Portsmouth High School Alumni Obituaries

BRIDGTON Barbara Anne MacFarland 70 died March 30th at her home surrounded by her loving family following a long courageous struggle with cancer. She was born in Portsmouth N.H. May 30 1940 the daughter of Arthur and Doris Walker Gorman. Barbara graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1958 and fro...

Barbara Anne Finlayson 78 of Bowdoin died on Wednesday July 10 2024 at the Hospice House in Auburn. Born on July 14 1945 in Bar Harbor the daughter of Olga Elizabeth Finlayson she grew up in Portsmouth N.H. and graduated from Saint Thomas High School in Dover N.H. in 1963. A lifelong Catholic she se...

John Vincent Mahoney of Wayne Maine passed away on July 21 2014 after a valiant struggle with pneumonia and heart disease. In his final days he was visited by close friends and family who gathered by his bedside. Jack as he was lovingly known was born on October 16 1923 in Everett Massachusetts to M...

GATCHELL Herman H. Cherished husband brother father and grandfather passed away on March 1 2020 at the age of 81 surrounded by his loving wife and children. Herman was born in Lewiston on October 27 1938 graduated from Lewiston High School in 1957 and joined the U.S. Marine Corps. He was stationed i...

Neal was born in Sanford Maine on April 15 1930 son of Neal Merle Durgin Sr. and Evelyn Bilodeau Durgin. He spent his childhood and adolescence in the BridgtonFryeburg area and graduated from Fryeburg Academy in 1949. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict and served 4 years as an e...

Linda Mae Turner Roman 1942 2019 Auburn Linda Mae Turner Roman 76 passed away to be with the Lord on 9242019 at Clover Manor. Born November 18 1942 in Lewiston the daughter of Reginald and Martha Caldwell Turner. She graduated from Edward Little High School in 1961 attended Nyack Missionary Colleg...

Thomas F. Coady 87 of Lewiston died March 30th 2023. He was born in Lewiston on June 4th 1935. He was the son of Francis and Evelyn Parker Coady. He graduated from Lewiston High School in 1954 and married his high school sweetheart Joan Bolduc. In 1961 he built a home on East Ave. Lewiston back when...

Lois Joan Marcou Kilroy 89 of Auburn ME died March 22 2021 at the Androscoggin Hospice House after a period of declining health. Born in Berlin NH the daughter of Louis Benjamin Marcou MD and Yvonne Chretien Marcou on January 24 1932. Raised in Berlin and graduating from Berlin High School Lois atte...

LISBON Dana Allen Ross of 39 Pinewoods Road in Lisbon passed over into Spirit at 9 a.m. on Sunday Feb. 20 with devoted family members and fur freinds at his side. Dana had fought courageously for nine months against the cancer which took his life. He was a devoted family man and a good friend to th...

Wilfred R. Willie Daigneault 78 of Lyman and Machias Maine passed away Wednesday February 5 2025 surrounded by his family at Maine Veterans Home in Augusta after a long battle with dementia. He was born in Biddeford Maine on October 5 1946 the son of Renald and Florence Lambert Daigneault. He gradua...

Donald G. Mixer from Otisfield formerly of Waterville passed away peacefully Sunday November 1 2020 at the age of 77. Don was born on Friday April 13 1943 in Waterville. He believed the number 13 and Friday the 13th were lucky. He was a graduate of Waterville High School. Upon graduation he enlisted...

Joyce Mae Whitman Palmatier 88 of Williamsport passed away peacefully on February 5 2026 at home surrounded by family. Joyce was born on October 3 1937 in Williamsport a daughter of the late Walt and Ann Snyder Whitman. After graduating from Williamsport High School in 1957 Joyce began her diverse c...

Melinda S. Morrow age 69 of Warren Ohio formerly of Sharpsville PA passed away peacefully on Monday November 24 2025 at her residence with her loving family by her side. Born February 27 1956 in Sharon PA she was the daughter of the late William Bill and Dorothy Shander Miller. Melinda was a 1974 gr...

Spencer W. Noyes 78 of Woodsville NH passed away on Friday December 12 2025 at DartmouthHitchcock Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born on May 29 1947 to Roscoe and Dorothy Chesney Noyes. Spencer attended Woodsville schools and was a member of the Woodsville High School Class of 1966. Fo...

