Deering High School Maine Alumni Obituaries

Vendela Elaine Carlson 77 passed away on Saturday November 2 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston Massachusetts. She was surrounded by friends and family. A native of Portland Maine she was born on December 27 1946 to the late Velma Irene Flannery Carlson of Fort Fairfield Maine and Joh...

It is with deep sadness as well as gratitude for a life welllived that we announce the passing of Martha Marti Geneva Haskell Collins who passed away peacefully on April 3 2025 at the age of 85. Born on February 5 1940 in Portland Maine Marti was the second child of Frances Elizabeth Johnson Haskell...

TOPSHAM Cornelius Edwards Clark Jr. age 95 of Center Ossipee NH and Topsham ME passed away from liver cancer on March 19 2018 at his winter home in Topsham. Known to family friends and colleagues as Neil he was born in 1922 at DoverFoxcroft ME to the late Susie and Cornelius E. Clark Sr. of Portlan...

He was born in Portland in 1944 the son of Ervin Hamilton Jr. and Lorraine E. Spiller Hamilton Hanson. Gary married his high school sweetheart Dawn E. Ford Hamilton in 1964. He graduated from Deering High School in 1962. Gary was a proud Deering RAM who wore the 10 jersey on the DHS football team an...

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...

Leland Norris Fogg of Durham Maine passed away on January 29 2025 at St. Marys DYouville in Lewiston. Leland graduated from Deering High School of Portland in 1978. He joined the Marines where he served as Military Police from 19781986. Upon returning to Maine he proudly helped to build our Naval sh...

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 ...

Falmouth Carl R. Barker of Falmouth died Monday March 30 2020 at home. He was bornJune 26 1928the son of George J.BarkerSr. and Eva Burns Barker. Carl is survived by his loving partner Barbara Reed his two sonsBradford and Christopher a daughter Susan Laughlin and her husband Tim and twogranddaught...

David S. RedlonWindhamDavid S. Redlon 83 of Windham died September 8 at his home. He was born in Portland on June 1 1937 the ninth child of Margaret Earles and Joseph Redlon. David went to local schools and graduated from Deering High School in 1955. He served in the Army from 19551958 in the 100st ...

Ruth was educated in Portland Schools and was a1948 graduate of Deering High School and then attended Greys Business College. She then went on to work at Rines Bros. for 35years in the shoe department. She also worked for Holy Innocence for 9years before retiring to Freeport. Ruth was an active memb...

The family moved to Buxton on a family farm where he milked cows cut firewood and tended to the gardens. He attended Duck Pond Grammar School which included grades 18 all in one room. Because of his academic abilities he was awarded the first ever scholarship from Buxton to attend Deering High Schoo...

Karole Lynne Johnson 66 of CAPE ELIZABETH ME died peacefully on Thursday December 3rd 2020 at Maine Medical Center surrounded by her family. The youngest of four children she was born on March 31st 1954 to her loving parents Carolyn Johnson Peterson and Gordon Johnson in Caribou Maine. She grew up i...

Stephen Daniel Dolan "Steve" 70 of Bowdoinham passed away Monday June 13th 2022 surrounded by his family after a short courageous battle with cancer. He fought hard. Steve was born January 9th 1952 in Decatur Georgia to Mildred Burnett and G. Daniel Dolan. Steve lived and attended school in MA NH Ne...

Doris L. Johnson died peacefully at St. Josephs Rehabilitation and Residence on January 21 2014.. She was born in Methuen MA April 1 1929 the daughter of G. Elmer Johnson and Marion Jacoby Johnson. She was a graduate of Deering High School and a Portland business school. In her early years she work...

1947 in Portland Maine a daughter of Paul and Beatrice Grant Crawford. Dianne attended Portland schools and graduated from Deering High School in 1965. She worked for many years at Fairchild National Semiconductor and was a legal secretary at several Portland law firms before she became disabled in ...

Katherine Louise Davis 89 of Brunswick ME passed away on Sunday March 12 2023 with her family by her side. She was born in Portland Maine to Harry and Adeline Sawyer. Katherine graduated from Deering High School and worked for many years in retail starting as an assistant buyer. She was a member of ...

Albert Joseph Harrington Sr. 89 years old passed away on November 14 2020. He was born in Augusta Maine on June 8 1931 to the late Roger and Mary Harrington. He attended school in Augusta and graduated from Cony High School in 1950. He enrolled in the U.S. Navy prior to graduation from high school a...

Jeanette Friend known to many as Jan went to her heavenly home on February 15 2022. She was a beloved wife mother grandmother sister aunt and friend to all who knew her. She was born to the late Marielle Lapointe and Alfred Lapointe in Hartford Connecticut on January 17 1953. Jan was predeceased by ...

Wiscasset Virginia Ginny Cooper 93 long time resident of Wiscasset ME passed away Friday February 11 2022 following a brief stay at Coves Edge in Damariscotta. Ginny was born in Portland ME on December 22 1928 to Charles E. and Medora Haskell Stickney the seventh of their eight children raised in th...

Aino Korpi (Bigwood) Elliott, 85, peacefully passed away on Friday, December 19, 2025, at her residence in Deering, N.H.She was born on March 30, 1940, in Deering, N.H. daughter of Betty and Ray Bigwood. She graduated from Hillsboro-Deering High School before attending Keene State College, graduatin...