John Augustine Profenno
Jun 12, 2020
John Augustine Profenno passed away of natural causes in his home on June 12th 2020. He was 65 years old. John was born on June 2nd, 1955 in Portland, ME and graduated from South Portland High School. He was the first of three children of Augustine C. Profenno jr. and Shirley M. Profenno. He is preceded in death by his...
Dolores F. Rumo
Jun 10, 2020
Portland - Dolores F. Rumo, age 76 of Portland, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at her residence with her loving family at her side. Dolores was born in Torrington, CT on June 29, 1943, the daughter of the late Mae (Bridges) Derrig and Thomas Derrig. She attended Cathedral School and graduated from Portland High School. Dolores was a homemaker...
Jeanne Marie Lachance
Jun 2, 2020
Jeanne "JJ" Marie LaChance (Campbell), 74, of Old Orchard Beach, died on June 2, 2020, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a brief illness. She was born on August 31, 1945 in Fall River, Massachusetts, the daughter of George and Bertha (St. Onge) Heroux. Her family moved to Caribou, Maine, where at 5 years old, she started her hard work...
Lise Swanson
May 30, 2020
Portland - Lise Swanson passed away peacefully at her home in Portland, Maine on May 30, 2020, after a decades long battle with multiple sclerosis. She carried her burden with grace and dignity until the very end. She was 66 years old. She was born Lise Susan Heptig, the second of five children to Bernice and Lawrence Heptig, in Rockville...
Ida Theresa Childs
May 25, 2020
Portland- Ida 93, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020 at Avita in Westbrook. Born in Portland On May 1, 1927, Ida was one of 6 children of Michael, and Mary Martini. Ida worked as a baker for the Portland public schools for almost 20 years. Ida enjoyed Traveling, Dancing, walking, and visiting friends at the Maine Mall. She is...
Ellen Peoples
May 21, 2020
Portland-Ellen Oddi Peoples, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, died peacefully on May 21, 2020 at 5 pm, with her 2 sons Michael and Alan at her side. She was born the daughter of Pietro and Anna Oddi and was educated in the local schools and graduated from Portland High School. She was a former member of the...
Helen-Ann (Tudsy) Bourke
May 20, 2020
Helen-Ann (Tudsy) Bourke 1930-2020 Falmouth-Helen-Ann Bourke came home to die on May 20, 2020, at her daughter's farmhouse in a room envisioned for that purpose. Accompanying her journey to God were her son, son-in-law, and daughter. Helen-Ann was born July 31st in Lewiston Maine into a reverent and joyous family: a gregarious ice cream salesman who indulged this life-long love;...
Kurt Michael Morgridge
May 18, 2020
Portland-Kurt Michael Morgridge, age 45, passed away in his sleep at home on May 18, 2020. He was born on December 1, 1974 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD. He was the only son of Ralph Leroy Morgridge and Susan Burnham Morgridge of Portland, ME. He is survived by two sons, Hunter R. Shiflett of Annadale, VA and...
Jolene Marie Marsters
May 16, 2020
It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Jolene Marie (LaChance) Marsters, 2 years ago, on May 16, 2020 at the young age of 63 years old. Jolene died peacefully at Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough, Maine with her daughter Rebecca, brothers Christopher and Timothy and Timothy's wife Eileen by her side. Jolene, a 20-year breast cancer...
Donna Marie Gorham
May 12, 2020
Donna Marie Gorham, 68, of Portland, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 after a long illness. Born in Portland on June 26, 1951, she was a daughter of Donald and Marie Diluna Wilson. Donna attended Cape Elizabeth schools. Throughout her adult life, she worked in many customer service positions, most notably at Shaw's where she was a cashier...
Lyndon Dale Flowers
May 10, 2020
Ret. Petty Officer First Class Lyndon Dale Flowers, age 63, died on May 10, 2020 at the Scarborough Veterans Home. He was born on September 5, 1956 in Wayne, Michigan but called DeBary, Florida home for much of his childhood. Mr. Flowers served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years serving at sea and in Panama. His service landed him...
Elizabeth R. Tibbetts
May 10, 2020
South Portland - Elizabeth "Betsy" Tibbetts- So. Portland passed away on Mother's Day to be with her Mom, Nikki, who she has missed daily for many years. Betsy was briefly at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after declining health. Betsy was born in Mexico Maine to Orren & Ina (Nikki) Tibbetts on December 17, 1948. Betsy had many memorable and incredible...
Nancy E. Barnes
May 8, 2020
Portland-Nancy E. Barnes, 87, of Portland passed away on May 8, 2020 at the Barron Center in Portland. She was born in Portland on February 12, 1933 the daughter of the late Curtis L. and Theodora (Day) Thurman. Nancy was a 1951 graduate of Portland High School. She went on to work at Fairchild / National Semiconductor for over 20...
Edward Anthony Conroy Sr.
May 7, 2020
Edward Anthony Conroy, Sr. SOUTH PORTLAND - Edward Anthony Conroy, Sr., 84, passed away peacefully at his home on May 7th after a period of declining health. He was born in Portland, Maine to Irish immigrants Mark Joseph (Bunowen, Ballyconneely, Clifden, County Galway, Ireland) and Susan McGonagle-Conroy (Clara, Isle of Doagh, Clonmany, County Donegal, Ireland) and resided most of his...
John "Jack" A. Kelly
May 7, 2020
Portland - John "Jack" A. Kelly, 92, of Sag Harbor, New York, passed away in his apartment in Portland, Maine on May 7, 2020. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 20, 1927, the son of John and Joanne (Flaherty) Kelly. He was the third of four children. Jack lived a full life! He was a dedicated Grandad...
Cynthia J. Diggins
May 6, 2020
Cynthia J. Diggins - 65 of Gorham peacefully passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday May 6, 2020 with her family by her side. She is Survived by her three children, her daughter Melissa Clarke and her husband Donald Greene of Lisbon, her daughter Delores Seavey and her husband Ralph Seavey of Gorham, her son Jon Sawyer and wife...
C. Patricia O'Malley
May 6, 2020
Portland-C. Patricia O'Malley, passed away peacefully at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on May 6, 2020, Pat was 85. She was born on March 16, 1935 in Portland to Arthur and Lydia (Morin) Agger. She graduated from Portland High School in 1954 where she received the Brown Medal. Pat was a pioneer in the credit union industry beginning at the...
Shirley Mae Profenno
May 5, 2020
South Portland-Shirley M. Profenno, 84, passed away on May 5, 2020 at her home. She was born in Skowhegan, Maine to Wilbur C. and Blanche (James) Adams on June 4, 1935. I lived in Redbank Village as a child growing up, it was a great place to live. I Graduated South Portland High School. Married Augustine C. Profenno Jr. and...
Marilyn Arline Gwartney
Apr 24, 2020
Gwartney, Marilyn Arline (Sanborn), age 90, formerly of Corona, CA passed peacefully April 24, 2020 of a stroke. She graduated Dorsey H.S. in Los Angeles and studied Early Childhood Development at Los Angeles City College. Marilyn loved music, singing with Orange County Master Chorale, Riverside Master Chorale, and church choirs. She also enjoyed the Genealogical Society of Riverside, camping at...
Robert Emmet Fleury
Apr 21, 2020
Bob died peacefully at the Maine Veteran's Home in Scarborough, Maine on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, due to complications of the COVID-19 virus. Due to the Corona Virus lockdown at the facility, no family was allowed to be with him when he passed. Bob was born on December 17, 1925 in Queens, NY to Edward and Elsie (Notter) Fleury. Bob...
