Central High School Alumni Obituaries

John Francis Orecchio, 84, of Delaware passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, January 7, 2026 at Paramount of Polaris Assisted Living surrounded by his loving family.He was born November 20, 1941 in Columbus to Pasquale and Dominica (Casaro) Orecchio and graduated from Central High School in 1959...

Doris Irene Chapman-Combs, age 93 of Marion, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2026.Doris was born December 4, 1932 in Wilkesville, Ohio, the daughter of the late James and Iva May (Clark) Montgomery. The family moved to Marion when Doris was 3 years old. She received her education in Claridon and g...

Joanne King Mason age 89 passed peacefully on December 31 2025 and joined her heavenly father. She was born on August 11 1936 in Bedford County Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Sarah King Petersburg Tennessee and her brothers Charles Jerry Bill and Clayton. Joanne marr...

Ida Beth Davis Burgess age 94 of Nashville Tennessee passed away on December 28 2025. She was born in Humphreys County Tennessee on May 31 1931 to the late Robert Clinton and Odie Pickard Davis and graduated from Waverly Central High School in 1949. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband o...

Gloria LaGaye Jones Harris, was born January 4, 1947, in Sharon, Tennessee to the late Charlie I. Jones and Marion K. Rogers Jones. In 1957, at the age of ten, Gloria and her family moved to South Bend, Indianna where she would spend her formative years and build a life filled with love, laughter an...

Pastor Donald L. Don Nickolson 83 of Washburn WI passed away on January 2 2026 at Tamarack Health in Ashland WI. He was born on October 8 1942 in Milwaukee WI the son of Frank and Mabel Becke Nickolson. He graduated from Rufus King High School in Milwaukee in 1961 and went on to attend North Central...

Darryl Fitzgerald Thomas lovingly known as DT was born on June 10 1966 at Bridgeton Hospital to the late Booker T. Thomas and Nancy L. Allen Thomas. The eleventh of twelve children Darryl age 59 transitioned from this life to glory peacefully at home on November 24 2025 following a sudden illness. H...

Michael Lee Barnhardt age 54 passed away unexpectedly on August 31 2025 in Manorville Long Island NY. Born in California and raised in New York Michael graduated from York Central High School. He worked in construction masonry and landscaping. He is predeceased in death by his parents Philip and Mar...

David Earl Wardrop 82 of Sayre PA went to be with his son in heaven on January 3 2026 after a brief illness surrounded by his loving family. Born June 3 1943 in Bloomsburg PA Dave was the son of the late Earl Shirley Wardrop and Mae Don Gensel. A beloved husband father brother Pappy and friend Daves...

Ann passed away peacefully on December 15, 2025 in Collierville, TN after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Visitation will be held at Central Baptist Church in Springhill, LA on Saturday December 20, 2025 from 1:00pm - 2:00pm with a Celebration of Life at 2:00pm. Brother Terry Hughes will be ...

Mrs. Donna Faye Hays departed this life for her eternal heavenly home on January 2, 2026, in Mena, Arkansas, at the age of 78.Donna was born on July 16, 1947, in Brady, Texas.She graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in Houston, Texas, in 1965 and attended Bethany Nazarene College, where she ...

Max L. Nisleit, age 96, was born on September 2, 1929, in Kiel, Wisconsin, to the late Della Anderson and Max Nisleit, Sr. He passed away at home on January 12, 2026.Max attended Central High School in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He proudly served his country as a Korean War veteran from 1951 to 1953.On O...

He graduated from St. Dominics High School in 1958 then received his teaching degree from Central Connecticut State College. Robert began his teaching career in Connecticut before moving back to Maine where he taught French at St. Dominics Maranacook and Elan schools. Robert was predeceased by his p...

AuburnJohn Murray Watson 81 of Gillander Ave. died on Saturday December 7 2019 at CMMC in Lewiston. John was a graduate of Edward Little High School graduating in 1956. He married Ann Marie Tracy in 1961 in Island Pond Vt. John proudly served his country in the United States Army from 19611964. He w...

W. James Foote 96 of Lewiston Maine passed away on Wednesday Oct. 9 2019 with his loving family by his side. Born in Lisbon Falls Maine on August 25 1923 to Fred O. and Hazel Foote. He was a graduate of Lisbon Falls High School Lisbon Falls Maine. He was married to his loving caring compassionate wi...

