Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Portland, ME
Serving Portland, Maine
Nancy E. Thurber
Aug 11, 2023
NANCY E. THURBER, 1948-2023 Falmouth - Nancy "Kohairig" Thurber, daughter of Robert "Popkin" and Pauline "Paudis" Krekorian. Wife of Daniel Lee Thurber. Loving mother to son Daniel Krekorian Thurber and daughter Jennifer Lee Thurber Kohl and her husband Timothy. Loving grandmother to Nick Kohl, Edward Robert Kohl, and Thomas Krekorian Thurber. She is predeceased by brother Gary P. "Bedros" Krekorian....
Ann Marie Giroux
Aug 10, 2023
Ann M. (Kenny) Giroux 1944-2023 South Portland -Ann M Giroux 78, passed away on Thursday August 10, 2023 at Maine Medical Center after a long enough battle with cancer. Ann was the daughter of Eli J and Cecile M (Boivin) Morin. She was a stay-at-home Mom, then worked many different jobs. Ann had many talents in sewing/mending, crocheting, knitting, gardening,...
Wilbur Daniel Cheever
Aug 8, 2023
Wilbur Daniel (Bill) Cheever Freeport- Wilbur Daniel (Bill) Cheever, 87, passed away at Maine Veterans' Home in Scarborough on August 8, 2023. He was born on May 12, 1936 in New Bedford MA to the late Wilbur Eldridge Cheever and Edith Mae (Banning) Cheever. Bill graduated from Lexington (MA) High School in 1954 then attended Tufts University where he pursued...
Carole B. Curran
Aug 8, 2023
Carole Beatrice Curran 1938- 2023 Carole B. Curran, 85, of Portland, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 8, 2023. She was born in Portland, Maine on June 19, 1938 daughter of William John Curran and Dorothea Estelle Goodrich. Carole graduated from Deering High School, class of 1958. She attended the University of Maine with degrees in psychology and was a member...
Theresa Delores Joy
Aug 2, 2023
Theresa "Delores" Joy 1936- 2023 Portland- Theresa "Delores" Joy, 87, of Taft Avenue, passed away on Wednesday August 2, 2023 At her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Portland on January 14, 1936 a daughter of Vincenzo "James" and Josephine ( Adrio) Aceto. Delores was educated in Portland schools and attended Portland High School. For many...
Donald Hugh Olson
Jul 30, 2023
New Gloucester- Donald Hugh Olson, 83, died July 30, 2023 at Maine Veterans' Home, Scarborough. He was the son of Harold and Alice Olson of Osceola, Wisconsin. A lifelong musician, Don excelled at music of all types in school, and was a professional church organist by age 12. In 1959, Don won the Wisconsin State Championship for Drum Major, Marching...
Assunta "Sue" Fasulo
Jul 26, 2023
Assunta "Sue" Fasulo, 92, passed away peacefully at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a long-term battle with Alzheimer's. She was born May 22nd, 1931 in Portland, Maine and is the daughter of the late Antonio and Mary "Colucci" DiMatteo. Sue graduated from Portland High School with the class of 1949. After graduation she went to work in her parents' grocery...
Michael Girard Donahoe
Jul 23, 2023
Michael Girard Donahoe When you entered the home of Michael Donahoe, you were guaranteed a good laugh, a delicious meal, and a new appreciation for a song you'd never heard. On July 23, 2023 Michael Donahoe of Cumberland Foreside, Maine passed away at the age of 63, a few short months after being diagnosed with esophageal cancer. His pride and...
Gina A. Stivaletti
Jul 23, 2023
Gina Ann Stivaletti 1961-2023 Gorham - Gina A. Stivaletti, 61, passed away peacefully at her home following a 10-month long battle with cancer. She was born in Portland, ME on August 20, 1961, the oldest of 4 children of the late Jerry Stivaletti and Alice (Walsh) Stivaletti. Gina graduated from Deering High School in 1979 and earned her dental hygienist...
