John P. Gorham, Sr.
Jan 7, 2023
John P. Gorham Sr. Passed away peacefully on January 7th 2023 with his son John Jr by his side. He was born on January 17th 1941 to John P Gorham and Carmilla (Caiazzo) Gorham of Portland, Maine. He was raised on Munjoy Hill with a large family. After High school John enlisted into The United States Navy. Upon returning he...
Anthony S. Gignac
Jan 6, 2023
South Portland- Anthony S. Gignac, 64, of Main Street in South Portland Passed away peacefully Friday Jan 6, 2023 at Maine Medical Center in Portland Maine. He was born in Portland, ME. Where he spent most his childhood. He was a standout football and track Athlete at Portland High school. After high school he attended MCI for a year when...
Stephen D. Hanson
Jan 5, 2023
Stephen D. Hanson, "Steve-O", 66, of 12 Declaration Dr in Westbrook, Maine passed away Thursday, January 5, 2023 after a brief hospitalization in ICU where he was up against some serious health complications. God welcomed him home, as he struggled with a broken heart since he lost his beloved wife, Cheryl, in 2018. Steve was raised in South Portland, Maine...
Kenneth E. Waxman
Jan 4, 2023
Kenneth E. Waxman, 1933 - 2023, of Falmouth, passed away on January 4 at The Mooring at the Downs, Scarborough. Born to Beatrice and Gerald Waxman in the midst of the Great Depression, Ken lived a colorful and fulfilling life. He graduated from Deering High School in 1951, having distinguished himself not only as Regional Debate Team Champion, Drama Club...
Edward S. Comora
Jan 3, 2023
Edward Comora passed away in Portland, Maine on January 3, 2023 after a brief struggle with cancer. Ed was born in 1946 in Newburyport, MA to Pauline Miszkiel and Stanley Comora. He graduated from the Immaculate Conception High School in 1964 and went on to study Electrical Engineering at Merrimack College. Ed worked at Lucent Technologies in North Andover, MA....
Bryan R. Speirs
Jan 2, 2023
Bryan R. Speirs, 68, beloved husband, father, brother, and friend, passed peacefully at his home with his family by his side on January 2, 2023. He is at rest after a long and courageous battle with multiple myeloma for over 13 years. Bryan was born September 22, 1954 in Portland, Maine, the youngest son of James and Eleanor Speirs. Bryan...
Evan Mayone
Dec 29, 2022
South Portland-Evan Mayone, 17, died on December 29th, 2022, from complications of pegaspargase-induced pancreatitis. Evan was fearless in life, especially in regard to his health, the fight against leukemia, and adapting to life with ichthyosis. Tenacity was palpable in every aspect of Evan's life. As an involved member of the SPHS Community, Evan participated in yearbook, represented as a student...
Vong Soeung Luon
Dec 28, 2022
Vong Soeung-Luon passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Wednesday, December 28, 2022. She was born in Battambang, Cambodia on January 6, 1965 to Soeung Touch and Ok Lim. She immigrated from Cambodia with her parents and five siblings to the United States after the Cambodian civil war in 1985. Vong is married to Chhouk...
Edward Eugene Crooker Jr.
Dec 28, 2022
Portland-Edward Eugene Crooker Jr., 61, passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on December 28, 2022. He was born on December 2, 1961 in Portland the son of Edward Eugene Crooker Sr. and Louise V. (Norton) Crooker. Edward was married to his wife Dorie Bernice Pierce for over 40 years they settled in Portland and...
Rev. James W. Fletcher
Dec 28, 2022
Scarborough- Rev. James Fletcher died peacefully at home on Wednesday December 28, 2022. Jim was born to Joel Fletcher and Beatrice Hardy in Madison, Maine on June 7, 1941 and grew up in Wilton, Maine. He was ordained at Andover Newton Seminary and served many parishes throughout Maine. He was also interim Pastor in Massachusetts and Kansas. Jim also served...
Carmela Germani Leahy Decker
Dec 26, 2022
Portland-Carmela Germani Leahy Decker, died peacefully in Portland on December 26, 2022 after a long illness. She was born in Portland in 1930. She grew up in Portland's Little Italy and graduated from Portland High School. She was the youngest of eight children born to Rocco and Lucia Germani. Carmela was predeceased by her siblings, her husband Joseph Leahy, her...
Thaian Thanh Vu
Dec 26, 2022
IN LOVING MEMORY OF THAIAN THANH VU MAY 1, 1973 - DECEMBER 26, 2022 On December 26, 2022, our beloved Thaian Vu passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and friends. He was 49 years old. Thaian was born in 1973 in Saigon, Vietnam to Nguyen Kim Thoa and Vu Thanh An. He was 17 years old when he and...
Alice Harding
Dec 25, 2022
Falmouth-Alice Leonard Harding died on 25 December 2022, age 99. She was born Alice Bertha Leonard on 19 September 1923 in Pitcairn, PA to Myrna A. Wolfe Peer and Joseph M. Leonard. Alice received her BS in microbiology on full scholarship from the University of Pittsburgh and completed all master's work in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. During...
Ellen M. Bailey
Dec 23, 2022
Ellen Bailey, 94, a longtime resident of Falmouth, ME passed away at her home on Little Sebago Lake with two of her children by her side on December 23, 2022. Ellen was born in Portland, ME on July 7, 1928, to William and Ellen Mahoney. She was the oldest daughter in a family of five and spent her entire life...
Marida Anne Wilkins
Dec 22, 2022
Marida "Mimi" Wilkins, 48, of Sanford died after a long illness on December 22, 2022, at Maine Medical Center. She was born September 2, 1974, in Portland, Maine, the daughter of the late Robert E. and Margaret R. (Beauford) Wilkins. Marida graduated from Catherine McAuley High School in 1992 and attended the University of Southern Maine. She received an associate...
Shirley Jane Taber
Dec 19, 2022
Portland - Shirley J. Taber, died at home on Dec 19, 2022. Born September 21, 1943 to Percy and Marie Taber (Porter), she was a graduate of Portland High School. Except for a short time living with family friends in Rochester, New York, Shirley was a life-long resident of Maine. She found her greatest joy in her friends and family....
Elaine Louise Johnson
Dec 18, 2022
Elaine Louise Johnson died on December 18, 2022 in Portland, where she has lived for most of her life. She was born in Portland on September 17, 1929, the daughter of Oswald and Edith McFarland. Elaine graduated from Deering High School and was elected Miss Deering during her senior year. She also attended Westbrook Junior College and graduated from Boston...
Joan Loretta Graetz
Dec 16, 2022
JOAN LORETTA GRAETZ June 4, 1934 - December 16, 2022 Joan, 88, passed suddenly but peacefully on Friday, December 16, 2022, in her home at The Woods at Canco in Portland, Maine, where she lived for the last six years. Joan was born and raised in Queens, NY. She married her high school sweetheart, Walter, in 1954, and they celebrated...
Priscilla C. Scala
Dec 15, 2022
PRISCILLA C SCALA Priscilla C Scala, 92, a longtime bookkeeper whose primary focus was raising her children after the sudden death of her husband, died Thursday in Portland. Mrs. Scala's life was one of hard work, overcoming great obstacles and perseverance. A lifelong Portland resident, she was born on Park Avenue, the third of four daughters of Lucien Vaillancourt Carignan...
