Obituaries

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

Serving Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, Maine

Sharon Louise (Thompson) Mckeeman

Sharon Louise (Thompson) Mckeeman

Feb 5, 2017

Sharon Louise McKeeman, 68, formerly of Westbrook, passed away Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017 at Portland Center for Assisted Living. She was born in Portland and raised in South Portland, the daughter of Joseph and Dorothy (Thomas) Thompson Sr. She worked as a CNA for Beacon Hospice for many years. Sharon was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Westbrook and...

William A. Horton Jr.

William A. Horton Jr.

Feb 5, 2017

****SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE**** Due to inclement weather, services for William have changed. There will be no calling hours. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Dolby Funeral Chapel, 434 River Road, Windham, ME 04062. A reception will immediately follow at the Windham Baptist Church, 973 River Rd., Windham, ME 04062. Burial will...

Cathleen Georgina Libby Small

Cathleen Georgina Libby Small

Feb 3, 2017

PORTLAND—Cathleen Georgina (Libby) Small, 78, of Portland died peacefully at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House surrounded by her family on Friday, February 3. She was born November 16, 1938, the oldest daughter of Clifton and Margaret (Cummings) Libby. Cathleen grew up in the greater Portland area and graduated from Deering High School. She married Donald C. Small in 1958, and together...

Fernand L. Larochelle

Fernand L. Larochelle

Feb 3, 2017

Fernand L. LaRochelle Fernand L. (Fern) LaRochelle reached the end of life's journey on February 3, 2017. He was born in Bromptonville, Quebec, Canada to Gerald and Yvonne (Fournier) LaRochelle on April 12, 1929. His parents immigrated to Maine when Fern was six months old which remained his home state.  He was raised in Bath and graduated from Morse High...

Robert P. Deshaies

Robert P. Deshaies

Feb 3, 2017

Robert P. Deshaies 82 of Gorham, passed away on Friday, February 03, 2017. Robert was born and raised in Westbrook, the son of Maurice and Olive (Bergeron) Deshaies. Robert worked for Maria's Restaurant which started in Westbrook before moving to Portland for 37 years. He was an organist, and had a passion and love for music. Robert was predeceased by...

Leonard J. Jacques

Leonard J. Jacques

Feb 2, 2017

WINDHAM—Leonard J. Jacques, 82, of Windham, died at Maine Medical Center on February 2, 2017. He was born on June 8, 1934, one of eleven children, to Joseph and Alma (Bennett) Jacques. Leonard grew up on the River Road in Windham and attended school in Westbrook. On August 25, 1956, he married Helena (Parker) and together they raised one daughter,...

Donna Louise Boivin

Donna Louise Boivin

Jan 31, 2017

WINDHAM - Donna Louise Boivin, 64, of Windham, passed away on January 31 at her home. Donna was born August 7,1952, in Portland, the daughter of Clayton and Beverly Wood (Maxfield) of Gorham. She grew up in Gorham and graduated from Gorham High School in 1970. She had various jobs including Nike Shoe in Sanford, a home heath CNA, and...

Robert G. Dyer

Robert G. Dyer

Jan 29, 2017

Standish – Robert G. Dyer, 43, died on Sunday morning, January 29, 2017, at his home in Standish. He was born in Portland, on December 28, 1973, the son of Wilbert Dyer and Theresa (Davis) Hitchcock. Rob grew up in the area and was a graduate of Greely High School, class of 1994. In his younger years, he always looked...

George A. Fogg Jr.

George A. Fogg Jr.

Jan 28, 2017

Windham- George A. Fogg Jr., 93, died Saturday January 28, 2017 at his home. He was born in Windham, a son of George and Edith (Rogers) Fogg. George grew up in Windham, attended local schools and was a 1941 graduate of Windham High School. Following school George proudly served his country in United States Navy and was a WW II...

Dorothy Etta Norris

Dorothy Etta Norris

Jan 26, 2017

Gorham- Dorothy Etta (Perkins) Norris, 87, of Windham, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2017. The daughter of Ralph and Mildred (Varney) Perkins, she was born in Windham on April 27, 1929. She was educated in Windham schools. She worked for L.C. Andrews and Dude's Dairy Bar. She later worked as an accountant for S.D. Warren for 33 years. She...

