Portland High School Maine Alumni Obituaries

Dorothy Dottie Dillon 86 of Gales Ferry passed into her heavenly home on Tuesday January 6 2026. She was surrounded and comforted by family who loved her deeply. Dottie was a proud native of Portland Maine. Born into a large family on June 9 1939 she was one of 10 children of Matthew Maloney and Eli...

Robert William Lowell of Winsted, Connecticut, passed away peacefully at his home on January 6, 2026, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on August 18, 1943, in Portland, Maine.Robert is survived by his wife of 52 years, Judith Lowell, with whom he shared a life filled with love, laughter, and...

She was born October 18 1941 in Philadelphia PA to Philip and Eleanor Jensen. When Prue was a toddler the family moved to Yarmouth Maine. Prue graduated from Portland High School and ColbySawyer College. She worked in Boston and New York City. In 1964 she married Peter Heard in They eventually moved...

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 ...

TOPSHAM Dr. Thomas T. Allen died at home on October 14 2017. He was born in Kirksville MO on October 8 1923 to Drs. Mason H. Allen and Margaret Baker Allen. He attended local schools and graduated from So. Portland High School in 1941. He entered the University of Maine in 1941 and his education wa...

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...

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...

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 ...

Reginald "Reggie" B. ThorneRumford Reginald "Reggie" B. Thorne 89 of Rumford Maine passed away peacefully August 5 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough Maine supported by his loving family. Reggie was born on January 25 1929 in Portland Maine. He is the son of Charlotte Dunham Thorn...

BRUNSWICK Mary Jean Eltman 68 of Brunswick died on Tuesday August 1st 2017 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. She was born on April 19 1949 in Portland Maine the daughter of John P. and Jennie J. Atripaldi Eltman. Mary graduated from Portland High School the class of 1967. In the ear...

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...

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...

SCARBOROUGH Reginald Thomas Lombard Jr. 83 Colonel U.S. Army Retired died peacefully in his sleep on March 18 2011 in Scarborough. He was born on Labor Day Sept. 7 1927 at the State Street Hospital in Portland the son of Dr. Reginald T. Lombard and Dorothy Jewett Lombard. Reg graduated from South P...

FalmouthShirley V. Griffin 89 of Falmouth passed away peacefully on December 15 2010 at Maine Medical Center Portland. She was born in Portland Maine on May 26 1921 to Cora Ames Pennell and Theopholis Pennell. Shirley was the last surviving child of seven children. Shirley graduated from South Portl...

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...

Ralph Spiers 80 of South Portland and Auburn passed away peacefully on December 17 2022 at the Androscoggin Hospice House after 3 years of declining health. Ralph was born in Brookline Massachusetts on May 16 1942. At the age of six he was adopted by his grandmother Marion Spiers and her husband Ral...

Brian James Spencer 53 of South Portland ME passed away on January 7 2022 at Maine Medical Center. A beloved son brother uncle and friend Brian failed his save and entered his Blue Tardis for parts unknown Brian graduated from Portland High School in 1986 and spent his formative years in the city. H...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Barbara G. Kinner Clune passed away peacefully at Maine Medical Center in Portland Maine on November 5 surrounded by her loving family after suffering a stroke. She was born in Melrose Massachusetts on July 9th 1927 to William and Mary Gertrude Kinner of Poland Maine. She was 93 years old. Barbara l...

Ken Bedder 71 of Freeport passed away at home on March 10th with family by his side . He had endured a year long battle with cancer. Ken was born in Yonkers New York. At age 20 he traveled to Maine with high school friends and never looked back. Ken was in awe of Maines forests coastline and wildlif...

LEWISTONKarl Michael Windischhofer age 87 born on March 23 1934 in Lewiston Maine to Charles and Roma Windischhofer passed unexpectedly on February 22022. Karl was educated in a one room school in Greene and later graduated from Lewiston High School in 1952.After high school Karl joined the Navy and...

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...

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...

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 ...

Andrew Nelson Stover Andy accomplished mechanical engineer wood worker boatbuilder fly fisherman water colorist gardener and chef left this life on June 12 2024. Andy was born on June 10 1952 in Lackawanna New York. He filled his 72 years with adventure rebuilding and sailing old wooden boats throug...

North Yarmouth With extreme sadness we announce the passing of Robert Bob Allan Gallant 86 at home surrounded by his family at 94 Haywood Lane in North Yarmouth Maine on August 11 2022. He was born in Portland Maine on July 5 1936. Bob graduated from Greely High School in 1954. He was married to Don...