Carlton "Bud" W. Baldwin
Jan 30, 2016
PORTLAND - Carlton (Bud) Baldwin, 88, passed away January 30, 2016 at the Maine Veterans Home Scarborough. He was born on October 25, 1927 in Portland to Carlton and Shirley Baldwin. Bud joined the Navy after graduating from Deering High and served in WWII and the Korean War. He was employed for 19 years by DuPont Company in Bangor, Maine....
J. Robert Carrier
Jan 30, 2016
J. Robert Carrier, 90, passed away on January 30 at the Maine Veteran's Home in Scarborough after a brief illness. He was surrounded by family members. Robert was born on June 29, 1925 in Lewiston, the son of Stanislaus and Cordelia Carrier. He graduated from Lewiston High School and during World War II served in the Merchant Marines. He stayed...
Gabrielle M. (Bellefeuille) Murray
Jan 28, 2016
Gabrielle M. Murray, 99, of Arlington Ave., Westbrook, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016 at the Cedars in Portland. She was born in Westbrook, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Chaisson) Bellefeuille. Gabrielle attended St. Hyacinth School and worked at the Dana Warp Mill before marrying George Murray in 1937. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Westbrook....
Keith L. Blanchard
Jan 27, 2016
Keith L. Blanchard, 60, died unexpectedly, Wednesday January 27, 2016. He was born on January 10, 1956, in Lubec a son of Harold "DOC" and Rita (Carney) Blanchard. Keith grew up in Greenville and was a 1974 graduate of Greenville High School. He was a graduate of the Gulf Oil Program of Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute, and enjoyed a...
Barry "Bear" C. Dunlap
Jan 24, 2016
Gorham – Barry "Bear" C. Dunlap, 55, died on January 24, 2016. He was born in Portland, on June 17, 1960, the son of Malcolm and Shirley (Nason) Dunlap. Bear grew up in Gorham and graduated from Gorham High School, class of 1978. He was one of the original junior fire fighters, and served on the Gorham Fire Department, White...
Thomas Joseph Nueslein
Jan 24, 2016
Gorham – Thomas Joseph Nueslein, 55, died on January 24, 2017 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 the company for over 30...
Ellen Greta (Jensen) Bartlett
Jan 23, 2016
Ellen Greta Jensen Bartlett passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016 at MMC in the presence of her family. She was born in 1965, in Portland, Maine. She was the daughter of Greta and Maynard Jensen. Ellen attended Westbrook High School, Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute, and University of Southern Maine. She was a nurse at Maine Medical Center and a...
Jean Irene Cushing
Jan 23, 2016
Westbrook – Jean Irene Cushing, 68, died on January 23, 2016, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was born in Eastport, on October 4, 1947, the daughter of George and Hazel Townsend. Jean graduated from Shead Memorial High School in 1965. In high school, Jean was a majorette and it was also there that she met her husband, Michael...
Dorothy A (Lefebvre) Leavitt
Jan 22, 2016
Dorothy A. Leavitt, 95 of Westbrook, ME peacefully passed away at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 . She was born in Westbrook on February 22, 1920 and attended Westbrook Schools. Dorothy was a life-long resident of Westbrook where she and husband Herbie opened and operated Herbert's Dress Shop on Main Street. She also worked many...
Roy D. Loux
Jan 20, 2016
Roy Derstine Loux passed away after a long illness, surrounded by his loving wife and daughters on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Hospice House in Auburn.~ Born in 1931, Roy was the oldest son of William Curtis and Ruth Loux of Souderton, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Souderton High School in 1949 and worked as a carpenter before enlisting in the...
Betty L (Mcclure) Vokey
Jan 19, 2016
Betty Lou Vokey, 83, of Tink Dr., Gorham, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016 peacefully at her home. She was born and raised in Westbrook, one of 13 children, the daughter of Walter and Esther (Kelly) McClure. Betty worked for Nissen Bakery and at the Barron Center for many years before retiring. Betty enjoyed travelling with her sisters, doing arts...
Christine S. Keniston
Jan 18, 2016
BUXTON - Christine S. Keniston, 73, of Buxton died at home Monday, January 18, 2016 with family by her side. She was born in Buckinghamshire, England to Petain and Eileen Harris and she attended University in London, England. Christine came to the United States in 1965 where she taught elementary school until she got married and began her family. While...
June Whitten Leighton
Jan 16, 2016
GORHAM—June Whitten Leighton, 82, died Saturday, January 16, 2016, following a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was born April 4, 1933, the youngest of Perley and Mabel Smith Whitten's 11 children. June was raised on Whitten Hill Road in Kennebunkport and later graduated from Biddeford High in 1951 after her family resettled on Guinea Road. She attended business school in...
Evilena Florence (Cummings) Fortin
Jan 15, 2016
Evilena Florence Fortin, 99 of Westbrook passed away Friday January 15 at Mercy Hospital. Evilena was born in Portland, the daughter of Ralph and Jessie (Wright) Cummings. After graduating high school, Evilina worked at several bakeries including Nissen Bakery in Portland, where she worked for 27 years. Evilena loved reading, and also enjoyed nature. She was predeceased by her husband...
Cyrilla Jean (Pelletier) Dobkowski
Jan 15, 2016
Cyrilla Dobkowski passed away at Mercy Hospital on January 15, 2016 with her devoted family at her side after a long struggle with COPD. Cyrilla was born in Caribou and raised in the St. John Valley on a potato farm. She attended Wisdom High School in St. Agatha and was a graduate of St. Joseph's College in Standish. Cyrilla was...
David F. Rhodes
Jan 14, 2016
WINDHAM - David F. Rhodes, 74, of Nash Rd, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 14, 2016. He was born on April 24, 1941 in Portland, the son of Sidney J. and Madeleen (Sorenson) Rhodes. David was married to his sweetheart, Laura J. (McLellan) Rhodes. Surviving along with his wife of 55 years are their three children. Daughters, Lisa Douglass of...
Marjorie P. Morton
Jan 11, 2016
Gorham – Marjorie P. Morton, 93, passed away on January 11, 2016, at the Gorham House. Marjorie was born on October 17, 1922 the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Sirles on Deer Island, NB Canada. She married Kingsley Pendleton on July 5, 1942 and after several years they relocated to Falmouth, Maine. She was a faithful and dedicated employee...
Donald Lewis Swendsen
Jan 11, 2016
Donald Lewis Swendsen 86 Westbrook - Arise, Donald Lewis Swendsen and go forth from the home in which thou hast dwelt, from the city in which thou hast done thy business, from thy family, from thy friends. Arise, and take thy last journey. The hour is coming when that message will come to each of us, but for Donald it...
Rodman Wayne Holmes
Jan 11, 2016
Rodman Wayne Holmes of Gorham, died peacefully at his home on January 11, 2016 surrounded by his children. He celebrated his 77th birthday on January 7th with many of his family members and friends in attendance. Rod was born on January 7, 1939 to Oliver Wendall and Muriel (Strout) Holmes. Born in Gorham, NH, he grew up in Portland, ME,...
Marian Maud Davis
Jan 9, 2016
Gorham – Marian Maud Davis, 84, passed peacefully from this world on January 9, 2016. She was born in Buxton on August 30, 1931 to Martha (Cousins) and William York. She grew up in Buxton and attended school there. As a young woman, she married Stanford Davis on August 4, 1948. They raised 5 children in their Buxton home. In...
