Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Portland, ME
Serving Portland, Maine
Verna M. Lynch
Aug 23, 2012
Verna M. Lynch May 14, 1925 August 23, 2012 Portland - Verna Mae Lynch (Croft) of Portland died peacefully on August 23 after a short illness. She was born on May 14, 1925, in Salem Massachusetts, the daughter of Walter and Flora Hennigar Croft. She grew up in Lynn, Massachusetts, the oldest of 5 children - the only blue-eyed, fair-haired...
Lynda Ann (Hayes) Mann
Aug 22, 2012
Lynda Ann (Hayes) Mann April 24, 1949 August 22, 2012 Portland - Lynda Ann (Hayes) Mann passed away peacefully in Portland, Maine on August 22, 2012. She was diagnosed with a rare and highly aggressive form of ovarian cancer nearly five years ago. Lynda always maintained a positive outlook and said that rather than ""fighting cancer"" she was ""living with...
Diane "Di" Marie Carter
Aug 22, 2012
Diane "Di" Marie Carter September 20, 1948 August 22, 2012 Casco - Diane ""Di"" Marie Carter, 63 years old of Casco, Maine passed away at her home on August 22, 2012 after a yearlong battle with a brain tumor. Diane was born September 20, 1948 in Natick, Massachusetts to Francis and Mary Carter. Diane was the oldest of their five...
Alan Nute
Aug 21, 2012
Alan Nute October 3, 1924 August 21, 2012 Alan Nute, 87, formerly of Nashua, died Aug. 21, 2012 at Falmouth by the Sea in Falmouth, Maine. He was born on Oct. 3, 1924, in Manchester, NH, the son of Charles Moses and Alice Blanche (Patoine) Nute. Alan grew up in Merrimack, NH, as one of 10 siblings. He graduated from...
John J. Coyne
Aug 20, 2012
John J. Coyne April 4, 1928 August 20, 2012 Portland- John J. Coyne, 84, of Deering Pavillion, formerly of Gray Street, Portland, passed away on Monday August 20, 2012 following a brief illness. John was born in Portland, a son of Irish Immigrants, Thomas P. and Delia Coyne. John graduated from Cheverus High School in 1946 where he was the...
Jennie Arlene Vanscyoc
Aug 19, 2012
Jennie Arlene VanScyoc June 22, 1926 August 19, 2012 Portland - Jennie Arlene VanScyoc, 86, passed away peacefully, on August 19, 2012, in the loving arms of her daughter Nancy and Son-In-Law Ken. Jennie was born on June 22, 1926 in Portland, the daughter of Wilfred and Mildred Noel. In June 1945 she married the love of her life, Larry...
Michael B. Scheinman
Aug 17, 2012
Michael B. Scheinman August 17, 2012 Michael B. Scheinman, 68, of Westbrook, passed away peacefully in Portland on August 17, 2012 after a brief illness. Michael served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War era where he was in intelligence operations. He was educated at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY and was a Chef's Apprentice at the Plaza Hotel...
Pauline Marie Claire Grondin Clark Chabot
Aug 13, 2012
Pauline Marie Claire Grondin Clark Chabot February 18, 1933 August 13, 2012 Pauline Marie Claire Grondin Clark Chabot, 79, of Kennbunk, passed away at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on August 13, 2012 She was born and raised in Sanford, Maine, the middle child of Donat and Yvonne Grondin. In her early life she worked for Goodall Hospital, as a...
Patricia M. "Pat" Farrell
Aug 11, 2012
Patricia M. "Pat" Farrell September 25, 1934 August 11, 2012 Portland - Patricia M. ""Pat"" Farrell, 77, of Portland, passed away on August 11, 2012 after a brief illness. She was born on September 25, 1934, the daughter of Peter and Margaret (Bernard) Gallant. She grew up in Portland, graduating from Cathedral High School. In 1958, she married William ""Bill""...
Rodney H. Winslow
Aug 10, 2012
Rodney H. Winslow August 15, 1960 August 10, 2012 Portland - Rodney H. Winslow, 61, of Portland, passed away at St. Joseph's Rehabilitation and Residence on August 10, 2012 after a long illness. He was born in Damariscotta on August 15, 1950, the son of Leon and Elsie (Stahl) Winslow. Rodney worked for many years at St. Joseph's before becoming...
