Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, ME
Serving Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, Maine
Faith Elaine Poulin Bailey
Nov 22, 2019
GORHAM - Faith Elaine Poulin Bailey, very beloved wife of the late Burton D. Bailey, passed away peacefully at her residence in Gorham on November 22, 2019 with her family at her side. Faith was born on January 13, 1926 to Royal F. Poulin and his wife, Christine (McKown) Poulin. She was born in Hartford, CT before moving to Portland...
Butch Beardsley
Nov 21, 2019
WINDHAM-- Butch Beardsley, a loved father and grandfather, and outdoor enthusiast died after a long battle with cancer, November 21, 2019, surrounded by his family at Gosnell House in Scarborough. He was 64 years old. Butch was born on March 31, 1955, in Portland, ME., second oldest of six children. He was a smart curious man that worked very hard....
Alan Cedric Foster
Nov 21, 2019
STANDISH—Alan Cedric Foster, 78, passed away November 21, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Portland. He was born August 7, 1941, a son of Cedric and Irma (Post) Foster. Alan was a graduate of Windham High School, class of 1959. After high school, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps where he served for 4 years. Upon his honorable discharge...
Janice M. Hodgkins Usher
Nov 21, 2019
WESTBROOK-- Janice was born on June 6, 1935 in Westbrook, ME at the old Westbrook Hospital to Charles H. Hodgkins and Ruth Smith Hodgkins. She graduated from Westbrook High School and Fisher Junior College in Boston, and she attended USM for a brief time in later years. After graduating, she was employed briefly at Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. and...
Lorraine O. Stickney
Nov 20, 2019
STANDISH - Lorraine (Phyllis) Osberg Stickney, 83, died on Nov. 20, 2019 at Avita Memory Care in Brunswick. Lorraine was born on September 2, 1936 in Spicer, MN. She was the third of four daughters born to Edgar Albin Osberg and Ella Sophie Orson. She graduated high school in Kerkhoven, Mn in 1954, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from...
Robert W. Skinner Iv
Nov 18, 2019
GORHAM- Robert W. Skinner IV, 78, died suddenly of natural causes at his home on November 18, 2019. Mr. Skinner was born on June 4, 1941, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and lived in Maine for almost 20 years. His grandfather, Frederic Parkhurst was Governor of Maine. Mr. Skinner was active with the Marine Corp League Southern Maine Detachment. He is survived...
Myrtle A. Aube
Nov 17, 2019
WESTBROOK-- Myrtle Alberta Aube passed away November 17, 2019 at her home in Westbrook. She was born on August 19, 1930 in Buxton to Walter Smith and Lucy Sargent. She married the love of her life; Roland Aube on October 10, 1947. Together they raised their family and later in life enjoyed traveling including a cruise to Alaska. Myrtle loved...
Thelma Elizabeth "Teddie" Thompson
Nov 15, 2019
Thelma Elizabeth "Teddie" (Dennett) Thompson, of Gorham, passed away on November 15, 2019 in Gorham, Maine. Teddie was born June 23rd, 1929 in Mapleton, the second child of Ralph Abel Dennett and Margery Hannah (Rand) Dennett. A 1947 graduate of Presque Isle High School, Teddie worked for the Superintendent of Schools for MSAD#1 for several years. On September 18, 1950...
Glynn Otis Nicholson
Nov 12, 2019
GORHAM- Glynn Otis Nicholson, 66, passed away November 12, 2019. He was born in Gorham December 26, 1952 to parents Bernard Cleveland and Bernice Marie (Whitfield) Nicholson. Glynn grew up in Gorham and attended local schools graduating in 1972. For 39 years, he was employed at B & M Beans in Portland and proudly served on the Gorham Fire Department...
Ann Elizabeth Peoples
Nov 12, 2019
WESTBROOK - Ann Elizabeth Peoples age 72, formerly Ann Elizabeth Horiuchi, born Ann Elizabeth Murphy, passed away peacefully November 12th, 2019. She was born January 31st, 1947 in Indianapolis, Indiana to John and Rosemary Murphy. Her first marriage was in 1969, to Capt. Gerald T Horiuchi. Their marriage lasted only 8 years, but after their divorce she found true love...
