Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, ME
Serving Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, Maine
Jane Stansfield Mosher
Mar 4, 2021
Jane Stansfield Mosher passed away at Gorham House on 4 March 2021. She was 82. Jane was born on 5 April 1938 in Farmington, Maine, to the late Faye Mitchell Stansfield and Harry Linwood Stansfield. Jane grew up in Wilton, where she graduated from Wilton Academy in 1956. She was a freshman education major at the University of Maine when,...
James R. Fahey
Mar 3, 2021
WESTBROOK—James R. Fahey, 75, passed away March 3, 2021 at Maine Medical Center with his family by his side. He was born November 30, 1945, a son of James and Madelyn (Newhall) Fahey. Jim grew up in Portland, and was a graduate of Portland High School. Following school, he proudly served in the Navy. Upon his honorable discharge he returned...
Floyd R. Potts
Mar 3, 2021
Floyd R. Potts, 88, of Standish, ME, passed away on March 3, 2021 after a lengthy illness. He was married to Eva Jean Potts for 70 years. He was born April 13, 1932 in Allerton, New Jersey to Albert and Gladys Mae Potts. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughter Elizabeth Bennett of Milner, GA, and...
Stephen Michael Peters
Mar 2, 2021
Stephen Michael Peters of Scarborough died unexpectedly at home with family nearby on March 2, 2021. He was born on May 20, 1950, the son of Charles and Elsie Peters of Gorham. He grew up in Gorham with a life that was anchored by family, work, and Christian faith. He was a loving, kind, and dependable son, brother, friend, and...
Ronald Ernest Maxim
Mar 1, 2021
Ronald Ernest Maxim, 83, of Westbrook, Maine died March 01, 2021, at the Gosnell House in Scarborough. He was born on July 5,1937 in Maine. He was the only child of Raymond L. Maxim of South Paris and Clara Smith Maxim of Falmouth. Ronnie attended schools in Falmouth and Portland, graduating from Deering High School in 1955. He also graduated...
Maurice J. "Hunk" Erskine Jr.
Feb 28, 2021
GORHAM – Maurice J. "Hunk" Erskine, Jr., 91, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021. He was born in South Portland on May 6, 1929, the son of Maurice, Sr. and Lena (Johnson) Erskine. Maurice graduated from South Portland High School and served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany. On May 10, 1957 he married Margaret I. Groves of...
Sandra Mae Thorpe
Feb 28, 2021
Sandra Mae (Lawler) Thorpe, 79, of Windham, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021. She was born on September 2, 1941 in Brighton, MA to parents Alfred and Dottie (Thomson) Lawler. Sandra grew up in Holliston Mass where she attended Holliston High School. There she met the love of her life Walter Thorpe. After graduation they were married on July...
Rachel Marie Galipeau
Feb 25, 2021
GORHAM & WESTBROOK – Rachel Marie Galipeau, loving daughter of Albert and Solange (Gaudreau) Galipeau passed away peacefully on February 25, 2021 at the Gorham House after living a life filled with joy and challenges. Rachel was 70 years old when she passed away, one more milestone that she reached as a person who was born with Down's Syndrome. Rachel...
Barbara A. Knowles
Feb 25, 2021
WESTBROOK—Barbara A. Knowles, 86, passed away February 25, 2021 at the Barron Center in Portland where she had resided for the last two and a half years. She was born September 14, 1934, a daughter of Charles and Lillian (Trefethen) Brogan. Barbara experienced a significant loss early in life losing her mother at the age of two. She graduated from...
Paul F. Kent Sr.
Feb 19, 2021
Paul F. Kent, Sr. WESTBROOK-- Paul F. Kent, Sr. passed away on February 19, 2021 with family at his side. He was born on April 11, 1946, the son of Robert and Mary Joyce Kent in Illinois and grew up in the Upper Peninsula in Michigan, graduating from Calumet High School. Paul served in the US Coast Guard from 1964...
Rose M. Spiller
Feb 19, 2021
Rose M. Spiller, 93, died Friday, February 19, 2021, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. She was born October 5, 1927, in Orrington, CT. Rose grew up in the Bangor area and was a 1946 graduate of Bangor High School. She enjoyed long careers with both the Portland Press Herald and the New England Telephone Company. Rose loved technology and...
Jeannette A. Hachey
Feb 18, 2021
Jeannette A. Hachey, 84, of Gorham, Maine passed away on February 18th surrounded by her loved ones at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. The sun rose and the world welcomed Jeannette in March 19, 1936, a day the world became a little brighter. Our mother/ grandmother/gigi lived a full and warm life, filled with joy, kindness and a...
Paul E. Lavigne
Feb 16, 2021
Paul E. Lavigne I, 88, of Denmark, formerly of Westbrook, passed away peacefully on February 16, 2021. He was born on October 20,1932 in Westbrook, Maine to Ovide and Donalda (Duclos) Lavigne. Paul had one brother, Laurent, and four sisters, Pauline, Cecile, Frances, and Lucille. In 1950, Paul listed in the United States Navy as an SN-2 and served in...
Mary (Tucker) Erskine Osmond Spiller
Feb 15, 2021
WESTBROOK-- Mary (Tucker) Erskine Osmond Spiller, 99, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2021. There will be no visiting hours. A celebration of life will be held later this year at her granddaughter's home, at the Riverside Lavender Farm in Steep Falls. A date and time will be announced. A full obituary will be forthcoming. Arrangements are in the care...
William Woodman Gowen
Feb 13, 2021
WESTBROOK – William W. Gowen, 89, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021. He was born at home in Westbrook on July 4, 1931 the son of Henry and Isabelle (Woodman) Gowen. William attended a one room school house through 6th grade. He went on to graduate from Westbrook High School Class of 1949 and attended many class reunions. He...
Arthur Hatt
Feb 10, 2021
WESTBROOK-- There was a joyous reunion in Heaven when Arthur Hatt joined his wife, Ginger, on February 10, 2021. Arthur passed away from the cruelness of Dementia/Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease. Arthur Truman Hatt was born in the family home in Gorham, Maine on June 5, 1929 to David and Mary (Mosher) Hatt. He met the love of his life, Ginger...
Dwight Hillock
Feb 7, 2021
WESTBROOK-- Dwight Hillock passed away peacefully on February 7, 2021. Dwight worked at Sappi Fine Paper North America, also known as "The Mill." He spent his first 10 years working in the Research Lab and then as a millwright and machinist. He retired in 2004 after 40 years. Dwight lived in Westbrook, Maine until his retirement when he moved to...
June C. Gridley
Feb 6, 2021
STANDISH-- June C. Gridley passed away peacefully from natural causes on February 6, 2021 at The Mooring in Scarborough, Maine. Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1926, she attended local schools until enrolling in the Andrews School for Girls in Willoughby, Ohio and Western Reserve University in Cleveland. June was a flight attendant in the earliest days of air travel when...
Alice Pierce Keddy
Feb 6, 2021
GORHAM- On Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, Alice Keddy passed away at the age of 94 at Gorham House, in Gorham, Maine. Alice was born on Aug. 17, 1926, in West Paris, Me. to Floreston and Wilma Pierce. She graduated from Gould Academy in 1944 and then attended Central Maine General Hospital School of Nursing in Lewiston ME. becoming a Cadet...
Joyce Florence Varney
Feb 5, 2021
Joyce Florence Varney, 76, passed away peacefully at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on February 5, 2021. Joyce was born in Saco on July 19,1944, daughter of William & Gloria (Huff) Webber. She attended schools in Hollis. After school, Joyce worked many years at The Hanold Co. She then spent 25 years at Data General where she met her husband, Richard...

