Freeport High School Alumni Obituaries

Veronica Matocha Bohuslav age 93 passed away on December 24 2025. She was born to Adolph and Helen Matocha in Hostyn Texas on July 9 1932. The fourth of five children she graduated from La Grange High School in 1950 and graduated from Durhams Business College in 1952. Veronica was blessed with a lar...

Age 77 of Monroe died at home on Monday November 24 2025 following a long battle with cancer. Glenda was born on January 27 1948 in Monroe the daughter of Elwin and Joyce Haslum Priewe. She was a 1966 graduate of Monroe High School and attended Madison Area Technical College. She was united in marri...

Joan Wootan died on January 11 2026 at Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf IA on her 97th birthday. She was born on January 11 1929 in Chicago IL to George Erskine and Erma Robertson Erskine. She attended The Avery Coonley School through 8th grade and graduated from Downers Grove High School i...

The sunsets over Big Turtle Lake will miss Betty’s appreciation and being captured in yet one more photo of them. Betty moved with her parents from Freeport, Illinois, at age nine helping to build the resort Sunset View Terrace, now known as Kohl’s Resort. Born in Redwood Falls, MN, 14 December 1930...

Blanche Hollia Husk of Freeport Died January 08 2022 with her family by her side at Southern Ohio Reg. Medical Center. She was born in Guernsey County 11021968 to the late Paul Ronald Cotton and Katherine Louise Cunningham Cotton who survives. Along with her husband William Bill Husk. 3 Daughters Ti...

M. Louise Smith age 89 of Antrim OH passed away Friday June 17 2022 at the Astoria Place in Cambridge OH. She was born November 1 1932 in Antrim a daughter of the late Wilmer A. and Martha Stockdale Downerd. Louise was a member of the Birmingham United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of the for...

Lee V. Robinson 54 of Tarentum PA died on Wednesday January 7 2026 at home. He was born on Tuesday June 1 1971 in Harrison Township PA to the late Daniel Robinson and Gertrude Smith Cielicki.Lee graduated from Highlands High School class of 1989. Lee is survived by his son Gavin Jaden Robinson of Le...

Lois J. Sipes Gaskell 97 of Natrona Heights PA died on Tuesday September 30 2025 surrounded by her family at Concordia Lutheran Home Cabot PA. She was born on August 12 1928 in Brackenridge PA to the late John and Cora Kamerer Sipes.Lois graduated from HarBrack High School. She was the loving mother...

Leona A. Reitz Baker 82 of Fawn Township PA died on Wednesday October 22 2025 at Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh PA. She was born on Friday March 26 1943 in Harrison Township PA to the late Leon and Anna Maudhuit Reitz and lived in Fawn Township most of her life.Leona graduated from Tarentum H...

Frederick H. Hahn 80 of Fawn Township PA passed away peacefully on Friday September 19 2025 at Concordia Lutheran Homes Cabot PA. Born on February 18 1945 in Pittsburgh PA he was raised by the only mother and father he knew and has called them his parents since the age of 5 Walter R. and Phyllis J. ...

Graveside services for Joe Eddie Brunt 86 of College Station TX will be held at 1000 AM on Saturday January 10 2026 at Weaver Cemetery with John Grigsby officiating. Visitation will be held the evening prior Friday January 9 2026 from 500 PM until 700 PM at Taylor Funeral Home. He was born September...

Ruby Barrow Wilkinson 95 of Chipley Florida passed away peacefully on Sunday December 7th 2025 surrounded by her family. Ruby was born November 29 1930 to Aroster Wilson and Cordie Elizabeth Wilson. Ruby was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. Ruby accepted Christ as her Savior at a young age while a...

Steven Glen Hixenbaugh friends know him as Hixie passed away in his home on Monday January 12 2026 in his home at the age of 77. Steve was born on September 26 1948 in Ravenna Ohio. He graduated from Howland High School. Steve was drafted into the army in 1968 at age 19. He served 4 years and was a ...

Age 81 of Natrona passed away on Friday October 10 2025 in Concordia at Cabot. Born on October 21 1943 in New Kensington she was the daughter of the late Henry E. and Martha Painter Myers. Carol graduated from KenHi. After graduating from high school Carol married and moved to Tarentum as a longtime...

