Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, ME
Serving Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, Maine
Erlon H. Marean
Sep 17, 2017
STANDISH - Erlon Herbert Marean, 82, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born in Standish on July 9, 1935. He was the son of Herbert Marean and Marion Sanborn Marean. Erlon was a graduate of Standish High School. Erlon worked many years at Southworth Machine Company in Portland. He...
June Marie (Zwicker) Libby
Sep 16, 2017
WINDHAM-- June Marie (Zwicker) Libby, 90, passed peacefully surrounded by family from this life to her eternal home on September 16, 2017. Her faith in her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ remained strong to the very end of her passing. She was a living example of the love of Christ: always loving, showing grace and forgiveness. Truly, she lived her...
Henry "Woody" Wood
Sep 15, 2017
RAYMOND - Henry W. "Woody" Wood, 72, died Friday September 15, 2017. He was born July 19, 1945, in Brunswick, a son of Earl and Irene (Labbe) Wood. Woody grew up in Portland and was a 1963 graduate of Cheverus High School. He enjoyed a variety of careers and retired from Maine Medical Center in 2010. He loved golfing, boating...
Theresa Margaret Sargent
Sep 14, 2017
West Paris Theresa M. (Arsenault) Sargent, 74, died Thursday September 14, 2017, at Ledgeview Living Center. She was born February 13, 1943, in Portland a daughter of Theodore and Jeanette (Mondor) Arsenault. Theresa grew up in Westbrook and was a 1961 graduate of Westbrook High School. She enjoyed a career as a CNA both at Devenshire Manor and Springbook Center....
Mildred Hammond Black
Sep 13, 2017
STANDISH—Mildred Black, 84, passed on peacefully at Springbrook Center, on September 13, 2017, following a lengthy period of declining health. She was born in South Paris, Maine, on December 2, 1932, daughter of Charles and Pauline Hammond. She leaves behind her loving husband, Jerry Black, with whom she shared 62 years of marriage. A devoted daughter and sister, Mildred enjoyed...
Ethel Blanchard (Hawkes) Knowles
Sep 12, 2017
WESTBROOK- Ethel Blanchard Knowles, 97, formerly of Westbrook, died peacefully at the Gosnell Hospice House on September 12, 2017. She was born on July 9, 1920, a daughter of Waldo and Harritte (Reed) Hawkes. One of twelve children, Ethel grew up on a farm in Falmouth and was a graduate of Falmouth High School. On June 27, 1940, she married...
Dwayne E Symbol
Sep 11, 2017
Westbrook – Dwayne E. Symbol, 84, died on Monday, September 11, 2017, at Stroudwater Lodge in Westbrook. He was born in Portland, on October 22, 1932, the son of John Symbol and Irene (Gallant) Horsman. Dwayne was a graduate of Standish High School. He proudly served his country in the United States Army and spent over 20 months in the...
Peter Joseph Card
Sep 10, 2017
Gorham- Peter Joseph Card "Pete", 62, passed away with his family by his side on September 10, 2017 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. The son of Lester and Maria (Lema) Card, he was born in Portland on May 24, 1955. He resided and attended schools in Cape Elizabeth, and spent summers on his family's island in Cundy's Harbor...
Julie S (Sinclair) Sellick
Sep 9, 2017
Gorham Julie S. Sellick, 76, died Saturday, September 9, 2017, at the Gorham House. Born April 4, 1941, in Portland, she was the daughter of Albert and Charlena (Emery) Sinclair. Julie grew up in South Portland and was a 1959 graduate of South Portland High School and attended Westbrook College. She had a strong work ethic and enjoyed employment with...
Robert "Bob" Holmes
Sep 9, 2017
Robert "Bob" Holmes, from up in West Gorham, passed away peacefully on September 9, surrounded by loved ones, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born on September 13, 1947 in Portland Maine, the son of Lawrence and Jessie Holmes. Bob attended Gorham Schools before graduating from Cheverus in 1965. He served in the US Army prior to obtaining...
Walter "Wally" William Thorpe Sr.
Sep 9, 2017
Windham- Walter William Thorpe Sr., 76, passed away at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on Saturday, September 9, 2017, surrounded by his family. The son of Ernest and Leona (Howard) Thorpe, he was born in Framingham Massachusetts, on May 31, 1941. He attended and graduated from Holliston High School, where he fell in love with a classmate named Sandra Lawler. Two...
Ida A. Fecteau
Sep 7, 2017
Windham – Ida A. Fecteau, 95, died on Thursday, September 7, 2017, with her family by her side. She was born in Montella, Italy, on April 2, 1922, the daughter of Nicola and Lucia (Marinari) D'Alessandro. Ida lost both her parents when she was very young, and was placed in an orphanage at the early age of nine. In 1939,...
Thomas Glen Shumate
Sep 6, 2017
Westbrook- Thomas Glen Shumate, 59, passed away suddenly on September 6, 2017. Born in Portland Maine, the son of Glen and Dorothy (Lax) Shumate, he graduated from South Portland High School in 1976. He worked as an inside salesman at New England Pipe and Supply Company, eventually going on to work at FW Webb Company working his way up to...
Harold Aamold
Sep 2, 2017
PORTLAND- Harold Aamold, 97, died September 2, 2017 at Ledgewood Manor in Windham. He was born March 3, 1920 to Carl and Ruby (Bennett) Aamold in Stanford, Montana. He served his country in World War II and was a survivor of Pearl Harbor, and other conflicts throughout his 26 years of service to the Navy. After retiring from Navy he...
Nancy Anne (Sorensen) Petersen Maloy
Sep 1, 2017
Nancy Anne (Sorensen) Petersen Maloy, passed away on September 1, 2017, at the Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough. Nancy was born in Portland, Maine on October 6,1932, the daughter of the late Helen Warming and Jorgen Sorensen, which owned Sorensen's Danish Pastry Shop in Portland. She attended schools in Falmouth and Portland graduating from Deering High School in 1951. Nancy...
Judith "Judy" A. Craw
Aug 31, 2017
WINDHAM- Judy (Judith) A. Craw, 62, passed away unexpectedly August 31, 2017 at The Lahey Hospital in Burlington, MA. She was born May 29, 1955, the daughter of Walter and Lorraine (Noel) Dunsmoor. Judy grew up in Portland, but has lived in Windham for the past 10 years with her sister Dianne. She graduated from Portland High School in the...
Ryan Alexander Dufour
Aug 28, 2017
WINDHAM – Ryan Alexander Dufour, 33, of Windham died on Monday August 28, 2017, as a result of an overdose following a long struggle with addiction. He was born May 1, 1984, at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway, Maine Ryan loved to laugh and had an infectious smile: he was everyone's friend. Family meant the world to him and he...
Ryan Alexander Dufour
Aug 28, 2017
WINDHAM – Ryan Alexander Dufour, 33, of Windham died on Monday August 28, 2017, as a result of an overdose following a long struggle with addiction. He was born May 1, 1984, at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway, Maine. Ryan loved to laugh and had an infectious smile: he was everyone's friend. Family meant the world to him and he...
Merlin Michael Ellingwood
Aug 27, 2017
Saco- Merlin Michael Ellingwood, 34, formally of Windham, passed away unexpectantly on Sunday, August 27, 2017. The son of Michael Ellingwood and Wanda Belanger, he was born in Portland on August 9, 1983. From early childhood Merlin enjoyed gazing at the stars and planets and always had a telescope. He loved to share his knowledge of the sky with others...
Meredith "Dick" Springer
Aug 26, 2017
Scarborough - Meredith "Dick" Springer, formally of Peaks Island, died on August 26, 2017 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. All services for Dick are private.

