West Brunswick High Alumni Obituaries

It is with deep sorrow and a heavy heart that we share the passing of Sharon Joan Rothe. Sharon passed away surrounded by love on January 29 2026 at the age of 82. Feisty passionate and always authentic she will be missed beyond words. Born Sharon Joan Arnow on March 17 1943 to Edward and Gladys Arn...

BATH Carol Ann Quimby London was a nurturing intrepid matriarch beloved by her family and community for her sharp wit and service to others. She died on January 13 2026 with her family by her side. She was 91 years young. Carol was born in Bath on August 5 1934 the daughter of Everett and Katherine...

Freeport--Elizabeth Jean Clark, known as “Betty,” went home to be with the Lord on January 26, 2026, after a long illness.She was born in Lewiston, Maine, on November 3, 1940, the adopted daughter of Clarence and Florence Coombs. She was educated in Freeport schools and graduated from Freeport ...

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...

Erwin Leon Avery was born in Brunswick County Virginia on May 17 1941. He was the sixth child of George Stewart Avery and Mary Evelyn Mallory Avery. Erwin was educated in Brunswick County Public Schools and graduated from James Solomon Russell High School in 1958. He attended Virginia State Universi...

Lynne Tardiff Hagan 82 of Brunswick passed away at Horizons Living Rehab Center on August 19 2018 after a brief battle with brain cancer. Lynne was born in Lewiston on September 9 1935. She was the oldest of seven children born to the late Rosario and Virginia Tardiff of West Bowdoin. She graduated...

Ralph David Millett lovingly known as David passed away on July 15 2024 one day before his 82nd birthday. He was born on July 16 1942 in Bath ME and spent the majority of his life in his beloved hometown. David was a man of many passions and hobbies. He found great joy in restoring antique cars and ...

WEST BATH Robert Bob W. Deans age 75 of Quaker Point Road in West Bath Maine passed away on December 27 2018. He passed away at his home with his family after a fiveyear battle with prostate cancer. He was born in Biddeford Maine on May 30 1943 the son of William and Pauline Walker Deans. He graduat...

Gerald Paul Hartley 73 of Sabattus passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on March 21st. Jerry was born in Brunswick Sept. 21 1947 the son of Robert and Charlotte. He graduated from Brunswick High School in 1965. Jerry married the love of his life Carol in 1966. That same year he comple...

RICHMOND Cheryl Johnson Walker passed away on February 5 2018. Born to Edith Hall and Kenneth Johnson she grew up in the Midcoast area. She attended elementary school at Bowdoin Central and Brunswick High School. After graduation she attended nursing school at Central Maine Medical Center. After ob...

Brunswick Ruth E Hedges Poynton passed away on July 8 2022 and was born In Pawtucket RI on June 20 1923 daughter of Charles E. and Jennie E.Beattie Hedges. She grew up in Pawtucket attending public schools graduating from West High School and Edgewood Secretarial School in Edgewood RI She married K...

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...

WEST BATH Phillip Edward Freeman 84 of West Bath died peacefully July 19 2018 with his beloved family by his side. Phillip was born in Gardiner to Edward and Lillian Freeman and lived in Gardiner during his early years. The family later moved to the Brunswick area where he attended Brunswick High. ...

Louise C. Mendes of Brunswick passed away peacefully on Monday July 28 2025 after a long and full life. She was born August 14 1934 the daughter of Arthur and Anna Tetreault. A native of Brunswick Louise graduated from Brunswick High School at age 16. She married Joseph M.Mendes in July 1956. She be...

Great Island Roger E. Reid 86 of Great Island died Saturday January 22 2022 at his home with the love and support of his family . HE was born in Brunswick ME on May 7 1935 a son of John S. Reid and Winnifred Sheen Reid. He graduated from Brunswick High School in 1953. Roger joined the US Navy and s...

HARPSWELL June Irene Rowland 89 of Harpswell ME died December 31 2018 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick ME with family by her side. June was born May 18 1929 in Hartford CT the daughter of Robert J. Rowland and Irene Buxton Rowland. She graduated in 1947 from William Hall High School in West Hartf...

