Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Portland, ME

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Dorothy Wodehouse Baird

Dorothy Wodehouse Baird

Mar 31, 2012

Dorothy Wodehouse Baird 1923 March 31, 2012 Falmouth - Dorothy "Dolly" Baird, 88, died peacefully on March 31, at Sedgewood Commons. Mrs. Baird, a resident of Falmouth for 18 years, was born in New York City in 1923 and raised in Red Bank, New Jersey. She was the youngest of three children of Francis and Isabelle Wodehouse. She married William...

Tanya Pearl Gillespie

Tanya Pearl Gillespie

Mar 28, 2012

Tanya Pearl Gillespie August 23, 1951 March 28, 2012 Freeport - Tanya Pearl Gillespie, 60, of East Street, died March 28, 2012 at the Freeport Nursing Home. Born in Portland, she is a daughter of Howard A. and Grace C. (Hayman) Gillespie. She is survived by her life partner Harold Turner of South Portland; a daughter, Sarah Gillespie of Portland;...

Shirley K. Richfield

Shirley K. Richfield

Mar 27, 2012

Shirley K. Richfield March 31, 1920 March 27, 2012 SCARBOROUGH - Shirley K. Richfield, 91, of Piper Road, died on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at her home at Piper Shores. Shirley was born Sarah Kaplan in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of the late Samuel and Anna (Yaegerman) Kaplan, and was the wife of the late Dr. Daniel F. Richfield. The...

David N. Stetson

David N. Stetson

Mar 25, 2012

David N. Stetson May 20, 1964 March 25, 2012 Portland - David N. Stetson, 47, of Portland, passed away unexpectedly on March 25, 2012 at Maine Medical Center. He was born in Portland on May 20, 1964, the son of Edward Sr. and Delores (Lamoin) Stetson. He grew up in Portland and attended Portland schools. David enjoyed sports, especially football....

Sandra (Smith) Valladares

Sandra (Smith) Valladares

Mar 21, 2012

Sandra (Smith) Valladares December 4, 1940 March 21, 2012 Portland - Sandra (Smith) Valladares, 71, of Portland, passed away suddenly, after previously beating cancer, on March 21, 2012. She was born in Portland on December 4, 1940, the daughter of Ole and Anastasia Christiensen. She attended Portland Schools, including Portland High School. Sandra was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and...

Ethelyn L. (Doughty) Sullivan

Ethelyn L. (Doughty) Sullivan

Mar 19, 2012

Ethelyn L. (Doughty) Sullivan 1931 March 19, 2012 Portland- Ethelyn L. (Doughty) Sullivan, long time resident of Chebeague Island, Maine, passed away on March 19, 2012, with her family at her side. She was born on Long Island, Maine, a daughter of Bernard W. and Mertie D. (Johnson) Doughty. Ethelyn attended Long Island Schools. She was a CNA and worked...

Elinor A. Chandler

Elinor A. Chandler

Mar 16, 2012

Elinor A. Chandler June 7, 1927 March 16, 2012 Portland - Elinor A. Chandler, 84, passed away on March 16, 2012 at the Maine Medical Center. She was born in Portland, on June 7, 1927, the daughter of Philip and Alice (Appel) Merrill and attended Portland schools; graduating from Deering High School in 1945, where she played the clarinet in...

Patricia Gene Thorne

Patricia Gene Thorne

Mar 15, 2012

Patricia Gene Thorne January 2, 1926 March 15, 2012 Falmouth- Patricia Gene Thorne of Oakland Rd, Falmouth died Thursday March 15, 2012 at St. Joseph's Manor. She was born in Adah, Pennsylvania on January 2, 1926. She was the ninth child of eleven of Michael and Anna (Petcheny) Heffern. After attending area schools, she came to Maine to live with...

Richard S. "Dick" Stoddard

Richard S. "Dick" Stoddard

Mar 13, 2012

Richard S. "Dick" Stoddard February 11, 1942 March 13, 2012 Windham-- Richard S. Stoddard (Dick) passed away at home with his loved ones by his side, Tuesday March 13, 2012 after a long illness. Dick was born February 11, 1942 on the West End of Portland, to Victoria (Callahan) and Gordon Stoddard. He grew up there, attending local schools. He...

