Joanne Elizabeth Gorman
Feb 11, 2020
Joanne Elizabeth Gorman, 88, of Falmouth, Maine, died on February 11, 2020. Joanne was born in Syracuse, N.Y., to Ellen Kinnally Schneid and Walter Felix Schneid. She spent her early years on Tipperary Hill in Syracuse, until the family moved to Baltimore, Maryland. She graduated from Trinity College, Washington, D.C. in 1952, and was married to Walter Thomas Gorman. Married...
Susan D Stillings
Feb 4, 2020
Portland - Susan D. Stillings, 66, of Cypress Street, died Tuesday, February 4, 2020, following a lengthy illness. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of Ralph R. and Helen Marsland Bartlett. She graduated from Pennsbury High School in Levittown, PA where she lived for many years before moving in the 1980s to the town of Raymond, Maine with...
Myrna E. Vance
Feb 2, 2020
Portland- Myrna E. Vance, 80, passed away at home with her family by her side on Sunday, February 2, 2020. The daughter of Annuelo and Phyllis (Grant) Napolitano, she was born in Portland on October 10, 1939. She married David Vance Sr. and they were married for 52 years. They enjoyed having their family over for meals, especially Sunday dinners...
Claire Josephine Foley
Feb 1, 2020
Claire Josephine Foley 10/11/1924 - 1/18/2020 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Claire Foley, the heart and soul of the Irish community in Portland, who died on January 18, 2020, in Walnut Creek, California after a short illness. Prior to her death, she had spent Christmas in Ireland, her first in over 70 years, reconnecting...
Donald R. Peters
Jan 31, 2020
South Portland - Donald R. Peters, 81, of Main Street, South Portland, died Friday, January 31, 2020, surrounded by his family. Born in Millinocket, he is a son of James B. and Dorothy Hamm Peters. Donald, a friend of the world and a loving human being, was one of Maine's great citizens, productive, inventive, generous, a man who never lost...
Janet L. Coffee
Jan 31, 2020
South Portland-Janet L. Coffee, 85, died peacefully at the Gosnell Memorial House in Scarborough on Friday, January 31, 2020, surrounded by her loving daughters and their families. Born on March 28, 1934 in Hudson, Maine, Janet was the daughter of Kermit R. and Ola (Chaples) Heal. She attended South Portland schools, graduating from South Portland High School in 1952. On...
Beverly Ann Errington
Jan 28, 2020
PORTLAND - Beverly A. Errington passed into glorious heaven the morning of January 28, 2020 to meet her Savior. Her children (Jane, Heidi and Kevin) were with her until those final moments. For the last few years Beverly has lived in assisted living and finally in nursing care at Falmouth‐by‐the‐Sea. Beverly was the youngest child born to Lester and Ethel...
Charles L. Butler
Jan 28, 2020
South Portland-Charles L. Butler, 83, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born in Portland on May 7, 1936, the son of Charles L. Cote and Rose Foshay. He was adopted and raised by his stepfather, John B. Butler. He grew up in Portland graduating from Deering High School...
Judith A. Sanborn
Jan 27, 2020
Judith Ann (Iott) Sanborn, 82, of Standish, Maine, passed on January 27th at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Judy, as she was known by most, was surrounded by the loving arms of her family as she shed her earthly bonds. Judy was born on May 29, 1937, in Portland, Maine, the daughter of Louis John and Kathleen (Huvey) Iott....
H. Diane Dipietro
Jan 26, 2020
H. Diane DiPietro Portland - Harriet "Diane" DiPietro passed away Sunday January 26th, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 28, 1935, the daughter of Harriet Ann (Sylvester) and Fredrick Weikel. Diane graduated from Portland High School in 1953, where she met the love of her life, Anthony "Tony" DiPietro. The two were married in June of...
Marion E. Amergian
Jan 23, 2020
Marion Amergian 1923-2020 Portland- Marion Amergian, 96, passed away on January 23, 2020. Marion worked in the family grocery business for many years. She was the chairman of the Cancer Drive Committee collecting donations in her neighborhood. She was also the Cookie Chairman for the Girl Scouts. She served as President of the Andrews Post Woman's Club, and was a...
Richard F. Manganello
Jan 21, 2020
Portland-Richard F. Manganello, died unexpectedly January 22, 2020 at a Portland Health Care Facility. He was born March 23, 1939 in Portland the son of Rose and Nunzi Manganello.
Ann W. Brume
Jan 20, 2020
Portland- Ann W. Brume, 78, passed away on Monday, January 20,2020 with her loving family by her side. Ann was born in Portland on October 25, 1941 to the late Robert T Sterling Jr. and Jane B. Walker Sterling. Ann was educated in the South Portland Schools. She began her book keeping career at her maternal grandparents' flower business, Harmon's...
Thomas Mcmillan
Jan 18, 2020
SOUTH PORTLAND-Thomas McMillan, 74, passed away at the South Portland nursing home on January 18, 2020 after a long illness. Tom was born on July 29, 1946 to William and Mary McMillan in Glasgow, Scotland, where he lived until he was 16. In 1962, he and his family moved to Australia. Tom later moved to England and eventually Maine in...
Kay Genovese
Jan 17, 2020
Kay Hill Genovese passed away on Friday, January 17th, 2020 after an 18-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Today there is a hole in our hearts. We have lost a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. Kay Genovese was a force to be reckoned with. She was born the middle daughter (the rebel) to Carleton and Mazie (Eaton) Hill in Hollis,...
Frederick William Gowen Sr.
Jan 11, 2020
Portland-Frederick W. Gowen Sr., 95, of Westbrook, passed away at his home on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020. Born in Portland, May 27, 1924, Frederick, "Freddy" was son of the late Fred and Edna Gowen, also of Westbrook. After graduating High School in 1942, he joined the Army and trained as an engineer in the Army Air Corps, flying in the...
Robert C. Albano
Jan 11, 2020
Portland-Robert "Bob" Albano, 82, of Portland made the transition to heaven to reunite with his parents (Nicola and Caroline Albano) on January 11, 2020. During this transition, he was surrounded by his family who dearly loved and appreciated him for all that he contributed towards their enriched lives in all realms. After graduating from Cheverus High School in 1955, he...
Louise Rose Marie Desjardins
Jan 6, 2020
Auburn- Louise Rose Marie Desjardins, 81, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020 in Falmouth. The daughter of Bernard J. and Florence M. (Pelletier) Devost, she was born on June 6, 1938 in Berlin, NH. Louise graduated from Groveton High School, Groveton, New Hampshire in 1956. After graduating she enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where she worked in the...
Giuseppe Ruotolo
Jan 6, 2020
Portland- Giuseppe "Joe" Ruotolo, 81, of Portland, passed away on January 6, 2020. Giuseppe was born on August 30, 1938 to Angelo Ruotolo and Maria Giovanna Nappi in Camposano NA, Italy. In 1954, at the young age of 16, he embarked on the SS Andrea Doria in the Port of Naples, Italy to arrive in New York, NY and then...
Maxine F. Martin
Jan 6, 2020
Falmouth- Maxine Marie Francoise Pelletier Martin, age 91, passed away on January 6, 2020 at Foreside Harbor, Falmouth with family at her side. She was born in Fort Kent, Maine on July 15, 1928 to Emile and Mary Jane Michaud Pelletier. Maxine was a passionate, devoted, lifelong educator. She attended Madawaska Training School for teachers and graduated in 1947, delivering...
