Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, ME
Serving Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, Maine
Maryellen Labrecque
Sep 6, 2021
Limington, Maryellen Labrecque of Limington, Me, passed away on September 6, at Androscoggin House in Auburn with her devoted husband by her side, after fiercely struggling from a stem cell transplant at M.B.W.H. for 6 weeks. Maryellen was born on January 19, 1958 in Portland, Me. She was the daughter of Roland and Theresa (McLoy) Baillargeon. Maryellen graduated from Westbrook...
Peter Stephen Roberge
Sep 6, 2021
Peter Roberge, 79, died on Monday September 6, 2021, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough. He was born April 19, 1942, in Portland, son of the late Philodore and Florence (Jagger) Roberge. Peter graduated from South Portland High School, Class of 1961. After graduation he proudly served in the US Navy on the destroyers USS Tills & USS The Sullivans....
Reverend A. Theodore Ekholm
Sep 4, 2021
Gorham - Reverend Albin Theodore Ekholm, 94, went home to be with his Lord & Savior on Saturday, September 4, 2021. He was born into a Christian family on April 16, 1927 in Concord, NH, the third son of Ernest Albin Ekholm and Hildur Swaidmark Ekholm. "Ted" grew up in Concord. At nine years of age, his Mother helped him...
Kathleen Ann Leary
Sep 3, 2021
Westbrook Kathleen Ann Leary, 63, passed away unexpectedly Friday September 3, 2021, in her home. She was born March 14, 1958, a daughter of Ralph and Eleanor Stanley, during a heavy snowstorm in West Newfield. Kathy was educated in Portland public schools and attended Deering High School. She worked at the Great Lost Bear as a bartender and was a...
Corinne Ellen Johnson
Sep 2, 2021
Auburn- Corinne Ellen (Connie) Johnson stepped into the arms of her Savior on September 2, 2021 at The Androscoggin Hospice House. She passed away from complications of a progressive disease. Connie was born May 12th, 1934 in South Portland Maine to Morris C. and Mabelle C. (Willard) Davis, both of whom predeceased her. Connie was also predeceased by her brother...
Frances G. Grubb
Sep 2, 2021
Frances "Fran" G. Grubb, 76, died September 2, 2021 after a brief battle with cancer. She was born in Portland on July 28, 1945, daughter of the late George O. and Marion T. (Clark) Baker. Frances attended Falmouth High School. She was a seamstress. Frances enjoyed sewing, quilting, and crochet, she was very crafty. Her greatest joy was being a...
Louise Bell-Erickson
Sep 2, 2021
Louise Bell- Erickson passed away September 2nd after bravely battling dementia. Louise was pre-deceased by her mother Beatrice Chase, brothers Robert and Fred Chase, son Robert Bell, husbands Charles Bell and Harold Erickson, grandchildren Nathan Ames, Bobby Black, and Arron Bell. Louise is survived by sister-in-laws Barbara, Dianne and Micky, brother-in-law Bucky and Dickie and Louise's children, Carol Black, Russ...
Jane P. Murphy
Aug 31, 2021
GORHAM - Jane Plummer Murphy was born in Portland Maine in 1947, the daughter of Fred S. and Etta (Spiller) Plummer. Jane grew up in Westbrook with her parents and four siblings and attended the United Methodist Church. After graduating from Westbrook High School in 1965, Jane attended Gorham State College, which is now known as the University of Southern...
Richard M. Norris
Aug 28, 2021
Windham - Richard M. Norris, 93, died Saturday August 28, 2021, at his home. He was born June 27, 1928, in Yarmouth, a son of Merton and Laura (Pointer) Norris. Norris attended schools in Durham, Poland, and Auburn, and was a graduate of Edward Little High School. Norris obtained his driver's license when he was 14 years old while working...
Peter Shaun Martin
Aug 28, 2021
Peter Shaun Martin (Pete), 61, died unexpectedly August 28, 2021 at his home in Gorham, Maine. He was born June 26, 1960 in Portland, Maine, the son of the late Joseph and Mary Arlean Martin. Peter grew up on Skilling St. (Cash Corner) in South Portland. He graduated from South Portland High School in 1979. Peter worked as a CAD...
