Jean Burne Hoffses
Dec 21, 2021
Jean Burne Hoffses, (nee MacGregor), age 93, formally of Portland, died peacefully at Maine Medical Center on December 21, 2021. Jean was born April 3, 1928, to Alfred "Mac" MacGregor and Elsie (nee Burne) MacGregor in Lawrence, MA. She lived most of her life in Portland, ME where she met and married her husband of 68 years, Donald Wallace Hoffses....
John G. Richardson, Sr.
Dec 19, 2021
John G. Richardson, Sr., passed away peacefully on December 19, 2021, at The Stroudwater Lodge in Westbrook, Maine. John was born on November 4, 1933 in Washington, DC. He grew up in the nearby town of Mount Rainer, Maryland. As a young child, family and friends gave him the nickname "Chick." John graduated from DeMatha Catholic High School in 1951,...
Yuey Wong
Dec 18, 2021
Yuey K ("John") Wong, 64, passed away unexpectedly on December 18, 2021 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, surrounded by loving family. He was born August 6, 1957 in Guangzhou, China, a son of Chiu Yuen Wong and Mei Jin Wu. At the age of 32, he immigrated to Portland with his family, and eventually moved to Gorham. He worked...
Lena Walsh
Dec 16, 2021
Lena A .Walsh, 95, passed away December 16, 2021 at The Birchwoods at Canco Assisted Living in Portland. Lena was born the day after Christmas 1925, the fifth of nine children of John and Maria Ciccarelli Aceto. A life-long resident of Portland, she grew up on Anderson Street, a short walk from her family's The Corner Store on Cumberland Avenue...
Bette Jensen
Dec 16, 2021
Bette E. (Hayes) Jensen passed peacefully at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth on December 16th after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Bette was born in Westbrook on June 27, 1941 to Arthur & Bertha Duprey Hayes. She grew up on Morrells Corner with her 5 siblings and graduated from Deering High school in 1959. In 1963, Bette married Richard Jensen...
Anthony Marro
Dec 15, 2021
Professional Musician, devoted husband and loving father, caring friend, experienced and passionate educator. These are just a few ways to describe Anthony J. Marro who passed away peacefully on December 15th, 2021 at Gosnell Memorial in Scarborough, Maine. Continuing the legacy of his grandfather, legendary musician Mal Lary, Anthony dedicated his life to mastering the clarinet and saxophone. He began...
Daniel Decosta
Dec 15, 2021
Daniel P. Decosta, 52, died unexpectedly at home on December 15, 2021. He was born in Portland Maine on December 7, 1969 to John and Nancy (Carpenter) Decosta. He grew up in Gray, Maine and graduated from Grey-New Gloucester High School, class of 1988. Dan was an entrepreneur his whole life. He has owned and operated several businesses over the...
Ella Louise Duran
Dec 12, 2021
Ella danced her way through heaven's gates on December 12, 2021. She was born in Fort Fairfield, ME on February 8, 1920. The daughter of Dudley Frank Bean and Hattie Belle Acorn, she spent her childhood in Parkhurst Siding with her parents and nine siblings-Franklin, Willis, Lester, Ralph, Winston, Anna, Herbert, Glennis, and Avis. She recalled those years fondly, reminiscing...
Abigail Nyhan
Dec 12, 2021
PORTLAND - Abigail Nyhan (66) It is with great sadness that the family of Abigail Nyhan announces her passing on December 12, 2021 while under hospice care. On January 19, 1955 Abby was born in New Haven, Connecticut. She was the youngest of three children to Dr. William Leo and Christine (Murphy) Nyhan. The family moved to La Jolla, CA...
Samuel "Sonny" Manganello
Dec 11, 2021
Samuel "Sonny" Marco Manganello, 87, passed away on December 11, 2021 at his home in Portland. He was the son of Nunzi and Rose (Disanto) Manganello. He is predeceased by his sister Carolyn Manganello and his brother Richard Manganello. He is survived by his brother Robert Manganello and his sister Marie Quattrucci.
