Obituaries

Sep 1, 2022

A Graveside service for Marie Bernatche, age 65,  of Madison, Maine formerly of  Portland Will be held 10 AM on Saturday, September 10, 2022  at New Calvary Cemetery in South Portland. If so desired contributions in Marie's memory may be made to the Somerset Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 453 Skowhegan, Maine 04976

Aug 31, 2022

Scott Howard - Windham, ME On August 31st 2022 Scott Allen Howard "Duck" age 50 passed away unexpectedly, with his loving wife, and three sons by his side. Scott was born in Belfast, June 29th 1972 the son of Jackie and Ricky Howard. He spent his early childhood, and young adulthood in Searsport with many extended family members- Aunts, Uncles,...

Aug 24, 2022

Portland- Howard Paul Smith passed away in Portland, ME on August 24, 2022. Born on March 25, 1933, he was the son of Howard Bull and Dorothy Paul Smith. Howard was brought up in Darien, CT and attended the public schools there, including Royal School and Darien High School. He was known as "Howie" by his classmates. Upon Graduation from...

Aug 23, 2022

Pamela Lausier (Pettegrow), aged 72 sadly passed away August 23rd peacefully after a long battle with cancer. She was born on January 16th, 1950 to Earl and Kathleen Pettegrow. She graduated from Machias High School. She worked at Bath Iron Works for over 20 years. That is where she met her husband Charles Lausier. They were married May 12th of...

Aug 21, 2022

Falmouth-Edith V. Young passed away peacefully, at her daughter's home with family by her side on August 21, 2022. Edith was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on September 12,1927, the daughter of Clifton and Edith Campbell. After the death of her mother, she was brought up by her Aunt Mary (Campbell) Sherman in Edgecomb with her cousins, Jeanette and...

Aug 20, 2022

Geraldine Reny was a loving and caring wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother. She left this world suddenly on August 20th, 2022 at the bright age of 82.  She was born to Josephine and Cecil Kendall of South Portland, Maine on October 20, 1939. On January 7th, 1961 she married the love of her life, Arthur B. Reny who...

Aug 20, 2022

Lawrence "Larry" I. Wing, avid book collector and father to three, passed away peacefully at the age of 73 on August 20, 2022. Larry was born and raised on Anderson Street in Portland, and upon graduating from the Portland schools, joined the US Marine Corps in 1965. Having survived the Vietnam War, Larry came home to work for Burnham &...

Aug 18, 2022

Catherine "Kay" Harry, 100, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2022 with her loving family by her side. Kay was born in Brooklyn, NY to Giuseppe and Giacomina De Cesare, who had emigrated to the US when they were teenagers from Molfetta, Italy. Kay was the fifth eldest of their ten children and the first of her family to graduate...

Aug 18, 2022

On August 6, 2022, Patricia McLean Giddings, age 82, passed away after a long battle with multiple health issues.  She is survived by her son James Young, wife Jean-Marie Young and 3 grandchildren, Michael, Elisabeth, and Molly. Patricia was born in Great Barrington Massachusetts and is predeceased by her parents Orval Giddings and Mary Elisabeth Salter, and grandmother Lucia Garfield. ...

Aug 15, 2022

Charlotte Kaster passed away peacefully in Portland Maine on Monday August 15, 2022, at the age of 91. She was born on March 6, 1931, in Vevey Switzerland, her family settled in New Canaan, Connecticut after World War II. She had a lifelong interest in horticulture and the outdoors; she passed many happy hours working in her gardens. But her...

Aug 12, 2022

Dorothy Evelyn DiBiase, 88, beloved wife of John DiBiase, died on August 12, 2022.  She was born in Damariscotta on February 27, 1934, the daughter of Leroy and Nellie (Sidelinger) Curtis. Dorothy was a graduate of Portland High School Class of 1952.  She was a devoted mother and grandmother, whose grandchildren could do no wrong.  She enjoyed the beach, dancing,...

Aug 10, 2022

Stanley Eugene Sanborn, 85, of Standish, Maine, passed away on August 10th, after a long period of declining health. Stan, as he was known by most, passed with his family by his side as he left his earthly bonds to join his beloved, Judy. Stan was born on October 13, 1936, in Portland, Maine, the son of Joseph John Sanborn...

Aug 10, 2022

Carlla E. (Warnock) Potts, 80, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2022, at home with the help of Hospice of Southern Maine, her daughters, and son-in-law. She was born on October 28, 1941, in Massachusetts, to Francis Williston Warnock and Gertrude Lillian (Stewart) Warnock. She spent her formative years in Montana. She married United States Coast Guardsman Bill Potts and...

Aug 6, 2022

Jul 28, 2022

Alice (Edgecomb) Littlefield, 91, passed away on July 28, 2022.  She was born in Augusta on August 28, 1930, the daughter of Gladys (Kinney) and Elwood Edgecomb, Sr.  She attended Hallowell schools and graduated from Hallowell high school in 1948.  She earned a B.A. from the University of Maine at age 50.  She worked her entire adult life as an...

Jul 27, 2022

Maureen Margaret Murphy Flanagan, 81, died peacefully on July 27, 2022 with family at her side.  She was born December 24, 1940 in Augusta, a daughter of Catherine Veronica Carney and Robert Earl Murphy She attended St. Mary's Schools and Cony High School in Augusta.  Maureen worked at Coastal Manor Nursing home in Yarmouth in the 1970's as Activities Director,...

Jul 24, 2022

Known fondly as "Miss Vicky", Vicky Lloyd leaves behind her beloved community of families that grew up at the Centre of Movement School. Her legacy is her role model as artistic director, teacher, neighbor, and friend. Portland- Victoria Luella (née Coster) Lloyd, known in the community as Vicky or "Miss Vicky", passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2022.  Following a...

Jul 24, 2022

Known fondly as "Miss Vicky", Vicky Lloyd leaves behind her beloved community of families that grew up at the Centre of Movement School. Her legacy is her role model as artistic director, teacher, neighbor, and friend. Portland- Victoria Luella (née Coster) Lloyd, known in the community as Vicky or "Miss Vicky", passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2022.  Following a...

Jul 23, 2022

James C Brown, 75, of Scarborough, passed away at his home peacefully on July 23, 2022. Jim was born in Manhattan, NY on October 28, 1946, the son of Charles and Vera Brown. Jim graduated from Deering High School in 1965 and served in the United States Marine Corp from 1965 to 1969 where he earned the Purple Heart during...

Jul 23, 2022

Beverly A. Doughty, age 91 of Portland, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2022 at the Maine Medical Center after a short illness. She was born in August 1930 and named Jean Louise (with no surname given on her birth certificate). We discovered when she was 85 years old, by DNA testing and investigation, that she was the birth daughter...