Obituaries

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

Serving Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, Maine

Maurice Aime Deshaies

Maurice Aime Deshaies

Aug 11, 2018

Westbrook- Maurice Aime Deshaies, 89, passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2018, from complications from Parkinson's disease. The son of Maurice and Oliva (Bergeron) Deshaies, he was born on November 27, 1928 in Westbrook. He attended Westbrook schools, and graduated from Westbrook High School. During WW II He worked as a welder in the shipyard in S. Portland, building Liberty...

Gloria M. Grant

Gloria M. Grant

Aug 10, 2018

WINDHAM – Gloria M. Grant, 92, of Windham passed away at Ledgewood Manor on Friday, August 10, 2018. She was the oldest of six, born to Myrtle and Raymond Small on December 12, 1925. She attended local schools. Married to Darrell Grant on October 14, 1944 for 62 years, they were long time residents of Windham. She was a devoted...

Cheryl Donna Plummer Martin

Cheryl Donna Plummer Martin

Aug 3, 2018

GORHAM—Cheryl Donna Plummer Martin, 74, passed away surrounded by her family at the Barron Center in Portland on Friday, August 3, 2018. Cheryl was born February 27, 1944, a daughter of Frank and Ethel (Raymond) Morin. She grew up in the Brunswick area where she received her education from local schools. On July 20, 1963, she married Rodney Plummer and...

Joseph R. Wallace

Joseph R. Wallace

Aug 1, 2018

Yarmouth – Joseph R. Wallace, 72, of Windham passed away peacefully, after a long illness, on Wednesday Aug 1, 2018 at the Brentwood Nursing facility in Yarmouth. He was born on October 8, 1945 in Portland, the son of Elmore and Grace Wallace of Westbrook. Joseph was educated in the Westbrook school system and made a home and raised his...

Kathleen A. Levesque

Kathleen A. Levesque

Jul 31, 2018

GORHAM-- Kathleen A. Levesque 63, of Gorham died July 31, 2018 at Maine Medical Center. She was born in Portland on January 27, 1955 a daughter of Royce C. Guptill and Elizabeth (Green) Guptill. After high school Kathleen worked at Casco Bank where she met her husband and on October 12, 1974 she married Andre (Andy) Levesque at St. Dominic...

Joy Denlinger Gale

Joy Denlinger Gale

Jul 31, 2018

Joy Denlinger Gale, 85, Westbrook, Maine Joy touched the hearts of all those who knew her. Beautiful on the inside and out, she radiated kindness and love to all she encountered. A gifted musician and devoted wife, mother, aunt, grandmother and friend, she brought a sense of calm and peace to our often-chaotic world as she moved confidently and faithfully...

Marilyn L. Cowan

Marilyn L. Cowan

Jul 31, 2018

Portland Marilyn L. Cowan, 83, died Tuesday July 31, 2018, at the Barron Center. She was born September 17, 1934, in Portland a daughter of Clinton and Mary (Whitney) Kane. Marilyn grew up in Portland and was a 1952 graduate of Portland High School. She enjoyed a career at Unum and then at Cheverus High School alumni department. Marilyn was...

Lillian Mae Plummer

Lillian Mae Plummer

Jul 28, 2018

Windham- Lillian Mae Plummer, 88, passed away at her home in Windham on Saturday, July 28, 2018 with her children by her side. One of eleven children, she was born in Poland Springs on October 21, 1929, the daughter of Raymond and Elsie (Martin) Mains. She grew up in Gorham and attended the Old Robie School. She worked for Freeman's...

Elvie S. White

Elvie S. White

Jul 27, 2018

Elvie Schuld White went to be with her savior on July 27th. She was surrounded by her loving Husband and six children. She loved time laughing and sharing stories with family and friends; camping, babies, beano, and Nascar. She is survived by her husband Ray White, Trixi and Steve Morin, Linda and Tom Komulainen, Paul White, Michele and John Bailey,...

Paulette Arline Gaudreau

Paulette Arline Gaudreau

Jul 25, 2018

Cape Elizabeth- Paulette Arline Gaudreau, 70, passed away in Portland on July 25, 2018 surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. The daughter of Arthur and Adrienne (Valliere) Tourigny, she was born in Biddeford on June 5, 1948. She attended Biddeford schools and graduated from St. Andre High School. After high school she worked for the state...

