Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, ME
Serving Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, Maine
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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...
Roger J. Bernier
Jan 16, 2017
Dr. Roger J. Bernier 88 passed away at Falmouth By The Sea on January 16, 2017. Roger was born in Westbrook Maine on July 31, 1928, the son of Leopold and Marie Louise (Bouillon) Bernier. He attended St. Hyacinth School in Westbrook, Maine and graduated from Cheverus High School in Portland Maine. He entered the Brothers of The Sacred Heart...
Stanwood R. Williams
Jan 15, 2017
Gorham - Stanwood Richard Williams, 89, of Gorham and Alexander Maine, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 15th, 1927, he was the oldest son of Theodore Stanwood and Marion Delia Fairbanks Williams. Stan was an 11th generation descendant from the George line of Jonathan Fairbanks who settled in Contentment, Massachusetts -- later called...
Gerald H Charest
Jan 14, 2017
Gerald H. Charest, loving husband and devoted Father, passed away peacefully at Avita of Stroudwater in Westbrook on January 14, 2017. Gerry was born October 10th, 1926 in Fall River, Massachusetts. He grew up speaking French as his first language. He celebrated his 90th birthday with his family in Kennebunkport on October 1st. Gerry met his wife Marcia in New...
Patrick Raynald Poulin
Jan 13, 2017
WINDHAM—Patrick Raynald Poulin, 49, passed away on January 13, 2017 after a lifelong battle with diabetes. Patrick was born on February 15, 1967, the youngest of five children born to Raynald and Joyce Poulin of Gardiner, ME. After graduating from Gardiner Area High School in 1985, Patrick went on to graduate with a degree in Pharmacy from Northeastern University in...
Mary Margaret (Chaisson) Beane
Jan 13, 2017
WESTBROOK – Mary Margaret Beane died on January 13, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. Margaret (as she was known to all that loved her) was born and raised in Westbrook, Maine on November 24, 1934 to Alex and Mildred Chaisson. At age 18, she married the boy next door, the love of her life, Clifford E. Beane Sr. They...


