Cumberland High School Alumni Obituaries

Erin L. Wyatt of Cumberland died peacefully at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House Saturday October 28th 2017. She was born in Portland Maine on September 28 1956 the 6th of 12 children of Dr. William E. Wyatt and Eileen L. Wyatt. She graduated from Greely High School in Cumberland Center and attended St...

Sally Y. MooreLewistonSally Y. Moore 82 of Lewiston passed away peacefully January 19 following a short illness. She was born in Madawaska Maine on November 21 1934 to the late Suzanne and Tony Leclair. Sally was educated in Cumberland at Greely High School before graduating at Lewiston High School ...

He attended Pownal Elementary School and Greely High in Cumberland. After school he was employed by Pineland Center for the Handicapped. He later left to go work for the Dingley Press in Lisbon for over 20 years. There were so many things that made him happy. Family was a big thing gatherings he wou...

Cumberland ME Doris "Dot" Closson Clark passed away peacefully at home with family after a recent illness on December 11 2019. Dot was born in BrewerMaine to George and Ruth Berry Closson. Growing up in Farmington and on Mount Desert Island Maine Dot graduated from Pemetic High School. She moved to...

Auburn Charles Sewell Marshall Jr went to be with the Lord on Saturday October 28 at Clover Manor in Auburn. Born in Auburn on June 6 1928 to parents Charles S Marshall Sr. and Mary Lillian Hinckley Marshall. He was a graduate of Edward Little High School. Raised in a Christian home Charles accepted...

GATCHELL Herman H. Cherished husband brother father and grandfather passed away on March 1 2020 at the age of 81 surrounded by his loving wife and children. Herman was born in Lewiston on October 27 1938 graduated from Lewiston High School in 1957 and joined the U.S. Marine Corps. He was stationed i...

William Maxfield Forbes III of Augusta passed away on Dec. 9th 2019 after a brief illness. Bill was born in Augusta on August 22nd 1943 in Boothbay Harbor the son of William and Elinor Spurr Forbes. Bill graduated from Cony High School in 1962 and was a retired City of Augusta Police Officer. He als...

Nancy Elizabeth Osgood Ayers age 97 of Falmouth Maine passed away on October 27 2019 at Gosnell Hospice in Scarborough Maine. Born November 7 1921 in Newburyport Massachusetts she was the daughter of Edward and Olive Dodge Osgood. Nancy graduated from Newburyport High School and Chandler Business Co...

Joan Soule Willey 87 passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 27 2019 after a brief illness.She was born in Waterville on February 27 1931 graduated from Waterville High School and married her sweetheart Everett in June 1950. Together they had six daughters. Joan worked as a devoted mo...

Rodney Edward Theriault 57 GrayRodney E. Theriault passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on February 1 2018. He was born January 25 1961 in Petaluma CA to Walter Muriel Theriault. He graduated Greely High School in 1980. Rodney was also very involved with Cub Scouts Boy Scout Troop 86....

BRUNSWICK David W. Hall age 78 died Wednesday night Oct. 7 2015 from complications of Parkinsons Disease. He was born in Damariscotta ME on Feb. 26 1937 son of Reverends Carl Franklin and Gretchen Hayes Hall. He leaves his wife Nancy of Brunswick his daughter Alison of Brattleboro VT his son Jonath...

TOPSHAM Stanley B. Sylvester M.D. 90 of The Highlands in Topsham died on April 10 2015 after a brief illness. He was born in Portland the son of Allan W. and Dora H. Sylvester growing up near Woodfords corner. He graduated from Deering High School in 1942 where he excelled as a member of the track ...

RAYMOND Kevin "Kev" Alan McLane Sr. 53 passed away on February 16 2024 with his loving family by his side due to complications from a massive heart attack. He fought for two weeks to wake up but God had other plans for him. Kevin was an amazing husband dad fatherinlaw fur kitty dad fur kitty grandd...

Linda Mae Turner Roman 1942 2019 Auburn Linda Mae Turner Roman 76 passed away to be with the Lord on 9242019 at Clover Manor. Born November 18 1942 in Lewiston the daughter of Reginald and Martha Caldwell Turner. She graduated from Edward Little High School in 1961 attended Nyack Missionary Colleg...

Alice Constance Monson Fellows died peacefully on June 15th at Cumberland Foreside ME. The daughter of the late Nels and Anne Monson she was born in the apartment over her fathers general store in Roslyn South Dakota on November 14th 1917. Alice was Valedictorian of the Roslyn High School class of 1...

