Obituaries

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Charles B. Rodway, Jr

Charles B. Rodway, Jr

Jun 24, 2012

Charles B. Rodway, Jr. August 25, 1931 June 24, 2012 Scarborough - Charles B. Rodway, Jr., 80, died on June 24th at the Gosnell House, after a long illness. The son of Reverend Charles B. Rodway, he was born in Portland, Maine and has been a lifelong resident of the greater Portland area. Mr. Rodway was a graduate of Potter...

Robert L. "Bob" Day

Robert L. "Bob" Day

Jun 21, 2012

Robert L. Day August 18, 1949 June 21, 2012 WESTBROOK - Robert L. "Bob" Day, passed away peacefully at Mercy Hospital on June 21, 2012 after a long illness. He was born August 18, 1949 in Westbrook, a son of True and Helen (Babb) Day, the third of five children. After graduating from Westbrook High School in 1967, Bob joined...

Louise ""Weezy"" Jean Gallagher Cavallaro

Louise ""Weezy"" Jean Gallagher Cavallaro

Jun 18, 2012

Louise "Weezy" Cavallaro October 21, 1939 June 18, 2012 Portland- Louise ""Weezy"" Jean Gallagher Cavallaro, loving wife, mother and grandmother passed away peacefully on June 18, 2012 in Portland, Maine with her loving family by her side. Louise was born in Portland on October 21, 1939, a daughter of Walter Francis Gallagher and Dorothy Scott Gallagher. She spent her childhood...

Elizabeth F. (Betty) Gorman

Elizabeth F. (Betty) Gorman

Jun 18, 2012

Elizabeth F. (Betty) Gorman July 5, 1936 June 18, 2012 Portland - Elizabeth F. (Betty) Gorman passed away peacefully at the Maine Medical Center, on June 18, 2012, after a long illness. She was born on July 5, 1936, in Queens, NY, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Ferri. She was valedictorian of her high school class and graduated cum...

Carroll W. Shepard, Sr

Carroll W. Shepard, Sr

Jun 15, 2012

Carroll W. Shepard, Sr. December 30, 1928 June 15, 2012 Portland - Carroll W. Shepard, Sr., 83, of Portland died on Friday June 15, 2012 after a long illness. He was born on December 30, 1928 in Portland; the son of Ernest and Agnes (Gearing) Shepard. He attended Portland Public Schools. Carroll married the love of his life, the late...

Daniel V. Swasey

Daniel V. Swasey

Jun 14, 2012

Daniel V. Swasey February 17, 1946 June 14, 2012 Scarborough - Daniel V. Swasey, 67, of Portland passed away at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough on June 14, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on February 17, 1946 in Portland, the son of Perley A. and Margaret (Belfontaine) Swasey. He attended Portland Schools, graduating...

Suzanne M. Kelly

Suzanne M. Kelly

Jun 14, 2012

Suzanne M. Kelly 1973 June 14, 2012 Portland - Suzanne M. Kelly, of Portland, Maine, died suddenly on Thursday, June 14, 2012. She was 39. She was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Thomas W. and Elizabeth M. Kelly and the sister of Megan Kelly, Michele Kelly, Greta Kelly, Christine Kauffman and James DeLone. In addition to her parents...

Penelope Alice Hallward

Penelope Alice Hallward

Jun 14, 2012

Penelope Alice Hallward October 23, 1910 June 14, 2012 Penelope Alice Hallward, 101, died peacefully June 14th, 2012 while a resident of Hawthorne House in Freeport, Maine. Penelope was born in 1910 in Baltimore, MD and grew up in both Baltimore and Everett, MA. After high school she moved to Boston, MA where she became a friend and supporter to...

Flora M. Dibiase

Flora M. Dibiase

Jun 9, 2012

Flora M. DiBiase July 26, 1929 June 9, 2012 Portland - Flora M. DiBiase, 82, of Portland passed away at her residence on June 9, 2012 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born on July 26, 1929 in Barre, Vermont, the daughter of Guiseppe and Palma (Mancini) DiBiase. Flora worked for many years at the Nissen...

Elaine M. Thompson

Elaine M. Thompson

Jun 6, 2012

Elaine M. Thompson December 12, 1936 June 6, 2012 NORTH BERWICK - Elaine M. Thompson, 75, died peacefully after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, June 6, in North Berwick. She was born on Dec. 12, 1936, in Rockland, the daughter of Blaine and Elizabeth (Betty McTaggart) Thompson. She graduated from Williams High School in...

