West Side High School Alumni Obituaries

William Billy Horwitz a devoted husband father Zaidy and proud veteran passed away Sunday Dec. 28 in California with his wife by his side. His life was defined by love and loyalty to his family. Born in Denver Colorado on the Jewish Communitys West Side with a quiet determination and a generous spi...

Richard C. Jones 84 of Marysville passed away Monday afternoon January 5 2026 at Memorial Hospital with his wife and son by his side. One of three children Richard was born July 19 1941 in Galion to Howard C. and Marian P. Gartner Jones. A graduate of Edison High School he enlisted in the Army Natio...

Starr E. Pierce 58 of Marysville passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side early Monday morning January 5 2026 after a long battle with cancer. One of three children Starr was born September 8 1967 to LeRoy Lee C. and Shanna R. Davenport Kelley. After high school graduation she furt...

Lorin D. Johnson age 79 of Marysville Ohio formerly of Hilliard passed away unexpectedly on Saturday October 11 2025 following a recent battle with his health. He was one of the most selfless men you could ever meet as he devoted his life to helping others and living out his faith through service ki...

A beautiful soul inside and out Olivia Jade Kroft went to sing with the angels on Friday September 5 2025 following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was a hilarious and cheerful full of life 19 year old from Marysville Ohio with the brightest whitest smile you had ever seen. On May ...

David Carver 56 of West Mansfield passed away Sunday afternoon October 12 2025 peacefully with family by his side at Riverside Methodist Hospital following a brief illness. One of six children David was born November 26 1968 in Sandusky to David R. and Susan M. Schlabach Carver. A 1986 graduate of N...

Gary John Stromberg was born March 19 1952 in Great Falls MT to Clifford and Carol Stromberg. He was the second born of six siblings. After high school he attended college in Billings MT and received an associates degree in diesel mechanics which came in very useful during his life as a truck driver...

Gregory Lyman Larson age 54 passed away peacefully July 30 2025 after a short battle with stage four colon cancer. Greg was born February 2 1971 in Moorhead Minnesota to Gregory and Ingrid Manternach Larson. Greg spent the first few years of life being mischievous and exploring with an everinquisiti...

Rebecca Becky Pennington Beach 64 of Horse Pen Swamp Road passed away Thursday December 25 2025 at ECU Beaufort Hospital with her husband by her side. Rebecca was born October 13 1961 in West Jefferson North Carolina to Reba Phillips Pennington and William Pennington. Rebecca graduated from high sch...

Richard Eugene OConnor Rich 76 of Boulder Wyoming passed away January 8 2026. Rich was born in Lakeview Oregon to Ted and Ethel OConnor. He was the second of four children Tim Rich Jerry and Hallie. He was raised at the Cove Ranch on the west side where his love of ranching and horses started. He gr...

Bonnie Kay Rodgers Kretzing age 66 of Elliottsburg passed away peacefully with her family by her side on January 2 2026. She bravely fought a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Harrisburg on May 5 1959 to the late Earl L. and Shirley L. Swails Rodgers Bonnie is survived by her son Shaun Kretzing...

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...

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...

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...

NORTH YARMOUTH Edgar A. Craig 92 passed away on May 6 2016 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a brief illness with his family by his side. Edgar was born in Brockton MA on May 4 1924 son of Edgar A. Craig and Olive Knowles Craig. Edgar grew up in Easton MA graduated from Oliver Ames High S...

Janice Louise SitesLewistonJanice Louise Sites of Lewiston passed away November 6 at Montello Manor with her son Douglas and his wife Giselle at her side. Janice was born on December 3 1924 a daughter of Charles and Martha Beaumont Keith. She was a Lewiston High School graduate of the class of 1941....

Susan E. Littlefield 78 of Topsham passed away peacefully at home on April 28 2025 after losing her courageous battle with cancer. She was born on September 4 1946 in Lisbon Maine the daughter of Arno and Pearl Lakin Bulick. She grew up in the town of Webster now Sabattus where she attended school a...

Carolyn Strube Phillips 74 passed away peacefully with her loving husband by her side on Saturday May 31st 2025 at the Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough Maine. Carolyn was born on September 19th 1950 in Bath Maine the daughter of E. Paul and Alice Strube and attended Bath schools graduating from ...

DURHAM Jacqueline "Jackie" J. York 75 of Durham passed into the Glory Land on Friday Aug. 16 in Durham after a 16month battle with cancer with her family by her side. Jackie was born to Cyrus Foss and Christine Worthley Foss in Madison on her fathers birthday Oct. 14 1937. She was the seventh of 11...

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. ...

Patricia A. Bean 82 passed from this life after fighting a courageous battle of cancer. She died Thursday August 2nd at her home in South Paris with family by her side. She was the daughter of Arthur and Gertrude Coffin born in Bryant Pond Maine and graduated from Woodstock High school in 1954. She ...

SIDNEY Mark A. Gow 60 of Sidney ME. passed away on July 3 2020 with his family by his side after a long fight with cancer. Mark was born and raised in Augusta ME. a son of Jackie GowGates Folger and Adoptive father Charles Gow Jr. Mark graduated from Cony High School in 1978 and worked for most of ...

Denise R Barker Lewiston Denise R Pomerleau Barker 61 of Lewiston passed away peacefully after a long illness Sunday October 6th at CMMC hospital with her family by her side. She was born in Lewiston August 8 1958 the daughter of Raymond and Rolande Guay Pomerleau. Denise attended Lewiston High Sch...

Kathy B. Burgess peacefully passed away with family by her side on January 29 2020 at Midcoast Hospital. She was born on October 12 1950 to Ernest and Barbara Brown. She worked most of her life for New England Telephone Company straight out of Morse High School where she graduated with the class of ...

It is with great sadness that early on January7th 2023 George Anthony 62 of Auburn passed in his sleep surrounded his family at Hospice House in Aubum. He joined his waiting wife Ann to be together hand in hand forever watching their loved ones from above. George was born on July 27th 1960 and grew ...

Gene Larson Proctor lived a joyful life centered on her family and community enriched by the many experiences and opportunities life offered her. She was the daughter of Olof and Armida Larson who emigrated from Sweden and was enormously proud of her Swedish heritage. Gene grew up in Woburn MA where...

Roy Alton Clark 79 of Auburn Maine went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Friday December 10th 2021 at CMMC in Lewiston following a long battle with COPD. He entered his Heavenly Home with his daughter Francine by his side and surrounded by all his loved ones near and far virtually. R...

WOOLWICH Katherine L. Gott age 91 died on January 25 2016 in Woolwich Maine. She was born on July 30 1924 in Arlington Massachusetts. Her parents were Helen Scheib Gott and Chester M. Gott. She graduated from High School in Arlington MA in 1941 and went onto Boston University where she earned a B.S...

Richard Collins Rick Albertson Cpt USN retired passed away on March 1 2022 after a brief illness. As was his nature he passed as he wished peacefully at his treasured oceanside home in Sebasco Maine and with his family at his side after 91 marvelous fulfilling and productive years on this earth. Hi...

Walter James Curtis 77 of Fayette ME passed away on September 21 2022 at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn ME with his daughter Becky Cote by his side after a brief diagnosis of lung cancer. He leaves behind his wife of 61 years Anna Snell Curtis daughters Wendy Morgan and her husband Mike Mo...