She was born March 18 1928 in Haverhill MA to Olive Worthen. She graduated from Edward Little High School in 1945. In June of 1948 she married Leo "Bunny" Gousse of Danville ME where they raised their three daughters. Shirley enjoyed music and dancing. She was an avid seamstress including making eac...

After graduating from Chevrus High School in 1959 he then attended St. Francis University in Nova Scotia where he excelled in football. Jeffrey was employed at Portland Copper then went on to be a Sheriff in Cumberland County followed by Crosby and then OA Centers for Orthopaedics. In his retirement...

TOPSHAM Joyce A. Brillant 81 went to heaven June 3 2014 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick surrounded by her family after declining health. Born in Brunswick on July 22 1932 a daughter of John Lewis Alexander and Mae Williams Brown Alexander Joyce graduated from Brunswick High School in 1951 and ma...

Portland Laura L. Phelps 78 ofCumberland ME. died Friday November 2 2012 at The Cedars in Portland ME. Laura was born May 17 1934 inCooperstown N.Y. the daughter of Lloyd and Helen C. Snyder Lawyer. She wasa graduate of W.H. Lynch High School in Amsterdam N.Y. and Wheelock College inBoston MA. She t...

Richard L. Duplisea age 84 of Auburn Maine passed away on Monday March 24 2025. He is survived by his wife Nancy of 30 years his daughter Ann Elizabeth Elz Howe husband Eric and granddaughter Acadia and his daughter Deborah Marie Elz Hammond husband Barrett granddaughter Emma Bard husband Logan and ...

AUBURN John Johnny Thomas Luttrell of Auburn passed away on June 14 2022 at the age of 85 peacefully at the Androscoggin Hospice House Auburn. John was born in Lewiston May 21 1937 to the late Leonard and Lillian Luttrell. He graduated from Edward Little High School 1956. He married the late Patric...

GRAY Linda Swift Olehowski 71 of Gray passed away peacefully April 5 2022 at her home after a brief illness with her beloved daughter Cindy her sister Carol Trudy Stormy and Louie by her side. Linda was born October 9 1950 in Lewiston Maine the daughter of Jeanne D Arc Palardy Larochelle and Wilfre...

Auburn Robert "Bob" Turner 80 of Auburn passed away peacefully Saturday July 10 with his family and faithful dog Max by his side. He was born in Lewiston March 11 1941 and graduated from Edward Little High School in 1959. He proudly joined the US Navy in 1960 and was stationed in California where he...

BrunswickWilliam S. Dunning 69 died September 2 2016. He was Vice President of Daunis Fine Jewelry of Portland. He is survived by his wife of 42 years Patricia DaunisDunning their son Samuel Francis Daunis Dunning of NYC his siblings John A. Dunning Jr. and wife Cheryl of Orlando FL Charlotte Dunnin...

Mari Baker died on December 5 2010 after gracefully fighting colon cancer for three and a half years. Mari was born on October 4 1960 in St. Paul Minnesota. She attended Convent of the Visitation Schools and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1982 with a degree in social work. In 1981 Mar...

Deborah Van Hoewyk of Portland and West Bath Maine passed away on August 28 2025 following a brief illness. Deborah was born in Barrington Rhode Island the daughter of Schuyler S. Sampson and Alice Mansur Sampson. Deborah moved to Cumberland Maine with her parents and brother as a young child and at...

BRUNSWICK Greta Joan Banda 81 of Brunswick passed away peacefully at her residence on February 22 2015. She was born in Portland on April 14 1933 to Gerald P. Dunn and Lucille Edgerly Dunn. Greta was a graduate of Deering High School class of 1952. She married Lionel C. Banda and raised her five ch...

PortlandRussell C. Lund of Windham Maine passed January 30th 2012. Russell was born on Feb. 17 1932 son of Albert and Marie Lund of Falmouth where he lived up until the last eight years when he and his wife moved to Cumberland and subsequently to Windham Russ was a 32nd degree Mason and for many yea...

GATCHELL Carole I. Shaunesey Cherished wife mother grandmother and greatgrandmother passed away on December 23 2024 at the age of 83 surrounded by her loving children. She was the daughter of Irving and Eleanor Varney Shaunesey. Carole was born in Lewiston Maine on March 18th 1941 and was raised in ...

Ken Bedder 71 of Freeport passed away at home on March 10th with family by his side . He had endured a year long battle with cancer. Ken was born in Yonkers New York. At age 20 he traveled to Maine with high school friends and never looked back. Ken was in awe of Maines forests coastline and wildlif...