Portland High School Maine Alumni Obituaries

PhippsburgTamlyn Tami Lee McNelly 57passedaway on Wednesday October 82025at her residence in Phippsburg Maine. Tami was born in Portland on August 9 1968 a daughter of Leslie A. and Donna V. Holland McNelly. She graduated from Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham andTeikyoWestmarCollege with a Bachelor...

Jay Sumner Bailey at the age of 78 passed away at Maine Medical Center on Sept 30 2025 while surrounded by his loving family. Born in Bath Maine on Aug 23 1947 to Fernald R. Bailey and Marion Grover Bailey Jay graduated from Wiscasset High School in 1965. During his time in college he attended Ricke...

Bridgton – Janice Ruth (Ripley) Nichols, age 79, was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, with a heart of gold. Janice passed away on October 28, 2025, surrounded by several loved ones at Woodlands Memory Care of Bridgton after a longbattle with Alzheimer's.Janice, a daughter of the late James a...

South Paris - Lloyd Alex Watt passed away peacefully November 28th, 2025, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris after many years of battling Parkinson’s disease and metastatic prostate cancer-right up to the end; he was a fighter.Lloyd was born July 24, 1941, in Blanchard, Maine, to Rena Mae (F...

SOUTH PARIS- Charles E. Gowell, 89, of South Paris, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2026 at the Hospice House in Auburn. He was born in Norway, son of Dwight and Flora (Johnson) Gowell on July 21, 1936.He attended Paris High School. He worked for a short time at Portland Pipe Line, and in the woo...

Robin Curtis 65 of Brunswick ME passed away unexpectedly Sunday November 23 2025. Robin was born in Portland Maine the daughter of Sharon Holbrook and Forrest Snow. Robin grew up in Old Orchard Beach Maine before the family relocated to Bath Maine the familys hometown. Robin graduated from Morse Hig...

James Gregory Finn Sr. 88 died Friday December 12 2025 at HillHouse Assisted Living in Bath. Born in Lewiston on November 23 1937 he was the son of John A. Finn Jr. and Mary Ault Finn. After graduating from Lewiston High School in 1956 he studied at Saint Michaels College in Winooski Vermont and the...

Mark A. Maclean died peacefully on December 4 2025. Mark was born in Brunswick Maine in 1947 to Ralph and Natalie Maclean. His father was a Canadian citizen and had been in Maine since the Depression. His Mothers people came from Aroostic County. The family spent much of the year in Brunswick and su...

Karen Jacquith Henderson Arsenault 80 passed away on April 16 2023 in Casco Maine due to complications associated with Alzheimers. She was surrounded by her daughter Cindy soninlaw Steve and sister Vicki at the time of her passing. Karen was born in Portland Maine in 1942 and attended Waynflete in P...

Robert Bradford Ward lovingly called "Brother" age 83 of South China Maine died on October 18 2019 at the Gray Birch Nursing Home in Augusta Maine. Robert was born in Portland Maine on March 3rd 1936 to the parents of Helena June Brogan Ward and James Edward Ward. Robert received his education from ...

SOUTH PORTLAND Peter Owen Guitard 68 of South Portland passed away unexpectedly on Aug. 5 2023. He was born in Westbrook on Aug. 31 1954 to Raymond and Mary Lou Randall Guitard. The family moved to High Street in South Portland soon after. One of 10 children he grew up in the Ferry Village neighbor...

David W. StuartYarmouthDavid W. Stuart 86 of Yarmouth died July 22 2019 at his home. He was born in Portland November 12 1932 a son of Wallace and Irene Cesarine Comeau Stuart. David attended Portland High School and following service in the U.S. Marines and Maine National Guard he worked for Union ...

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 ...

2013 Arthur George Hosford Jr. aged 57 passed away unexpectedly at MaineMedical Center in Portland. He was born on July 21 Growingup in Springfield VT Arthur developed a passion for music early in his lifestudying piano and organ with Harriette Slack Richardson. He attended the HarttSchool of Music ...

PORTLAND Sherman Hugh Greene Jr. went home to be with his Lord on Thursday September 18 2014. He was born in Lubec Maine on October 21 1925 to parents Sherman H. Greene and Marion Ida Edgecomb Greene. He grew up in Everett Mass. on the outskirts of Boston attending Everett High where he met the gir...

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 ...

Dan was born in Portland Maine on February 2 1957 to the late Louise and Herbert Pusey. He attended school in South Portland where he set a track record for his running. He graduated from Yarmouth High School and earned his degree at Northeast Technical Institute. He was a truck driver by trade doin...

LEWISTONRuthann Munroe Gideon Mangan 73 of Auburn Maine passed away on January 17 2014 at Central Maine Medical Center following a short illness. She was born in Somerville Massachusetts on April 17. 1940 to Beatrice E. Smith Munroe Blaney and James Clayton Munroe. Ruthann graduated from Nashua High...

Harpswell Dennis R. Toothaker passed away on July 6 2021 at Maine Medical Center in Portland ME. He was surrounded by his family. Dennis was born on August 5 1943 in Brunswick Maine. He was predeceased by his parents Stephen J. Toothaker and Florence O. Toothaker and brothers John and Stephen H. Too...

Joycelyn Marie Roux formally Joycelyn M Green peacefully passed away in the presence of her children Kerri Lynn Green of Lewiston and Tony Green of Portland after a long illness. Joycelyn was born March 4 1947 to Dominic Roux and Martha Landry Roux.She grew up in Lewiston ME and graduated from Lewi...

William E. Redmun Jr 70 of Auburn Maine passed away at home Saturday July 5 2025 with family by his side. Bill was born March 21 1955 in Lewiston Maine. The son of William E. Redmun Sr and his mother Marilyn Redmun. Bill grew up in Danville Maine. He was educated in Auburn schools. Bill graduated fr...

YARMOUTH Frederick George Anthony 84 passed away peacefully on January 3rd at Maine Medical Center. He was born in Medford Mass. on Sept.7th 1932 to Frederick and Dorothy Anthony. Frederick or Ray as some called him attended school in Foxboro Mass where he graduated from high school in 1951. He was...

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...

Etta "Geneva" Hurley Gatti a long time resident at Cape ElizabethMaine passed awaypeacefully on January 17 2022 at Birchwoods of Canco Assisted CareFacility at the age of 95. Geneva was predeceased by her 3 older siblings Wayne Warren andLoren her first husbandLeon Steeves her second husband Anthony...

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...

Bowdoinham Judith Thibeault 80 died on October 21 2025 peacefully in Brunswick. She was born in Brunswick on March 7 1945 the daughter of Charles and Claire Stockford. Judith graduated from the University of Maine at Orono. She was a history teacher at King Jr Highschool in Portland and a French te...

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 ...

James Frederick DworakPortland James F. "Jim" Dworak 76 of Saco passed away on Monday May 20 2019 at Maine Medical Center with his son and daughter by his side. Jim was born Nov. 25 1942 in Buffalo NY to the late Herman and Marion Dworak. Once out of high school Jim served in the U.S Army. After se...

Brunswick Charles White passed away peacefully on August 9 2020. He was born in Medina NY on August 30 1935 the son of the late Charles and Geraldine White. He attended Medina High School and graduated fromDartmouth College in 1957 where he was a member of the DU Fraternity. Charles worked at the f...

Westbrook Maine Shirley Anne Martin 87 passed away peacefully on Thursday October 13 2016 at Avita of Stroudwater living there with Dementia but never forgetting to share her infectious smile with everyone she met. Shirley was born in Portland Maine on August 14 1929 the daughter of the late Robert...