Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, ME

Serving Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, Maine

Patricia Jill Linscott

Patricia Jill Linscott

Feb 24, 2025

In Loving Memory of Patricia Jill (Kubat) Linscott March 5, 1940 - February 24, 2025 With deep love and heavy hearts, we announce the peaceful passing of Patricia Jill Linscott (Jill), at the age of 84, on February 24, 2025, in Standish, Maine. Jill was born on March 5, 1940, in Westbrook, Maine, and spent her life surrounded by the...

Dorothy Mae Pesce

Dorothy Mae Pesce

Feb 23, 2025

Dorothy was the cherished daughter of the late Arthur and Viola Gallant. She was predeceased by her siblings, Arthur Gallant, Robert Gallant, Loretta Flaherty, and Barbara Henningsen. Dorothy was the devoted wife of Alexander Pesce, who predeceased her in 2021 after 70 years of marriage. She was also predeceased by her beloved son, Alex, in 2022. Dorothy leaves behind a...

Carolyn M. (Phillips) Leavitt

Carolyn M. (Phillips) Leavitt

Feb 21, 2025

Carolyn M. (Phillips) Leavitt of Gray, Maine, passed away at the age of 90 on February 21, 2025. She was born on November 3, 1934, in Westbrook, Maine, the daughter of Paul and Ruth (Cobb) Phillips Sr. Carolyn grew up in Westbrook and graduated from Gorham State Teachers College in 1957. She married Keith E. Leavitt and together they lived...

Pamela Jean Locke

Pamela Jean Locke

Feb 17, 2025

PORTLAND - Pamela Jean Locke, 63, passed away February 17th, 2025 at the Barron Center. She was born January 22nd, 1962 to Robert W. and Phoebe A. Tilly. Pam worked in the hospitality industry as a waitress for many years. Pam was an outgoing and loving person. She loved to play darts, bingo, and sing karaoke. She is survived by...

Timothy John Foley

Timothy John Foley

Feb 14, 2025

Timothy John Foley,75, loving father, step-father, bampy, and devoted husband of the late Audrey Susan Foley, entered into the eternal peace on February 14, 2025 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after medical complications from a stroke. He passed peacefully surrounded by his loved ones. Timothy was born on August 4, 1949, to Edward and Eleanor (Jones) Foley in Portland,...

Betty Louise Thompson

Betty Louise Thompson

Feb 14, 2025

Betty Louise Thompson (Madsen), of Standish Maine, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2025, surrounded by loved ones following a brief illness. Born June 3, 1936, in Westbrook Maine. She was the daughter of Marinus Madsen and Emma Fredricka Axelsen. She graduated from Westbrook High School in 1955, she went on to graduate Maine Medical Center School of Nursing in...

Harold L Tucker

Harold L Tucker

Feb 13, 2025

Westbrook Harold L. Tucker (92) died peacefully at his home on Cottage Place in Westbrook, Maine, on Thursday, February 13, 2025. Harold was born February 15, 1932 to Charlie and Myrtle Tucker in Knox, Maine, and later moved to Freedom, Maine, at 12, before finally settling in Westbrook. Harold was a Mainer through and through. Harold was one of eleven...

Jeanne Althea Dube

Jeanne Althea Dube

Feb 12, 2025

Jeanne Althea Dube, 76, of Buxton, passed away peacefully on February 12, 2025. Jeanne was born and raised in Portland, Maine. She was the daughter of the late Eugene E. Estes and Emily McGinty of Windham. Jeanne was a wife, mother, sister, daughter, and friend. She was loved by many. Jeanne worked for many years at Blue Cross Blue Shield...

Ann Leighton Minkoff

Ann Leighton Minkoff

Feb 12, 2025

Ann Leighton Minkoff passed away on February 12th at the Gosnell House, surrounded by her children. She was born on May 14, 1937, one of seven siblings, and grew up in Westbrook, Maine. Ann graduated from Westbrook High School in 1955 and soon after married Richard "Dick" Leighton. Together, they raised four children and operated a corner store, Ann's Variety,...

Pete Walker

Pete Walker

Feb 11, 2025

Walter "Pete" M. Walker Jr. passed away peacefully at home on February 11, 2025, surrounded by family and loved ones. He bravely faced cancer and never surrendered, leaving in his wake a legacy of inspiration and hope. Many will remember him through the decades of coaching little league baseball, basketball or softball, he may have even been a referee at...

