Obituaries

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

Serving Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, Maine

Phillippe "Phil" G. Boissonneault

Phillippe "Phil" G. Boissonneault

Mar 23, 2018

Raymond Phillippe G. Boissonneault, 75, of Raymond, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 23, 2018 at his home. Phil was born in Biddeford to the late Wilfrid and Anne Marie (Tremblay) Boissonneault. He went to Biddeford schools, graduating from St. Louis High School before attending St. Francis Xavier University where he earned a degree in Biology in 1965. Phil was employed...

Lucille Marie Harriman

Lucille Marie Harriman

Mar 22, 2018

Westbrook- Lucille Marie Harriman, 85, passed away in Portland on March 22, 2018. The daughter of Philip and Bernadette (Pomerleau) LeBel, she was born in Portland on December 8, 1932, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She grew up in Westbrook attending St. Hyacinth School and Westbrook High School. After graduation from high school she...

Betty Mcdermott

Betty Mcdermott

Mar 21, 2018

RAYMOND-- Betty Yvonne McDermott, 83, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2018 surrounded by family while at her winter residence in Phoenix, Arizona. Daughter of John and Hazel (Blake) Files, she was born at home on the Penny Road in New Gloucester, Maine on May 28, 1934, the same day as the famed Dionne quintuplets from which she derived her...

Kenneth Lewis Hodgdon Jr.

Kenneth Lewis Hodgdon Jr.

Mar 20, 2018

Windham- Kenneth Lewis Hodgdon Jr., 84, passed away in Gorham on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. The son of Kenneth and Mary (Monroe) Hodgdon, he was born in Edmunds Township on January 14, 1934. He graduated from Dennysville High School, and then went on to earn his Bachelor's degree from the University of Maine, Orono. He served his country in the...

Richard J. Fickett

Richard J. Fickett

Mar 20, 2018

GORHAM—Richard J. Fickett, 78, died on March 20, 2018 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. He was born February 10, 1940, a son of Warren and Doris Fickett. Dick worked at Songo Shoe and then was employed for the Cape Elizabeth public works for 25 years. He was a member of the Portland and Westbrook Eagles Club. He is survived...

Richard Ervin Walsh

Richard Ervin Walsh

Mar 19, 2018

SCARBOROUGH-- Richard E. Walsh, 90, of Scarborough, ME, passed away on March 19, 2018 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. He was born in Roxbury, MA the son of Eugene and Grace (Clark) Walsh on May 6, 1927. Richard was a World War II veteran of the merchant marines and was a US Army veteran of the Korean War. He...

Walter L. Fossett Sr.

Walter L. Fossett Sr.

Mar 18, 2018

Standish- Walter L. Fossett Sr. 90, passed away in Scarborough on March 18, 2018. The son of Loring and Louise (Robbins) Fossett, he was born in Bristol Maine on July 20, 1927. He graduated from Bristol High School in 1945 and joined the Merchant Marines serving his country during WWII. In 1948 he married Lorraine Tanner. He drove truck for...

Joshua Aaron Beardsley

Joshua Aaron Beardsley

Mar 17, 2018

SCARBOROUGH-- Joshua Aaron Beardsley, 42, passed away March 17, 2018 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. Josh was born August 28, 1975 the oldest of four boys to Richard and Christine M. (Ballard) Beardsley Sr. As a young boy he spent his early years growing up in Sutton, MA before moving to South Ryegate, VT as a teenager. He was...

David G. Golder

David G. Golder

Mar 16, 2018

STANDISH—David G. Golder, 85, passed away at home with his loving wife by his side on March 16, 2018. He was born December 7, 1932, a son of Lawrence and Helen (Doe) Golder. He was a born and raised Westbrook man and was very proud of his roots and the relationships he made lifelong friends. David was a graduate of...

Muriel Georgette Audet

Muriel Georgette Audet

Mar 16, 2018

Westbrook- Muriel Georgette Audet, 92, passed away on Friday March 16, 2018 in Scarborough. The daughter of Joseph and Eva (Pinette) Landry she was born in Lewiston. Her family moved to Westbrook shortly after her birth and she lived in Westbrook for the rest of her life. She attended Westbrook schools and married Arnold Audet, himself a Westbrook native, in...

