All Obituaries

Portland - Louise (Connolly) Whitehead We, the family of Marguerite Louise Whitehead, are saddened to announce her peaceful passing on February 26, 2021. Louise was born November 12, 1932, in Sydney, Nova Scotia, to Anne (MacIsaac) and Joseph Connolly.  The large Connolly family lived in Sydney River and later moved to Sydney.  Louise was in the first graduating class from Riverview High School in 1951 and trained at St. Rita’s hospital as an x-ray technician, graduating in...

Cape Elizabeth-Gladys Lillian (Carter) Rea, 76, passed away on Monday, February 22,2021 after a long battle with COPD at Maine Medical Center with her family by her side. Gladys was born on September 11, 1944 in Marlborough, MA to Joseph and Patricia (Tracy) Carter. Gladys was raised at Hancock Point and graduated from Sumner High School. She moved to Portland to attend Key punch school and met her husband Maxelle Rea Jr. and married on September 11, 1965. She spent the next five years...

Buxton-Craig Richard Printy, 53, formerly of Plymouth, MI, passed away on February 19, 2021 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Throughout it all, his force remained on his faith in Jesus and his family.  Craig was born in Chicago, IL, moving to Plymouth, MI when he was 8 years old. The son of Richard Printy and Carolin Christie Printy, he was a graduate of Plymouth Christian Academy in Canton, MI. He furthered his education attending Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester,...

Portland-Marie Cecelia Concetta Ferrante Maria, known to her family and friends by her childhood name Dolly, passed away peacefully, at the age of 89, with her family at her bedside.  Dolly was the youngest of eight children born to Sante’ and Elizabeth Ferrante, first generation Italian immigrants and she grew up on Middle street in the heart of Portland’s little Italy. The family did not have much, but what they had was shared with friends and neighbors, So it makes sense...

Westbrook-Emilio N. Mongu, 61, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2021 in Portland, he was born on January 1, 1960 in South Sudan. Visiting hours will be held on Friday, February 26, 2021 from 4 to 7 PM at A.T. Hutchins Funeral Home in Portland. A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.

Scarborough, ME - Thelma Joan Reilly, 89, a longtime resident of South Portland and Cape Elizabeth, Maine, passed away Friday, February 5, 2021 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after battling dementia and surviving COVID. She was born February 19, 1931 in West Haven, Connecticut, the daughter of the late George and Cylvina (Glynn) Davidson. In high school, Thelma was prom queen and received the Daughters of the American Revolution Award. After graduation she worked at the town hall...

      Arlene Buck Frechette of Freeport, Maine died Friday, February 5, 2021. Born in Caribou, Maine on March 10, 1929, she was the daughter of Percy H. and Edith (Driscoll) Buck. She graduated from Caribou High School and Husson College.  Following her graduation, she taught high school business classes in Mars Hill and Jay, which is where she met her husband Raymond Frechette; they married on October 19, 1953. A few years after Ray’s death in 1973, she...

Carroll K. Burns (nee Kendrick), 76, of Portland, ME and Ocean City, NJ passed away on Friday, February 5, 2021.   She will be greatly missed by her children, Karen Pizzuta (Frank), Susan Burns Chong (Tae), and Gregory (Celeste); 6 grandchildren (Frank, Molly, Olivia, Caroline, Finn, and Corson); her brothers, Richard and Robert Kendrick (Lucia Marchi), and her sisters-in-law, Jane Waldner and Kay Burns.  Relatives and friends may join for a virtual Mass at the Parish of St....

Margaret “Peggy” Woytkewicz, 89, of Portland died Thursday, February 4, 2021, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Born in Portland on February 21, 1931, she was a daughter of John and Bessie Craig. Margaret lived and worked in Portland her entire life.  She was employed at Maine National Bank and Nissan Baking Company in the business office.  After her retirement, she enjoyed traveling with friends and family, preparing family meals and enjoying time at Little...

Melissa Gail O’Connor, 46, of Portland, passed away on Sunday January 31, 2021, after a tragic fall at her home. Born in Hartford, Connecticut on June 21 ,1974, a daughter of Thomas O’Connor and Denise Moreau Hendrickson. At a young age, Melissa moved to the Connecticut shoreline and attended Westbrook, CT schools from Kindergarten through High School. After High School, Melissa continued her education and became a nail technician. She had her own nail salon for several years...