Judith Spiller Getchell
Nov 12, 2019
WESTBROOK - Judith Spiller Getchell of Westbrook, ME passed away peacefully on November 12, 2019 in the comfort of her home with family. She was 86. Judy was born in Portland, ME on August 11, 1933 to J. Lillian Johnson and Maurice Randall Spiller. She graduated from Westbrook High School in 1951 and went on to Gorham State Teachers College,...
David Lawrence Abbiati
Nov 11, 2019
GORHAM-- David Lawrence Abbiati, 76, of Gorham, Maine, died with his wife Thea by his side, after a long and difficult journey with cancer. Dave was a generous, loyal, and intellectually curious man, a trait that he passed on to his kids and grandkids. Dave was born in Boston in 1943 to Ebe and Lawrence Abbiati and lived in the...
Clifford Joseph Orman
Nov 11, 2019
WESTBROOK - Clifford Joseph Orman,94, passed away November 11, 2019. Born February 21, 1925, in Canandaigua, New York, to Joseph Adelbert and Edna (née Little) Orman, he grew up in the town of Irondequoit, near Lake Ontario. A graduate of the the University of Rochester and Purdue University in math and physics,he began his career as senior engineer at the...
Maria Salvati
Nov 10, 2019
WINDHAM- Maria Salvati, 94, passed away peacefully on November 10,2019 at Gorham House, Gorham, Maine, where she had been living for the last 18 months. Maria was born on February 21, 1925 in the village of Capestrano in the Apennine Mountains of Italy. She was the fourth of seven children born to Nicoletta Palmeri and Vincenzo Sicchio. Maria graduated high...
Paul Francis Noonan
Nov 9, 2019
WESTBROOK - Paul Francis Noonan,79, long time resident of Skowhegan, ME, devoted husband, father and grandfather, passed away on Saturday, November 9 th peacefully in his sleep at his home in Westbrook, ME. Paul was born in Edmundston, New Brunswick to Maurice F. and Katherine H. Noonan. He graduated Skowhegan High School in 1958 and immediately joined the United States...
Ronald Douglas Porter Sr.
Nov 7, 2019
WINDHAM - Ronald Douglas Porter Sr., age 81, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 7, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was born on December 27, 1937, son of the late Frank Porter that was KIA during World War II; mother, the late Eva (Paltonawick) Porter Palmer, and stepfather, the late Fred Palmer, that raised him after his biological father's...
Robert P. Wescott
Nov 7, 2019
WINDHAM—Robert P. Wescott, 78, passed away peacefully November 7, 2019. He was born and raised in Westbrook, a son of Everett and Ruth (Deering) Wescott. Bobby, graduated from Westbrook High School, where he was a standout athlete and worked for SD Warren for 40 years. Upon retirement, he kept busy by continuing to work and has been employed at OConnor...
Bertha A. "Betty" Wentworth
Nov 6, 2019
WINDHAM—Bertha Amelia Wentworth, 88, passed away November 6, 2019 at Ledgewood Manor. She was born November 10, 1930, a daughter of Walter and Eva (Saunders) Plummer. Bertha, known as "Betty" was a graduate of Gorham High School. She held many positions throughout her working years such as the Boston Mint Company, Boston Hospital, Udys tire in Westbrook, and the American...
Everett A. Davis
Oct 31, 2019
GRAY - Everett A. Davis, of Gray, ME, died October 31, 2019, at age 81. Everett was a man who fully embraced life and inspired family, friends, and new acquaintances alike with his positive energy and action. He grew up in Auburn, graduated from Edward Little High School and Gorham State Teachers College, and earned graduate degrees in education at...
Patrick J. Bellino
Oct 31, 2019
STANDISH- Patrick J. Bellino age 64 died October 31, 2019 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a nearly year-long battle with Metastatic Lung Cancer. He had many of his family and friends at his bedside throughout his time as Gosnell. Patrick was a well-known, well-loved handyman for two decades whose clients often became very close friends. His services often extended...

