Westbrook High School Maine Alumni Obituaries

James Frederick DworakPortland James F. "Jim" Dworak 76 of Saco passed away on Monday May 20 2019 at Maine Medical Center with his son and daughter by his side. Jim was born Nov. 25 1942 in Buffalo NY to the late Herman and Marion Dworak. Once out of high school Jim served in the U.S Army. After se...

YARMOUTH Frederick George Anthony 84 passed away peacefully on January 3rd at Maine Medical Center. He was born in Medford Mass. on Sept.7th 1932 to Frederick and Dorothy Anthony. Frederick or Ray as some called him attended school in Foxboro Mass where he graduated from high school in 1951. He was...

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...

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 ...

Westbrook Maine Shirley Anne Martin 87 passed away peacefully on Thursday October 13 2016 at Avita of Stroudwater living there with Dementia but never forgetting to share her infectious smile with everyone she met. Shirley was born in Portland Maine on August 14 1929 the daughter of the late Robert...

Andrew Nelson Stover Andy accomplished mechanical engineer wood worker boatbuilder fly fisherman water colorist gardener and chef left this life on June 12 2024. Andy was born on June 10 1952 in Lackawanna New York. He filled his 72 years with adventure rebuilding and sailing old wooden boats throug...

Louise Hanson Townsend AustinAuburnLouise Hanson Townsend Austin died Wednesday November 6 2019. She was born with a twin sister Laurel on November 10 1921 to Arthur and Rena Hanson. She grew up in Lexington MA where she graduated from high school. After graduating from Westbrook Junior College in P...

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...

WOOLWICH Rev. Clayton F. Reed 92 passed away on March 1 2016. He was the son of Hollis G. and Lillian M. Rich Reed born on February 16 1924 in McKinley Maine. Clayton was one of eleven children. He attended Pemetic High School Class of 1942. Clayton went on to graduate from Bowdoin College Class of...

Timothy Elwin Leighton 51 took his last breath at his home in Wales Maineon Sunday afternoonsurrounded by the love of his two sons his two siblings and his parents. Born in Manchester New Hampshire to Stanton and Elizabeth Leighton Tim moved with his family from Chester NH to the centuryold family f...

Stephen Robert Landry of Buxton passed away on November 8 2025 at the age of 61 at Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough after a brave journey with cancer. He showed remarkable strength and courage throughout that battle. Born on May 26 1964 in Westbrook Maine the son of Raymond and Rita Thuotte Land...

Harpswell ME Shirley Schuster age 87 passed peacefully at home on Thursday October 1st 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 15 1932 to Katherine and Charles Tyndall of Poughkeepsie NY. Shirley graduated from Poughkeepsie High School where she was a member of the Honor Society ...

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...

Helen Kevser Fisher Bowden 86 of Lewiston passed away peacefully on Monday March 3 at St Marys Hospital in Lewiston surrounded by her family. She was born in Lewiston on December 15 1927 the first born of the late Harry and Helen Herling Fisher. Helen was a lifelong resident of Lewiston. She attende...

AUBURNThomas E Bodge of Westbrook Maine left this world on March 7th 2022 after an strong mighty fight against AML. Born June 29th 1965growing up in Westbrook and graduating from Westbrook High School then on to graduate from Northern Maine Tech. He is survived by the longtime love and mother of his...

GORHAM Ernest Lawry Manderson 80 died peacefully on August 19 2017 at Maine Medical Center. He was born to Ernest V. and Jacquelyn K. Graves Manderson on July 28 1937 in Portland where he grew up with his two sisters. He attended Portland grade schools and graduated from Cheverus High School in 195...

Rachel was born in Westbrook on November 27 1938. She was the daughter of Arthur and Audrey St. Pierre also of Westbrook. She graduated from Westbrook High School in 1957. She was employed by the Sothern New England Telephone Company and in 1963 was transferred to retired in 2001 where she returned ...

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...

Carole Ann McKeague Huntington 85 of Auburn passed away peacefully on January 12 2022. She was the daughter of Harry and Edna Thomas McKeague born on May 11 1936. She was raised in Westbrook and graduated from Westbrook High School in 1954. She married Leonard Huntington Slim Andrews in 2002 and fro...

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...

Alice M. JackmanAuburnAlice "Rusty" Going Jackman 88 of Auburn previously of Kennebunk died February 9 2017 at Clover Manor. She was born on September 15 1928 to Derby and Marion Going. Rusty was a teacher at Rectory School in Pomfret CT as well as at Kennebunk High School Kennebunk ME. She was a me...

Richard "Dick" Mitch of Brunswick passed away peacefully at the home of friends on July 18th 2010 in Brunswick Maine after a short illness. Richard graduated from Westbrook High School in 1954 and Gorham State Teachers college in 1958. He worked as a school teacher in Hallowell and Boothbay Harbor a...

CLERMONT FLORIDA and MINOT MAINE. Sondra J. Tarr 80 passed away on Sunday August 16 2020 at AdventHealth Orlando Hospital. She was born Sondra Jeane Leonard on October 23 1939 in Brunswick Maine the daughter of James Leonard and Bernadette Lebel Leonard Babine. She graduated from Brunswick High Scho...

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...

Topsham After a short illness Lorraine "Lorrie" M. Gaisford 93 passed away peacefully at home with family at her bedside on Friday September 13. She was born on April 15th 1931 in Westbrook Maine the daughter of Walter W. and Mildred M. Hayes Smith. She graduated from Standish High School in 1948 a...

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 ...

FALMOUTH Dorothy J. Loker 95 of Falmouth went to be with the Lord on Friday August 11 2017. She was born October 17 1921 in Westbrook ME the daughter of Peter and Dora Petersen Dyhrberg. Dorothy was a graduate of Falmouth High School class of 1939. She went on to train as a Registered Nurse at Main...

Deborah Ann Russo Pickard 64 of Topsham passed away peacefully at Midcoast Hospital on Dec. 18 2020 with her mother and daughters by her side. A lifelong resident of Topsham Debbie was born in 1956 in Brunswick ME to Leon A. and Frances E. Crosman Pickard. Debbie attended Brunswick High School as we...

PORTLAND Margaret Lenti Cousins 86 passed away on April 6 2017. She was born May 30 1930 to David and Sofia Benvenuti Lenti. The youngest of eight children born into a loving Italian family she was proud of her Italian heritage. Her father founded a fine apparel and shoe store Lentis in Southbridge...

Gary P. Eastman of Windhampassed away September 29thin Portland with his wife Susan and daughter Allison by his side. He was 71. He was born October 30th1949 to Lillian and Harry Eastman. He graduated from Westbrook High School and went to what is now SMTC. He had a talent for fixing things and work...