Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Portland, ME

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Robert F. Miles

Robert F. Miles

Jul 5, 2012

Robert F. Miles February 9, 1930 July 5, 2012 Windham- Robert F. Miles, 82, of Pendleton Ash Way, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2012 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born and raised in Bridgton, before moving to Yarmouth. He was an avid runner who enjoyed playing piano, fishing, watching the Red Sox, flea markets and...

Helena Cavanaugh Dowd

Helena Cavanaugh Dowd

Jul 3, 2012

Helena Cavanaugh Dowd October 20, 1913 July 3, 2012 Portland - Helena Cavanaugh Dowd, 98, of Portland died at home on July 3, 2012. She was born at home in Medford, Massachusetts on October 20, 1913 daughter of Annie Macdonald Cavanaugh & Matthew T. Cavanaugh. She was educated in Malden Catholic grammar schools, The Villa in Goffstown, NH, and graduated...

Albert E. "Buddy" Young

Albert E. "Buddy" Young

Jul 1, 2012

Albert E. "Buddy" Young June 1, 1933 July 1, 2012 South Portland- Albert E. ""Buddy"" Young, 79, of South Portland passed away on July 1, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. Buddy was born in Portland on June 1, 1933 and attended local schools. He joined the military at a young age, serving in the National Guard, Army and Air...

Anthony M. Alves

Anthony M. Alves

Jun 29, 2012

Anthony M. Alves November 26, 1932 June 29, 2012 Scarborough - Final Voyage of Anthony (Tony) Alves, Jr., 79 of Scarborough formerly of Vassalboro. Tony passed peacefully at home surrounded by his family on June 29, 2012. He was born in Augusta on November 26, 1932 to Antone M and Adeline (Pacheco) Alves, Sr. Tony attended Portland Schools and he...

William David Holt

William David Holt

Jun 28, 2012

William David "Dave" Holt December 29, 1954 June 28, 2012 Dave Holt, 57, surrounded by his loving family at his side, passed away following a long illness that he fought courageously with patience, grace, and positive spirit. Dave was born in Atlanta, GA on December 29, 1954, the loving son of Elizabeth Jane & William Watson Holt, Jr. Dave was...

Henry Dean Fuller

Henry Dean Fuller

Jun 27, 2012

Henry Dean Fuller May 18, 1928 June 27, 2012 Falmouth - Henry Dean Fuller, a resident of OceanView at Falmouth, peacefully succumbed to myelodysplasia on June 27, 2012. Born in Hanover, NH, May 18, 1928, Henry was the only child of Harold Eugene and Martha Tuxbury Fuller. After high school he proudly served with the U.S.Navy on a destroyer in...

Raymond F. Mazziotti

Raymond F. Mazziotti

Jun 26, 2012

Raymond F. Mazziotti February 7, 1925 June 26, 2012 Falmouth - Raymond F. Mazziotti, 87 , of Falmouth, passed away at Sedgewood Commons on June 26, 2012. Born on February 7, 1925, an unseasonably warm day, Raymond F. Mazziotti became the youngest son of Italian immigrants, Joseph and Concetta Mazziotti. Following his graduation from Portland High School, he joined the...

Edeltraud "Trudy" Griffin

Edeltraud "Trudy" Griffin

Jun 26, 2012

Edeltraud "Trudy" Griffin October 13, 1920 June 26, 2012 Scarborough - Edeltraud ""Trudy"" Valeria Ellman Leidemann Griffin, 91, of Westbrook died peacefully on June 26th, 2012 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. She enjoyed 90 years of excellent health. She was born on Oct 13, 1920 in Rumburg, Czechoslovakia, daughter of Emma Sturm and Anton Ellmann. She survived the turmoil...

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...