Henry "Sonny" Bertin, Jr

Henry "Sonny" Bertin, Jr

Mar 13, 2012

Henry "Sonny" Bertin, Jr. September 23, 1930 March 13, 2012 Portland- Henry (Sonny) Bertin Jr. passed away after a lengthy illness on March 13, 2012 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough, ME. Henry was born in Westbrook, ME on September 23, 1930, a son of Henry S. Sr. and Kathleen (Lothrop) Bertin. Henry was the Owner and President of Sawyer's...

Tina M. Browne

Tina M. Browne

Mar 12, 2012

Tina M. Browne March 30, 1975 March 12, 2012 Tina Marie (Rice) Browne, of Falmouth, ME lost her fierce battle with Ovarian Cancer on March 12, 2012. Tina was born on March 30, 1975 in Portland, ME. She was the beloved daughter of David Rice and Penelope & Ben Diaz (who never referred to her as anything but his daughter)....

John "Jack" Darling

John "Jack" Darling

Mar 9, 2012

John "Jack" Darling December 13, 1978 March 9, 2012 John ""Jack"" Darling died on March 9, 2012 at his home on East Kidder St. in Portland after struggling with a long illness. He was born on December 13,1978. A 1998 graduate of Portland High School, Jack was a self-employed salesman in the residential security business. Known for his charm and...

Barbara G. Burgess

Barbara G. Burgess

Mar 8, 2012

Barbara G. Burgess October 7, 1933 March 8, 2012 South Portland - Our beloved mother, Barbara G. Burgess of South Portland, died peacefully at home on March 8, 2012. She was born in Brockton, Massachusetts on October 7, 1933, the daughter of Charles and Dora (Wall) Morris. Barbara grew up on Vinalhaven, where her father was a skilled stone cutter...

Wayne S. Gray

Wayne S. Gray

Mar 7, 2012

Wayne S. Gray June 6, 1936 March 7, 2012 Portland - Wayne S. Gray, 75, of South Portland, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at the Maine Medical Center. He was born on June 6, 1936, in Blue Hill, to Sheldon and Florence Gray. Wayne was a 1955 graduate of South Portland High School. Wayne was enlisted in the...

Stephen J. Flaherty

Stephen J. Flaherty

Mar 7, 2012

Stephen J. Flaherty July 27, 1954 March 7, 2012 Stephen J. Flaherty, 57 died on March 7, 2012 at home in Falmouth with his family at his side after battling a long illness. He was born in Portland, on July 27, 1954, the son of the late Captain James O. Flaherty of the Portland Fire Department and the late Joan...

Carole Alice Cosgrove Petrin

Carole Alice Cosgrove Petrin

Mar 2, 2012

Carole Alice Cosgrove Petrin March 2, 2012 Biddeford - Carole Alice Cosgrove Petrin 77, of Biddeford died peacefully and surrounded by her family on Friday, March 2, 2012. The youngest daughter of William A. Cosgrove and Phyllis H. Brearey Cosgrove of Biddeford. A graduate of Biddeford High School, Carole went on to receive her R.N. from the Mercy Hospital School...

Dusty L. Grant

Dusty L. Grant

Mar 2, 2012

Dusty L. Grant November 2, 1953 March 2, 2012 Portland - Dusty Grant, 58, of Portland passed away on Friday, March 2, 2012 from complications from pneumonia after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Dusty was born on November 2, 1953 to Mr. and Mrs. Winston Grant of Bangor. In 1962, he was admitted to Pineland Center. He came to his...

Anne Teckla Carey

Anne Teckla Carey

Mar 1, 2012

Anne Teckla Carey September 23, 1918 March 1, 2012 BIDDEFORD: Anne Teckla Carey, 93 of Biddeford died on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at the Barron Center in Portland after a brief illness. She was born September 23, 1918 a daughter of Albin and Constance Mary Jukos Kolas. Anne was raised in Biddeford and attended local schools. She graduated from Biddeford...

Frances H. Bean

Frances H. Bean

Feb 26, 2012

Frances H. Bean May 8, 1929 February 26, 2012 Portland - Frances H. Bean passed away Sunday February 26, 2012 at the Maine Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born May 8, 1929 in Portland, Maine the daughter of Joseph and Lillian Peters Gallant. Frances graduated from Portland High School and went to work for the Maine National...

Roger Beauchemin

Roger Beauchemin

Feb 26, 2012

Roger Beauchemin August 6, 1940 February 26, 2012 A Champion Has Died Roger Beauchemin, 71, died Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Saint Joseph's Manor in Portland, Maine. He succumbed to cancer and was surrounded by family and the compassionate staff who had come to know and love him. He was born in Clarksville, NH on August 6, 1940 to Joseph...