Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Portland, ME

Serving Portland, Maine

Edwin O. Thompson, Sr

Edwin O. Thompson, Sr

Jan 3, 2013

Edwin O. Thompson, Sr. December 5, 1926 January 3, 2013 South Portland- Edwin O. Thompson, Sr., 86, of Westbrook Street, passed away on January 3, 2013 in Portland. He was born in Portland a son of Ordelson C. and Mary (Dyer) Thompson. Edwin served in the Merchant Marines, U.S. Army and the National Guard Reserve. He worked for Willard &...

Vaughn Alden Goodine

Vaughn Alden Goodine

Dec 31, 2012

Vaughn Alden Goodine May 9, 1933 December 31, 2012 Freeport- Vaughn Alden Goodine, age 79 of Freeport, passed away at home on December 31, 2012. He was born May 9, 1933 in Brewer, ME, a son of Andrew Z. and Geneva E. (Philbrook) Goodine. He was a self employed body and fender repair man and since his retirement loved to...

Steven M. Schmidt

Steven M. Schmidt

Dec 31, 2012

Steven M. Schimdt August 7, 1952 December 31, 2012 Steven M. Schmidt, 60 of Portland and formerly of Newtown Square, PA passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on New Year's Eve after a nine month battle with brain cancer. In accordance with his wishes a celebration of his life was held last evening. A...

Philip E. Noyes

Philip E. Noyes

Dec 30, 2012

Philip E. Noyes July 5, 1938 December 30, 2012 Scarborough- Philip E. Noyes, 74, died on December 30, 2012 at his residence following a brief illness. He was born in Portland on July 5, 1938, the third of four children of Everett Noyes and Louise Joyce Noyes. He was a member of Deering High School's Class of 1957. He enlisted...

Clay Means

Clay Means

Dec 29, 2012

Clay Means June 14, 1974 December 29, 2012 PORTLAND - Marvin Clay Means, 38, of Portland Maine, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 29, 2012. He is survived by his mother, Dot Means of So. Portland, his long time companion, JP Lawrence of Portland, several uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews, of Texas and several close friends of New Jersey and...

Peter F. Conklin

Peter F. Conklin

Dec 22, 2012

Peter F. Conklin August 13, 1941 December 22, 2012 PORTLAND - Peter F. Conklin passed away peacefully on December 22 at the USVA Togus Springs, Hospice Unit, Augusta, ME, after an extended period of declining health. Peter was born August 13, 1941 in Morristown, NJ to Herbert T. and Frances Elizabeth (Thompson) Conklin. He attended schools in Morristown and graduated...

Evalyn Coombs Mckenzie

Evalyn Coombs Mckenzie

Dec 22, 2012

Evalyn Coombs McKenzie November 10, 1922 December 22, 2012 Evalyn Coombs McKenzie, 90, of Falmouth, passed away December 22, 2012 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. She was born in Rangeley, Maine, November 10, 1922, to Edith Hennessey and Frank Montgomery Coombs. Lyn grew up in the Brunswick-Topsham area with her mother and step-father Ellis Aldrich. A champion...

Susan (Sue) J. Borrelli

Susan (Sue) J. Borrelli

Dec 21, 2012

Susan (Sue) J. Borrelli January 14, 1941 December 21, 2012 Portland - Susan (Sue) J. (Probert, Andrews) Borrelli of Portland passed away unexpectedly on December 21, 2012 at the Maine Medical Center. She was 71 years of age. Our Mum was the beloved wife of the late Vincent Borrelli .She leaves behind her heartbroken children, Francesca (Borrelli) DeQuinzio and her...

Donnalee E. Bennett

Donnalee E. Bennett

Dec 19, 2012

Donnalee E. Bennett July 7, 1947 December 19, 2012 Donnalee E. (Grant) Bennett, 65, of Standish, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Maine Medical Center. She was born in Portland, a daughter of Joseph "Buddy" Grant Sr. and Alice (Small) Grant. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, adoring grandmother and great- grandmother. Donnalee was a graduate...

Shawn L. Hutchins

Shawn L. Hutchins

Dec 19, 2012

Shawn L. Hutchins October 28, 1971 December 19, 2012 Westbrook- Shawn Lloyd Hutchins, 41, beloved son of Lee B Hutchins Jr. and Kathleen (MacVane) Hutchins, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, from a fall sustained while doing what he loved best, photographing scenes in Dayton, Maine. Shawn had many passions in life including sailing, hiking and photography but he...

