Obituaries

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

Serving Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, Maine

Leland E. "Buddy" Crawford Jr.

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

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

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

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

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....

Richard "Dick" Parry

Richard "Dick" Parry

Mar 28, 2022

Richard "Dick" Parry, 86, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 28, 2022 at the Maine Veterans' Home in Scarborough after a 5 year battle with dementia. Dick was born in Philadelphia, PA to William Parry and Dorothy (Loring) Parry on September 20, 1935. He spent his early years in Delanco, NJ before moving to Windham, ME when he was thirteen....

Richard Churchill Parry

Richard Churchill Parry

Mar 28, 2022

Obituary to be posted upon completion. An hour of visitation will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2022 from 10:00am to 11:00am at Dolby, Blais & Segee Funeral Home, 434 River Rd., Windham. A Funeral Service will follow at 11:00am at the Funeral Home. Burial will be private at Dolley Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to...

Sandra L. Bray

Sandra L. Bray

Mar 26, 2022

Sandra L. Bray, 81, of Casco, died March 26, 2022 at her home. She was born September 8 1940 in Portland to Howard Siewertsen and Mildred Bowen. Sandra attended schools in Portland where she met Franklin E. Bray. They started dating and she used to sit on the ice cream cooler with him at his job while he worked. The...

Maddie Lou Chaplin

Maddie Lou Chaplin

Mar 25, 2022

Maddie Lou (Norton) Chaplin, 80, of Gorham, ME, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 25th, 2022, with her loving family by her side. She was born on August 1st, 1941, in Bath, ME, as the first daughter of the later Elmer and Lucille Norton. Maddie Lou graduated from Gorham High School as a member of the class of 1959. She...

Erik K. Ingalls

Erik K. Ingalls

Mar 24, 2022

Greenville, ME - Erik Kenneth Ingalls, 43, passed away on March 24, 2022, in Greenville, ME. He was born in Portland, Maine, on July 14, 1978, the son of Kenneth and Jeanne (Kaulback) Ingalls. Erik grew up in Raymond, Maine, and graduated from Windham Real School in 1996. He most recently worked at Stones Construction and Big Squaw Mountain in...

Paul J. Lambert

Paul J. Lambert

Mar 23, 2022

Paul Jean Lambert Sr passed away on March 23, 2022 surrounded by his family, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Paul was born on November 20th, 1941, son of Rose and Robert Lambert. He graduated from Westbrook High School in 1961. His early career started as a grocery bagger at Sampson's in Westbrook. There, he worked his way up to...

Esther Colby Hillman

Esther Colby Hillman

Mar 23, 2022

FALMOUTH - Esther Colby Hillman, 95, died March 23, 2022, at Falmouth by the Sea in Falmouth, ME after a long period of declining health. She was born September 3, 1926, in Bangor, ME, the only daughter of Harold Henry and Hildred Mary (Oliver) Colby. She graduated from Fryeburg Academy in 1945, attended Beal College, then worked successively at Merrill...

Aldesta Edith Faucher "Dusti"

Aldesta Edith Faucher "Dusti"

Mar 22, 2022

Aldesta Edith Faucher, (Dusti), (76) of Hobe Sound, Florida and Windham, Maine, died peacefully in her Hobe Sound home Wednesday, March 22, 2022. Dusti was born in Conway, NH on October 24, 1945, to the late Melon and Eleanor Benson. She grew up in the White Mountain region of New Hampshire and graduated from Kennett High School in 1963. Dusti's...

Carl Edward (Croy) Taylor

Carl Edward (Croy) Taylor

Mar 19, 2022

Carl Edward (Croy) Taylor was born on March 29, 1944 at the Eye and Ear Infirmary on the corner of Bramhall and Congress Streets to Elizabeth (Gray) Croy and Edward Croy. When Elizabeth remarried in January 1951 he was adopted and raised by Kenneth Richard Taylor. Carl grew up in Portland and went to school through Lincoln Junior High School...

Virginia Williams

Virginia Williams

Mar 19, 2022

On March 19th, 2022, God decided he finally needed our beloved Virginia Ingerson Thompson Williams, affectionately known as "Ma" surrounded by her loving family. Virginia was born on February 14th, 1920 to Harold V. and Lucy J. Quinn Ingerson in Cornish, Maine. She was the last surviving sibling of 13 children. Virginia graduated from Cornish High School and went to...

Leo Leighton

Leo Leighton

Mar 19, 2022

Gorham – Leo Leighton, 88, of 40 Harding Road passed away on March 19, 2022 peacefully in his sleep with family by his side. He was born on December 25, 1933 to Jesse and Adeloza Leighton in Portland. Leo loved spending time with family and friends. He also loved hunting, dancing and traveling. He spent most of his career as...

Merlen Richard Gough

Merlen Richard Gough

Mar 18, 2022

Merlen Richard Gough 79, Died unexpectedly on March 18, 2022, At the Barron Center in Portland, Maine. He was born on February 3,1943 in Portland, the son of William and Eleanor Gough. Merle Graduated from Deering High School in 1961. Following graduation, he served with the United States Airforce from 1961-1965 as an Air Police Officer. From here he attended...

Veronica T. Tergesen

Veronica T. Tergesen

Mar 18, 2022

Veronica T. (Shields) Tergesen, 94, of Cape Elizabeth, was reunited with her husband and son in Heaven on March 18, 2022. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 12, 1927, where she was raised as one of six children of Francis J and Genevieve (Kirwan) Shields. Veronica (lovingly known as Ronnie) married the love of her life on May...

Susan Gauthier

Susan Gauthier

Mar 16, 2022

Susan Gauthier, 64, passed away peacefully at her home on March 16, 2022, after a longtime battle with health problems. She spent her final days as she would have wanted, with her loving husband and family. Susan grew up in Gorham, Maine and moved to Windham later in life. She was a strong woman who overcame many obstacles throughout her...

Adma Jane Willis

Adma Jane Willis

Mar 16, 2022

RAYMOND – Adma Jane Willis, retired teacher, beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, cousin, and friend to many, died at home on March 16, 2022, at age 80. Born October 16, 1941, in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, to Bertha (Bridges) and Ralph "Rusty" Willis, Adma was raised in Guilford until age 10 when her family moved back to their roots in Gorham. Adma...