Obituaries

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

Serving Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, Maine

Richmond H. Knight

Richmond H. Knight

Sep 10, 2019

Westbrook- Richmond H. Knight, 77, passed away on September 10, 2019. He was born on June 18, 1942 in Portland, Maine, the son of John A. Knight and Lorena (Gerrish) Knight. He attended South Portland and Portland Schools, graduating from Deering High School in 1960. He spent 30 years in the Maine Army National Guard, retiring in 1989 with the...

E. Frances (Averill) Withee

E. Frances (Averill) Withee

Sep 8, 2019

Emily Frances (Averill) Withee, 101, died September 8, 2019, at home. She was born on September 4, 1918, on a large farm in Averill's Hill, Prentiss, ME. She was the youngest of 16 children born to the late Ralph and the late Rebecca (King) Averill. Her education began in a one room school; graduated high school 1935 as salutatorian; won...

Mark Anthony Dimastrantonio

Mark Anthony Dimastrantonio

Sep 7, 2019

SEBAGO—Mark Anthony DiMastrantonio, 44, passed away unexpectedly on September 7, 2019. He was born December 3, 1974, a son of Nicholas DiMastrantonio and Gloria (Allaire). He attended Scarborough schools and worked at various construction companies including Dearborn Construction, Maietta Construction, and Risbara Brothers. He loved to hunt and was an avid outdoorsman. Mark loved listening to Ozzy Osborn, watching the...

George J. Fecteau

George J. Fecteau

Sep 5, 2019

RAYMOND – George Fecteau, 83, of Raymond, Maine passed away on September 5, 2019, at Ledgewood Manor in Windham, after a short illness surrounded by family. He was born in Westbrook, Maine on November 21, 1935 to Marguerite & Wilfred Fecteau. After graduating from Westbrook High School, he went to work at SD Warren Mill, where he remained until he...

Paul Whitman

Paul Whitman

Sep 4, 2019

Paul Whitman, 80, died Wednesday September 4, 2019, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. The son of Carl and Laura (Pierce) Whitman, he was one of 11 children and was born on August 8, 1939, in Augusta. Paul grew up in Manchester, ME, and graduated from Cony High School. He was a proud member of Teamsters Local 340 and enjoyed...

Sandra F. Horler

Sandra F. Horler

Sep 4, 2019

S.PORTLAND- Sandra F. Horler, 76, of South Portland, Maine died Wednesday, September 4, 2019 with her family by her side. She was born in Portland on February 12, 1943, daughter of Earle E. Doughty and Marian Cole Doughty. She graduated from Falmouth High School in 1961. She also attended Gorham State Teachers College. Sandy was employed by Mercy Hospital, Portland,...

Sandra Rowell Sendzik

Sandra Rowell Sendzik

Sep 3, 2019

GORHAM — Sandra "Sandi" (Rowell) Sendzik, 78, passed away peacefully at her home on September 3, 2019. Sandra was born on Rowell Mountain in Solon, Maine, on June 16, 1941 to dairy-farming parents Galen and Ruth (Corson) Rowell. Sandi attended Harmony schools and graduated from Farmington State Teachers College. She made a career as an educator, focusing on special education...

Lillian E. Noble

Lillian E. Noble

Sep 3, 2019

WINDHAM- Lillian E. (Chadbourne) Noble passed away September 3, 2019 at Maine Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born July 25, 1937 to Walter and Margaret Chadbourne and was raised in Portland along with her nine siblings. Some of her happiest times were spending time with her grandchildren and winters in Florida with her husband. She loved going...

Genevieve Coraline (Dow) True

Genevieve Coraline (Dow) True

Sep 2, 2019

Genevieve Coraline (Dow) True, 95, a 4th generation homesteader of Windham, Maine, passed away at Mercy Hospital in Portland on September 2, 2019. She was born in Westbrook on June 11, 1924, a daughter of the late C. Egbert Dow and the late Emily (Nichols) Dow. She graduated with the class of 1942 from Windham High School. On September 18,...

Carol W. Place

Carol W. Place

Sep 2, 2019

RAYMOND- Carol W. Place died with grace and dignity at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on September 2, 2019. Born in Newton, Massachusetts on January 24, 1942, Carol was the only child of the late Elliott Wayne and Ruth Townsend Worcester. Following the premature death of her mother in October of 1943, her father remarried the late Betty Norris, with whom...

