Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Portland, ME

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William Core Duffy, Jr

William Core Duffy, Jr

Sep 7, 2014

William Core Duffy, Jr. 1925 September 7, 2014 Portland - William Core Duffy, Jr of Portland, Maine died September 7th at St. Joseph's Manor in Portland. He was born in 1925 in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of William Core Duffy, M.D. and Marie Barron Duffy. He is survived by his beloved wife, Maxine Webber Duffy; two sisters, Mrs. Philip...

Paul F. Huggard

Paul F. Huggard

Sep 7, 2014

Paul F. Huggard August 30, 1948 September 7, 2014 Paul F. Huggard 66, of Saco, passed away after a long brave battle on September 7, 2014 at Maine Medical Care Center in Portland. He was born August 30th, 1948 in Houlton, Maine to Robert and Edna (Gibbard) Huggard. He is survived by his mother Edna Ellis of Scarborough, two daughters,...

Arthur "Art" Gordon Moore, Sr

Arthur "Art" Gordon Moore, Sr

Sep 6, 2014

Arthur "Art" Gordon Moore, Sr. November 8, 1936 September 6, 2014 Portland - Arthur ""Art"" Gordon Moore, Sr., 77, of South Portland, passed away at the Maine Medical Center surrounded by family on September 6, 2014 after a long illness. He was born in Lewiston on November 8, 1936 as one of twenty-one children of William Henry and Angelia (Sprague)...

Stephen Charles Zografos

Stephen Charles Zografos

Sep 3, 2014

Stephen Charles Zografos November 16, 1969 September 3, 2014 Westbrook - Stephen Charles Zografos, 44, of Westbrook passed away on September 3, 2014 in Lake George, New York while preparing for the Adirondack Nationals Car Show. He was born on November 16, 1969 in Portland, the son of George and Sandra (Ouellette) Zografos. Steve graduated from Westbrook High School in...

Leo S. Clark, Jr

Leo S. Clark, Jr

Sep 1, 2014

Leo S. Clark, Jr. January 9, 1937 September 1, 2014 Portland - Leo S. Clark, Jr., 77, of Portland passed away on September 1, 2014 at home surrounded by his family. He was born on January 9, 1937 in Portland, the son of Leo, Sr. and Pasqualina (Fantasia) Clark. He grew up in the Bayside area of Portland and settled...

Madalyn Irene Brown

Madalyn Irene Brown

Aug 31, 2014

Madalyn Irene Brown May 3, 1933 August 31, 2014 -Portland Madalyn Irene Brown, 81, of Portland passed away on Sunday August 31, 2014 at Maine Medical Center. She was born on May 3, 1933 in Portland to the late James and Marie (Lamery) Nixon. She was predeceased by her partents, her beloved husband of 58 years Clifton Brown, her sister...

Polly D. Mahan

Polly D. Mahan

Aug 30, 2014

Polly D. Mahan August 30, 2014 Kennebunk - Our dearest mother and friend, Polly D. Mahan, passed away August 30th, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. She had been struggling with various illnesses for the past few years and put up quite the fight right until the end. Polly was born in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard. She graduated from Martha's...

Richard "Rick" Knittel

Richard "Rick" Knittel

Aug 29, 2014

Richard "Rick" Knittel September 2, 1935 August 29, 2014 South Portland - Richard (Rick) Knittel passed away peacefully in his home in South Portland on Friday evening, August 29, 2014. His death followed a courageous decade with Parkinson's disease. Born on September 2, 1935, he died a few days before his 79th birthday. Born in Newark, New Jersey, the oldest...

Rudolph (Rudy) A. Ferrante

Rudolph (Rudy) A. Ferrante

Aug 28, 2014

Rudolph (Rudy) A. Ferrante October 25, 1922 August 28, 2014 Rudolph (Rudy) A. Ferrante passed away at Pine Point Nursing Home on August 28, 2014. Rudy grew up in the Little Italy section of Portland, Maine on Newbury St and attended local schools and graduated from PHS in 1941 and then entered the US Navy during WW11, and discharged in...

Richard Perkins Boothby Jr

Richard Perkins Boothby Jr

Aug 28, 2014

Richard Perkins Boothby Jr. February 25, 1925 August 28, 2014 Richard Perkins Boothby Jr. of Falmouth died peacefully on August 28, 2014 in the loving company of his four children. Dick was born in St. Louis, Missouri, February 25, 1925, the son of Pauline Jameson of Colebrook, NH. and Richard Boothby Sr. of Lewiston-Auburn, Maine. Dick grew up in Auburn...

