Marjorie "Ma" Keary
Jan 3, 2019
Portland-Marjorie L. Keary "Ma", passed away one day before her 91st birthday on January 3, 2019 in Scarborough. The daughter of Horace and Jessie (Greenleaf) Savage, she was born in Winthrop on January 4, 1928. She was an avid knitter, and enjoyed gardening. She also enjoyed going to the Ocean, and traveling. She especially enjoyed her trips to Europe with...
Lucien Gervais
Jan 2, 2019
SACO—Lucien Gervais, 91, passed away January 2, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Portland. He was born October 26, 1927, a son of Victor and Sophie (Roy) Gervais. Lucien spent 26 years working at SD Warren Paper Company as a machine operator and later bought and built Indian Pond Campground in Raymond, Maine. He with his brother Albenie also built Patio...
Dorothy Wood Young
Jan 2, 2019
GORHAM—Dorothy Wood Young, 98, passed away on January 2, 2018 at Springbrook Center in Westbrook. She was born in Phillips, Maine on February 13, 1920, a daughter of Edward and Edith (Edwards) Wood. Dorothy was a graduate of Wilton Academy in the class of 1938 and in 1941 married Philip Young. They made their first home in Dryden where they...
Elizabeth Ann Plourde
Dec 29, 2018
Westbrook-- Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Plourde died peacefully on December 29, 2018 at Avita of Stroudwater. She was born in Portland Maine of the late Royal Harrison Waldron and Rose Anna Gouzie. As a child she attended Bridge Street and St. Hyacinth grammar schools and grew up in a loving multi-generational home with grandparents, aunts and uncles. Betty graduated from Westbrook...
Mary Elizabeth Norton
Dec 29, 2018
WESTBROOK- Mary Elizabeth "Tootsie" Norton, 94 of Westbrook, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2018. She was born June 1, 1924 to Thomas A. Herbert, Sr. and Eleanor (Alexander) Hebert of Munjoy Hill, Portland, ME. She was a graduate of the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing program and met her beloved husband, Owen E. Norton, Sr. through her work as...
Cecilia A. Coney
Dec 28, 2018
NAPLES- Cecilia (Cecy) A. Coney, 65, of Naples, passed away on December 28, 2018 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston after a short battle with Cancer. She was born October 23, 1953 in Portland, ME to Merle and Olive Coney and was the middle child of three girls. Cecy graduated from Lake Region High School and attended the University...
Paul Gonya
Dec 28, 2018
Gorham, ME Paul Gonya, 92, of Gorham, passed away on December 28, 2018 at Gorham House as a result of a brain tumor. Born on July 30, 1926 in Millinocket, he was the son of Aldolph and Gertrude Donnelly Gonya. He graduated from Sterns High School in 1943 and joined the Navy in 1944. He served in the Pacific Theater...
Allerton "Al" Hawkes
Dec 28, 2018
Westbrook- Allerton "Al" Hawkes, passed away on December 28, 2018, three days after his 88th birthday. The son of Amos and Lenora (Marshall) Hawkes, he was born in Providence R.I. on December, 1930. He grew up in Westbrook and attended Westbrook schools. He grew up; just up the street from his childhood friend Barbara Keene, who would become his wife...
Willard Percy Ring
Dec 28, 2018
GORHAM- Willard Percy Ring, 88, of Gorham passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones. He was born April 1, 1930 in Perkasie, PA, to Linwood and Jessie (Harkin) Ring. The family relocated to Maine when Willard was just a toddler. He grew up in Maine until traveling to Massachusetts to join the U.S. Army. He proudly served as...
Eva Spencer Giro
Dec 26, 2018
Westbrook- Eva Spencer Giro, 97, of Westbrook passed away at the Seaside Nursing Facility on December 26, 2018. She was born in Unity, ME August 24, 1921 to Ichabord and Lizzie Spencer. Eva graduated from Unity High School in 1938 and moved to Westbrook in 1941. She worked for the former S.D. Warren Company for 35 ½ years and retired...
John M Grimaldi Sr.
Dec 23, 2018
John M. Grimaldi Sr., 74, of Windham, passed away on December 23, 2018 at the Maine Veteran's Home in Scarborough. He was born in Portland to Virginia and Alexander Grimaldi on the leap year day of February 29, 1944. John attended Portland schools and enlisted in the Army upon graduation. He served three tours of duty in Vietnam and retired...
Diana Louise Knight Grindle
Dec 23, 2018
PORTLAND-- Diana Louise Knight Grindle, 77, of Portland, ME, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2018. Diana was born to John and Lorena Gerrish Knight on June 13, 1941, in Camden, ME. She attended Deering High School and the University of Southern Maine. She worked hard all of her life and finished her career as the Executive Director at Group...
Edith Helen (Burgess) Bell
Dec 22, 2018
Edith Helen (Burgess) Bell, 92, died Saturday, December 22, 2018, in Williamsburg, Virginia, after a long and brave battle with vascular dementia and heart disease. Edith was born on May 7, 1926, to John and Julia (Calderwood) Burgess and was raised on the family's poultry farm in Waldoboro. Her youth activities included Girl Scouts, 4-H, Juvenile Grange, the school band,...
Robert William Rowe
Dec 22, 2018
GORHAM—Robert William Rowe, 82, of White Rock in Gorham, died December 22, 2018 following a lengthy illness. He was born in Gorham, a son of Stillman and Belle (Guilford) Rowe. In 1958, he married Judy Willis Rowe; they settled in the White Rock area of Gorham and raised four children. Bob worked at the City of Portland Parks Department and...
Adeline "Addie" Hackett
Dec 22, 2018
Adeline "Addie" Jean LaCroix Hackett June 13, 1941-December 22, 2018 Adeline "Addie" Jean LaCroix Hackett, 77 passed away on Saturday December 22, 2018 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine surrounded by her family. She was born on June 13, 1941 in Lebanon, New Hampshire the daughter of Rosaire and Yvette (Deschamps) LaCroix. She grew up in Lebanon and graduated...
Barbara Foster Libby
Dec 21, 2018
Westbrook-Barbara Foster Libby, 96, a lifelong resident of Westbrook passed away in Portland on Friday, December 21, 2018. The daughter of Robert and Jessie (Stickney) Robinson she was born in Westbrook. Her main priority in life was the loving care she devoted to her family. She was a lifelong member of the Westbrook Women's Club, and was an active member...
Mary Irene Peters
Dec 20, 2018
Westbrook - Mary Irene Peters, 97, passed away in Portland on Thursday, December 20, 2018. The daughter of Adam and Christine (Pederson) Peffer, she was born in Chicago Illinois on June 17, 1921. As a child her father taught her how to ice skate on Lake Michigan, which was a fond memory she carried for the rest of her life....
Roland K. Hawkes
Dec 20, 2018
Roland K. Hawkes 1935-2018 Westbrook-Roland K. Hawkes, PhD., of Prides Corner, Westbrook Maine, died December 20, 2018. Roland had a zest for life, and loved sharing stories of his lived experiences in southern Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Iowa, Illinois, and southern Africa. As a sociologist devoted to inclusive societies, Roland was a keen social justice activist. Like his father, Kenneth, Roland...
Norman W. Spear
Dec 18, 2018
WINDHAM—Norman W. Spear, 76, passed away December 18, 2018 at Mercy Hospital. He was born March 29, 1942, a son of Norman and Cecilia (Kane) Spear. Norman attended Cheverus High School and worked at Forest City Cemetery before joining the United States Navy. Norman proudly served his country during the Vietnam War and spent 11 months of duty captured by...