Jim Demmons
Aug 27, 2021
Palm Bay, FL - Jim Demmons died after a short illness at a Melbourne hospital on August 27, 2021. He was born on March 16, 1949, in Meriden, Connecticut, the son of Virginia Howe and Leeman Demmons. Jim served in the U.S. Navy until he was honorably discharged, he then finished his high school degree and married his wife, Kathleen...
Priscilla T. Moulton
Aug 27, 2021
Limington Priscilla T. (Tanguay) Moulton, 87, was called home Friday August 27, 2021, after a brief and sudden illness. She was Born December 12, 1933, in Westbrook a daughter of Raoul and Rose (Arsenault) Tanguary. In 1954 she married Philip E. Moulton and together they raised nine children. Priscilla enjoyed beano and her trips to Oxford and Foxwoods Casino. She...
Phyllis Jean Gardner
Aug 26, 2021
SNELLVILLE, GA - Phyllis Jean (Bruce) Gardner was born April 10, 1929, in the small mill town of Millinocket Maine. She graduated from George W. Stearns High School in 1947 and attended the University of Maine-Orono where she majored in English and graduated in 1952. She married Bernard L. Gardner in 1953 at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri where Bernard was...
Tammy Lee Cairns
Aug 26, 2021
WESTBROOK – Tammy Lee Cairns, 54, died unexpectedly on August 26, 2021 at her home in Westbrook. She was born in Portland on January 18, 1967 to the late James Cairns and Andrea (DeSalle) Sorenson. Tammy graduated from Westbrook High School in 1986 and worked for many years at Sebago Moc as a stitcher. She loved shopping, flea markets and...
Barbara L. Myers
Aug 25, 2021
Raymond Barbara L. (Ross) Myers, 89, died Thursday August 25, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Portland. She was born April 7, 1932, in Westbrook a daughter of Thomas and Bridget Shea Ross. Barbara grew up in Westbrook and was a Westbrook High School Graduate. She was a dedicated home maker and had a passion for camping especially at Cupsuptic Campground...
Gloria Alice York
Aug 24, 2021
WESTBROOK - Gloria A. York, 97, passed away on August 24, 2021 at Maine Medical Center. She was born in Westbrook on June 28, 1924, daughter to Ernest and Alice (Currier) Beaudoin. She is predeceased by son, Steven York, and grandson, Daniel Hilton. Gloria is survived by son, Timothy York and wife, Carol of Sebago; son, Gary York and wife,...
Mabel Mae Landry
Aug 23, 2021
WESTBROOK - Mabel Mae Landry, 96, died peacefully August 23, 2021 at her home at Stroudwater Lodge. Born January 21, 1925, to Andrew and Mary Johndro in Limestone on the family potato farm, the youngest of 14 children. Her mother died when she was 8 and she was mostly raised by her beloved older sister, Madeline (Neen). She moved to...
Leslie Alvin Bennett
Aug 23, 2021
One less good person... Leslie A. Bennett of Ash Street, Westbrook Maine passed away in his sleep at The Pine Point Assisted Living facility early Monday morning, the 23rd of August, 2021. Born at home in Freeport on May 3, 1944 to William and Georgia Bennett, Les began life with severely limited vision, an obstacle he would struggle against for...
Frances E. Esty
Aug 22, 2021
WINDHAM – Frances E. (Cole) Esty, 92, passed away peacefully on August 22, 2021 at Gorham House. She was born in Westbrook on October 9, 1928, a daughter to William and Evelyn (Knapton) Cole. She attended Gorham Schools at White Rock. In 1946 she married Harold Esty, they moved into an old farm house on 89 acres and together they...
Lester Leroy Baker
Aug 21, 2021
PORTLAND - Lester Baker, 72, formerly of Windham, passed away after a battle with cancer on August 21. He was born in Portland on August 4, 1949 to Leroy and Alice Baker as the youngest of seven children. After graduating from Portland High School in 1967, he joined the Army and served four years with the Army Security Agency, including...

