Gorham High School Maine Alumni Obituaries

Vicki Merriman Lowe, 80, died peacefully on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at Seal Rock Healthcare in Saco, Maine.Vicki was born on August 17,1945, in Brunswick, Maine. She was a lifelong citizen and treasure of the town of Freeport. She spent her childhood on Royal Avenue and loved living in town. Even...

Brunswick Donna Elizabeth Day Begley On January 31 2022 a few days ago now I went in to give Donna her morning meds. With just a little of dawns light illuminating the room I looked at her and knew she was gone. I sat next to her put my hand on her chest and just sat there. In that next hour I thou...

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...

Randolph Edward Francis Gorham 78 passed on at home holding hands with his family on September 27 2022. Eddie was born in his beloved Portland on March 8 1944 to Elizabeth Greene Gorham and Joseph Michael Gorham. He grew up running through the streets of Munjoy Hill and graduated from Cheverus high ...

SCARBOROUGH Helen Christine Nielsen Manderson 81 died peacefully at home on April 1 2020 following a brief illness. She was born to Peter and Mary Josephine Reardon Nielsen on February 6 1939 in Portland. Her father died when she was young. She grew up with her mother sister and stepfather John Per...

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...

FALMOUTH Stevie Louise Sawyer Reiche 89 of Falmouth died on Wednesday April 12 2017 at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth. She was born November 19 1927 in Biddeford Maine the daughter of George and Edith Ford Sawyer. Stevie attended South Portland High School for two years and the Kents Hill School for...

Virginia died peacefully at the Oddfellows and Rebekahs Home of Maine in Auburn. Ginny was the first child of Franklin and Melita Gerry. She was a 1956 graduate of Edward Little High School and a 1960 graduate of University of Southern Maine. She married Alan Eugene Hale from Millinocket on June 25 ...

Linda Violet Gagnon Dow age 77 of Topsham Maine passed away peacefully on December 15 2024 after a brief illness. Linda was born on July 25 1947 to the late Roger and Violet Ouellette Gagnon in Van Buren Maine. Linda graduated from Hermon High School in 1965 and married her high school sweetheart Ri...

Wilma Elizabeth DeTar Kinney was born on January 26 1923 in Anthony Kansas and passed away on December 17 2014 in Portland Maine. Right after her high school graduation in Kansas she moved to Stratford Connecticut at the incredible and life changing invitation to live with her older brother Don his ...

Richard "Dick" Mitch of Brunswick passed away peacefully at the home of friends on July 18th 2010 in Brunswick Maine after a short illness. Richard graduated from Westbrook High School in 1954 and Gorham State Teachers college in 1958. He worked as a school teacher in Hallowell and Boothbay Harbor a...

He was born August 191937 in Lewiston Maine the son of Romeo J Poliquin and Anna R Leber Poliquin. He was educated in Catholic schools graduated from St. Josephs grammar school St. Dominics HighSchool both of Lewiston. He obtained a BA in History from St Michaels College in Vermont. Dick entered the...

With Profound sadness we announce the passing of our Beloved Jason on Friday August 28 2020 in a tragic accident. Jason passed away doing what he loved riding his Harley. Jason was born in Loma Linda California to James Jim Cyr and the late Evelia Eve Leyva Cyr. Jason moved across country with his p...

Diana Mary Howe passed away peacefully after a short illness on October 6 of lung disease at the age of 89. A longtime resident of Scarborough Diana was born May 31 1931 in Brookline MA. Daughter of Lincoln Howe and Mary Daly. At age 9 Diana came to Portland to live with her Fathers sister her Aunt ...

Evelyn Fenderson of Brunswick passed away on February 8th. She was the daughter of Forrest and Hazel Eaton. Evelyn was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Evelyn was a very talented musician artist and singer. She taught piano lessons for many years. She painted often and wa...

Richard Paul LabonteLewistonRichard Paul Labonte 83 of Lewiston and Minot Maine died July 18 at his oldest sons home surrounded by his loving family after a long battle with cancer. Richard was born in Auburn July 27 1937 the son of Arthur and Henriette Labonte. He was educated at St. Francis High S...

