Westbrook High School Maine Alumni Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Stephen Lee MacDonald 51 of Sabattus died on November 22 2011 at Hospice House in Auburn after a long illness. He was born in Portland on November 29 1959 the son of Russell MacDonald and Carole Ann McKeague. He grew up in Westbrook and Scarborough graduating from Scarborough High School in 1978. He...

Ruth L. Chaisson 95 of Yarmouth passed away peacefully of natural causes May 1 2016 surrounded by family. Ruth was born October 2 1920 in Presque Isle Maine to Iva and Bernard Kenney and was one of 12 children. She graduated from Mapleton High School in 1937. Ruth moved to southern Maine and met he...

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...

Karole Lynne Johnson 66 of CAPE ELIZABETH ME died peacefully on Thursday December 3rd 2020 at Maine Medical Center surrounded by her family. The youngest of four children she was born on March 31st 1954 to her loving parents Carolyn Johnson Peterson and Gordon Johnson in Caribou Maine. She grew up i...

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...

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...

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...

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...

ORRS ISLAND Frances L. Johnson 87 passed away peacefully at home on November 30 2015. She was born on Orrs Island Maine on February 8 1928 the daughter of Chester and Lucy Doughty. She lived her entire life on the island. She graduated from Brunswick High School in 1946. She worked 9 years at the F...

He was born August 191937 in Lewiston Maine the son of Romeo J Poliquin and Anna R Leber Poliquin. He was educated in Catholic schools graduated from St. Josephs grammar school St. Dominics HighSchool both of Lewiston. He obtained a BA in History from St Michaels College in Vermont. Dick entered the...

TOPSHAM Stanley B. Sylvester M.D. 90 of The Highlands in Topsham died on April 10 2015 after a brief illness. He was born in Portland the son of Allan W. and Dora H. Sylvester growing up near Woodfords corner. He graduated from Deering High School in 1942 where he excelled as a member of the track ...

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...

Ellen Heath Stevens Staley passed away November 25 2012 at the HillHouse in Bath Maine three days shy of her 95 She was educated in Bath Schools. Known as "Stevie" to herClassmates at Morse High School she graduated as the Vice President of herclass in 1935. In her yearbook "Stevie" was affectionate...

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...

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...

Harpswell Karin Marie Zetterstrom was born on February 27 1940 in Great Barrington Massachusetts and grew up in Canaan Connecticut the first daughter of Olle and Martha Zetterstrom both natives of Sweden. Younger brother Tom and sister Ingrid were born several years later. A curious and whimsical ch...

WEST BATH Albert J. White Jr. BG RET 80 passed unexpectedly Friday December 16th 2016. He was born October 29th 1936 in Bath Maine the son of Albert J. Sr. and Hazel Brissette White. He graduated in 1955 from Morse High School where he was a member of the National Honor Society and also played on t...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...