Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Portland, ME
Serving Portland, Maine
Robert Wayne Worcester
Sep 21, 2020
Robert Wayne Worcester (Bob) passed away peacefully & unexpectedly at home on September 21, 2020. He was born on July 31, 1948 to Asa T. Worcester & Althea M. (Gordius) Worcester in Portland. He married Vicki A. (Calendine) Worcester on April 11, 1970 in Portland. Bob is survived by his wife of 50 years, Vicki, and their children Christine Lynn...
Merle E. Dyer, Jr.
Sep 19, 2020
Gorham - Merle E. Dyer Jr., 84, of Maple Drive died Saturday, September 19, 2020 at the Barron Center with his family by his side after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Merle was born in Portland, Maine on August 26, 1936 the son of the late Merle Sr. and Hilda (Nystrom) Dyer. He attended Portland schools. He joined the...
John T. "Jack" Fox
Sep 16, 2020
South Portland - John T. "Jack" Fox passed away peacefully with his family by his side on September 16, 2020. Jack was born on July 16, 1950, in Portland, Maine to the late Dr. Francis H. and Catharine Cahill Fox. Jack attended Portland schools, including Cheverus High School. He went on to serve as an AmeriCorps volunteer in Iowa after...
Linda Kay Leyme
Sep 13, 2020
Portland - Linda Kay Leyme, 77, passed away peacefully at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on September 13, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of James & Helen (Shaw) Mastroluca. Linda was a graduate of Portland High School, Class of 1961. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her son, William; her previous husband, Joseph Daicy;...
Cathy M. Crane
Sep 8, 2020
Cathy Marie Crane, Yarmouth, Maine, November 3, 1953 "I'm a fighter, a person of strong faith, and I'm at peace "! This was the testimony of Cathy Marie Crane who passed away September 8, 2020. Determined to live her life with faith and the heart of a Warrior, Cathy fought stage 4 cancer with every ounce of her strength, always...
Dr. David Alan April
Sep 7, 2020
Dr. David Alan April of Bangor Maine died on September 7, 2020 at The Barron Center in Portland.. Born in Salem, MA on December 29, 1944, he was a son of the late Ernest Wilfred April and Dorothea Marie (Bousquet) April. David spent his formative years in Salem and Danvers, MA and graduated from Danvers High School in 1963. David...
James Alexander Holloway, Jr.
Sep 6, 2020
Scarborough - James A. Holloway of Falmouth died at the Gosnell House in Scarborough, Maine on Sunday, September 6 after a long battle with melanoma. Born in 1939 in Wheeling, West Virginia, he was the son of Elizabeth Stone Gibbs and James Alexander Holloway. He was the paternal grandson of Margaret Glass and William W. Holloway of Wheeling. His maternal...
Marie B. Wilson
Aug 31, 2020
Gray - Marie B Wilson, 90, passed away peacefully on August 31 at her son's home in Gray, Maine. Marie was born in Portland to Barbara (Washwell) and Stephen Diluna on July 24, 1930. She graduated from Deering High School in 1948. Shortly after her marriage to Donald Wilson in 1949 they moved to Cape Elizabeth. After the marriage ended...
Martin A. Tillman
Aug 29, 2020
Marty grew up in Mobile Alabama. He has 2 older brothers Mark and Michael. Marty was super close with his mom Jimmie Nell. He went to B.C Rain high school and onto college at South East School of Technology in Mobile, Al. Marty had many other "brothers" he grew up with and made yearly trips to spend time together. Marty...
Keith L. Savage
Aug 29, 2020
Keith L. Savage, 80, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2020 after a brief illness. He was born May 11,1940 in Portland, ME, the son of Keith Ernest and Beatrice Mae (Young) Savage. He attended Portland Schools, including Deering High. He earned a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Maine, Portland campus. Graduating with a degree in English and Education,...
Elizabeth D. Cyr
Aug 26, 2020
Topsham-Elizabeth D. Cyr, (Bette) of Topsham, ME was born in Brewer, ME on September 25, 1928. She passed away on August 26, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Earle and Gladys (Pelletier) Doucette. Bette graduated from Cony High School in Augusta, Maine. She also graduated from the Wilson School in Boston, MA....
Walter D. Crandall
Aug 25, 2020
Peaks Island- Walter D. Crandall, 87, of Luther Street, Peaks Island, died Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at Mercy Hospital. Born in Portland on December 23, 1932, he was a son of Donald A. and Irene F Powell Crandall. Walter graduated from Portland High Scholl the Class of 1951. Following high school, he entered the United States Navy. He was predeceased...
Helen S. Raymond
Aug 25, 2020
Portland Helen L. Raymond, 100, passed away at the Baron Center in Portland on August 25, 2020. She was a former resident of the Betsy Ross House in South Portland from 2003 to 2018 and life resident of Caribou. Helen was born October 30, 1919. The daughter, and 2nd of the 5 children of Thomas and Theresa (Pierce) Snow. In...
Marie Aurore Ellsworth
Aug 24, 2020
Portland-Marie Aurore Ellsworth, passed away at 103 on August 25, 2020 at her home. She was born June 8, 1917 in Portland, the daughter Adolphe and Marie (Chiasson) Bourque. Marie was raised and lived her life in Portland attending St. Patrick's grammar school and graduated from Cathedral High school. She worked for Day's Jewelry for 25 years as a bookkeeper...
Margaret Jane Johnson
Aug 23, 2020
Peggy Johnson, 75, passed away at her home in Portland. She was a self-employed maker of jewelry since the 1970's. She was a graduate of Woodstown High School (1963) and Bloomfield College (1967), both in NJ. In college, she majored in English and minored in art history. She worked as an editor for an architectural magazine for 3 years before...
Edmund F. Murphy
Aug 22, 2020
Portland - Edmund "Eddie" Murphy passed away at his home on Saturday, August 22, 2020 with his wife Patty by his side. He was the son of Alfred Murphy and Marion Owen Murphy. He grew up in Portland with his sisters, Judy and Dottie and brothers John and Larry. He graduated from Portland High School, Class of '63 and Plus...
Annette Fuller Lee
Aug 21, 2020
Annette Fuller Lee passed away on August 21st at Schooner Estates in Auburn, Maine. She was 95. Born in South Paris, she was the oldest of three daughters of Carleton Fuller, and Irma (Conant) Fuller. A 1942 graduate and salutatorian of Bar Harbor High School, Mrs. Lee went on to graduate from Westbrook Junior College. Working as a medical secretary...
Ryan Joseph Foss
Aug 20, 2020
Portland-Ryan Joseph Foss was born on December 31, 1978 in Waterville, Maine. He was a talented musician, an Eagle Scout, an avid skier, an engineer, a husband, a father and a friend. At the age of 41, he passed away on August 20, 2020 in Portland. As an identical twin and brother to his younger sister, he grew up in...
Mary S. Richie
Aug 15, 2020
Mary (Marie) Sluck Richie Portland-Mary (Marie) Sluck Richie, 101, passed away peacefully on the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven at The Cedars in Portland, ME on August 15, 2020. She was born in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania on October 25, 1918 to the late Wasil and Eva (Zjatik) Sluck. She was married to Robert J. Richie...
Bruce Elwyn Ricker
Aug 15, 2020
Falmouth-After a brief illness Bruce Elwyn Ricker, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on August 15, 2020 at the Tyler Suite, Mercy Hospital, in Portland. He was born in Portland in 1950, the son of John and Rosemary (Feeney) Ricker. Bruce graduated from Deering High School in 1968 and attended Maine Maritime Academy. "By the time he got to...