Robert F. Pikor

Robert F. Pikor

Aug 24, 2014

Robert F. Pikor May 6, 1942 August 24, 2014 Scarborough - Robert F. Pikor, 72, of Cumberland Center, formerly of Connecticut, passed away on August 24, 2014. He was born in Hartford, CT on May 6, 1942, the son on Frank J. and Helen (Plis) Pikor. Robert grew up in West Hartford. After high school, Robert went on to graduate...

Albert Clarke Caterina

Albert Clarke Caterina

Aug 22, 2014

Albert Clarke Caterina February 13, 1930 August 22, 2014 Albert Clarke Caterina, 84, of Port Charlotte, Florida formerly of Portland, died Friday August 22, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Portland, he was a son of Anthony and Doris House Caterina. He graduated from Portland High School the Class of 1949 and Bentley College the Class...

John William O'Neil

John William O'Neil

Aug 21, 2014

John William O'Neil June 25, 1943 August 21, 2014 Portland - John William O'Neil, 71, of Portland passed away on August 21, 2014 at his home. He was born on June 25, 1943, a son of William and Marie (Cote) O'Neil. He grew up in Portland and attended Portland Schools. During high school, John enlisted in the United States Marine...

Forest L. Smith, Jr

Forest L. Smith, Jr

Aug 20, 2014

Forest L. Smith, Jr. March 19, 1933 August 20, 2014 Forest L. Smith, Jr. 81 died Wednesday August 20, 2014 in Scarborough. Born in Portland, on Sunday March 19, 1933 at the Maine Eye & Ear Infirmary to Forest L. and Jennie M. Webber Smith, Sr. He attended Portland Schools. He graduated with the last eighth grade class held at...

Norman M. Leclerc

Norman M. Leclerc

Aug 17, 2014

Norman M. LeClerc October 23, 1948 August 17, 2014 Westbrook - Norman Michael LeClerc, age 65, died at his home in Westbrook on Sunday, August 17, 2014 after a long and courageously fought battle with Brain Cancer. He was a hero to many for his bravery in dealing with his illness. He will be greatly missed by his family and...

Verno W. (Leyme) Brohard

Verno W. (Leyme) Brohard

Aug 14, 2014

Verno W. Brohard December 3, 1926 August 14, 2014 -Portland Verno W. (Leyme) Brohard died early on August 14, 2014 at the Barron Center in Portland. Born December 3, 1926 Verno W Williams to Ethel and Harry Williams in Columbus, Ohio. She graduated from Chillicothe High School in 1945. Verno retired from the Alcoa Aluminum Plant in Chillicothe She attended...

Captain Keith Hawkins Beale

Captain Keith Hawkins Beale

Aug 9, 2014

Captain Keith Hawkins Beale August 29, 1921 August 9, 2014 -Portland Captain Keith Hawkins Beale died in Portland, August 9th, 2014. Keith was born August 29th, 1921 in Machiasport, Maine. He was the son of Melcher F. and Eva B. (Hawkins) Beale. He was the grandson of Frank O. and Mary S. (Johnson) Beale and William I. and Elizabeth A....

Walter Craig Pride

Walter Craig Pride

Aug 8, 2014

Walter Craig Pride March 7, 1954 August 8, 2014 -Biddeford Craig Pride (Walter Craig Pride) died August 8, 2014 at Round Hill in Biddeford, Maine. He was born March 7,1954 in Portland, Maine and was educated in the Gorham schools, graduating from Gorham High School in 1973. Upon graduation he was a foreman for Foreside Contractors of Portland for a...

Douglas S. Means

Douglas S. Means

Aug 6, 2014

Douglas S. Means November 12, 1951 August 6, 2014 Douglas S. Means of Gorham, Maine passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2014 after a courageous and hard fought battle with brain cancer. Doug, the son of Winfield J. (Ben) and Janet Smith Means, was born November 12, 1951. He attended Portland, Maine and Simsbury, Connecticut schools and graduated from Simsbury High...

Eileen "Patsy" Balzano

Eileen "Patsy" Balzano

Aug 4, 2014

Eileen "Patsy" Balzano August 4, 2014 Eileen ""Patsy"" Balzano, 83, from Portland passed away on Monday, August 4, 2014 surrounded by every member of her immediate family. Daughter of an avid commercial Fisherman/Lobsterman of Portland's Casco Bay and Maine's Gulf, her father was Charles F. Keniston and her mother was Catherine (McGraw) Keniston. She spent her childhood summer days in...