Dawn Mae Dunn

Dawn Mae Dunn

Feb 9, 2025

Dawn Mae Dunn (Haycock), age 89, a resident of Westbrook, ME, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2025. She was born on April 8, 1935, in Skowhegan, daughter of Walter C Haycock Sr and Hortense (Glazier) Haycock. Dawn was a life-long resident of Maine, never desiring to live anywhere else. She loved the fall season. She was a deeply spiritual...

Dale Hicks

Dale Hicks

Feb 8, 2025

Dale Hicks, 61, of North Yarmouth, passed away at his home, on Saturday, February 8th, with his wife Elizabeth by his side. Dale was born in Portland, Maine, the son of Roger F Hicks and Blanche R Messer-Hicks. He was raised in Falmouth Maine, along with 5 siblings and attended Falmouth High School. After high school, Dale attended WyoTech in...

Louise Marie Paulin

Louise Marie Paulin

Feb 6, 2025

Windham, ME - Louise Marie Paulin, "Auntie / Weezie" 73 of Windham passed away Thursday, February 6, 2025 at Maine Medical Center with her family by her side. She was born May 10, 1951 in Portland, the daughter of Gerard J. and Eloise C. (Day) Paulin, graduated from Westbrook High School in 1969 and went on to receive her bachelor's...

Grace Viola Manoogian

Grace Viola Manoogian

Feb 4, 2025

Grace Viola Manoogian October 25, 1931 - February 4, 2025 It is with very heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Grace Manoogian, on February 4, 2025, at the Gosnell House, surrounded by family. Mom wore many hats and was lovingly known as: Amazing Grace, The Queen of Main Street, and The Matriarch of Our Family....

Tomi Jordan

Tomi Jordan

Feb 3, 2025

Tomi (Gushiken) Jordan of Gorham passed away peacefully on February 3, 2025, at the age of 93, surrounded by her loving family at the Gosnell House in Scarborough, Maine. Tomi was born on December 18, 1931, in Motobu-cho, Okinawa. She was a civilian WWII survivor. Tomi came to the U.S. in 1960. Ceded into the life of a single mother...

Douglas R Crosby

Douglas R Crosby

Feb 2, 2025

Douglas Rea Crosby 1943-2025 GORHAM-With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Douglas Crosby, 81, of Gorham, Maine. Douglas passed away peacefully on February 2, 2025 at The Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough Maine. He was born November 2, 1943, the son of Irene (Rivers)Crosby and Rodney Crosby. Douglas lived a life of dedication and love for his family....

Carolyn Schmidt

Carolyn Schmidt

Feb 2, 2025

Falmouth, ME – Carolyn Cummings Schmidt, 88, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2025. She was born August 1, 1936, in Woodstock, Maine to Carroll J. and Helmi K (Pulkkinen) Cummings. She will be greatly missed by her family, friends and the many, many people she touched along the way. She always had a smile and an encouraging word for...

Robert Milton Christie

Robert Milton Christie

Feb 1, 2025

Robert Milton ("Bob," "Bobby," "Chris") Christie, 93, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2025 at the independent living facility Holiday Woods at Canco in Portland, Maine, with family at his side. Bob was born January 1, 1932 in Ellsworth Falls, Maine, the youngest of four children, to parents George Wilson Christie and Blanche Marie (McFarland) Christie. He graduated from Ellsworth...

Patricia E. Charest

Patricia E. Charest

Feb 1, 2025

Windham, ME – Patricia "Patty" Charest, 81, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2025, after a courageous 19-year battle with Parkinson's disease. Born in Dover, NH, Patty later made Scarborough, ME, her home, where she graduated from Cathedral High School in 1961. She dedicated much of her early life to raising her three children as a devoted stay-at-home mother before...

John C. Delcourt

John C. Delcourt

Jan 22, 2025

John Christopher Delcourt, 66 PORTLAND - John Christopher Delcourt, 66, of Windham, Maine, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at Maine Medical Center with family by his side. He was born on December 18, 1958, the youngest child of the late Roland B. and Helen P. (Leclair) Delcourt. He attended local schools, graduating from Westbrook High School in...