John L. True, Jr.
Oct 19, 2018
SCARBOROUGH - John L. True, Jr. passed away October 19, 2018 at the Gosnell Memorial House in Scarborough, ME after a long illness. He was born July 5, 1946 in Westbrook, Maine, son of the late John and R. Lois True. John graduated from Windham High School in 1964 as President of his class. John was a graduate of the...
Donald "Don" C. Page
Oct 19, 2018
GORHAM- Donald (Don) C. Page passed away October 19, 2018 at 80 years old. He was born September 23, 1938 and grew up in Hiram, Maine. The son of Eleanor Hartford Thoutte and Stanley Clyde Page. His grandparents were dairy farmers. As a young adult, he would get up early in the morning to milk the cows, by hand, before...
Waltraud "Dixie" I. Damon
Oct 17, 2018
Standish- Waltraud "Dixie" Damon, 94, passed away in Westbrook on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. She was born in Berlin Germany on April 26, 1924 and at the age of 4 came to America to live for four years. During this time, she learned to speak English. This served her well because during WWII, she served as a nurse with the...
Barbara Lynn Sawyer
Oct 16, 2018
WINDHAM—Barbara Lynn Sawyer, 60, passed away at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on October 16, 2018. She was born December 8, 1957, the daughter of Dick and Phyllis (Howard) Wolstenhulme. Barbara was raised in Windham, graduating from Windham High School in the year of 1976. She grew up in a racing family, and had a natural love for Beech Ridge...
Christina "Tina" Lynn Valente
Oct 11, 2018
STANDISH—Christina "Tina" Lynn Valente, 64, passed away on October 11, 2018 at the Springbrook Center in Westbrook. She was born on October 31, 1953, in Moncton, NB, Canada, a daughter of the late Neil and Mary (Calvin) Hicks. Tina was a graduate of Simonds High School in Saint John, NB and furthered her education at the University of New Brunswick...
Edward Alan Adams
Oct 9, 2018
WESTBROOK—Edward Alan Adams passed away unexpectedly on October 9, 2018. He was born in Lewiston, Maine on April 10, 1958 to Leona Emery and John H. Niskanen Jr. Edward was raised in Portland, Maine and attended local schools. He entered the Army and served over 6 years with sharpshooter honors. He resided in Westbrook Maine for many years. He is...
Earle E. Estabrook
Oct 7, 2018
CUMBERLAND – Earle E. Estabrook, 84, of Cumberland passed away on October 7, 2018. He was born on November 19, 1933 to Jason and Adelaide (Cleaves) Estabrook in Freeport, Maine. Earle attended Yarmouth schools and served in the Army in the 1950's. He drove truck for his father, Highway Transportation and for Blue Rock. Earle enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, and...
Gertrude E. Gavin
Oct 7, 2018
WINDHAM - Gertrude Elva (Cooper) Gavin, 96, of Windham passed away at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on Sunday, October 7, 2018. She was born in Falmouth on August 21, 1922 to John and Annie Cooper. She was married to John Gavin on April 4, 1944. Trudy graduated from Deering High School in 1940. She was exceptionally good with numbers and...
Henryk Cieplinski
Oct 7, 2018
WESTBROOK—Henryk Cieplinski, 59, died October 7, 2018. Henryk was born in Wieliczka, Poland, a son of Jozef and Krystyna Cieplinski. In 1989, Henryk moved to the United States. He spent many years working for Barber Foods, and was also employed at the St. Louis Polish Church in Portland with the maintenance department. He is survived by his wife, Ewa Gadek;...
Dana C. Morin
Oct 4, 2018
Westbrook Dana C. Morin, 69, passed in the early morning of October 4th, 2018 after battling several debilitating ailments. He was born January 9, 1949, a son of Albert and Beverly (Currier) Morin. Dana who was a fixture of Westbrook was well known. He was a car enthusiast, motorcycles and above all loved and fondly recalled the days aboard his...
