church, where in...
Mary Eloisa Serfes-Turton
Apr 5, 2013
Mary Eloisa Serfes-Turton December 20, 1977 April 5, 2013 Portland - Mary Eloisa Serfes-Turton, 35, of South Portland and Bangor, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2013 at the Maine Medical Center, after a courageous battle with kidney disease. Mary was born on December 20, 1977, the daughter of Bertel and Carmen Serfes. She grew up in Portland; attending Portland...
Deborah Golden Bargad
Apr 1, 2013
Deborah Golden Bargad February 10, 1961 April 1, 2013 Portland - Deborah Golden Bargad, 52, of Portland, passed away on April 1, 2013 at Mercy Hospital. She was born on February 10, 1961 in Brookline, MA, the daughter of Martin and Martha (Corrigan) Bargad. She grew up in Peabody, MA and lived for the last ten years in Portland. Debbie...
Ralph Sydney Parker
Mar 30, 2013
Ralph Sydney Parker January 20, 1941 March 30, 2013 Ralph Sydney Parker, 72, of South Portland passed away on the morning of March 30, 2013 after battling a short illness while surrounded by his loving family. Ralph was born on January 20, 1941 in Berlin, NH and grew up on Long and Peaks Island. He attended Portland High School and...
Wilma B. Baldwin
Mar 29, 2013
Wilma B. Baldwin September 19, 1926 March 29, 2013 WILMA BOZAK BALDWIN Combining the clear broad paint strokes of natural grace, pigments of determined resilience along with the hues and tones of kindness, a brilliant portrait of Wilma Bozak Baldwin took shape. At the age of 86, Wilma left us to be with her loving God. Wilma was born in...
Dolores A. Smith
Mar 29, 2013
Dolores A. Smith April 29, 1955 March 29, 2013 WINDHAM, Maine - Dolores A. Smith, 57, of Windham passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on March 29,2013 with her sister, Sharon, by her side, after a courageous battle with bladder cancer. Dolores was born April 29, 1955 in Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania to James M. Smith and Dolores (Redding)...
Helen F. Macdonald
Mar 28, 2013
Helen F. MacDonald March 28, 2013 Helen F. Devaney MacDonald Westbrook- Helen F. Devaney MacDonald passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 28, 2013, one day after her 76th birthday. She was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a daughter of Francis and Agnes (McGurk) Devaney. She was very proud of her Irish heritage. She married Richard (Dick) MacDonald from Berlin,...
Dorothy Edwards Sweeney Richardson
Mar 26, 2013
Dorothy Edwards Sweeney Richardson March 23, 1911 March 26, 2013 Saco, Maine - Dorothy Edwards Sweeney Richardson, 102, passed away peacefully at Seal Rock Healthcare on March 26, 2013. Born in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts on March 23, 1911, she was the daughter of John R. and Mary LeBosquet Sweeney. She attended Newton schools through high school and then went on...
Emily Merrill Golden
Mar 24, 2013
Emily Merrill Golden November 1, 1921 March 24, 2013 Westbrook - Emily Merrill Golden, 91, died at her home in Westbrook Sunday, March 24, 2013. Born November 1, 1921, she was daughter to Bartley Francis Welch and Katherine Malena Merrill Welch and sister to Charles Welch. Orphaned as children, Emily was adopted by Ralph G. and Myrtle L. Oakes while...
Barbara Frances Blanchard Garsoe
Mar 20, 2013
Barbara Frances Blanchard Garsoe July 4, 1919 March 20, 2013 Barbara Frances Blanchard Garsoe passed away on the first day of spring after a beautiful life, well-lived. She was born on Sunnyside Farm, Blanchard Road, Cumberland Center, Maine on July 4, 1919, the daughter of Anna Fox and Howard Calderwood Blanchard. She graduated from Greely Institute,Westbrook Junior College and Gorham...
Thilda (Tillie) Anna Matson Feato
Mar 20, 2013
Thilda (Tillie) Anna Matson Feato August 14, 1928 March 20, 2013 Portland - Thilda (Tillie) Anna Matson Feato died March 20th, the first day of spring, at home with her family by her side. Born in Detroit Michigan, August 14, 1928 to Albert Matson and Merle Paine Matson, she came with her family to the Buxton Maine homestead during the...
Paul E. White, Sr
Mar 12, 2013
Paul E. White, Sr. November 9, 1940 March 12, 2013 Windham- Paul E. White, Sr., 72, passed away in Portland on March 12, 2013 with his family by his side. He was born in Portland on November 9, 1940, a son of James Henry and Marion (Neales) White. He was raised in Portland and attended Portland schools. Paul was a...
Michelena (Napolitano) Maietta
Mar 9, 2013
Michelena (Napolitano) Maietta July 14, 1913 March 9, 2013 Scarborough - Michelena Napolitano Maietta (Aunt Kay), 99, of Portland, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2013 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Michelena was born in Portland on July 14, 1913; the daughter of Chiarina and Raffaelo Napolitano. She attended Portland schools and in 1942 married Jeremio ""Jim"" Maietta....
Beth Ladner Dexter
Mar 8, 2013
Beth Ladner Dexter August 13, 1918 March 8, 2013 Beth Ladner Dexter died peacefully Friday, March 8th, exactly three years after her husband, Hiram, with her daughter Mabeth by her side. She was Born August 13, 1918 to Edith (Hooper) and Alexander Ladner in Bangor, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She attended various island schools and graduated from Prince of Wales...
Philip Eugene Maclean
Mar 7, 2013
Philip Eugene MacLean April 27, 1921 March 7, 2013 Philip Eugene MacLean died peacefully at home on the morning of Thursday, March 7, 2013 following a five-year battle with melanoma and prostate cancer. Mr. MacLean was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on April 27, 1921, the eldest child of Ethelreda (Saunders) MacLean and Arthur Flagg MacLean. He grew up in Swampscott,...
Shirley Staples
Mar 5, 2013
Shirley Staples March 5, 2013 Portland - Shirley Staples (Patnaude/Valley), of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 after a long illness. She was born in Portland, grew up in West Buxton and moved to Portland as a teenager. She lived her entire life in the Portland area. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She is...
Alice E. Calderwood
Mar 4, 2013
Alice E. Calderwood April 15, 1922 March 4, 2013 Portland - Alice E. Calderwood died peacefully at Maine Medical Center on March 4 at 12:30a.m. She was born April 15, 1922 in Portland, Maine the daughter of Albion E. and Lillian O. (Colley) Henry and resided there her whole life. She attended Portland schools and graduated from Portland High School...
Edward Robert Gillander
Mar 2, 2013
Edward Robert Gillander "Ed" Januray 5, 1930 March 2, 2013 Edward Robert Gillander (Ed), 83, of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, passed away on March 2, 2013 after a battle with cancer. Edward was born in Portland, Maine on January 5, 1930. He graduated from Portland High School in 1948 and graduated Portland Junior College, in 1951. Edward was married on July...


