Barbara Anne Bonnvie-Smith
Dec 9, 2024
Falmouth - Barbara Anne Bonnvie-Smith, 68 passed peacefully on 12/9/2024 at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth. Barbara Anne was born on 5/3/1956 in Portland, Maine, the eldest daughter of William and Sally Bonnvie. She attended Cathedral School as a child, a true free spirit who spent her days on Munjoy Hill with her siblings and best friends, the "Portland Girls". She...
Joan L. Strout
Dec 7, 2024
Joan L (Coughlin) Strout of Portland passed away after a brief illness on December 7, 2024 at Maine Medical Center. Her husband, Leon E. Strout, was by her side as he had been for over 71 years. Married in 1953, Lee and Joan were inseparable and shared many adventures together. They loved entertaining at their home in Falmouth: by the...
Peter Brelis
Dec 3, 2024
Peter C. Brelis died at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough, Maine on December 3, 2024. Peter was born in Newport, RI, the son of Christos and (Mary Michael) Brelis, on August 11, 1926. He attended Newport schools and prior to graduation, he enlisted in the Navy. After basic training in Sampson, NY, he served his country from 1943, throughout...
Coralie Hampshire
Nov 30, 2024
Falmouth – Coralie Ann Hampshire, 86, of Raymond, passed away on Saturday November 30, 2024, at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth. She was born on May 25, 1938, in New Haven Connecticut, the daughter of Sidney and Gertrude (Case) Sansone. Coralie attended schools in Connecticut. She loved books and reading and spent a good part of her life collecting and selling...
Gregory A. Nordstrom
Nov 29, 2024
Gregory Allan Nordstrom, 68, of Falmouth, Maine, died unexpectedly November 29, 2024. He was born Jan.5, 1956 in Skowhegan Maine, the son of Evelyn Trahman Nordstrom and Robert Nordstrom. Greg graduated from Deering High School and the University of Maine at Orono. He met the love of his life, Heather Stewart, in college. They have enjoyed attending Homecoming most years....
Nancy R. Sulides
Nov 28, 2024
Nancy Reade Sulides, 94, of Scarborough, passed away on November 28, 2024 after a period of declining health. She was born on July 2, 1930 in Lewiston, the daughter of Evelyn Hayes Reade and John Leslie Reade, Jr. She was a direct descendant of Lawrence Jackson Harris, the third settler of Lewiston and was also related to the Washburn family...
Rocco Marzilli Jr.
Nov 18, 2024
Rocco Marzilli, Jr., a family man, dedicated public servant, and finance professional, passed away on November 18, 2024, at Maine Medical Center. He was 79. Born on January 10, 1945, in Portland, Maine, Rocco was the son of Rocco Marzilli Sr. and Maria (Federico) Marzilli. Rocco graduated from Deering High School and pursued higher education at The University of Maine...
Ralph W. Brown
Nov 17, 2024
September 20, 1944 - November 17, 2024 Ralph Brown died on Sunday morning, November 17, after a three-year battle with Agent Orange-related cancer. He left this world with the same quiet courage with which he had faced all the challenges of his life. He was 80 years old. On his eighteenth birthday, he left the home of parents Ralph and...
Chester E. Pettengill
Nov 15, 2024
Chester E. Pettengill, 88, lifetime resident of Cliff Island, Maine, passed away at his home on the Island surrounded by his beloved sister Louise Estabrook and the love of the entire Island. Chester was born on Tyng Street in Portland Maine on February 6, 1936. He went to Cliff Island's one room schoolhouse for primary school and then to a...
Louis Normand Marquis
Nov 12, 2024
Louis Normand Marquis, 72, passed away peacefully with his daughters by his side at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough, ME on November 12, 2024. He is survived by his daughters and their families, Angela (John) Laughlin and Kristen (Chris) Spencer, grandchildren Ian and Joshua Marquis and Colby and Tyler Spencer. Sisters Jane (Phil) Smith, Pauline Hebert, Sue (John) Towsend,...
Eugene C. Fetteroll Jr.
Nov 11, 2024
Portland - Eugene Carl "Gene" Fetteroll, Jr. died unexpectedly on November 11, 2024. Gene was born in Hartford, CT on March 8, 1935, the only son of Eugene C. Fetteroll, Sr., and Gladys M. Fetteroll. He graduated from Newington CT High School in 1953, the University of Connecticut with a BA in Economics in 1957, and Suffolk University with an...
Mary "Dixie" V. Cantwell
Nov 11, 2024
Mary Victory Cantwell aka "Dixie" passed away peacefully November 11, 2024, she was born Sept 4, 1922, in Norfolk Virginia to William and Omar James. She attended Williamsburg High School and later moved to New York where she took Post Graduate courses at Nyack High School. There she met the love of her life, Eugene "Butch" Cantwell. They were married...
Howard "Howie" Arthur Rowe
Nov 10, 2024
Howard "Howie" Arthur Rowe, 12/22/1939 – 11/10/2024 passed away peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his loving family this past Sunday. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend, coach and mentor. Born in Lynn, MA, the son of Howard and Genevive, he grew up with three siblings Ken, Ed and Marian, who all loved to tease each other about...
Hyacinthe M. Doyon
Nov 4, 2024
Hyacinthe "Marcel" Doyon, 85, of Reading, Massachusetts, died peacefully on Monday, November 4, 2024 at Massachusetts General Hospital, with his daughter at his side. Born on November 21, 1938 in Quebec, Canada, he was the only son of Cyprien and Laurentienne Doyon. The family immigrated to the United States, eventually settling in Portland, Maine. After graduating from Cheverus High School,...
Shirley Irene Griffith Hibbard
Nov 3, 2024
Shirley Irene Hibbard, nee Griffith, died peacefully at The Heron House in Cumberland Foreside, Maine on the evening of November 3, 2024. Shirley was born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, on Guy Faulks Day, November 5, 1926, with a suitcase in her hand…or so her later love of travel made it seem. Shirley's father, Ewart, owned a factory and a farm....
Myrna E. Hart
Oct 30, 2024
South Portland, Maine Myrna Evelyn Hart passed away on the morning of October 30th in South Portland, Maine, after a long and full life. Myrna was born on May 31st, 1941 to George and Grace (Littlefield) Dill and was a South Portland resident. Myrna enjoyed shopping for bargains, sunbathing and walking at the beach, and spending time with friends and...
Burma Story Wilkins
Oct 30, 2024
AUBURN - Burma Wilkins, 75, passed away October 30, 2024. She was born July 26, 1949 in Miami, Florida, the daughter of Adam Story and Ethel Borden. Burma attended the Medical School of Georgia and Husson University. She worked as a health care administrator for Mercy Hospital. Burma married Colbert Wilkins in 1994 and they enjoyed 25 years of marriage...
Peter C. Herrick
Oct 23, 2024
Peter C. Herrick,83, of Portland, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on October 23, 2024. He was born in Portland, Maine on April 30, 1941, the son of Charles and Ruth (Nilsen) Herrick. He graduated from Portland High School. He served in the United States Navy and was stationed on the USS Wasp. After serving in the Navy,...
Margaret "Marge" Schmuckal
Oct 23, 2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Margaret E. "Marge" Schmuckal, 74, of Windham, ME. She died after a brief illness at Maine Medical Center on October 23, 2024. Marge embraced life. She cherished her husband Paul, her stepchildren, her siblings and their spouses, many nieces and nephews and numerous friends. She enjoyed travel, nature, good...