Louis Joseph Pomerleau, Jr.
Dec 6, 2021
Louis "Lou" Joseph Pomerleau, 85, of Scarborough, passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021 of natural causes in his home of 52 years, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on October 26,1936 a son of Louise (Russo) and Louis J. Pomerleau, Sr. Lou was predeceased by his parents and his sisters Barbara and Rita of...
Robert M. Southard
Dec 5, 2021
WINDHAM - Robert Merrill Southard, 80, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at Mercy Hospital after a long illness. Bob was born on October 20, 1941 to Daniel N. and Anne Mae (Cobb) Southard in Windham. Bob graduated from Windham High School in 1961, Chicago Technical College in 1963, Key Training Services in 1964 and Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center...
Roeun Chneang
Dec 3, 2021
Roeun Chneang, born 5/10/1941, passed away peacefully on 12/3/2021. He was born in Cambodia and immigrated to America on 10/14/1981 with his wife, 7 children, and mother-in-law during their country's turmoil. He leaves behind his wife of 55 years, Rith Lay. 8 children, 17 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren. His children oldest to youngest are daughter Ra Chneang, husband Borath,...
Frank Papa Sonny Witham, Jr.
Dec 3, 2021
Frank C. (Papa Sonny) Witham Jr (76) originally of Munjoy Hill Portland, Maine was called home in the presence of his family at Maine Medical Center December 3rd 2021. The son of Barbara G. Eaton and Frank C. Witham Sr. Sonny was born August 19, 1945 and grew up in Portland, was a proud Munjoy Hill Boy and attended Portland...
Alice Irene Lander
Dec 2, 2021
Portland-On December 2, 2021 Alice Irene (Bernier) Lander, passed away at the age of 98 years. Our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully in her sleep. She will be lovingly remembered by son Charles E. Lander, III and his wife Marianne of Tenio, Washington, John A. Lander of Portland and his wife Janice, daughter Ellen...
Arthur Richard Latini
Dec 1, 2021
Arthur Latini was born Sept. 19, 1926 in Portland, Maine to Joseph and Mary Latini. He attended Portland High. He worked at the Bewitched Inn in Scarborough at the family business. He then went into the army. He then married his beloved wife Elizabeth in 1953. He was a Mason for 20 years for various companies. He then worked for...
Adeline Louise Allen
Nov 30, 2021
Adeline Louise (Genelli) Allen, 78, passed from this life on November 30, 2021, to an eternal life with love from her family by her bedside at the Gosnell Hospice in Scarborough, Maine. Adeline was born February 16, 1943 in the borough of Queens, New York City, the first daughter of the late Joseph and Marie Genelli of New York City....
Steven Meehan
Nov 30, 2021
Steven "Steve" Meehan died at the Barron Center on November 30, 2021, in Portland, ME due to advanced stages of Alzheimer's. He was 66 years old. Steve was born June 20, 1955, in Portland, ME to his parents John "Jack" Meehan and Dorothy (Farrell) Meehan. He was a 1973 graduate of Rumford High School, Rumford, ME and graduated from the...
Amy Beth Sheppard
Nov 29, 2021
SCARBOROUGH - Amy Beth (Adams) Sheppard, 44, passed away on November 29, 2021 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Amy was born on October 19, 1977, in Portland, Maine to Paul and Teri (Chadbourne) Adams. Amy was born in Portland and moved to South Portland as a young girl. Her mom describes her as a spitfire who lit up the...
Anna Elizabeth Willette
Nov 23, 2021
Scarborough- Anna E. Willette, 58, of Pine Oak Drive in Scarborough, passed away on Monday, November 22,2021 at Maine Medical Center, following a brief illness. She was born in Portland, Maine on January 8, 1963 to Joseph and Jane (Lewin) Blodgett. Anna was employed for 15 years with Hallmark Cards in Kansas City, and for several years at The Holiday...
