Obituaries

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

Serving Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, Maine

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...

Carolyn Mae Fernald

Carolyn Mae Fernald

Mar 2, 2018

CASCO—Carolyn Mae Fernald, 83, died Friday March 2, 2018 with her husband of almost 46 years by her side. She was born on September 14, 1934, a daughter of Lewis and Dorothy M. (Weeman) Robinson. Carolyn was a graduate from Potter Academy in the class of 1954. On April 1, 1972, she married Maurice Fernald; together they enjoyed many happy...

John T. Williams

John T. Williams

Feb 28, 2018

Obituary of John T. Williams GORHAM-- Less than six years short of his goal of living to one hundred, John Thomas Williams died at the age of ninety four on February 28th, 2018. A life long resident of Gorham Maine, John was prominent figure in the community for much of his life, ranging from his numerous personal business ventures and...

Katherine Pushard Bean

Katherine Pushard Bean

Feb 26, 2018

YARMOUTH – Katherine Pushard Bean passed away on February 26, 2018 at the age of 88 after a brief illness at Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine. She was born on October 11, 1929 to Roland and Barbara Pushard in Augusta, Maine and was a graduate of Cony High School, Class of 1947. On April 28, 1948, she married Merrill F....

Kenneth P. Mains

Kenneth P. Mains

Feb 25, 2018

Gorham-Kenneth P. Mains, 86, passed away at the Barron Center in Portland, on Sunday, February 25, 2018. The son of Ernest and Frances (Huston) Mains, he was born in South Portland on November 22, 1931. He graduated from Deering High School in 1949. After high school he joined the Army and served during the Korean War. He was very proud...

Donald Swett

Donald Swett

Feb 24, 2018

SEBAGO - Donald Joseph Swett, 86 passed away on Saturday Feb. 24, 2018 at home. Born in West Chester, PA. the son of Elizabeth Jarrett and Charles Nelson Swett. He moved to Maine as a boy and attended Deering High School. Donnie spent his career working for the American Can Company. He enjoyed golf, hunting, wood working, weaving a tall...

Norman Dale Lamb

Norman Dale Lamb

Feb 22, 2018

GORHAM – Norman Dale Lamb, 73, died peacefully on February 22, 2018 in Windham. He was born in Windham, on May 5, 1944, the son of Elizabeth Lamb. Norman was a graduate of Gorham High School. He was a member of the Boy Scouts, the Future Farmers of America, and was a life long farmer. Norman had a love for...

Catherine Alice Bishop

Catherine Alice Bishop

Feb 22, 2018

Windham- Catherine Alice Bishop, 94, passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2018 in Portland. The daughter of Ralph and Christina (York) Bishop, she was born in Troy Maine on March 14, 1923. She grew up and attended local schools in the Troy area. As a young woman she moved to South Windham to be a nanny for a family. While...

Herman "Bud" Elston

Herman "Bud" Elston

Feb 21, 2018

Windham- Herman "Bud" Elston, 83, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2018. The son of Charles and Effie Elston, he was born in Lewiston on May 15, 1934. He grew up in the North Deering area of Portland and graduated from Deering High School, where he played in the band and also played football. He earned a scholarship in football...

Harold A. "John" Mcfarland

Harold A. "John" Mcfarland

Feb 20, 2018

WESTBROOK-- Harold A. "John" McFarland passed away peacefully, February 20, 2018, after a brief illness. John was born in Westbrook, June 10, 1921, the son of Arthur and Alice McFarland. He had 7 sisters, all but one older than him and all who predeceased him. He graduated from Westbrook High School and went to work as a machinist before enlisting...

Margaret "Peg" A. Cabral

Margaret "Peg" A. Cabral

Feb 20, 2018

NAPLES – Margaret A. "Peg" Cabral, 66, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at her home. She was born in Malden, MA on January 30, 1952, the daughter of Margaret (Longmuir) and John "Jack" Kenney, III. Peg grew up in Massachusetts, and after high school went on to study Behavioral Sciences at Northern Essex Community College. She was a...

George L. Watson

George L. Watson

Feb 20, 2018

Gorham- George L. Watson, 95, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. The son of Perley and Louise (Lombard) Watson, George was born in Chicago, Illinois. At the age of three his family moved back to Maine and settled in Kennebunk. He attended Kennebunk schools and graduated from Kennebunk High School. He met his future wife Arlene Hutchins in high...

Pauline Annie Marchant

Pauline Annie Marchant

Feb 19, 2018

Pauline Lacy Marchant, age 84, passed away on Monday, February 19, 2018, in the comfort of her home in Westbrook, Maine, where she lived with her son Steve and his wife Loreen. Pauline was born on March 29, 1933, to Ada and William Lacy in Roxbury, Maine. She graduated from Mexico High School in Mexico, Maine and soon after met...

William "Bill" Avard

William "Bill" Avard

Feb 17, 2018

William L (Bill) Avard, 75, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2018, after a sudden accident at his family vacation home in Sebago, Maine. Bill was a native of Wayland, Mass., the son of the late Lewis and Ruth (Hinman) Avard, and the brother of James Avard of Manchester, N.H. Bill graduated from Wayland High School and later retired from Brockway-Smith...