Vijay Gainedy 44 of Somersworth NH passed away on unexpectedly on December 7 2025 at Exeter Hospital. Vijay grew up in Arlington MA and he graduated from Arlington High School. He was the assistant manager at Pep Boys Auto Service in Portsmouth prior to his illness. A former tow truck driver Vijay h...

Robert “Bob” Elon Davis, age 97, of Lee, New Hampshire, peacefully passed away January 18, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Born on September 7, 1928, in Concord, NH. Bob spent his childhood growing up in Greenland, NH. He began his married life with Enid in nearby Rye, NH where they grew thei...

William “Bill” Cecil Lowery, 79, of Greenland, NH, passed away on December 29, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Born on November 8, 1946, and raised in the South End of Portsmouth, NH, Bill was a loving, loyal family man—a strong, steady presence whose compassion and selflessness supported and...

Richard Miller, a devoted father, cherished grandfather, proud United States Marine, and loyal friend, passed away on January 9, 2026, in his home, at the age of 68.Born on August 24, 1957, in New London, CT, Richard spent most of his life on the seacoast of NH. He graduated from Portsmouth High Sch...

Portsmouth, NH – Barbara J. (Craven) Widen, age 96, a lifelong resident of Portsmouth, passed away on December 12, 2025 at Durgin Pines in Kittery, ME.She was born in Portsmouth on March 24, 1929, daughter of the late William & Josephine (Downs) Craven.She was educated through the Portsmouth Sch...

Carla (Stearns-Martenson) Kelly passed away peacefully on December 17, 2025, with her loving family by her side.Carla was born on November 6, 1943, to Ralph Stearns and Gertrude (Trafton) Stearns. She was the second of five children, and the family was close-knit and deeply devoted to one another. C...

Richard (Dick) M. Clark II, 78 passed away peacefully on January 28, 2026, at home in Deerfield, N.H. surrounded by loved ones. He was born February 23, 1947, in Lowell, M.A., to Richard Martin Clark and Ruth Preston Clark, while the family was residing in Portsmouth, N.H.After moving several times ...

Portsmouth, NH - Christina "Tina" Sconsa Boujoukos, age 90, left this life peacefully on New Year’s Eve Day. She had relocated to Portsmouth’s Edgewood Center, from her home in Concord, after a period of declining health. Tina was born May 19, 1935, in Concord, NH; the youngest child of Alexandra (A...

Carlene Ann Pafford, 79, of Ossipee, NH, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2025, at Wentworth Senior Living in Portsmouth, surrounded by her loving family.Born on March 12, 1946, in Portsmouth, NH, Carlene was the daughter of Margaret and William Fernald. She grew up on Brackett Lane and attend...

The family of Richard F. Morgan is heartbroken to announce his sudden passing on December 6th, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital, following an unexpected heart attack. Rick was seventy-five.Rick was born on June 23rd in Portsmouth, NH to Joyce S. and Francis X. Morgan. After graduating from Granger Hi...

Portsmouth, NH – Russell Ernest Cousins, age 76, a US Army Veteran of Vietnam, of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2026, at Portsmouth Hospital following a long period of declining health due to “Agent Orange” exposure and lasting complications from injuries sustained during his depl...

Dr. Thomas Nathan Decker, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and physician passed away of cardiac complications at his home in the arms of his loving wife and soulmate, Vicki, on January 2nd, 2026, at age 77.Dr. Decker was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to the late Emma Decker, a first gener...

Donald P. Monroe Jr. always known as Ted was born In Dunkirk NY on March 24 1939. He graduated from Dunkirk High School in 1957 after attending The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey. He excelled in high school football and basketball and even earned a letter in ping pong. He loved music and played ...

Laura Elise Hall Dreyer 62 of Warner NH passed away on Wednesday January 7th 2026 at her home. She was born in Rochester NY on September 15th 1963 daughter of the late Paul G. and Pauline E. DeChamplain Hall. Laura moved with her family from Caledonia NY to Merrimack NH in 1975 where she then was a ...

Robert boB E. Metts 68 of McDonald PA passed away on November 11 2025 after a courageous twoyear battle with bone marrow cancer. Born on August 10 1957 in Derry New Hampshire boB was the son of the late Ernest M. and Helen M. Scott Metts. He was a proud graduate of Pinkerton Academy Class of 1975. F...

David Lee Scott 74 of Hanover formerly of Fayetteville North Carolina passed away peacefully at his home on Monday February 2 2026. He was the devoted and loving husband of Angela Royal Scott with whom he shared 54 years of marriage filled with partnership laughter and unwavering support. Born May 3...