Hollis Bennett 74 of Readfield passed away peacefully on February 28th 2024 at Central Maine Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born August 9th 1949 in Rumford to Elijah Ozzie and Alice Bennett. Hollis graduated from Mexico High School in 1968 and served 4 years in the Navy. In 1979 he ...

NORTH YARMOUTH Sandra Graves Barron age 83 a former Yarmouth town clerk and active participant in the area for over a half century passed away at her home Sunday April 23. Sandra was born in Gardiner ME on Dec. 13 1939 the daughter of Richard and Maxine Lerette Graves of Hallowell. She was a gradua...

Pauline Jacqueline Turcotte 87 of Lewiston passed away in her home Sunday December 6thsurrounded by her loving family. She was born August 4th 1933 in Auburn to Laurent and Helen Dennis. She was a graduate of Edward Little High School and attended Central Maine School of Business. She worked many ye...

Auburn ME Margaret Peg Theriault passed away peacefully at the age of 92 of natural causes at Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston on December 12 2023. She was born April 271931 the daughter of Henry G. Groves and Viola H. Veazie Groves. Peg attended school in Auburn graduating from Edward Little ...

Janet Iveson 75 of Buckfield Maine passed away on Thursday March 30 2023 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston Maine surrounded by loving family members. Throughout her life Janet enriched the lives of every person who had the honor to know her. With her indomitable spirit wisdom compassion an...

Brunswick Ellen Armstrong Womer 76 left this earth June 20th on her journey to The Summerland where she is resting peacefully with nature after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Ellen was born in Oakland California to parents David M. Armstrong and Barbara Pitman Paiement both of whom served i...

Topsham Jackson Ross Byrne passed away peacefully at Boston Childrens Hospital with his family by his side after a long battle with B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on Aug. 21 2024. Jackson was a 2023 graduate of Mount Ararat High School and Region 10 Technical High School where he studied Autom...

Marilyn Jean Bates 80 a lifelong resident of Greene passed away peacefully at home March 25th 2020 surrounded by her family. Marilyn was born June 6th 1939 to Doris Richard Hodgkins. She attended grammar school in Greene and graduated from Edward Little High School in 1957. She married Carl Bates t...

Robert Bob E. Bradbury 80 of Lisbon passed away peacefully on Saturday November 4 at the Central Maine Medical Center. He was born in Lewiston on August 4 1943 the son of Alton O. and Grace M. Anderton Bradbury. He graduated from Lisbon High School in 1962. Bob then attended Westborough State Hospit...

Harpswell ME Shirley Schuster age 87 passed peacefully at home on Thursday October 1st 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 15 1932 to Katherine and Charles Tyndall of Poughkeepsie NY. Shirley graduated from Poughkeepsie High School where she was a member of the Honor Society ...

Andrew Nelson Stover Andy accomplished mechanical engineer wood worker boatbuilder fly fisherman water colorist gardener and chef left this life on June 12 2024. Andy was born on June 10 1952 in Lackawanna New York. He filled his 72 years with adventure rebuilding and sailing old wooden boats throug...

Sterling I. Smith of Phippsburg ME passed on 8292025. He was born during the depression on the Smith family farm in Palmyra ME and was predeceased by his wife Georgia Spaite Smith siblings Charles W. Smith Marguerite A. Koehler Stephan A. Smith Lauriston G. Smith Hadley E Smith and James W. Smith. H...

Lawrence J. WootenMusician Synth Playerage 67 died on Saturday August 3 2019 at the Central Maine Medical Center. Larrys mother Anne passed down herpianotalents to her youngest of three children. By the age of3andthroughout his life Larry was playing piano mastering the synthand at timesleadguitarth...

Elaine Margaret Brooks Mower of Brunswick Maine died peacefully on September 21 2020 in the home of her daughter surrounded by love and family. Elaine was predeceased by her husband Richard Mower. She is survived by her daughter Brenda MowerTeboe her son Robert Bob Mower granddaughters Chloe and Kyr...

Ruth Belchetz age 70 died peacefully at home in Brunswick Maine onJan 6 2020 after a long illness. Daughter of Pearl and ArnoldBelchetz Ruth was born on November 14 1949 in Larchmont New York.She lived in the New York area marrying Peter Dessereau in 1982 andthey moved to Brunswick Maine in 1987 wit...