Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Portland, ME
Serving Portland, Maine
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Stephen Edward Swicker
Aug 2, 2014
Stephen Edward Swicker January 26, 1926 August 2, 2014 -Portland Stephen Edward Swicker, 78, of Portland passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack at Maine Medical Center on August 2, 2014. Stephen was born to the late G. Russell and Elsie J. (Shaw) Swicker on January 26, 1936 in Worcester, MA With Judy, his loving wife of 48 years, Steve...
Ruth Eleanor (Hanson) Beale
Aug 1, 2014
Ruth Eleanor (Hanson) Beale March 31, 1921 August 1, 2014 Portland - Ruth Eleanor (Hanson) Beale died at her home in Portland, August 1st, 2014. Ruth was born March 31st, 1921 in Portland, Maine. She was the daughter of Grover C. and Luella (Ross) Hanson. She was the granddaughter of Frederic J. and Georgiana (Whitman) Hanson and Charles D. and...
Pauline (Dunifer) Sylvester
Jul 20, 2014
Pauline (Dunifer) Sylvester July 24, 1922 July 20, 2014 Scarborough - Just a few days prior to her 92nd birthday, Pauline Sylvester of Portland, passed away on July 20, 2014 surrounded by her family. She was born in Bangor on July 24, 1922, a daughter of Walter and Flora (Tourtilotte) Dunifer, sr. She grew up in Bangor as was educated...
Geraldine (Gerry) O. L'Heureux Humphrey
Jul 17, 2014
Geraldine "Gerry" O. L'Heureux Humphrey March 1, 1923 July 17, 2014 Geraldine (Gerry) O. L'Heureux Humphrey, 91 of Wenham, died Thursday July 17, 2014 of natural causes in Yarmouth, Maine. She was born on March 1, 1923 in Beverly, the daughter of late Charles J and Eva Marie Blanche Gagne L'Heureux. Gerry attended school in Beverly and graduated from Beverly...
Gerard Henri Jean
Jul 16, 2014
Gerard Henri Jean July 17, 1927 July 16, 2014 Gerard Henri Jean, a resident at St. Andre Health Care in Biddeford, Maine, passed away peacefully on July 16. He was born in Manchester, New Hampshire July 17, 1927, the son of Albert and Antoinette Michaud Jean. He attended Manchester, NH and Lewiston, ME schools. Gerard left Lewiston High School to...
Anne C. Rundin
Jul 14, 2014
Anne C. Rundin November 5, 1925 July 14, 2014 Anne C. Rundin, 88, of South Portland passed away at Maine Medical Center on July 14, 2014. Anne was born in Portland to the late Julius and Mary (Nally) Rundin. She enjoyed playing Bingo and spending time with her great grandson Sebastian. In addition to her parents Anne is predeceased by...
Annamarie (Dipietro) Mackie
Jul 11, 2014
Annamarie (DiPietro) Mackie July 21, 1956 July 11, 2014 Annamarie (Dipietro) Mackie, 57, of Portland, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by the love of family and friends on July 11, 2014. She was born in Portland on July 21, 1956, a daughter of Nicholas and Katherine (Small) DiPietro. She attended Cathedral School and graduated from Deering High School...
Donna Lee Stevens
Jul 10, 2014
Donna Lee Stevens March 18, 1954 July 10, 2014 Donna Lee Stevens, 60, of Rochester, NH, died Thursday, July 10, 2014. She was born to the late Richard and Ann Gurney, on March 18, 1954, in Portland, Maine. She married James Stevens and they lived together until his passing in 1990. She has had the faithful companionship of Walter Winship,...
Gwen Lois Beck Schone
Jul 9, 2014
Gwen Lois Beck Schone July 9, 2014 Gwen Lois Beck Schone, 91, passed away July 9th in Portland, Maine. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Julia Beck, and two brothers, Charles and Billy. Born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, she is survived by her husband, Charles F. Schone of 65 years, of Portland, Maine, and her...
Cecelia M. Lambert
Jul 9, 2014
Cecelia M. Lambert 1936 July 9, 2014 South Portland - Cecelia M. Lambert, 78, passed away on July 9, 2014 at her home. She was predeceased by her husband, William J. Lambert and her grandson, Timothy J. Stickney as well as her parents. She was born in Augusta, Maine in 1936, but moved to Portland as a child. She attended...
Geraldine "Gerry" L. Strout
Jul 8, 2014
Geraldine "Gerry" L. Strout November 16, 1924 July 8, 2014 Geraldine ""Gerry"" L. Strout, 89, passed away on July 8, 2014, at the Gosnell House Hospice in Scarborough. Gerry was born in Portland, ME November 16, 1924, the daughter of Prescott and Evelyn Walton. She grew up in So. Portland, graduating from So Portland High School in 1942. Following graduation,...
Carol (Dibiase) Brackett
Jul 7, 2014
Carol (DiBiase) Brackett July 7, 2014 Carol Brackett passed away on July 7, 2014, in the comfort of her home amongst family and friends. Carol's passion for life can be best exemplified by her endearing affection towards those closest to her. Carol's aim was to please because she delighted in seeing others in the comfort of happiness. Carol will always...
Mary Therese Rowe Redmond
Jul 6, 2014
Mary Therese Rowe Redmond September 23, 1921 July 6, 2014 Scarborough- Mary Therese Rowe Redmond , 92, passed away on July 6, 2014 after living a life full of love, happiness, and compassion. She was born in Portland the daughter of Edwin L. Rowe and Rose E. Devine Rowe on September 23, 1921. She graduated from Cathedral High School in...
Andrea Elizabeth Soule
Jul 4, 2014
Andrea Elizabeth Soule March 4, 1964 July, 4 2014 -Portland Andrea Elizabeth Soule of Portland passed away on July 4, 2014 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. Andrea was born on March 4, 1964 in Portland, Maine the only daughter of Irving W. Soule Jr. and Elinor F. (Ladd) Soule. Andrea was educated at Breakwater School in Portland and Falmouth Schools....