Mark S. Harmon

Mark S. Harmon

Dec 18, 2012

Mark S. Harmon December 31, 1950 December 18, 2012 Westbrook - Mark S. Harmon of Westbrook, Maine left us and embarked on his next journey at his home with his wife and children by his side, as he had wished. He was born on December 31, 1950 to Harold and Virginia (Smith) Harmon, and grew up in Portland. Mark attended...

Pauline Irene Bissonette

Pauline Irene Bissonette

Dec 18, 2012

Pauline Irene Bissonette August 21, 1938 December 18, 2012 PORTLAND - Pauline I. Bissonette passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at The Cedars after a brief illness. She was born in Lewiston, Maine, August 21, 1938, the daughter of Anthoine and Irene Landry. She was predeceased by her parents and leaves behind a daughter Susan Bissonette Neill, of Gulf Breeze,...

Thomas Joseph Concannon

Thomas Joseph Concannon

Dec 13, 2012

Thomas Joseph Concannon August 6, 1935 December 13, 2012 South Portland - Thomas Joseph Concannon, 77, of South Portland, died peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, December 13, after a lengthy battle with lung disease. He was born August 6, 1935 in Portland, Maine, son of the late Thomas J. and Mary (Connolly) Concannon. He was a member of the...

Carolyn J. Sloan

Carolyn J. Sloan

Dec 11, 2012

Carolyn J. Sloan August 1, 1948 December 11, 2012 Carolyn Jones Sloan, 64, died at home on December 11th, 2012 in Portland, Maine of complications related to leukemia. Ms. Sloan, born August 1, 1948, was the daughter of J. Livingston Jones and Ruth (Browne) Jones. She was born in Emory Hospital in Dekalb County, Georgia and raised in North Carolina....

Annette Cecile Marie Ledoux

Annette Cecile Marie Ledoux

Dec 8, 2012

Annette Cecile Marie (Tanguay) Ledoux April 16, 1931 December 8, 2012 Westbrook- Annette Cecile Marie Tanguay Ledoux, 81, of Kennard Street, passed away at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, Saturday, December 8, 2012, on The Immaculate Conception of The Blessed Virgin Mary, after a brief illness. Annette was born in Westbrook on April 16, 1931, a daughter of Albert and...

George H. Larracey

George H. Larracey

Dec 6, 2012

George H. Larracey, Sr. July 20, 1915 December 6, 2012 Portland - George Henry Larracey, Sr., 97 of Marion St., died peacefully on December 6, 2012 at Maine Medical Center. He is now flying with the angels, his lovely wife Rita and his son, George H. Jr. He will be greatly missed by his three sons, Jerald H. Larracey and...

Peter C. Macvane

Peter C. Macvane

Dec 5, 2012

Peter C. MacVane June 6, 1951 December 5, 2012 Portland- Peter C. MacVane, 61, of Elizabeth Road, died on December 5, 2012 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough following a valiant battle with cancer. He was born in Portland, a son of Ellsworth L. and Mary (Bennett) MacVane, and was a graduate of Deering High School and the University...

Albert J. Hagen

Albert J. Hagen

Dec 4, 2012

Albert J. Hagen December 2, 1935 December 4, 2012 Gorham- Albert Joseph Hagen, 77, of Flaggy Meadow Road, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2012 with his family by his side. Albert is survived by his wife, Carol (McKenney) Hagen; her children, Gina Mix and her husband Dave, Lisa Bogdahn and partner Joy Bailey, Debbie Bogdahn, John Bogdahn and his...

Dorothy (Cleaves) Rodgers Jordan

Dorothy (Cleaves) Rodgers Jordan

Dec 4, 2012

Dorothy (Cleaves) Rodgers Jordan June 4, 1925 December 4, 2012 Freeport- Dorothy (Cleaves) Rodgers Jordan passed away December 4, 2012, at Maine Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born June 4, 1925 in Portland to Mary Stearns and Robert E. Cleaves, Jr. She attended the Maine School for the Deaf, then public schools graduating from Deering High School...

Ruth L. Clark

Ruth L. Clark

Dec 2, 2012

Ruth L. Clark December 2, 2012 Portland - Ruth L. Clark of Portland died peacefully at her home on December 2, 2012 after a long illness. She was born in Chelsea, MA, the daughter of John Charles Clark and Janette C. (Brackett) Clark. She graduated from Portland High School and attended Gray's Business School. Ruth was employed in the law...