John J. Moynihan
Aug 10, 2012
John J. Moynihan August 10, 2012 John J Moynihan of Alton Bay, NH., formerly, of Charlestown, MA., died August 10, 2012 after a lengthy illness. He was the devoted son of the late Dorothy F. (Green) Moynihan. John was born in Somerville and raised in Charlestown. After school ,he joined the Army, serving in Germany. John is survived by hisaunt...
Jimmy S. Mcphail
Aug 8, 2012
Jimmy S. McPhail April 22, 1946 August 8, 2012 Portland, Maine - James (Jimmy) S McPhail, 66, of Portland, died suddenly on August 8, 2012 in his home at the Loring House, where he was a long time resident. He was born in Portland on April 22, 1946 to the late Ralph and Sara (Shackford) McPhail. He grew up on...
Brian P.F. Barron
Aug 4, 2012
Brian P.F. Barron August 8, 1943 August 4, 2012 Portland - Brian P.F. Barron, 68, of Portland passed away surrounded by his family following a long illness. He was born in Portland on August 8, 1943, the son of Matthew I. and Evelyn A. (Genthner) Barron. After graduating from St. Francis Xavier College, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant...
Elaine L. Reny
Aug 3, 2012
Elaine L. Reny February 7, 1955 August 3, 2012 SCARBOROUGH- Elaine L. Reny, 57, of Mast Hill Road, Saco, died peacefully on Friday, August 3, 2012, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Portland on February 7, 1955, Elaine was the daughter of Harold and Dorothy (Morton) D'Andrea and was educated in local Portland...
Elmer Clinton Murray
Aug 2, 2012
Elmer Clinton Murray October 19, 1925 August 2, 2012 Cape Elizabeth- Elmer Clinton Murray, 86, passed away on August 2, 2012 following a long illness. He was born on October 19, 1925 in Westbrook, Maine, the son of Clinton H. Murray and Grace M. (Manchester) Murray. He was president of Associated General Contractors of Maine. He loved aviation, served in...
Marjory V. Auble
Jul 31, 2012
Marjory V. Auble July 31, 2012 Marjory V. Auble, 90, of Cumberland, Maine passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 after a brief illness. Marjory was born in Barberton, Ohio, the daughter of Andrew and Bertha Velloney. She graduated from Heidelberg College in 1942 and received her teaching degree from New York State University in 1966. Marjory began her career...
Bruce L. Churchill
Jul 30, 2012
Bruce Churchill August 31, 1954 July 30, 2012 Cumberland Foreside - Bruce Lindley Churchill passed peacefully from this life into the next on July 30th, 2012 with his loving family surrounding him. He was born a preemie on August 31, 1954 to Virginia L. and Bruce W. Churchill in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was special from the start, being their only...
Howard ""Bill"" W.M. Gleason
Jul 23, 2012
Howard ""Bill"" W. M. Gleason July 23, 2012 Portland - Howard ""Bill"" W. M. Gleason of Buxton, Maine passed away on Monday July 23rd at Maine Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. He attended schools in Worcester, Massachusetts and was a graduate of George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Bill first served in...
Charlotte Pritchard
Jul 23, 2012
Charlotte Pritchard October 5, 1925 July 23, 2012 Charlotte Pritchard, age 86, passed away on July 23, 2012 after a valiant struggle with heart disease. She was surrounded by her family during her final hours and transitioned to the hereafter very peacefully and with grace. Charlotte was born October 5, 1925 in Portland, the daughter of Grace and Charles Farwell....
Richard (Dick) A. Dolloff
Jul 21, 2012
Richard "Dick" A. Dolloff March 17, 1945 July 21, 2012 Mr. Richard (Dick) A. Dolloff, 67, of Gorham, ME, died July 21, 2012 surrounded by his family. Born on March 17, 1945 in Gray, Maine, Dick was the son of the late Maynard C. and Phyllis F. Dolloff. The family moved to Augusta, Maine in 1954, when his father was...