Leonard Percival Dow

Leonard Percival Dow

Sep 1, 2019

SCARBOROUGH-- Leonard Percival Dow, 68, passed away at home on September 1, 2019 with his family by his side. He was born at home, in South Portland, Maine on December 24, 1951, being the 7th of 11 children. He attended South Portland Schools and at 17 years of age enlisted in the US Army. He served in Thailand, Okinawa, Germany...

Jeffrey Russell Travis

Jeffrey Russell Travis

Aug 29, 2019

BRIDGTON—Jeffrey Russell Travis, 72, passed away August 29, 2019 at Maine Medical Center. He was born August 5, 1947 a son of Herbert and Eleanor (Johnson) Travis. Jeff grew up in Sanford where he graduated from Sanford High School in the class of 1966. He then furthered his education by earning a Bachelor's Degree in Forestry from the University of...

Claire Grady Thompson

Claire Grady Thompson

Aug 29, 2019

Claire Grady Thompson, age 94, died at Gorham House, Gorham, Maine in the early morning of August 29, 2019 in peace, with family by her side. Born Mary Claire Grady on August 25, 1925, to the late Vincent Grady, Captain, U.S. Navy, and Helen McNamara Grady, in Vallejo, California, Claire made her way east, attending Lincoln Academy in Maine and...

Peter A Doyle

Peter A Doyle

Aug 27, 2019

Peter Alan Doyle, 57, passed away at Maine Medical Center on August 27,2019. He was born in Portland Maine on February 14, 1962, and the specifics of that particular day proved to shape the loving, kind, and passionate person Peter grew to be. Arriving in the middle of a good ole Nor'easter snowstorm on Valentine's Day, Peter was a passionate...

Walter Gene Partridge

Walter Gene Partridge

Aug 26, 2019

WINDHAM - Walter Gene Partridge, 62 of Windham, passed away August 26, 2019 at Maine Medical Center. Walter was born October 23, 1956, the son of Barbara (Foster) Gervais and the late Walter L. Partridge. Growing up in Windham he worked on the family dairy farm, as well as for Hall Family Farm. He graduated from Windham High School, class...

Robert L. Waterhouse Jr.

Robert L. Waterhouse Jr.

Aug 26, 2019

WINDHAM—Robert L. Waterhouse Jr., 65, passed away unexpectedly due to natural causes on August 26, 2019. He was born on February 27, 1954 the first-born child of Robert L. Waterhouse Sr. and Freida (Cyr) Waterhouse. Bob grew up in Portland was proud to be a Bulldog graduate of Portland High School. Following graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy...

Thomas W. Harrington Sr.

Thomas W. Harrington Sr.

Aug 24, 2019

GORHAM-Thomas W. Harrington Sr., 70, lost his yearlong battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family at The Gosnell House, Saturday August 24, 2019. He fought with courage and grace. He was born on March 4, 1949 in Portland, Maine. The son of the late Claude L. and Wilma L. Harrington. He married the love of his life Donna L....

Phillip E. Glidden

Phillip E. Glidden

Aug 24, 2019

Phillip "Phil" Ervin Glidden, 76, went to be with his Saviour on August 24, 2019. Phil was born on April 7, 1943, in Island Falls, Maine, to Orville and Beatrice (Giggey) Glidden. He graduated from Monmouth Academy in Monmouth, Maine, and from Faith School of Theology. After graduation from college, he joined the U.S. Air Force, spending some of his...

Steven W. White

Steven W. White

Aug 24, 2019

WESTBROOK—Steven W. White, 60, passed away from cancer on August 24, 2019 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, surrounded by his family. He was born on June 6, 1959 in New Britain, CT, a son of Robert E. White and Priscilla (Hall) Wallace. Steve, better known as "Whitey" grew up in Westbrook and was a graduate of Westbrook High School...

Joseph Shawn Michael Poole

Joseph Shawn Michael Poole

Aug 23, 2019

WATERBORO-Joseph Shawn Michael Poole, aka Joey Starr, was born on March 19, 1992 to Joseph F. Poole and Rachel L. Mello in Portland, ME. He was recently diagnosed with a fatal heart disease that progressed very quickly. He passed peacefully on August 23, 2019 in hospice care surrounded by his family and friends. Joe was passionate about many things, his...