Nancy Lee Bove

Nancy Lee Bove

Jan 26, 2017

Westbrook- Nancy Lee (Nobile) Bove, 66, known to many as "Mammy", passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2017 in Portland. The daughter of Ralph and Marcie (Vokey) Nobile, she was born in Portland on May 21, 1950. An avid bowler, she enjoyed bowling with her husband Chris. She also enjoyed doing puzzles, sewing, and cooking and baking for family. She...

G. Gordon White

G. Gordon White

Jan 25, 2017

G. Gordon White Windham- George Gordon White, 93, died peacefully on Wednesday January 25th in Falmouth, Maine. He was born on August 3, 1923, the son of Alfred White and Elizabeth Connolly, of Andover, Massachusetts. After graduating from Punchard High School in Andover, he received a full scholarship to attend Phillip's Academy-Andover for a post graduate year. He then attended...

Thomas Joseph Nueslein

Thomas Joseph Nueslein

Jan 24, 2017

Gorham – Thomas Joseph Nueslein, 55, died on January 24, 2017, at the Maine Medical Center, with his wife and family by his side. He was born in Lincoln on August 10, 1961, the son of Carl and Brenda (Dolbow) Nueslein. After Tom graduated from high school, he began working for American Steel. He loved his job, and stayed with...

Audrey P. Woodbrey

Audrey P. Woodbrey

Jan 24, 2017

STANDISH – Audrey P. (Kimball) Woodbrey of Standish passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at the Gorham House, Gorham. Born January 10, 1930 in Windham, daughter of the late Kenneth B. and Mildred (Timmons) Kimball and attended local schools there. Audrey graduated from Windham High School in the class of 1948 where she was awarded the American Legion and...

Eugene "Gene" Gumaer

Eugene "Gene" Gumaer

Jan 21, 2017

PORTLAND—Eugene A. Gumaer, 87, of Portland, died peacefully on January 21, 2017 at the Barron Center in Portland. He was born March 21, 1929, a son of Byrdie and Hazel (Rought) Gumaer. He grew up in Endicott, New York and enrolled in the United States Army while he was still in high school. Gene earned his GED while in the...

George Hall Dachowski

George Hall Dachowski

Jan 21, 2017

GORHAM—George Hall Dachowski, 76, of Gorham, died peacefully with daughter Lisa and son-in-law Dan, in the comfort of his home on Saturday, January 21, 2017. George was born the sixth of eight children of John and Helen (Hall) Dachowski on January 12, 1941. He grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire where he attended Bishop Bradley, and in turn, Central High...

Jeannette Elaine Hopkins

Jeannette Elaine Hopkins

Jan 21, 2017

Jeannette Elaine Hamilton Hopkins, 77, passed away Saturday, Jan 21, 2017, She was born in Portland, ME March 30, 1939, to Ruby Burgoyne Hamilton and William Laforrest Hamilton, one of five daughters. Schooling for Jeannette consisted of St. Dominics and Cathedral High in Portland. Jeannette worked in various places, FW Woolworth in Portland and Oahu, Hawaii, DH Holmes in New...

Frederick K. Wright Jr.

Frederick K. Wright Jr.

Jan 18, 2017

Frederick K. Wright Jr., 92, died Wednesday January 18, at St. Joseph's Manor. He was born November 27, 1924, in Portland the son of Frederick Sr. and Helen (Smith) Wright. Fred grew up in Portland and attended local schools graduating from Deering High School in 1945. He was a World War II Veteran, Member of the Windham VFW Post #10643...

David Gray Taylor

David Gray Taylor

Jan 18, 2017

OTISFIELD- David Gray Taylor passed away on January 18, 2017, with his family by his side. He was born March 11,1936, in Silver Lake, New Hampshire, son of the late Chester Taylor and Edwina Rudd. David graduated from Deering High School, Class of 1954. He served our country for 8 years as a Reservist in the United States Navy. Dave...

Joseph Cabral

Joseph Cabral

Jan 17, 2017

NAPLES—Joseph Cabral, 56, of Naples, formerly of Chelmsford, MA, died on January 17, 2017. He was born February 22, 1960, the youngest son of Arthur and Helen (O'Donnell) Cabral Sr.. Joe grew up in Massachusetts, and graduated from Andover High School in the class of 1978. He spent most of his life in Chelmsford, Massachusetts working for Hewlett-Packard (later sold...