Paul A. Rousse
Oct 2, 2018
Windham - Paul Anthony Rousse, 64, died Tuesday October 2, 2018. He was born September 23, 1954, in Barre, VT, the son of Arthur and Amelia (Lavin) Rousse. Paul grew up in Barre and attended local schools. He was an alum of Kent State University and Becker College. Paul was employed by UNUM for 27 years as an IT Specialist...
Roger W. Hanson
Oct 2, 2018
Windham - Roger W. Hanson, 85, died Tuesday October 2, 2018, at Ledgewood Manor. He was born March 11, 1933 in Bath, Maine, a son of Russell and Edith (MaComber) Hanson. Roger grew up in Gorham and attended local schools. Following school, he enlisted in the US Army serving in the Korean Conflict. Roger enjoyed careers at both Dixon Brothers...
Robert A. Moody
Sep 30, 2018
Gray- Robert A. Moody, 80, passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018 in Portland. The son of Ronald and Juliana Adelene (Hopkinson) Moody, he was born in Whitefield New Hampshire on April 17, 1938. His family moved to Windham and he graduated from Windham High School where he excelled in playing basketball. After high school he enlisted in the United...
Winnifred "Winnie" M. Marsters
Sep 29, 2018
WESTBROOK— Winnifred "Winnie" M. Marsters, 100, died at Maine Medical Center on September 29, 2018. She was born in Watertown, Massachusetts on April 8, 1918, the daughter of Fred W. and Mae (Brown) Clement. At the age 2, Winnie and her family moved to Portland, Maine. She attended Portland Schools and graduated from Deering High School in 1936. She married...
Bruce Edward Smith
Sep 29, 2018
Standish- Bruce Edward Smith, 55, of Standish, died on September 29, 2018 doing what he loved best, riding his Spider motorcycle. The son of Loren and Elva (Strout) Smith, he was born in Portland on November 8, 1962. He grew up in Westbrook. He worked for HP Hood Diary Company in their shipping and receiving department. Besides riding his motorcycle...
Marykathryn Ann Crabtree
Sep 27, 2018
STANDISH – Marykathryn Ann Crabtree, 53, passed away in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family on September 27, 2018. She was appropriately born on Valentine's day in 1965, the daughter of James and Maryann (Gallagher) Henick. When Marykathryn was seven, the family moved from Missouri to Maine. She attended local schools, spending two years at Catherine...
Larry J. Lopes
Sep 26, 2018
SACO - Larry Jude Lopes passed away at Maine Medical Center on 9/26/18 after a brief fight with cancer. Born 5/3/1955 to George and Lorette (Marchand) Lopes at the military hospital in Tripoli, Libya, while his father was stationed in Athens, Greece. Growing up in an Air Force family, Larry enjoyed a childhood of world travels, living in Germany, Japan,...
Barbara Stacy Roy
Sep 25, 2018
BARBARA ROY, 78, LONGTIME DEACON AND DEVOTED NURSE DEDICATED TO HELPING OTHERS WINDHAM - Barbara Stacy Roy of Ward Road, Windham, former nurse and longtime Church Deacon, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2018 surrounded by her husband, three daughters, son, and sister. Barbara was 78. Barbara was born in Portland, daughter of Myron and Eleanor Stacy. She graduated from...
Stanley Thomas Philbin
Sep 25, 2018
Gorham- Stanley Thomas Philbin, 81, died at his home in Gorham after a courageous battle with cancer. The son of Thomas Joseph Philbin Sr. and Phyllis (Wolski) Havener he was born in Boston Massachusetts on July 30, 1937. After graduation from high school he joined the United States Army and served in the 508th Airborne Division completing 36 jumps. After...
Ervin Patrick Kimball
Sep 24, 2018
GORHAM- Ervin Patrick Kimball went home to God on September 24, 2018. He was born on March 17, 1933 in Portland, Maine, attended Portland schools and graduated from Cheverus High School. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Gorham State Teachers College, and taught in North Berwick for four years, and then in Gorham as a teacher and later...