Charles "Chuck" Vincent Spizuoco
Jul 14, 2023
Naples- Charles Vincent "Chuck" Spizuoco, 64, died unexpectedly on July 14, 2023. Born March 3, 1959, in Portland, he was the son of the late James P. and Donna (Charles) Spizuoco. Chuck to his friends and "Papa" to his loving family, graduated from Portland High School in 1977 and Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute in 1980, before going on to...
Jonathan David Kenney
Jul 4, 2023
Jonathan David Kenney, 05/21/1982 to July 4, 2023 Jonathan arrived 10 days late at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine on May 21st 1982. He is the son of Maria (Wells) Grindle and David Kenney. He was a very happy and affectionate baby. He graduated from Portland High School in Portland and attended Southern Maine Community College in the Electrical...
James Bradford Rich
Jun 30, 2023
James Bradford Rich Our beloved brother, Jim, left us last Friday, bringing a close to a remarkable life. The youngest child of Alan and Katrina Rich, he was born in Portland on July 23, 1961. Jim was a proud member of the inaugural class of the Woodfords School for Trainable Children, founded by his parents in 1965. This organization, which...
David Michael Perry
Jun 29, 2023
David Michael Perry 1959-2023 Portland - David Perry of Portland passed away June 29, 2023 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a short but courageous battle with cancer. David was 63 years old. He was born in Portland on December 9,1959 to Donald (Skeet) M. Perry and Barbara H. Perry (Blake). He grew up in South Portland...
Alphena C. Babineau
Jun 25, 2023
Portland - Alphena C. Babineau, 98, died after a short illness June 25, 2023 at Gosnell Hospice House. She was born June 2, 1925, in St. Leonard, New Brunswick Canada to Maxime and Emma O'Rourke Violette. Her father worked for the Canadian Railroad which provided them a home along the railroad line in remote areas. One of ten children, her...
Richard "Rick" G. Piacentini
Jun 19, 2023
Richard "Rick" Piacentini passed away peacefully at Gosnell Hospice House on Monday, June 19th after a seven month battle with cancer. He was 71 years old and to those who were fortunate enough to know Rick, he was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. Rick was born November 2nd, 1951 in Portland to Barbara and John Piacentini. On...
Lawrence "Larry" D. Pixley
Jun 15, 2023
Lawrence (Larry) D. Pixley 1946-2023 Larry Pixley died from Parkinson's Disease on June 15, 2023. He lived with the disease for more than 16 years and made every minute count until he simply couldn't fight anymore. Larry is survived by his wife of 20 years Robin Ratcliffe, his son Andrew Pixley & wife Rebecca Wertheimer and their children Ben and...
Lawrence A. Blake, Jr.
Jun 14, 2023
Portland ME- Lawrence A. Blake, Jr of Portland, ME died on June 14, 2023. He was the son of Mabel (Marston) and Lawrence A. Blake Sr on May 29, 1928 in Ipswich, MA. He attended Perley High School in Georgetown, MA. He lived in West Newbury, MA for over 30 years, in which he was an active member of the...
Burns Elliott Cameron
Jun 12, 2023
Burns Elliott Cameron, aged 84 of Standish, Maine, slipped out of his brief coma into death just before midnight on June 12, 2023, at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough. One of his favorite nurses, Julie, was with him as he took his last breath. Burns had happily spent the past year in the long-term care unit where his was...
Nancy M Kimball
Jun 10, 2023
Portland - Nancy M. Kimball, 81, of Portland ME passed away on June 10, 2023 at Seaside Nursing Home. Nancy was born in Bangor, ME the daughter of Leon and Clara (Bailey) Blackmore. She graduated from Orono High School and obtained her degree from Plus-Gray School of Business. Nancy worked for several local companies as a key punch operator, before...
Frank Sylvester Neuts
Jun 5, 2023
Scarborough - On June 5, 2023, Frank went to join his beloved wife, Della and their youngest grandson, John D Neuts, in heaven. He passed peacefully while in the loving arms of family as he made his way over to be with Della, John and other loved ones. Frank was born in Portland on July 24, 1935 to Gustave and...


