Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Portland, ME
Serving Portland, Maine
Deborah M Zlatin
May 8, 2025
Deborah Messer Zlatin 1949-2025 Debbie Zlatin died peacefully at home on May 8, 2025 after a valiant struggle with an incredibly aggressive cancer. Born in Portland Maine, daughter of John F. "Jack" Messer and Marguerite Merrill Messer, Debbie graduated from Deering High School, earned a BA from Colby College, an MSW from University of Michigan, and many years later a...
Hunter Wayne Magee
Apr 28, 2025
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Hunter Wayne Magee, a bright, handsome and talented young man who left us too soon on April 28th. Making his expedited entrance into this world two weeks early on August 21, 2004. He was nicknamed Fuzzy which after many variations turned into Schmuzzle. Hunter was extremely talented and excelled...
Mary Agnes Mclaughlin
Apr 21, 2025
Mary A. McLaughlin's Obituary Mary Agnes McLaughlin, 78, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family in Portland, April 21, 2025. She was born in Portland, November 18, 1946, the daughter of Gerald and Winifred (O'Donnell) McLaughlin. Mary grew up in Portland and was an amazing woman who is loved, and is missed tremendously. Mary was an amazing mother,...
Russell E. Woods Jr.
Apr 20, 2025
Russell E "Rusty" Woods Jr Portland- Russell E "Rusty" Woods Jr, 78, died unexpectedly April 20, 2025 at Maine Medical Center. He was born on October 11, 1946, at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of the late Russell E Woods Sr and Mary Houston (née Houston) Woods. After high school he joined the US Navy, and while...
Carol Ann Tizzano
Apr 18, 2025
CAROL ANN "CAT" TIZZANO Portland—Carol Ann "Cat" Tizzano, 62, died peacefully at home on April 18, 2025, in the loving comfort of her family. She was born on January 31, 1963, in Portland, Maine, the youngest child of the late Costantino and Mary (DiFiore) Tizzano. Cat embraced life with an innocent joyful spirit. She enjoyed country music, dancing, classic television...
Richard A. Jordan
Apr 16, 2025
Richard Arthur Jordan Richard A. Jordan passed away early Wednesday morning 16 April 2025 at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough. He was born in Lewiston 22 March 1950 son of the late Arthur M. Jordan and Virginia L. Dwelly. He lived in Greene for the first several years of his life and the family then moved to Auburn where...
William M. Ingraham
Apr 13, 2025
William "Bill" Ingraham, 84, of Hollis, Maine, passed away on April 13th, 2025 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, surrounded by his loving family at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Bonnie (Johnson); and his children: Kelly (Jim) Hasselbach, Bill (Anita), Darrin, Steven (Stephanie) Ingraham, and Steven's...
Helen P. Trefethen
Apr 8, 2025
Helen P. Trefethen Helen P. Trefethen of Westbrook, Maine, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2025, at the age of 89, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough surrounded by her family, after long illnesses. Born in Portland, Maine, on July 17, 1935, Helen was the daughter of the late Glendon Hutchins Sr. and Hazel Moses. She graduated from...
Dominic A. Deluca
Apr 8, 2025
Dominic Alfred DeLuca Dominic A. DeLuca passed away at his home surrounded by his family on April 8, 2025 at the age of 88. Born in Portland Maine on October 15, 1936 to Daniel and Queenie (Iovine) DeLuca. He attended Portland Schools and completed an apprenticeship in masonry which led to a long and respected career as a brick mason....
Ruth V. Beamis
Apr 4, 2025
Ruth Virginia Belyea Beamis passed away peacefully with her daughter at her side, in Yarmouth, Maine on April 4, 2025 at the remarkable age of 101. She is survived by daughter Mary Fowler, son-in-law David P. Fowler of Freeport, grandchildren, Olivia Ruth Fowler of Arlington, VA., and Noah Richard Fowler of Burlington, VT., siblings, Richard Belyea, and Jeanette Belyea of...
