Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Portland, ME
Serving Portland, Maine
John Merrill Woodbury
Nov 11, 2012
John Merrill Woodbury March 3, 1941 November 11, 2012 South Portland- John M. Woodbury, 71, of Froswick Avenue, passed away on November 11, 2012 at his residence following a brief illness. He was born in Portland, a son of Amos C. and Hope B. (Merrill) Woodbury. John worked at Pioneer Plastics in Auburn for 18 years where he was an...
Joyce A. Depalmer
Nov 10, 2012
Joyce A. DePalmer December 12, 1942 November 10, 2012 Portland- Joyce A. DePalmer, 69, of Washington Avenue, passed away on November 10, 2012 at Maine Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born in Bar Harbor, a daughter of Wilfred and Norma (Stanley) Bunker. Joyce was raised on Cranberry Island where she attended schools. She graduated from Deer Isle...
Beatrice Elizabeth Rhuda
Nov 9, 2012
Beatrice Elizabeth Rhuda March 3, 1924 November 9, 2012 Scarborough - Beatrice Elizabeth Rhuda, 88, a resident of So. Portland for fifty-two years, died Friday, Nov., 9, 2012, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. She was born on March 3, 1924, in Augusta, ME, the daughter of Fredrick and Phyllis Chatto. Mrs. Rhuda grew up in Augusta and graduated from Cony...
Bruce Neils Lovering
Nov 5, 2012
Bruce Neils Lovering April 2, 1940 November 5, 2012 Scarborough - Bruce Neils Lovering, 72, of Poland, Maine, passed away at the Gosnell Hospice House on November 5, 2012, with his family by his side. He was born in Portland on April 2, 1940, the son of Kenneth and Velma (Welch) Lovering. He grew up in Portland, graduating from Portland...
Marilyn Lucy (Drinkwater) Milliken
Nov 4, 2012
Marilyn Lucy (Drinkwater) Milliken August 22, 1923 November 4, 2012 Falmouth- Marilyn Lucy (Drinkwater) Milliken, 89, died peacefully on November 4, 2012 at the Maine Veterans' Home in Scarborough. She was born on August 22, 1923, in Spruce Head, Maine, a daughter of Earle and Harlene Drinkwater. After graduating from South Portland High in 1942, she moved to Washington, DC...
Carl Adams
Nov 3, 2012
Carl Adams June 10, 1939 November 3, 2012 PORTLAND - Carl Adams, 73, of Portland, passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at the Seaside Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, after a long battle with cancer. Born in Cornish, ME on June 10, 1939, he was the son of Helen Carlotta Adams and lived in Portland for most of his...
Patricia "Pat" O`Connor Lavallee
Oct 31, 2012
Patricia O'Connor Lavallee "Pat" January 12, 1947 October 31, 2012 Scarborough - Patricia (Pat) O'Connor Lavallee, 65, of Gray, passed away peacefully at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 surrounded by her family. Pat was born in Portland on January 12, 1947. She was the daughter of Thomas G. and Eleanor (Carlson) O'Connor. Pat grew up...
Rose M. Viscone
Oct 26, 2012
Rose M. Viscone July 1, 1913 October 26, 2012 Scarborough - Rose M. Viscone, 99, of Portland, passed away at the Gosnell Memorial House on October 26, 2012. Rose was born in Portland, on July 1, 1913, one of thirteen children of Luis and Pamela (Nadeau) Moulton. She grew up on a farm on Warren Ave. in Portland. Rose did...
Helen L. Wildes
Oct 24, 2012
Helen L. Wildes December 23, 1929 October 24, 2012 Portland - Helen L. Wildes of Portland passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at the Barron Center, with her family by her side. Helen always said that ""Age is just a number and not who she is"". She was born in Portland, the middle child of seven children, on December...
Patricia M. (Pat) Noel
Oct 23, 2012
Patricia M. Noel "Pat" October 29, 1950 October 23, 2012 Old Orchard Beach- Patricia M. (Pat) Noel, 61, passed away unexpectedly on October 23, 2012 at her home. She was born on October 29, 1950 in Skowhegan, Maine the daughter of Stephen and Mary Kollar of Anson, Maine. She married Reginald Poulin of New Portland in 1968, and graduated from...
