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...

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 Portland and HoultonJune Elaine Harbison, 79, passed away December 4, 2025, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Maine after a brief illness. She was born January 14, 1946, in Houlton, Maine, the daughter of Harvey and Doris Currie Harbison.June grew up in Houlton and in 1964 marr...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Pownal Bridget Anne Farley Chandler 68 of Pownal passed away peacefully on Wednesday October 9th 2019 surrounded by her family at Midcoast Senior Healths Bodwell Center following a very long battle with C.O.P.D. Bridget was born in Portland Maine on June 17 1951 the daughter of Thomas F. and Ruth P...

PARIS Pauline Mae Phelps 83 of Greene died Saturday Dec. 23 at Market Square Health Care Center in Paris. She attended elementary schools in Mexico Paris Portland South Portland and Oxford Webster Junior High School in Auburn and graduated from Oxford High School in the Class of 1951. She graduated...

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...

On Tuesday July 16 2019 Bruce Arseneault loving husband Dad and Poppi passed away at the age of 70 after a hardfought battle with cancer. He was born on February 9 1949 to Yvette Gilbert Arseneault and Edwin Arseneault. He grew up in Pownal and attended school there until high school when he went to...

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...

NEW HARBOR Cabot Lyford sculptor of New Harbor Maine passed away peacefully on January 21 2016 at the Bodwell Hospice of the Midcoast Senior Health Center in Brunswick Maine after complications of a heart attack and other health issues. He was 90 years old. Mr. Lyford was born in Sayre Pennsylvania...

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...

TOPSHAM Cornelius Edwards Clark Jr. age 95 of Center Ossipee NH and Topsham ME passed away from liver cancer on March 19 2018 at his winter home in Topsham. Known to family friends and colleagues as Neil he was born in 1922 at DoverFoxcroft ME to the late Susie and Cornelius E. Clark Sr. of Portlan...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...