Hawthorne High School Alumni Obituaries

Paul Gregory Lausier February 24 1929 December 16 2025. Paul a devoted husband father grandfather greatgrandfather and decorated U.S. Air Force veteran passed away peacefully on December 16 2025 at the age of 96. Born February 24 1929 to Alfred and Lucy Paul lived a life marked by service compassio...

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...

SOUTH PORTLAND Robert E.Bob Durkee 97 of South Portland son of the late G.Adelbert and Jennie Durkee passed away August 18 2016 at the Hawthorne House of Freeport under the special care of HospiceVNA. Bob was born on 700 Acre Island near Islesboro. Maine graduated from Islesboro High School 2nd in ...

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...

HARPSWELL Toni Bryant 78 of Harpswell passed away Thursday December 29 2016 after a brief stay at the Hawthorne House in Freeport. She was born Antoinette L. Baker Feb. 11 1938 in Bath the daughter of Kenneth R. and M. Hilda Henderson Baker. She attended Woolwich schools and graduated from Morse Hi...

FREEPORT Ann Marie Leavitt Colbath 81 passed away on October 3 2021 at Hawthorne House Alzheimers Care in Freeport Maine where she had been a patient since November 2016. Ann was born on October 21 1940 in Presque Isle Maine moved to Houlton the same year and grew up there. She graduated with High ...

Bath Meet Gerard Francis Dorian who was born on November 18 1926 in Rumford Maine the son of Joshua and Olive Doucette Dorion. After his mothers passing in 1944 Gerard who suffered from tuberculosis entered the Hebron Sanitorium where he received treatment into the early 1950s and recovered from TB....

BRUNSWICK John Stead McDonald of 137 McKeen Street Brunswick Maine passed away peacefully February 9 at Hawthorne House in Freeport Maine after a long illness. He was born to Catherine McKenna McDonald and James Thomas McDonald on May 8 1933 in Providence Rhode Island. John attended Rogers High Sch...

Eloise Katharine Skau Smith beloved mom grandmother great grandmother and dear friend passed surrounded by her loving family on August 21 2018. Born on September 7th 1933 in Hartford CT she was the only child of Evald and Charlotte Brucker Skau. Eloise was also fortunate to have her nana Ellen Olsen...

FREEPORT Rebecca Eleanor Williams Wright 71 died peacefully on February 9 2020 surrounded by loved ones. Becky was born on September 17 1948 in Bar Harbor Maine to Warren and Harriet Williams. Growing up Becky lived in Monmouth and then Belfast. Becky was involved in numerous organizations while at...

Freeport Lucille Jordan 90 of Freeport ME passed away peacefully on June 21 2020 at the Hawthorne House nursing home facility. Lucille was born in Portland ME on December 28 1929 at the State Street Hospital. She was the daughter of Milton and Mildred Hale Dill of Freeport. Lucille grew up in Freep...