Helen W. Goodwin
Feb 18, 2020
Westbrook Helen W. "Fuddy" Goodwin, 77, died Tuesday February 18, 2020, at her home. She was born February 10, 1943, in Portland, a daughter of Ralph Sr. and Genevieve (Bowden) Graffam. Fuddy grew up in Westbrook and was a graduate of Westbrook High School. She loved to travel, especially to Florida and Disney. She will always be remembered as a...
Alden T. Dore
Feb 17, 2020
GRAY – Alden T. Dore, 83, passed away at his home on February 17, 2020. He was born in Richmond, the son of Charles Everett and Ada P. (Morrill) Dore, Sr. and graduated from Richmond High School, Class of 1955. While in high school he played football and worked at his brother's local Mobil station. From 1956 until his discharge...
Brenda J. Brown
Feb 16, 2020
Windham – Brenda J. Brown, 78, passed away February 16, 2020 in Portland. She was born in Belgrade, Maine a daughter of Fred and Bertha (Huntley) Brown. Brenda loved children and worked for many years as a house mother at the Church of God Home For Children in Tennessee. She then worked locally as a private nanny for 10 years....
Stephanie S Lay
Feb 16, 2020
WINDHAM- Stephanie Suzanne Lay, 50, died unexpectedly at her Windham home on February 16, 2020. She was born in Dallas, TX on August 19, 1969, the daughter of Cherie (Hartman) and Jimmie Martin Lay. Stephanie was the youngest of three children born to her parents, having two older brothers, Gary and Darron. Stephanie grew up in Texas and was a...
Glenn S. Libby
Feb 16, 2020
WINDHAM—Glenn S. Libby, 93, passed away February 16, 2020 at the Gorham House. He was born on October 4, 1926, a son to George and Lucie (Brown) Libby. Glenn attended Windham schools and married Gladys (Hayes) Libby in 1943. In his younger years Glenn worked in the mills of South Windham and as a truck driver for M.L. Rogers. His...
Astrid Jensen Meggison
Feb 15, 2020
WESTBROOK—Astrid Marilyn (Jensen) Meggison, 84, of Westbrook, passed away peacefully following a sudden illness at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on February 15, 2020. She was born in Westbrook on May 10, 1935, the daughter of Alex W. Jensen Sr., and Marion (Smith) Jensen. She was a graduate of Westbrook High School in the class of 1953. She married the...
William Russell Keaten Sr.
Feb 14, 2020
GRAY—William Russell Keaten Sr., 81, passed away February 14, 2020 at Springbrook Center in Westbrook. He was born October 10, 1938, a son of Lewis and Dorothy (McFarland) Keaten. Bill grew up in Westbrook and was a graduate of Westbrook High School in the class on 1958. While in high school, he enlisted in the Army National Guard and served...
Terri Lynn Brown
Feb 13, 2020
NAPLES-- Terri Lynn (Merrill) Brown, 58, was born on June 26th, 1961 and passed away peacefully at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, after a lengthy and courageous battle with Pancreatic cancer on February 13, 2020. She grew up in Westbrook, and was graduated in 1980 from Westbrook High School, where she was the first female Drum Major for the...
Bernadette L. Sterling
Feb 12, 2020
WESTBROOK—Bernadette L. "Bernie" Sterling, 90, passed away February 12, 2020 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a long illness. She was born in Westbrook, Maine on August 4, 1929 to the parents of Bernadette Harvey and Joseph Belanger. Due to her mother's death in childbirth, her father remarried to Agnes Moreau and the two of them were the best of...
Celine Y. Bougie
Feb 12, 2020
WESTBROOK – Celine Y. Bougie, 63, of 850 Baxter Blvd, Portland, passed away, Wednesday February 12, 2020. She was born in Portland, the daughter of Fernand and Carmella (Ledoux) Bougie. Ceci grew up in Westbrook and was an early communicant of St. Anthony's church (St. Hyacinth) Westbrook. She was Baptized at St. Hyacinth by her Uncle, Reverend Charles J Ledoux....