Generoso B. Bay
Apr 3, 2025
Generoso Bay (Gene) age 77 of Gorham Maine passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on April 3, 2025 at Northern Light Hospital after terminal illness of brain melanoma. Gene was born and educated in the Philippines. He immigrated to the United States in 1980 after marrying Felicitas Atienza of Portland Maine. After residing in Portland for two years, they relocated...
Ronald Alfred Johnson
Mar 31, 2025
Ronald Alfred Johnson Jr June 25,1944-March 31,2025 Ronald Alfred Johnson Jr. departed this life peacefully in the early hours of March 31 at the Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough Maine at the age of 80. He was born in Battlecreek, Michigan,son of Ronald and Pauline Johnson. Surviving him are his partner Pamela A Boyden, son Joseph J Johnson, grandchildren Trevor...
Edward L. Bushey
Mar 24, 2025
Edward L. Bushey 1952- 2025 Edward L. Bushey, 72, of Woodbury Street in Portland, passed away on Monday March 24th At the Gosnell House in Scarborough following a long illness. He was born in Portland on April 15, 1952 the 3rd child of Robert A. and Beatrice L. Foster Bushey. Ed was educated in Portland schools and was a graduate...
Daniel Lee Thurber
Mar 23, 2025
DANIEL LEE THURBER Portland Dan, "The Man" Thurber, 77, died Sunday March 23rd. Our dad and papa, Daniel Lee Thurber was born February 20, 1948 at the Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary at the corner of Congress and Bramhall Streets to parents George and Erdine Thurber. He spent his childhood playing outside his home which is now the Forest Avenue...
Theodore Wright
Mar 21, 2025
Ted Wright of Windham, Maine passed away on March 21, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of service, dedication, and a deep love for family, music, nature and animals. Born on March 23, 1962, Ted was a proud veteran who served 23 years as a Chief Engineer in the U.S. Coast Guard. His commitment to his country and the Coast Guard...
Lauren C. Nelson
Mar 18, 2025
Lauren C. Nelson Lauren passed away at a Medical Facility in the greater Portland Area on March 18, 2025 after a brief illness. Lauren was born in Orange, New Jersey, the daughter of Jack L. Bogner and Carole M. (Limpert) Bogner. She grew up in Barre, Vermont before moving to Maine, residing in Westbrook, Maine for 39 years. Lauren graduated...
Hubert R. Ingram
Mar 17, 2025
PORTLAND – Hubert "Tom" Ingram, 87, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2025, following a period of declining health and complications from Leukemia. Tom was born in 1937 in the Blue Ridge Mountain town of Globe, North Carolina, the youngest of eleven children to the late Charley and Coty Bradshaw Ingram. After graduating from high school, Tom enlisted in the...
Marietta Crocker
Mar 15, 2025
Marietta (Pillsbury) Crocker, 96, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2025, in Springvale, Maine. Born on July 6, 1928, in Monroe, Louisiana, she lived a long and fulfilling life surrounded by family and the things she loved most. Marietta was a woman of remarkable creativity and warmth. She had an innate artistic talent that shone through in her love for...
Lillian "Lili" Bates
Mar 13, 2025
Lillian (Lili) Bates (77) of Brunswick, ME, passed away on March 13, 2025. She was born in August 1947 in Waterville, ME. She is survived by her husband of 36 years, Richmond Bates, and her two children, Tami Burke of Norfolk, VA (Tracy Burke) and David Kennedy of Sabattus, ME. She is also survived by her sisters Nanette LaVerdiere of...
Margaret Dorothy Odlin
Mar 8, 2025
Margaret Dorothy "Dottie" Odlin, 91, died March 8, 2025 at her home in South Portland, surrounded by her loving family. Dorothy was born June 9, 1933 in Portland, the daughter of Arthur and Edith (Cooper) Jordan. Dottie graduated from Portland High in 1951 and in 1953 married Arthur J Odlin, a fisherman from South Portland. Together they raised eight children...