Nancy Marie DeRiggi Curra passed away peacefully on December 14 2025 at the age of 93 leaving behind a legacy of deep faith devotion to family and quiet service to all who knew her. Born in Dalton Pennsylvania on May 27 1932 she was the daughter of the late Anthonio and Celestra Capalongo DeRiggi im...

Donna J. Coffin passed away quietly in her home on Bailey Island on July 22 2024. She was a longtime resident of Bailey Island and grew up in Freeport Maine. Donna was an artist and taught art at Brunswick High School from 1965 to her retirement in 2002. Donna will be buried in a family plot in Free...

FREEPORT Esther Davis OBrien a long time teacher died on July 5 2015 at Hawthorne House in Freeport. She was born May 22 1918 the daughter of Fred and Edith Davis of Freeport. She attended Freeport schools graduating from Freeport High School in 1935 and then graduating from Gorham Normal School in...

Ruth Warner Kilby Gruningerpassed away on Saturday October 24 aftersuccumbing to COPD. During her 96 yearsshe lived primarily in Freeport and South Freeport with summers spent on her beloved Sebago Lake where she frequently entertained her friends at Camp and Ruths Beach. At the time of her husband ...

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...

Alden H. Grant Jr. born to Alden H. Grant Sr. and Louise C. Grant on February 11 1939 passed away with his loving wife at his side Thursday February 27 2025. Alden attended Leavitt Institute and graduated from Freeport High School in 1957. He attended the University of Maine Orono earning a Bachelor...

FREEPORT Sally Joanne Hawkes 78 of Freeport passed away surrounded by her family on Monday June 22 2015 at 835am at Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick. Sally was born in Belfast Maine to Granville and Evelyn Toothaker Mayo and her older brother Timothy on April 13 1937. She grew up in South Freeport wh...

Augusta Our son Ronald J. Belanger Jr. 34 was found deceased at his home in Augusta Maine on Saturday May 22 2021. He died of natural causes. Ronald was born at Parkview Hospital in Brunswick Maine on May 21 1987 to parents Ronald J. Belanger and Sonja Swanlund Belanger of Brunswick. He is survived...

Randy Esther Pepper passed away peacefully on Wednesday April 10th at the age of 71 surrounded by family. Daughter of the late Ruth Pepper and Edward Pepper of Winchester MA she is lovingly remembered by her daughter Paige Fournier and her husband Lucas and the three grandchildren she cherished Lila...

DURHAM Ethel "Marie" Carll Daniels 77 of Durham Maine died at her home on February 1 2015 after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She was born on May 3 1937 the youngest and last surviving child of John William and Edith Louise Lent Carll of Durham. Marie attended grade school in Durham in sever...

Freeport Spencer Drake Sr. passed away on March 30 2022. He was born in Bangor March 24 1929 son of George and Thelma Drake. Spencer graduated from Cape Elizabeth High School where he was captain of the basketball team and president of his class. After graduation from Hebron Academy he enlisted in ...

Freeport Richard John Gilman 81 of Freeport ME formerly of Wallingford CT passed away peacefully on May 29 2021. Richard was born in Meriden CT on October 181939 the son of Veronica S. and Wilfred G. Gilman Sr. He lived most of his life in Wallingford and attended Holy Trinity School. Richard and hi...

Freeport William H. Brud Morrison 74 passed away peacefully at home on April 12 2023 surrounded by loved ones. Brud was born October 19 1948 in Rockville Center NY and grew up on the Eastern end of Long Island. He attended WestHampton Beach High School and The Frederick Gunn School in Washington CT...

Irving Gilbert Gib Wescott passed away peacefully on August 21 2024 at age 87. He passed where he wanted to be with his beloved family members near in the home that he built with his wife Deborah nearly a half century ago. Gib was born in the Freeport Hospital on April 28 1937 and grew up on the Ple...

Thomas Gregory 69 of Freeport passed away May 24 2024 at home. Tom was born in Schenectady New York to Thomas P. Gregory and Katherine M. Gregory. He attended Notre DameBishop Gibbons High School in Schenectady and St. Michaels College in Vermont. He went on to work for SterlingWinthrop Research Ins...

Harpswell SharonLeigh McNamara Leclair of Harpswell passed awayJune 14 2021 at MidCoast Hospital with her family by her side. Sharonwas born in Big Springs Texas on December 4 1954 the daughter ofDaniel and Christine Mazerolle McNamara. After graduating fromBrunswick High School in 1973 she married...