Dennis Everett Axelsen
Feb 10, 2020
WESTBROOK—Dennis Everett Axelsen, 70, passed away February 10, 2020, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. He was born September 24, 1949, a son of John and Althea (Gammon) Axelsen. Dennis grew up in Westbrook and was a graduate of Westbrook High School in the class of 1967. Following High School, Dennis enlisted in the Air Force and proudly served for over...
Rita Rodgers
Feb 10, 2020
GORHAM-- Rita Rodgers, of Gorham, ME, passed on from this life, after a brief illness and stay at the Gosnell House in Scarborough, on Monday, February 10, 2020. Rita was born in Boston on June 22, 1935 to J. Harry and Doris (Dickinson) Frotton. In her early years, she cultivated her "mom" skills by caring for five younger siblings so...
Edward "Bib" Willette Jr.
Feb 9, 2020
WESTBROOK—Edward "Bib" Willette Jr., 87, died peacefully at his home on Sunday morning, February 9, 2020. He was born on January 10, 1933, one of nine children born to Edward and Yvonne (Richards) Willette Sr. At a young age, a hard work ethic was instilled to Ed which led him to his different career ventures; but his first job in...
Lisa Marie Galipeau
Feb 9, 2020
WINDHAM - Lisa Marie Galipeau, 51, passed peacefully at Gosnell House on Feb. 9, 2020, after her 16 month courageously strong battle with cancer. Beside her was the love of her life, Jim Powers, and her loving family. Born Nov. 10, 1968 to Donald Galipeau and Jean "Cantwell" Galipeau, Lisa grew up in Westbrook, and attended Westbrook schools. Lisa moved...
John Swanson
Feb 9, 2020
RAYMOND - John Swanson passed away peacefully on February 9, 2020 from heart failure at the age of 88. John was born on October 19, 1931 at home in Walpole, MA. After graduating from Walpole High in 1949, he attended Boston University for two years. In 1953, he enlisted in the U.S. Army serving for three years completing his service...
Sharon Ann Brooks
Feb 7, 2020
GORHAM, Maine – Sharon Ann (Lombard) Brooks, 77, passed peacefully on Feb.7, surrounded by the love of her family. Born Feb. 14, 1942 in Standish, Maine, the youngest child of Bill and Peggy Lombard, she attended Gorham schools. Upon graduating, she trained as a dental assistant with Dr. Shehee. She spent her career in private practices, the Windham Correctional Facility,...
Sheila Watson Johnson
Feb 6, 2020
Westbrook Sheila Watson Johnson On Thursday, February 6, 2020, Sheila Johnson left this world as quietly as she lived. She strongly and patiently waited to be with her children and those grandchildren who were local. Incoming calls from her girls away were as important as was being with those who gathered. Her last breath was just four minutes after the...
Steven C. Barr
Feb 5, 2020
Gorham – Steven C. Barr passed away Feb. 5, 2020. Steve was born in Hartford, CT on June 22, 1957 to Ida and Charles Barr. He grew up in Gorham, ME and graduated from Gorham High School. Following his service in the Air Force he returned to Gorham. Steve was employed by Maine Lubrication for many years, and also enjoyed...
Judith Ann Ronaghan
Feb 3, 2020
WINDHAM—Judith Ann Ronaghan, 78, passed away on February 3, 2020 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. She was born April 6, 1941, a daughter of Clayton Lester Murphy and Winnifred Daisy Fish. She grew up in Westbrook and was a graduate of Westbrook High School. On June 11, 1966, she married Edward William Ronaghan, and they had two daughters, Tara...
Dennis Clark Frank
Feb 3, 2020
Windham Dennis Clark Frank, 59, died Monday February 3, 2020. He was born January 26, 1961, in Portland, a son of Robert C. Frank Sr. and Gwendolyn Charmain Adams . Denny grew up in Windham and attended local schools. He was a skilled craftsman who enjoyed hunting fishing, gardening, body building, and boxing. He will be remembered as a handsome,...