Anthony "Tony" Ackerman

Anthony "Tony" Ackerman

Mar 15, 2018

WINDHAM-- Anthony "Tony" Ackerman, 94, of Windham, Maine passed away peacefully on March 15, 2018. Tony was born on April 1, 1923 in Garfield, NJ to George Ackerman and Rosalie Ackerman Stark. Tony graduated from Garfield High School in 1941 and went on to further his education at Boston University for Education, where he earned his Masters in Special Education....

Robert Allan Smith

Robert Allan Smith

Mar 14, 2018

PORTLAND—Robert "Bub" Allan Smith, 50, died unexpectedly on March 14, 2018. He was born on January 2, 1968, a son of George Smith Jr. and Sharon (Buotte) Smith. Robert, also known as "Bub" grew up in Westbrook and was a graduate of Westbrook High School in the class of 1986. After graduation, he went on to attend SMVTI where he...

John Allison Day

John Allison Day

Mar 11, 2018

Westbrook- John Allison Day, 77, passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2017 in Portland. The son of Darrell and Angie (Young) Day, he was born in Portland on January 23, 1941. He grew up in Portland and Damariscotta. He served his country in the United States Air Force. He was a long time member of AA, and was proud of...

Mahlon Ray Pendexter

Mahlon Ray Pendexter

Mar 9, 2018

Westbrook- Mahlon Ray Pendexter, 73, passed away peacefully in his sleep, at his home in Westbrook, on Friday, March 9, 2018. The son of Howard and Gloria (Durgin) Pendexter, he was born in Hiram Maine on February 5, 1945. He joined the United States Army when the Vietnam War broke out. After he was discharged from the military he met...

Frederick Joseph Mayo

Frederick Joseph Mayo

Mar 8, 2018

Standish- Frederick Joseph Mayo, 96, passed away at the Maine Veteran's Home in South Paris on Thursday, March 8, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. The son of Ephraim and Beatrice (Therrian) Mayo, "Fred Mayo was born on Cinco de Mayo" in Rumford in 1921. He attended Rumford schools and graduated from Stevens High School. After graduation he started working...

Robert L. Hunt

Robert L. Hunt

Mar 7, 2018

DENMARK – Robert L. Hunt, 87, died on March 7, 2018 at Bridgton Health Care Center. He was born in Cumberland, ME, August 11, 1930, the son of Philip and Thelma (Watson) Hunt. Bob graduated from Windham High School in 1949 and earned his Bachelor's (1953) and Master's (1973) degrees from Gorham State Teachers College (USM). Bob had a distinguished...

Kenneth "Ken" Coburn

Kenneth "Ken" Coburn

Mar 6, 2018

Gorham Maine- William Kenneth "Ken" Coburn, 84, passed away at his home in Gorham Maine on March 6, 2018. The son of Robert E. and Mary (Clark) Coburn, he was born in Lexington Kentucky on October 4, 1933. He served his country as a parachutist in the United States Army. He earned a Bachelor's degree from Defiance College and a...

Charles W. "Bill" Hall Sr.

Charles W. "Bill" Hall Sr.

Mar 3, 2018

WINDHAM – Charles W. "Bill" Hall, Sr., 83, died peacefully on March 3, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was born in Windham, on April 15, 1934, the son of the late John and Marion (Brackett) Hall. Bill was a dairy farmer, and the farm was, quite simply, his life. He bought his first cow while still in high school...

Elizabeth A. "Betty" Foster

Elizabeth A. "Betty" Foster

Mar 3, 2018

GORHAM— Elizabeth A. "Betty" Foster, 74, passed away peacefully gazing out at the ocean surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 25, 1943, a daughter of James G. and Elizabeth M. (Heeney) Calyer Sr. Betty grew up in Peekskill, New York and was a 1961 graduate of Peekskill High School. She then went on to Northeastern College where...

Kristopher "Chunk" Bearor

Kristopher "Chunk" Bearor

Mar 3, 2018

Kristopher (Chunk) Bearor, 45, of Windham, ME. Passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, March 3, 2018. Chunk was unexpectedly taken from us long before his time. He was a beautiful soul and cared deeply for all that surrounded him. He enjoyed the outdoors and, really, anything that had to do with snow and cold. He was an avid...