Maude Victoria Williams Dipietro
Oct 22, 2012
Maude Victoria Williams DiPietro November 16, 1920 October 22, 2012 Portland- Maude Victoria Williams DiPietro, R.N., B.S., a 35-year active member of Faith Temple serving a portion of that time as a deacon, passed away on October 22, 2012. She was born in McAdam, NB, Canada, a daughter of William G. and Louisa (Purdue) Williams. She graduated from Canadian schools...
Catherine M. (Nicolai) Lee
Oct 21, 2012
Catherine M. (Nicolai) Lee February 5, 1917 October 21, 2012 Catherine M. Lee, 95, of Portland, passed away with her family by her side at the St. Joseph's Rehabilitation and Residence on October 21, 2012. She was born in Portland, on February 5, 1917, the daughter of Italian immigrants Rocco and Nicola (Ferrante) Nicolai. Catherine worked in the South Portland...
Patricia Ann Mcgovern
Oct 20, 2012
Patricia Ann McGovern November 14, 1935 October 20, 2012 SCARBOROUGH - Patricia Ann McGovern, 76, beloved mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, entered the gates of heaven on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at the Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough with her family by her side. Born on November 14, 1935, Patty (Greenleaf) was one of four children born to Mary...
Richard H. Hall
Oct 16, 2012
Richard H. Hall October 16, 2012 Richard H, Hall 78, of Acton, ME and formerly of Tewksbury, MA, died Tuesday, Oct,16 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, Scarborough Me after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the late husband of Constance A. Hall and father of the late David A. Hall. Prior to retirement he was employed by Sanborns...
Rose Mary Jackson
Oct 15, 2012
Rose Mary Jackson December 9, 1934 October 15, 2012 Rose Mary Jackson passed away on October 15, 2012 in Yarmouth, Maine after a long illness. She was born on December 9, 1934 in Jackson, Mississippi and moved to Portland Maine in 1960 to raise her family. She was predeceased by her husband, John M. Jackson in 2006. She is survived...
Adrien Arthur Noble, Jr
Oct 14, 2012
Adrien Arthur Noble, Jr. October 14, 2012 Portland - Adrien Arthur Noble Jr. of Portland died on Oct. 14 at Mercy Hospital. He was born in Portland, the son of Adrien Arthur and Arie Annie (Barker) Noble Sr. He attended local schools. He left Deering High School in 1943 and enlisted in the Navy during World War II. After the...
Cliford Andrew Tainter
Oct 14, 2012
Clifford Andrew Tainter "Cliff" March 8, 1926 October 14, 2012 Scarborough - On October 14th, 2012, "Cliff" Tainter, 86, passed on peacefully at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House surrounded by his family. Born in Boston, Massachusetts in March 8, 1926, Cliff was the son of Lincoln Stephen and Pearl Tainter. As a 17 year old, Cliff served his country in...
Robert W. Delaney
Oct 13, 2012
Robert W. Delaney May 20, 1937 October 13, 2012 Scarborough - Robert W. Delaney, 75, of Portland, known as Bob to family and friends, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 13, 2012 surrounded by his family after a brief illness. Bob was born in Portland, Maine on May 20, 1937, the son of Edward L., Sr. and Mary Francis (Leveque) Delaney....
Meredith Robin (Crocker) Smith
Oct 12, 2012
Meredith Robin (Crocker) Smith June 8, 1947 October 12, 2012 Portland - Meredith Robin (Crocker) of Falmouth and Monmouth passed peacefully Friday October 12, 2012, following a long illness and nearly 4 years to the day from the passing of her husband of 41 years, Richard Weston Smith of Falmouth and Jonesboro, Maine. She was born June 8, 1947, the...
Viola Mallon
Oct 11, 2012
Viola Mallon December 13, 1923 October 11, 2012 Cumberland Center, Maine- Viola Mallon, 88, passed away on October 11,2012 after a short illness at the Gorham House in Gorham, Maine. She was born in Morgantown, West Virginia on December l3, 1923, the daughter of Matthew Zuzeck and Caroline Marinch Zuzeck. She spent her early years on her grandmother's farm in...



