Jean Hayden Sullivan
Dec 20, 2017
Jean Hayden Sullivan, 84, passed away on Dec. 20, 2017 at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth, surrounded by her loving family. Jean was born on Jan. 1, 1933 (Portland's first baby of the New Year) to Daniel J. and Margaret (Donahue) Hayden. She and her seven siblings grew up on Munjoy Hill and spent summers on Peaks Island. Jean attended Cathedral...
David P. Rayner
Dec 16, 2017
David Phillip Rayner Sr., 78, of Cape Elizabeth, Maine passed away, after a long illness on Saturday December 16th at the Gosnell House in Scarborough, Maine with family by his side. Funeral services will be held at The Promised Land World Outreach Center, 536 Cottage Road, South Portland, Maine on January 14, 2018 at 3 pm, Pastors Len and Gail...
Edwina C. Mckay
Dec 15, 2017
Edwina McKay, 78 of Scarborough, a loving wife and mother, died Friday, December 15, 2017 at Maine Medical Center in Portland after a long battle with heart disease; she was surrounded by her loving family. Edwina was born in Portland on June 26, 1939, the daughter of Corrine James and Edward Cummings and was educated in area schools. Edwina worked...
Janice Diane Risbara
Dec 11, 2017
Janice Diane Risbara passed away December 11, 2017. She was born July 6, 1950 in Portland to Leslie A. Hall and Christine O. (Hawkes) Hall. Janice graduated from Portland High School. She co-owned and worked at Chick's Variety with her former husband, Steve Marston. She was also employed as a Technical Assistant at Hanover Insurance Group for 30 years. Jan...
Mildred L. Mclaughlin
Dec 11, 2017
South Portland - Mildred L. McLaughlin, 80, died on December 11, 2017 at Mercy Hospital after an eight month battle with cancer and lung disease. She was born August 11, 1937 in Portland the daughter of Harold and Velma (Warren) Hueston. Millie graduated from Portland High in 1955 she married Charles A. McLaughlin in 1957. Her first career was a...
Samuel S. Nappi
Dec 8, 2017
PORTLAND - Samuel S. Nappi, (Sam) 56, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a hard fought battle with cancer he was surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 2, 1961, in Portland, ME, the son of Michael J. and Antoinette (Minervino) Nappi. Sam graduated from Portland High School and took some...
Louis Sammy Toppi
Dec 7, 2017
Louis Sammy Toppi, 86, passed away at his home in Westbrook on December 7, 2017. Sam, as he was known by most people, was born in Portland to Nunzio and Ripalda Toppi on June 21, 1931. He worked for the family business, N. Toppi Sand & Gravel, from the time he was a teenager to his retirement. He was happiest...
Jane Kelley Harley
Dec 7, 2017
Jane Kelley Harley, 95, died on December 7, 2017, at Seal Rock Healthcare Facility with her three children by her side. She was born June 22, 1922 in Brewer Maine, the daughter of Carl U. and Gertrude S. Kelley. Jane graduated from Brewer High school and attended Husson Business College. Later, she moved to Washington DC where she worked as...
Julie A. Dellger
Dec 6, 2017
Julie A. Dellger, 59, of Portland, Maine, died suddenly on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. Julie was born March 23, 1958, to Lawrence and Lucine (Theyerl) Dellger in Plymouth, Wisconsin. She attended St. John the Baptist school and graduated from Plymouth High School in June 1977. Her love and talent for singing and performing were showcased in several plays in which...
Susan Jane Dawson
Dec 5, 2017
Susan J. Dawson 70 years old passed away unexpectedly December 5, 2017. Susan was born in Brunwick, Maine and is predeceased by her parents William A. Dawson and Jacqueline S. (Lebel) Dawson. Susan is survived by her son Jason York and his wife Mary Kuch York. Susan graduated from Kennebunkport High School. Her son says in earlier years her friends...