Thomas Joseph Comeau, Jr

Thomas Joseph Comeau, Jr

Jun 6, 2012

Thomas Joseph Comeau, Jr. May 24, 1943 Jne 6, 2012 Lewiston - Thomas Joseph Comeau, Jr, 69, of Stonehedge Dr. Bridgton, died Wednesday June 6, 2012 at St. Mary's D'Youville Pavilion. Born in Augusta on May 24 1943, he was the son of Thomas and Marguerite (Thompson) Comeau, Sr. Tom was an independent roofing and carpentry contractor, working throughout Southern...

Elizabeth Sarando Hamlin

Elizabeth Sarando Hamlin

Jun 6, 2012

Elizabeth Sarando Hamlin February 27, 1937 June 6, 2012 Cape Elizabeth - Elizabeth Sarando Hamlin, 75, of Cape Elizabeth passed at home with family by her side, on June 6, 2012, after a courageous twenty four year battle with breast cancer. Elizabeth was born in Boston, MA, February 27, 1937, daughter of the late Ella Millett Sarando and Charles Aristidies...

Donald F. Merrill

Donald F. Merrill

Jun 5, 2012

Donald F. Merrill November 28, 1929 June 5, 2012 Donald F. Merrill, 82, long-time Portland resident and most recently of Old Orchard Beach, died June 5, 2012 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a courageous battle with cancer. Don was born in Portland on November 28, 1929 the youngest of five children born to Philip and Alice (Appel) Merrill. He...

David A. "Big D" Moore

David A. "Big D" Moore

Jun 5, 2012

David A. Moore August 18, 1955 June 5, 2012 Gorham - David A. ""Big D"" Moore, 56, of Gorham, passed in his sleep at home on June 5, 2012. He was surrounded by his wife and children. David was born in 1955 in Portland, Maine. David enjoyed going moose hunting annually with his son David, brother Peter, cousin Ernie Hughes...

Jeffrey Armstrong

Jeffrey Armstrong

Jun 5, 2012

Jeffrey Armstrong January 16, 1945 June 5, 2012 Jeffrey Armstrong, 67, of Avon Road in Cape Elizabeth passed away on June 5, 2012, at his home after a four-year battle with cancer. During this period, his courage and positive spirits were an inspiration to his family and friends. Born in 1945, Jeff was a life-long resident of Cape Elizabeth, having...

Anita Trahan-White

Anita Trahan-White

Jun 4, 2012

Anita Trahan - White January 11, 1939 June 4, 2012 Addison and Acton - It is with heavy heart and great sadness that the family of Anita Trahan-White announces the passing of our mother on June 4, 2012. Our mom was born January 11, 1939 in Jonesport, ME to Roland ""Tommy"" Beal and Charlene (Faulkingham) Beal. When Mom was in...

Mary Doris Bergson

Mary Doris Bergson

Jun 3, 2012

Mary Doris Bergson November 2, 1920 June 3, 2012 Falmouth - Mary Doris Scott Heath Bergson, 91, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2012 at Falmouth by the Sea with her family by her side two months after her beloved husband David E. Bergson Sr. Doris was born November 2,1920 in Edinburgh, Scotland to Mary Margaret McGinty of Donegal, Ireland and...

Robert Roy Noble, Iii

Robert Roy Noble, Iii

May 30, 2012

Robert Roy Noble, III January 14, 1949 May 30, 2012 Portland - Robert Roy Noble, III, 63 of Portland passed away on May 30, 2012 at his residence with his family by his side. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 14, 1949, the son of Robert Roy Noble, II and Margaret Anne (Sullivan) Noble of Heber Springs, Arkansas....

Herbert W. Peace, Sr

Herbert W. Peace, Sr

May 28, 2012

Herbert W. Peace, Sr. April 30, 1922 May 28, 2012 Herbert W. Peace, Sr, 90, resident of South Portland, died May 28, 2012, after a short visit at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, Scarborough. He was born April 30, 1922 the son of William and Lena (Oby) Peace in Waterville, Maine. He grew up in Waterville and attended the Goodwill/Hinckley...

Ervin Arthur Osborne

Ervin Arthur Osborne

May 26, 2012

Ervin Arthur Osborne September 14, 1960 May 26, 2012 Westbrook - Ervin Arthur Osborne died May 26, 2012 in Portland, Me. He was born September 14, 1960 in Old Town, the son of Paul and Teruko Osborne of Milford, Maine. He graduated from Old Town High School and the University of Maine at Orono, in 1981, earning a BS in...