Richard James Coffin

Richard James Coffin

Jul 24, 2018

BRUNSWICK - Richard James Coffin, 86, passed away peacefully at his home on July 24, 2018 after a year of declining health. Richard was born in Malden, Massachusetts on September 24, 1931, the son of Russell W. and Inez E. (Matthews) Coffin. He attended school in Massachusetts and moved to Maine with his family in the 1950s. Soon after, Richard...

Dean Willis Evans

Dean Willis Evans

Jul 24, 2018

GORHAM-- Dean Willis Evans, 86, passed away on July 24, 2018 at the home of his son and daughter-in-law in Belgrade Lakes, Maine. Dean was born on July 7, 1932 to Clyde Willis Evans and Evelyn Robiero Evans Cotton. He married Jane Smearer and they made their home and raised their son in Gorham, Maine. Dean was a high school...

John G. Lee

John G. Lee

Jul 23, 2018

WESTBROOK—John Gregory Lee, 98, died peacefully on July 23, 2018 at Maine Medical Center, surrounded by loved ones. John was born on January 7, 1920, to the late John and Elizabeth (O'Toole) Lee. John spent his formative years in Portland and was a graduate of Portland High School. After graduation, John joined the United States Army and in 1943 he...

Robert Joseph Thuotte

Robert Joseph Thuotte

Jul 22, 2018

WESTBROOK – Robert Joseph Thuotte, 89, of Westbrook passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 22, 2018. Robert was born in Portland on July 2, 1929 the only child of Emile "Jack" and Adelaide (Kerwin) Thuotte. He grew up in Westbrook and graduated from Westbrook High School in 1949. He also attended Gray Business School. In 1959 he married Charlene (Devoe)...

Clista Arlene Lewis

Clista Arlene Lewis

Jul 20, 2018

Gorham - Clista Arlene (Linscott) Lewis, 97, formerly of North Windham, died Friday July 20, 2018, at the Inn at Village Square. Mrs. Lewis was a native of Cornish, the daughter of the late Carroll P. and Gladys (Ridlon) Linscott. Mrs. Lewis was a graduate of Cornish High School and a Registered Nurse graduate of the New England Deaconess Hospital...

Joseph A. Madore

Joseph A. Madore

Jul 18, 2018

WESTBROOK-- Surrounded by his family, Joseph A. Madore peacefully went home to Jesus on July 18th, 2018 after an extended illness. He devoted his life to caring for his family, friends, co-workers and community. Joseph was born on January 19, 1947 in Portland, Maine to Rudolph "Ted" Madore and Natalie "Jane" Murphy. Joseph grew up in Westbrook and graduated from...

Nancy W. Bilodeau

Nancy W. Bilodeau

Jul 16, 2018

Westbrook- Nancy W. Bilodeau, 80, passed away on Monday, July 16, 2018 in the home of her loving granddaughter Tia Johnson, husband Nate, and their daughter Hadley. The daughter of Joseph Welch Sr. and Bernice (Chaplin) Welch, she was born on July 29, 1937 in Portland. She graduated from Gorham High School in 1955. She was employed at Weyerhaeuser where...

Philip M. Young

Philip M. Young

Jul 16, 2018

GORHAM—Philip M. Young, 100, passed away on July 16, 2018 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Philip, better known to some as Phil, and to others as W1JTH, was born in Shirley Mills on October 22, 1917. He graduated valedictorian of Corinna Union Academy. Following high school, he worked at Milton Willard Co. and in 1941 he married...

Marguerite Pauline Harnois

Marguerite Pauline Harnois

Jul 15, 2018

WESTBROOK – Marguerite P. "Maggie" Harnois passed away at the Gorham House on July 15, 2018. Maggie was born on February 5, 1925 in Westbrook, the daughter of Horace Galipeau and Yvonne Brassard Galipeau. She was a child during The Great Depression and was forced to leave school before the end of the 8th grade to go to work to...

Delores "Dollie" Landry

Delores "Dollie" Landry

Jul 13, 2018

Dolores "Dollie" (Tanguay) Landry, 79, died Friday July 13, 2018. She was born April 7, 1939, in Westbrook, a daughter of Eugene and Jeannette (LaBrecque) Tanguay. Dollie grew up in Westbrook and was a 1957 graduate of Westbrook High School. Primarily a seamstress, she also enjoyed careers as a CNA, bank teller, bookkeeper, and dispatcher for S.D. Warren. Dollie had...