Kimberly A. Farrell
Dec 1, 2017
KIMBERLY ANN FARRELL SCARBOROUGH-Kimberly Ann Farrell, 49, died December 1, 2017 at Maine Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born July 12, 1968 in Portland, the daughter of the late Henry Dunsmore and Antoinette Chapman. Kim graduated from Gray/New Gloucester schools. She went onto get her Associates Degree in Criminal Justice, followed by Bachelor's Degrees in Psychology and...
Lois Leighton Irving
Nov 28, 2017
Lois Leighton (Dibblee) Irving, recently of Scarborough, Maine, wife of Francis (Bud) Irving, Jr. died peacefully on November 28, 2017 surrounded by her family. She was born April 13, 1929 in Portland, Maine to George and Rhoda (Whitney) Dibblee. She was raised in Portland, Maine and was a graduate of Deering High School, Portland (Class of 1947) and the North...
Brock Joseph Chadwick
Nov 26, 2017
Brock Joseph Chadwick, 7, of McKenney Dr., Biddeford, died Sunday November 26, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Born on Good Friday, April 2, 2010 in Beverly, MA, he is a son of William J. Chadwick and Brittney Horton. Brock was in the second grade at Biddeford Elementary School. At such a young age he was, very spontaneous,...
Michael Antonio Desimon
Nov 23, 2017
Michael A. DeSimon, 79, of Windham died on November 23, 2017 at Gosnell House surrounded by his loving family. Mike was born and raised in Portland, son of Michael and Beulah (Corliss) DeSimon. Mike attended Cheverus High School where he played baseball, basketball, and football for the Stags. He was recently honored by being inducted into Cheverus Hall of Fame...
Mary N. Rush
Nov 23, 2017
Portland-Mary Cremonese Rush died November 23, 2017 with her children by her bedside. Born in Portland, she was the eldest daughter of Joseph Cremonese and Domenica (Nicolai) Cremonese. After graduation from Portland High School, Mary worked at Loring Short and Harmon and later became a teacher aide in the Portland school system. She began her career at North School and...
Rita M. Taylor
Nov 22, 2017
Rita M. Taylor, 83, passed away on November 22, 2017, following a brief illness. Rita was born in Portland, Maine, in 1934, the daughter of Alfred and Agnes Kennedy. In 1957, she married Stanley J. Taylor Sr., and together they raised their five children in their Gorham, Maine home. Rita worked for a number of years at the Westbrook Spinning...
Frances Barr Noland
Nov 22, 2017
Frances Barr Noland died from natural causes on November 22, 2017, at Legacy Memory Care in Falmouth, Maine. Frances (Fran) was born June 25, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of the late Mason Barr and Mary Walton Barr. Fran grew up in Falls Church, Virginia and attended Antioch College in Ohio where she studied sociology. Fran married Dewey Harrison...
Richard "Dick" Kenneth Newell
Nov 20, 2017
Richard K. Newell PORTLAND - Richard "Dick" K. Newell, 93, died November 20, 2017 at the Maine Veterans Home after a brief illness. He was born June 11, 1924, in Portland, ME, the son of the late Albert E and Edith M. (Milliken) Newell. Dick graduated from South Portland High School, Class of 1943. After graduation he served with the...
Rosemarie Vincent
Nov 17, 2017
Rosemarie Vincent, 88, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2017 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, with her two daughters holding her hands. Rosemarie was born in Melorse, MA, the daughter of Angelo and Anna (Sicarello) Verrengia. She grew up and attended schools in Malden, MA. She married Vernon Vincent on June 18, 1949. They lived in Boston...
Lynn Marie Shamblin
Nov 17, 2017
Portland- Youngest, of four, Lynn Shamblin, also known as, Rhonda Sutton passed away at home on Friday, November 17, 2017. She was adopted at age 18 after a life of multiple schools, moves, and family configurations. As an adult, she attended Job Corps in Vergennes, VT and Crossroads for Women in Westbrook, ME. She attained sobriety, lost it, fought for...