Marsha Mick McGeorge Hardy of Gorham Maine died peacefully in her home due to complications from ALS on November 18 2013. Her family and partner were by her side. She was born to the late Donald and Mary McGeorge in Batavia NY on October 9 1941. Marsha graduated from Salem High School in Salem O...

Louise Hanson Townsend AustinAuburnLouise Hanson Townsend Austin died Wednesday November 6 2019. She was born with a twin sister Laurel on November 10 1921 to Arthur and Rena Hanson. She grew up in Lexington MA where she graduated from high school. After graduating from Westbrook Junior College in P...

LEWISTON Colleen Marie Brule Greeley 57 of Lewiston died peacefully on Sunday September 27 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 6 1958 in Lewiston the daughter of Donald Brule and Valerie Winslow Brule. Colleen attended local schools graduating from Edward Little High ...

Jeannine R. Scribner Valley 87 of Topsham passed away Sunday September 272020 at home after a brief illness. Born June 6 1933 to Albert and Germaine Carignan. Germaine passed away at 24 years old leaving Albert to raise 3 young children on his own. He later married Gertrude Carrier and had three mor...

Barry William Dolley died peacefully at home in Harpswell on May 31 2024 amongst loving family following a long battle with cancer. He lived most of his life in Winslow before retiring to Harpswell in 2005 with his wife Sandy. Born prematurely at 3 lbs. 2 oz. on November 8 1939 Barry defied expectat...

Gary P. Eastman of Windhampassed away September 29thin Portland with his wife Susan and daughter Allison by his side. He was 71. He was born October 30th1949 to Lillian and Harry Eastman. He graduated from Westbrook High School and went to what is now SMTC. He had a talent for fixing things and work...

New Gloucester Judith A. Drummond of New Gloucester went home to be with her Lord and Savior in St. Marys Hospitals Intensive Care Unit early Sunday morning February 10 2019. She was born in Lewiston on June 25 1945 a daughter of Daniel A. Barrell and Clarice Curtis Barrell. Judy attended Auburn Sc...

GORHAM Ernest Lawry Manderson 80 died peacefully on August 19 2017 at Maine Medical Center. He was born to Ernest V. and Jacquelyn K. Graves Manderson on July 28 1937 in Portland where he grew up with his two sisters. He attended Portland grade schools and graduated from Cheverus High School in 195...

AUBURN R. Viles Beedy 77 of Dixfield passed away after a lingering illness on December 7th 2010 at the Hospice House. Born in Farmington Me. on May 5 1933 the second son of Paul Drew Flora Elizabeth Viles Beedy. Maternal grandparents are Willis Nellie Edwards Viles. Paternal grandparents are Osca...

Ruth A. Gammon Tucker 103 passed peacefully at the Odd Fellows Rebekahs Home of Maine on January 5 2020. She was born in Hartford Maine on May 25 1916 to the late James G. and Ida Benson Gammon. In later years the family moved across the Nezinscot River to the Foggy Valley Farm in East Sumner. She ...

Dennis W. Delmonico Jr 56 of Fryeburg ME formerly of Stratford CT passed away on November 27 2020 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston after a brief illness. His beloved wife of 32 years Debra W. Delmonico was by his side. He is survived by their daughter Elizabeth I. Delmonico his mother Lor...

RICHMOND Cheryl Johnson Walker passed away on February 5 2018. Born to Edith Hall and Kenneth Johnson she grew up in the Midcoast area. She attended elementary school at Bowdoin Central and Brunswick High School. After graduation she attended nursing school at Central Maine Medical Center. After ob...

YARMOUTHRichard C. Erskine 84 of Yarmouth died peacefully on Thursday June 15th 2017 at Oak Grove Rehabilitation and Living Center in Waterville Maine where he resided for the last several years. He was born in Damariscotta Maine on June 29 1932 the son of Alson and Helen Erskine. Richard graduated ...

BOWDOIN Edith Rossignol 97 passed away peacefully in Bowdoin on July 13th with family by her side. She was born to the late Harold and Alice Webster on January 30 1920. Edith graduated from Gorham High School graduating early. She always credited this to her love of reading something instilled in h...