Brunswick Margaret MacKinnon Beaven 91 of Brunswick died peacefully at Mid Coast Hospital on May 15 2020 in the presence of her husband. She was born on Jan. 21 1929 in Newark N.J. the daughter of William MacKinnon and Emmy Wickfors MacKinnon and lived in West Orange N.J. When the family moved to W...

Francis Michael Mike" Hugo beloved husband of Matile West Hugo died peacefully of Coronavirus at the Maine Veterans Home Scarborough ME. Mike was born Nov. 2 1936 in Watertown NY the son of Dr. Francis Goodale Hugo and Doris Suffel Hugo. He was the grandson of Francis Marks Hugo mayor of Watertown a...

Linda Violet Gagnon Dow age 77 of Topsham Maine passed away peacefully on December 15 2024 after a brief illness. Linda was born on July 25 1947 to the late Roger and Violet Ouellette Gagnon in Van Buren Maine. Linda graduated from Hermon High School in 1965 and married her high school sweetheart Ri...

BRUNSWICK Constance Harriet McLean died unexpectedly at Mid Coast Hospital March 4 2017. She was born in Portland Maine on November 7 1940 the daughter of Harriet and E. Allan McLean. She was predeceased by her parents and younger brother Allan C. McLean. She is survived by her older sister Janet a...

David Ross Graves 79 passed away on August 2nd 2024 after a short illness at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick ME. He was predeceased by his loving wife Jill in January of 2024. He was born on January 17th 1945 son of Carl and Burnita Graves and was raised in West Bath ME He joined the Army at 17 and ...

BRUNSWICK Marjorie Gott Reed age 91 died on November 27 2018 in Brunswick Maine. She was born Marjorie Lois Gott the daughter of Chester M. Gott and Helen Scheib Gott on July 9 1927 in Arlington Massachusetts. She graduated from Arlington High School in 1945. After High School she attended Bryant a...

TOPSHAM James "Jim" Hildebrandt 93 of Topsham died peacefully on Tuesday June 21 2016. He was born on March 13 1923 in Cincinnati OH the son of Carl A. and Adelaide D. Avey Hildebrandt. He was a graduate of Cincinnatis Walnut Hills High School the class of 1941. He attended the University of Cincin...

BRUNSWICK Toby Sanders Pioneer in Nuclear Medicine passed away on Sunday July 26 after a long and courageous battle with Myeloid Leukemia. She was born in Fitchburg Massachusetts on May 28 1941. Her father was Joseph Silverman and her mother was Beatrice Schonberg. She attended Hope High School in ...

West Bath Michael J. Reid 62 of West Bath passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday August 17 2022 with the love and support of his family. He was born in Brunswick Maine the third of four children to Roger E. and Lucy Dunning Reid. He grew up in Great Island Maine and graduated from Mt. Ararat Hi...

after a courageous 3 year battle with pancreatic cancer. She passed at home with the love of her life James Mullen her husband of 45 years. Cindy made the best of each day. She died with grace and dignity. She is survived by her husband James Mullen her sons Kevin and his wife Amani and their daught...

Freeport Maine Gar Roper 76 died Monday March 9 2020 at home after four years of living with colon cancer. When Gar passed his family was at his side John Denvers Leaving on a Jet Plane was playing and Casco Bay shimmered outside the windows of his waterfront home. Gar leaves his wife of 53 years B...

How can we contain the whole life of Richard Eugene Willis in the tight lines of a simple obituary We could say that he died peacefully in his own home in Brunswick Maine on January 29th 2020 during the quiet hours of morning having valiantly made it through the holidays for his family. And we certa...

Augusta Penelope Wilson 62 of Hallowell died November 20 at Maine General Medical Center Center three months after receiving a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer. Penny was born May 31 1955 at Otis Air Force Base to Stewart I Wilson and Barbara D. Wilson who predeceased her. In her youth from ho...

BRUNSWICK David W. Hall age 78 died Wednesday night Oct. 7 2015 from complications of Parkinsons Disease. He was born in Damariscotta ME on Feb. 26 1937 son of Reverends Carl Franklin and Gretchen Hayes Hall. He leaves his wife Nancy of Brunswick his daughter Alison of Brattleboro VT his son Jonath...