Obituaries

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

Serving Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, Maine

Ninetta J. Eddy

Ninetta J. Eddy

Jul 22, 2017

WINDHAM—Ninetta J. Eddy, 89, died on July 22, 2017 at her home. She was born in Clairton, PA a daughter of Oscar and Edna (Barrett) Garner. Ninetta grew up in Pennsylvania, graduating from Clairton High School in the class of 1945. On February 2, 1949, she married Gerald C. Eddy and together raised three children, Paul, Tim and Faith. Ninetta...

Theresa (Turgeon) Mclaughlin`

Theresa (Turgeon) Mclaughlin`

Jul 20, 2017

Theresa H. McLaughlin, 93, of Revere St., Portland, passed away Thursday, July 20, at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Scarborough, the daughter of Joseph and Armandine (Forest) Turgeon. Theresa worked at the S.D. Warren Paper Co for 42 years, retiring in 1987. She was a communicant of St. Hyacinth Church, and a member...

Arline (O'Bar) Patten

Arline (O'Bar) Patten

Jul 18, 2017

Arline Patten(76) died peacefully on Tuesday. Arline was born in Waterbury, Connecticut and attended Wilby High School where she met her high school sweetheart Robert Patten. Arline and Bob married in 1959 and moved to Maine where they operated many Dairy Queens before they bought the Dairy Queen in Westbrook in 1968. They ran that Dairy Queen            Together, side by...

Celina M (Doiron) Labranche

Celina M (Doiron) Labranche

Jul 15, 2017

Celina "Nanna" M. LaBranche, 83, formerly of Windham, ME passed July 15, 2017 while in hospice care in Tequesta, FL after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's. She was born in Westbrook, ME. The daughter of Alfred and Leocade Paulin Doiron. She was a confirmed Catholic of St Hyacinth's of Westbrook and graduated from Westbrook High School. She started a career...

Joann Beverly Brown

Joann Beverly Brown

Jul 14, 2017

Standish- JoAnn Beverly Brown, 85, died peacefully with her family at her side on Friday, July 14, 2017 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, in Scarborough. The daughter of Thomas Henry and Sarah May (Sawyer) Small, she was born in Windham on June 21, 1932. She grew up in Westbrook, Maine and graduated from Westbrook High School. JoAnn and her...

Frederick E. Collins

Frederick E. Collins

Jul 10, 2017

Westbrook,   The embers in the campfire have slowly faded. Fred is on his last hike, you see. He's now at the bend of the trail where he will join his life's partner, his wife of 67 years, Geneva, who always set the example on how to be a true "neighbor to mankind." Orphaned young, Fred spent his youth living and...

Evelyn R. (Walsh) Noyes

Evelyn R. (Walsh) Noyes

Jul 9, 2017

Evelyn R. (Walsh) Noyes 86 of Windham, peacefully passed away on July 9, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. Evelyn was born into the loving family of Ellen and Patrick Walsh of County Galway, Ireland, where she lived until the age of 19. She bravely came to the United States in 1949 with her sister May to join her sister...

Lorene Margaret Mcglauflin

Lorene Margaret Mcglauflin

Jul 9, 2017

STANDISH – Lorene Margaret McGlauflin, 87, died on July 9, 2017. She was born in Boothbay Harbor, on August 7, 1929, the only child of Lester and Vernita (Winslow) Pinkham. Lorene married James H. McGlauflin on July 4, 1951, and together they raised their two children. Lorene had many talents. She was a crafter, card maker, and played the trumpet...

Sheila W. Nunley

Sheila W. Nunley

Jul 8, 2017

Gorham - Sheila White Nunley passed away July 8th at Gorham House in her eighty-third year. A selfless person, she lived a full life serving her community enjoying the many passions she shared with her husband, the late Robert Nunley (2015) and their family. She was a devoted wife, mother, sister, daughter and friend. Her love of nature and almost...

Edward A. Hinkson

Edward A. Hinkson

Jul 8, 2017

WINDHAM—Edward A. "Ed" Hinkson, 56, died at his home on July 8, 2017. He was born May 24, 1961, a son of George C. Hinkson and Carlene Alexander. Ed grew up in Windham, graduating from Windham High School in the class of 1979. Ed was previously married to his former wife, Cheryl Hinkson and together raised their family living in...

