Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, ME
Serving Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, Maine
Dianne E (King) Leconte
Jan 14, 2013
Dianne E. (King) LeConte – 78 Westbrook Dianne passed away peacefully after a battle with pancreatic cancer on January 14, 2013. She was born in Portland on March 28, 1934 to Forrest and Mildred (Doucette) King. Dianne grew up in Westbrook (with a brief stay in Portland during WWII), and went to local schools, graduating from Westbrook High in 1952,...
Omer J Richard
Jan 11, 2013
Omer J. Richard, 91, of Deerwood St., Scarborough, passed away peacefully at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. He was born and raised in Rumford, the son of Joseph and Josephine (Gaudette) Richard. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Omer worked for the US Postal Service for 27 years before retiring. After his retirement he worked as...
Jeannette D Marion
Jan 9, 2013
Jeannette D. Marion, 99, of Lucas Street in Portland died January 9 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. She was born in Westbrook, a daughter of Louis Philip and Louise Duchaine Marion. Jeanette grew up on Westbrook's North Street and attended local schools. Ms. Marion worked for S.D. Warren Co. in Westbrook for over 40 years. She was...
Joseph H. Perreault
Jan 9, 2013
Joseph H. Perreault, of Dennett St., Portland, passed away Wednesday, January 09, 2013, at the Mercy Hospital. He was born in Biddeford, the son of Wilfred and Armeline (Duquette) Perreault. Joseph served in the U.S. Army as a Paratrooper and was a Purple Heart recipient. He owned and operated Nason's Corner Mobil for 25 years before retiring. He was a...
Whitney William Richards
Jan 8, 2013
Whitney William Richards of South Portland, 78, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Maine Medical Center surrounded by his family. Whitney known as "Bill" was born July 12, 1934 to Whitney and Katherine (Ginny) Richards in Cazenovia, New York, the oldest of six children. He graduated from Cazenovia High School and went on to study at Syracuse University...
Albert Dana Young
Jan 8, 2013
Westbrook – Albert Young 86 died peacefully at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House with his family by his side. He was born January 15, 1926 to Frank Young and Isabelle (Doherty) Young. He grew up and worked in Westbrook all his life. He worked at the Dana Warp Mill and the S.D Warren paper company for many years as a...
Gloria I. Pomerleau
Jan 7, 2013
Portland – Gloria I. Pomerleau, 88, of Richville Rd. Standish, passed away unexpectedly Monday January 7, 2013. She was born in Hollis, the daughter of Carl and Kathleen Sherman Usher. She was raised and educated in Gorham. She was a graduate of Gorham High School and Gorham State Teachers College. Gloria was a schoolteacher, specializing in English. In her younger...
Lucia (Redlon) Rocheleau
Jan 5, 2013
Lucia Rocheleau, 86, died peacefully at her home after a brief illness, on Saturday, January 5, 2012. She was a true daughter of Portland, Maine: born and bred in Portland (a city she genuinely loved). She was born March 7, 1926. She was the second of ten children born to John Joseph Redlon and Margaret C. Earls Redlon. She graduated...
Merle Richard Usher
Jan 3, 2013
Merle Richard Usher, 80, of Stroudwater St., Westbrook, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013, in a Portland hospital. He was born in South Portland, Oct.21, 1932, the son of the late Raymond Hartford and Edith Acker Usher. He was raised in Standish, attended and graduated from Standish High School. Merle later worked for 47 years at Maine Medical Center, retiring...
Michael S. Record
Jan 3, 2013
Michael S. Record, 44, of Casco, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 3, 2013. He was born in Portland, the son of George Record III and Susan Conant. Michael attended Gorham and Deering High Schools. He worked as a Master Oil Burner Technician for 15 years. For the past 3 years he has followed his passion as a truck driver,...
Virginia Mabel (Smith) Pelton
Jan 1, 2013
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND- Virginia M. Pelton, 92, died at the Island Commons, her home on Chebeague Island. Born in Westbrook on June 1st, 1920, she was the daughter of Kenneth and Lottie (Clemons) Smith. She attended Westbrook schools and, as a teenager, worked first as a governess in Bartlett, NH, then at the S. D. Warren Mill to help support her...
Barbara Patricia Miller
Jan 1, 2013
Barbara P. Miller Barbara Patricia Miller, a life-long resident of Westbrook, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2013, with family at her side. Barbara entered the Maine Medical Center on December 23, 2012, for treatment of a rare aliment. She was born August 7, 1927, in Portland, Maine, to Mary (Lewis) and David Miller Sr. She attended schools in Westbrook,...
Maurice G. Dugas
Dec 30, 2012
Maurice G. Dugas, 76, of Winter Haven, Florida, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2012 from complications due to pneumonia after years of battling cancer. He was born June 21, 1936 in Westbrook, Maine to Ernest and Aurore (Larivee) Dugas. He retired from the S.D. Warren Paper Company in 1995 after 28 years and moved to his 'paradise' in Winter...
Roland Charles Lampron
Dec 30, 2012
Roland Charles Lampron, 85, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012 at Maine Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born and raised in Westbrook, son of Lewis and Mary (Laberge) Lampron. As a teen Roland delivered milk for Elm Maple Farm to local variety stores. It is at Tanguay's Store on Brown Street that he met his bride to be,...
Marguerite E. Mcmillin
Dec 29, 2012
Marguerite (Marge) E. McMillin, 92, of Westbrook, Maine, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012 at Springbrook Nursing Center in Westbrook. She bravely and with grace battled Multiple Myeloma and more recently Colon cancer and Liver cancer. She was born July 18, 1920 in Lakeville, New Brunswick, Canadato John and Harriet Fowler Morris and moved to Portland, Maine with her family when...
Richard G. Butterfield
Dec 27, 2012
Richard G. Butterfield, 56, of Standish, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. He was born in Portland, the son of Donald Butterfield Sr. and Joan Bridges Butterfield. Dick was raised in Westbrook and graduated from Westbrook High School and later from Wentworth College. He worked for Brown Construction Co for 25 years before starting his own construction business, RGB,...
Winnifred C. Littlefield
Dec 26, 2012
Winnifred C. Littlefield, 92, of Bridgton, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at the Bridgton Health Care Center. She was born and raised in Westbrook, the daughter of Leroy and G. Myrtle (Rand) Cates. She worked for 9 years at S.D. Warren Paper Co. In 1976 she and her husband John moved to Bridgton, he died in 1981. Winnifred was...
Brian W Webb
Dec 25, 2012
Brian W. Webb, 70, of East Bridge St., passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 at his home. He was born in Portland, the son of Dwight and Ardyth (Rand) Webb. Brian was raised in Gorham, and graduated from Gorham High School. He later graduated from the Gorham State Teacher's College. In his younger years Brian was a member of...
Gerard Henry Nadeau
Dec 19, 2012
Gerard Henry Nadeau, 88, of Fairlawn Ave., Westbrook, passed away Dec. 19, 2012 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. A lifelong resident of Westbrook, he was born here the son of Leon and Mary Nadeau. Gerard served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He flew 32 missions in England as a bombardier on...
Laurent G. Chretien
Dec 19, 2012
Laurent G. Chretien, died peacefully on December 19, 2012. Laurent was a long-time Westbrook resident. He was born in Westbrook on January 10, 1916, to Joseph and Josephine St. Pierre Chretien. He attended Westbrook Schools. Laurent served in the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) in 1933 in Greenville, Maine. Laurent was a member of Chapter 111, NACCCA. He worked at S.D....

