South Portland High School Maine Alumni Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 ...

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...

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 ...

Brunswick Marilyn L White died February 17th at Horizons Rehabilitation after battling with Parkinsons for many years. She was born on June 27 1944 in Portland ME. She was the daughter of Leroy E. Sylvester and Beverly York Merrill Sylvester. Marilyn graduated from South Portland High School. She g...

Bryan Michael MacFarlane 41 of South China Maine was one of the fallen victims in the Lewiston mass shooting. He loved riding his motorcycle camping in his trailer snowmobiling fishing RC racing he won 1st place at one such event hanging out with Deaf friends and especially loved his dog named MM hi...

Norma Elaine Rattigan died peacefully in her sleep on 16 October 2022. She was born in Jonesboro Maine 25 June 1925 the daughter of Rae Lowe and Alonzo Hatch. In 1942 she graduated high school from a one room school house and at eighteen she and her mother left for Boston to work in a factory contri...

Dorothe R. Hallenbeck of Thornton Hall Brunswick died peacefully at Midcoast Hospital on November 7 2018. Born on September 25 1918 in Schenectady New York to Claude and Anna Posson she was 100 years old. She was active throughout her life. A popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and early 1930...

BRUNSWICK Paul James Lewis McCourt passed away on August 21 2024 at the age of 89 in Brunswick after a struggle with Parkinsons Disease. He was born in Island Falls Maine on May 29 1935. Paul was the second son of Andrew and Theresa McCourt and younger brother to Nelson. The family relocated to Old...

Thomas Gregory 69 of Freeport passed away May 24 2024 at home. Tom was born in Schenectady New York to Thomas P. Gregory and Katherine M. Gregory. He attended Notre DameBishop Gibbons High School in Schenectady and St. Michaels College in Vermont. He went on to work for SterlingWinthrop Research Ins...

Janet Stewart Geer 90 passed away peacefully at Gosnell House Hospice in Scarborough Maine on Sunday December 5 2021. Janet was born in Fairfax Vermont on October 17 1931 to the late Frank Clifford and Rena Stebbins Stewart. Her early education was at Bellows Free Academy in Fairfax where she loved ...

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...

Alfred S. Patricia Benson age 82 and a 50 year resident of Alfred Maine passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on July 6 2024. Born in July 1941 as Sarah Patricia McMahon in Philadelphia Patty grew up with her parents and two brothers in Pawnee Mission Kansas and felt like Dorothy dropped ...

John P. Davidson Sr. 88 of Waterville passed away peacefully with his children by his side at Glenridge Comfort Care in Augusta on December 10th 2021. John was a talented singer who performed at the playhouse in Chautauqua NY during his High School summer breaks. John also had a love of mechanics an...

GRAY Linda Swift Olehowski 71 of Gray passed away peacefully April 5 2022 at her home after a brief illness with her beloved daughter Cindy her sister Carol Trudy Stormy and Louie by her side. Linda was born October 9 1950 in Lewiston Maine the daughter of Jeanne D Arc Palardy Larochelle and Wilfre...

AuburnBeverly B. Murphy 86 of the Berry Rd. Hartford passed away on July 5 2014 at the Hospice House. She was born on March 26 1928 in Hartford the daughter of Raymond and Ethel Berry. She grew up on her parents dairy farm. Bev graduated from Leavitt Institute in Turner. On October 23 1948 she marri...

LEWISTON Heaven gained a special angel when Marilyn Elizabeth "Tootsie" Hurley Cadman 87 passed away at home on Sunday Jan. 14 2024 surrounded by her family. Throughout her life Marilyn was a loving supportive and encouraging daughter wife mother grandmother greatgrandmother sister aunt and friend....

Christopher Woodruff passed away at home in Westbrook Maine on January 21 2020. He was born at the WentworthDouglas hospital in Dover New Hampshire on February 8th 1974 and lived most of his life in Maine. Chris grew up in Bath Maine and was a 1992 graduate of Morse High School where he enjoyed play...

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...

NEW GLOUCESTER Forest W. Littlefield died peacefully at his home in New Gloucester on July 10 with his loving wife and son Randy by his side as he wished. He was born July 22 1921 a son of the late Maurice and Florence Littlefield of South Portland. Forest attended South Portland schools and after ...

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...

Matthew Max Griffeth 62 of Lisbon Falls Maine passed away on 01302022 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston ME after a hard fought battle with Covid19. Matthew was born to Marion Frances Griffeth and Burton Roberts Griffeth on 12261959 in Portland Maine. Matthew spent his childhood on lake Tho...

Auburn Ethel Anna Trefsger 91 a lifelong resident of Philadelphia PA passed away at her sons home in Auburn on July 10 2016. She was the daughter of the late Otto J. and Blanche Petzold Goerlich. Ethel attended Dobbins Vocational High School then WWII training school at the University of Pennsylvan...

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...

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...