Marilyn Pecoraro

Marilyn Pecoraro

Jul 7, 2017

Marilyn Pecoraro, 85 of Windham passed away July 7, 2017. Marilyn was born in Bennington Vt on Dec 30, 1931, the only child of Carl & Doris Hill. She attended schools in VT, MA, NY, & ME, graduating from So Portland High in 1949. She worked beside her mother for NE Telephone on the old switchboards and was part of...

Arthur H. "Butch" Webster

Arthur H. "Butch" Webster

Jul 6, 2017

STANDISH—Arthur H. "Butch" Webster, 68, died July 6, 2017 surrounded by his family. He was born November 26, 1948, a son of Elwood and Williamina (Spink) Webster. Butch grew up in Gorham, graduating from Gorham High School in the class of 1967. Upon graduation, he enrolled in the United States Navy, proudly serving his country. On July 8, 1972, he...

Wallace Arthur "Wally" Wyman

Wallace Arthur "Wally" Wyman

Jul 4, 2017

WINDHAM—Wallace Arthur "Wally" Wyman, 87, of Windham, died July 4, 2017 at his home. He was born May 26, 1930, a son of Ira and Addie (Varney) Wyman Sr.. Wally grew up in Windham and graduating in the class of 1948. A member of the Windham High School All Star Baseball Team, Wally was a talented baseball player who even...

Mary Elaine (Adams) Finik

Mary Elaine (Adams) Finik

Jul 3, 2017

Westbrook, Mary Elaine Finik, 91, of Webster Ave., passed away peacefully on Monday, July 3, 2017, in her sleep at her home. She was born on August 4, 1925 in Boston, MA, the daughter of Chris and Georgia (Wilson) Adams. She graduated from Deering High in Portland, Maine. She married Joseph Finik in June, 1949. She raised three boys, Joseph...

Barbara Ann (Cote) Palmer

Barbara Ann (Cote) Palmer

Jul 3, 2017

Westbrook, Barbara Ann Palmer, 80, of Lamb St., Westbrook, passed away Monday, July 3, at the Barron Center. A lifelong resident of Westbrook, she was born here, the daughter of Theodore and Ella (Miller) Cote.  Barbara worked for Fairchild for several years and then for Data General until her retirement. She was married to William Palmer and they enjoyed 61...

Leonard A Doiron

Leonard A Doiron

Jul 1, 2017

Westbrook, Leonard A. Doiron, 90, formerly of Westbrook, passed away Saturday, July 1, at Ledgewood Manor in Windham He was born in Westbrook, the son of Alfred and Leocad (Paulin) Doiron. He was a lifelong resident of Westbrook and worked at S.D. Warren Paper Co for over 44 years, retiring in 1988. Leonard served in the Navy during World War...

John "Skip" Carlberg

John "Skip" Carlberg

Jun 30, 2017

WINDHAM-- John "Skip" Carlberg, 72, passed away peacefully in his home on June 30th after a brief illness. Skip moved to Windham in 1971 to pursue a promotion at A-M Corporation as a service supervisor. He serviced printing equipment for A-M for many years until they disbanded. After A-M, he went to work for Offtech of Maine, Inc., in Westbrook,...

Duane Heffron

Duane Heffron

Jun 29, 2017

Windham- Duane Heffron, 85, died peacefully at his home in Windham, surrounded by his family, on June 29, 2017. Duane was born on August 25, 1931, in Burns Flat, Oklahoma. He served in the U.S. Army from 1948 until his Honorable Discharge in 1952, most notably serving in Korea during this time. His favorite memories are his early years working...

Jeanette Irene (Libby) Daly

Jeanette Irene (Libby) Daly

Jun 27, 2017

Westbrook,   Jeanette Irene (Libby) Daly, 94, died Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at Earnest P. Barka Assisted Living in Brentwood, NH.  She was born January 22, 1923 in Hiram, Maine to Philip Stanford Libby and Celia Alice (Lamont) Libby.  The family soon moved to Cottage Place in Westbrook, where she grew up with her brother, Robert, and graduated from Westbrook High...

Lloyd S. Bryant

Lloyd S. Bryant

Jun 27, 2017

GORHAM – Lloyd S. Bryant, 82, died June 27, 2017 at the Gorham House, after an extended illness. He was born on December 3, 1934 in Lewiston to his late parents, Harold Windfield Bryant and Kathleen (Strout) Bryant. Lloyd grew up in Mechanic Falls, Maine where he graduated in the class of 1953. After graduation, he served in the U.S....