Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, ME
Serving Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, Maine
Richard J. Warchalowski
Apr 19, 2022
Richard J. Warchalowski, 74, of Windham, passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at his home surrounded by family and loved ones. He was born on April 3, 1948, son of the late Leopold and Catherine (Klimek) Warchalowski. He graduated from Bates College with a degree in Biology, then served his country in the US Army...
Muriel June Savage
Apr 18, 2022
On Monday, April 18, 2022 at 3AM, Muriel June Savage passed away at the age of 87 peacefully at her home surrounded by her family. She was born June 1, 1934 in Corinna, ME to the late Rhona and Herbert Anderson. She worked for several years at Portland Fish Factories and Maine Medical Center which she retired from. She also...
Roberta S. Ritter
Apr 15, 2022
Roberta Simpson Ritter passed away peacefully April 15th, 2022. She was born June 17th, 1919 in Detroit, Michigan to Robert and Mary (Irvine) Dall, who had immigrated from Scotland. Roberta, or "The Queen" as she humorously anointed herself on her 90th birthday, was 102 years of age. While working in the Detroit Public Library she met and married Reynold A....
Joyce Chayer
Apr 13, 2022
Beloved wife of William Chayer died peacefully in her sleep on April 13, 2022 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Joyce was born on July 12, 1941 to Vernon and Marie Stewart in Farmington. Joyce lived a beautiful, dignified life. She was a devoted Catholic and a parishioner at St. Anthony's in Westbrook. After graduating from Deering High School...
Emma Luise Shute
Apr 12, 2022
Emma Luise Shute born on October 22,1927 in MaBbach, Germany the daughter of Friedrich Zeigler and Pauline Kienzle. Emma died peacefully after life long complications with Celiac Disease. She was at home surrounded by the love and admiration of her family. Emma survived World War II in Germany where she met her husband Arthur Shute. They married in Germany and...
Jerry Scott Burton
Apr 12, 2022
WESTBROOK- Jerry Scott Burton, 59, of Westbrook, passed away on April 12, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was born May 22nd, 1962 to parents Jack and Hazel (Sawyer) Burton. Growing up in Westbrook, Jerry had a long career at Sappi Mills and loved living life to the fullest; spending time with his family at his favorite place, up to...
Donald Albert "Don" Tanguay
Apr 9, 2022
WINDHAM - Donald Albert "Don" Tanguay, 85, passed away peacefully at his home on April 9, 2022. He was born on April 2, 1937 in Westbrook, Maine. The son of Raoul and Rose Tanguay (Arsenault). Married to his "Sweetie" Charlene Virginia (Sawyer) Tanguay of 58 years. They have 3 children, Annette Whitcomb and her husband, Ronald, Lisa Robbins and her...
Marilyn Florence (Powers) Ohlsen
Apr 8, 2022
WINDHAM - Marilyn Florence (Powers) Ohlsen died peacefully at home on April 8, 2022. She was born on May 24, 1926, in Waltham, Massachusetts, the daughter of Stanley and Grace (Burke) Powers. Marilyn graduated from Waltham High School's class of 1944. After graduation she attended Framingham Teachers College. She married her high school sweetheart, Robert Andrew Ohlsen, on June 7,...
Jeanne M. Stevens
Apr 7, 2022
STANDISH - Surrounded by family and nestled into a favorite quilt, Jeanne Marie (Holmes) Stevens, 71, passed away April 7, 2022, following a brief illness. Jeanne was an artist with a needle and thread. She will be missed by family and her many friends – and by scores of people here in Maine and beyond whose lives she touched with...
Lloyd Neal Murphy Sr.
Apr 3, 2022
Lloyd Neal Murphy Senior, 80, of Windham, passed away on April 3, 2022. He was born on March 7, 1942 to Luther and Alice Murphy of Skowhegan, Maine. Lloyd graduated from high school in 1960 and came to Windham to serve an apprenticeship at Windham Mill Work. In 1961 he married Judith Lee Perry. They were joined by their first...
George E Oldham
Apr 3, 2022
George E. Oldham, 78, of Buxton, passed away in the early hours of April 3, 2022. He was born in Portland on May 27, 1943, son of the late Roy E. and Bernice (Link) Oldham. He was a graduate of South Portland High School, and worked for many years as a machinist. George was an avid Red Sox fan, a...
Mark Wendell Bickford
Apr 2, 2022
Mark Wendell Bickford, 65, passed away unexpectedly on April 2, 2022. He was born in Houlton on August 15, 1956, the son of Wendell R. and Clara (Ross) Bickford. After graduating from Houlton High School, Mark was drawn to the sea, and that led him to a degree in Marine Science from SMCC and a long career as a Petroleum...
Anna Bittner
Apr 2, 2022
Anna Magdalena Bittner (Feitz), 97, of Westbrook, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at Gorham House surrounded by her loving children and grandchildren on April 2, 2022. She was born May 8, 1924 in New York to Elizabeth (Gitzing) and Mathias Feitz. On August 4, 1945 she married Burton Andrew Bittner in New York and in 1950 they...
Richard W. Francoeur
Apr 2, 2022
Richard W. Francoeur, 75 of New Portland Road in Gorham passed away April 2, 2022 after a short illness at home with his family by his side. He was born in Westbrook and is the son of Rene and Rose ( Vachon) Francoeur. He was raised in Gorham and graduated from Gorham High School in 1964. Richard worked for F.S...
Christine Parker
Apr 2, 2022
Christine Parker, 64, of Steep Falls, passed away on April 2, 2022. She was born on December 6, 1957 in Bangor to parents John and Barbara Peck. Christine was married to Kenneth Parker Jr, and together they loved traveling, listening to music and spending quality time together with the family. She was a kind hearted woman with a deep love...
Leland E. "Buddy" Crawford Jr.
Mar 31, 2022
Leland E. "Buddy" Crawford, Jr., 68, passed away on March 31, 2022 at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway after a relatively short illness. Buddy was born August 23, 1953 in Portland, Maine to Leland and Beulah Crawford. Buddy spent his early years residing at Pineland Hospital in Pownal, Maine. Once Pineland closed, Buddy was moved to the Pleasant Street Assisted...
Anna Willette
Mar 31, 2022
PORTLAND, ME – Anna Willette, 84, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 31, 2022, at an assisted living center in Portland, Maine. Anna was born in New York City on January 22, 1938, the daughter of Joseph and Anna Minisalle. The family moved to Rouses Point, New York in 1969 were she raised her family and became an active member...
Therese Florence Annis
Mar 30, 2022
HOLLIS - Therese F. Annis, 78, passed away on March 30, 2022 surrounded by her daughter and grandchildren. She was born on April 27, 1943 a daughter to Eugene and Gabrielle Fredette Therese graduated from Westbrook High School. She married William G. Annis and a year later their daughter was born. She left Maine with their 3-month old daughter to...
Danita Joy Trepanier
Mar 30, 2022
Danita Joy Trepanier (Townsend), 58, of Windham, devoted wife and mother, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving husband and four daughters on March 30, 2022. She was born on July 22, 1963 in Biddeford, Maine to Charles and Lee Townsend. Danita graduated from Bonny Eagle High School in 1981. She married John Trepanier on September 23, 1994...
Andrea W. Varnum
Mar 28, 2022
Andrea W. Varnum, 78, passed away on March 28, 2022. She was born February 8,1944, in Portland, the daughter of Franklin B. and Patricia (Whipple) Young. Andrea graduated from Danbury High School in Connecticut in 1961. After raising two children while working as a lab technician, she returned to school and earned her BSN from St. Joseph's College in 1990....

