Obituaries

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

Serving Westbrook, Windham, and Gorham, Maine

Mary Jane Noyes

Mary Jane Noyes

Sep 21, 2019

Westbrook, ME - Mary Jane died peacefully on Saturday, September 21st surrounded by her entire family. She was born in Brighton, Massachusetts on August 15, 1931 to Thomas F. and Madeline F. (Fernald) McDonough. Mary Jane was a 1949 graduate of Cathedral High School where she excelled in basketball and softball. She married her husband Malcolm on September 24, 1952....

Robert Simon Brumell

Robert Simon Brumell

Sep 20, 2019

WINDHAM- Robert Simon Brumell of Windham passed away on September 20th, 2019 after a courageous 15 months battling cancer, he won the fight on his terms and passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family. Robert was born on February 18, 1961 to Hetty and John Brumell in Croydon, England. Robert married the love of his life Joanne on...

Mark Philip Nadeau

Mark Philip Nadeau

Sep 20, 2019

STANDISH – On Friday, September 20, 2019, Mark Philip Nadeau, loving husband and father of 2, passed away at the age of 51, at Duke University Hospital. He was born to John and Rachel Nadeau of Madawaska, Maine. He graduated from Madawaska High School in 1986, and pursued a guidance counseling career at the University of Southern Maine, and received...

Lorraine Mary Demmons

Lorraine Mary Demmons

Sep 20, 2019

Windham - Lorraine Mary (Doiron) Demmons, 89, died Friday September 20, 2019 at home. She was born August 10, 1930, in Portland, a daughter of Albert and Sylvia (DeGruchy) Doiron. Lorraine grew up in Windham and was a 1948 graduate of Windham High School. She enjoyed a career as an administrative assistant for both Unum and Travelers insurance. She loved...

Vaun E Born

Vaun E Born

Sep 16, 2019

Vaun Elizabeth (Dole) Born, 96, passed away at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth on Monday September 16, 2019 after a long period of declining health. She had been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in March 2009. Vaun was born on September 8, 1923 in Portland, Maine and was the only child of James H. and Gladys Soper Dole. After graduating from Deering...

Stuart Ward Jackson

Stuart Ward Jackson

Sep 14, 2019

Our Dad, Stuart Ward Jackson "Stu" of Standish was born on November 27,1934 to Mary and Winthrop Jackson in Portland, Maine. Dad passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of his family on Saturday, September 14th. He was predeceased by his parents and his brother Dana and Sister-in-law, Pat, of Windham. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Graves Jackson,...

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...