George W. Curran, Jr
Apr 17, 2019
Westbrook - George William Curran Jr., 74 died peacefully April 17, 2019, at his home with his family present. He was born June 21, 1944, in Portland the son of the late George William Curran Sr. and Martha Blumenthal. George graduated from Portland High School, Class of 1962. After graduation he served with the US Navy on submarines for the...
Usmc Cpl Tyler Patrick Wallingford
Apr 12, 2019
United States Marine Cpl. Tyler Patrick Wallingford, 21, of Standish Maine died unexpectedly on April 12, 2019. He is the beautiful son of Richard and Barbara (Corkum) Wallingford. Tyler grew up in Standish where he was involved in many community activities. He went from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts where camping and his love for adventure began. He was active...
Richard Edison Carter Jr.
Apr 11, 2019
RICHARD E. CARTER 1959-2019 In the embrace of his family, after a courageous battle with cancer, Richard E. Carter Jr., 60, passed away Thursday, April 11, at Maine Medical Center. "Rico" (after former Red Sox shortstop Rico Petrocelli) was the beloved husband of Betsy Rolfe Carter. They shared 34 years of marriage together. Born in Portland, Richard was the son...
Charles William Crumrine
Apr 10, 2019
Charles W. Crumrine, of Portland, ME, passed away at home, surrounded by his loved ones, on April 10, 2019, after a year-long battle with cancer. Chuck was born in Chicago in 1949. He grew up in Illinois and Pennsylvania. While completing his conscientious objector service in Boston he met Linda, the love of his life. They were married in 1975...
John R. Gallant
Apr 8, 2019
John, age 92, was born in Rumford, Maine on June 2, 1926. He died the morning of April 8, 2019 at his Stroudwater Lodge residence in Westbrook, Maine. John is survived by Bernadette Mickeriz, his loving companion for the past ten years; his brother Tom; his children, Pat (Richard) Garrison, Pam (Mike) Gallant Erbes, Sarah (John) Fowler and John Gallant;...
Charles A. Leighton
Apr 7, 2019
Charles Aaron "Butch" Leighton, Sr. Age 75, of Westbrook, passed away on April 7th at Maine Medical Center in Portland from complications of COPD and a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Portland on June 1, 1943 to Chester Sr. and Glenys (Jones) Leighton. He attended Portland schools and worked his entire life as an auto mechanic and...
Rocco T. Aceto, Sr.
Apr 4, 2019
Rocco Thomas Aceto ran in the streets of Kennedy Park while his immigrant family was paving the cobblestone roads of the Old Port. He grew up playing street ball in the back of Aceto's Construction Company site where a make shift basketball hoop was erected. There, he learned to perfect his basketball skills while playing with Sabato DiPhillipo, Mario DiPietro,...
Richard A.B. Mckenzie
Apr 3, 2019
Falmouth - Richard Abbott Benning McKenzie, 95, passed away peacefully April 3, 2019 after a short illness. Born February 8, 1924, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Albert Byron "Mac" McKenzie and Bernice Benning McKenzie, they moved to Alexandria, Pennsylvania in the 1930s due to the Dust Bowl. After graduating from Alexandria H.S. in 1941, Richard enlisted and served...
Saverio Viola Jr.
Mar 30, 2019
Scarborough - Saverio (Sam) Viola, Jr. passed away peacefully at the Gosnell House, on March 30, surrounded by his family. Sam was born in Portland, on November 10, 1927, one of 10 children, to Saverio and Filomena (Rossini) Viola. Sam attended Portland schools and enlisted in the Navy on December 28, 1945. During his service time, he was proud to...
Milton Perron Ryder
Mar 30, 2019
MILTON PERRON RYDER 1937-2019 OCEAN PARK - The Reverend Doctor Milton Perron Ryder of Ocean Park, Maine passed away peacefully with his family at his side at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on Saturday, March 30th, after years of battling prostate cancer. "Milt" was born in Brockton, MA to Henry and Harriet Ryder on May 18, 1937. His older brother, Harry,...
Maggie Lee Brown
Mar 29, 2019
Maggie Lee Brown "To be remembered with love is to live forever" On Earth Day April 22, 1993, Maggie L. Brown, 25, of Portland, Maine, was brought into this world to the loving arms of her mother; on March 29, 2019 her mother was blessed to be with her at her home in her arms when she left. She was...
Robert Huston Day Jr.
Mar 26, 2019
Robert H. Day, Jr. USN Retired 1929-2019 Robert H. Day, Jr., 89, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at the Gosnell House. Born in Newton, MA, on December 24, 1929, he was a son of Robert H. and Marjorie H. McCarthy Day. For twenty-four years, he worked for the Maine Turnpike Authority doing carpentry and maintenance, retiring in 1986. ...
Dorothy Ann Koenig
Mar 23, 2019
DOROTHY A KOENIG Portland-Dorothy "Dot or Dolly" Koenig, 90, died unexpectedly March 23, 2019 at home. She was born on April 10, 1928 in Portland the daughter of the late Samuel and Emma (Noel) Pelton. Dot graduated from Portland High School, Class of 1946. After graduation she worked for the City of Portland until 1955 in the Treasurer's and Assessor's...
Sandra L. Brooks
Mar 23, 2019
Portland - Sandi (Sandra) L. Brooks of 195 Rochester St., Westbrook, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 23rd at Maine Medical Center. She was born in Portland and attended Portland schools. Sandi worked in her early years in various service jobs. In the past, she was active in many community service volunteer programs. She was past Madam President of the...
Colbert Gaylord Wilkins
Mar 22, 2019
Colbert "Cole" Gaylord Wilkins of Portland, Maine, left his physical body and went to meet his mother (Zelva Pease Wilkins), father (Osborne Frederick Wilkins), sister (Myrna Wilkins) and brother (Clayton Wilkins) on March 22, 2019. Born in Wilton, Maine on May 12, 1943, and raised in Farmington, Maine, he loved Little Sebago Lake where he and Burma lived for many...
Carl Tarpinian
Mar 19, 2019
Carl Tarpinian 1923-2019 Portland - Carl (Carloosd) Tarpinian, 95 a lifelong resident of Portland and longtime local grocer passed away peacefully with his family by his side on March 19, 2019. Carl was born on October 10, 1923 in Portland, the son of Ohannes and Durick (Bardarchian) Tarpinian. He was a graduate of Portland High School, class of 1941. After...
Shirley E. Dobson
Mar 18, 2019
Portland Shirley E. Dobson died Monday March 18, 2019 in Portland. Visiting hours will be held at A.T. Hutchins Funeral Home, 660 Brighton Ave., Portland on Saturday, March 23, from 10 am -11 am. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, March 23, at 11 am. Spring burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery, Alfred, ME. For expressions...
Edward R. "Bamps" Rohr Iii
Mar 18, 2019
Cumberland Center - Edward R. Rohr III, 72, lovingly known to all as 'Bamps', passed away peacefully on March 18, 2019 at the Gosnell Hospice House after a brief battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family at his side during his final days. Bamps was born in Exeter, NH on September 8, 1946, the son of Edward...
William David Jennings
Mar 16, 2019
Portland-William D. (Jeep) Jennings, 85 A true Irishman from Munjoy Hill and beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and uncle; went into the arms of Jesus on March 16, 2019, with loving family by his side. He was born October 15, 1933, the youngest child of Martin and Delia (Griffin) Jennings. He was the Beloved husband of Virginia Falconieri...
Joseph Oliver Boucher
Mar 14, 2019
Joseph Oliver Boucher Westbrook - Joseph Oliver 'Joe' Boucher, 71, passed away peacefully on March 14,2019 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine. He was born June 19, 1947 in Haverhill Massachusetts, the son of Oliver J. Boucher and Francis (Fortier) Boucher. Joe Graduated from Haverhill High School and went on to study at Regents College and Northern...
