All Obituaries

Portland-Joan G. Staples, 100, passed away peacefully at Mercy Hospital on May 8, 2021. She was Born on March 21, 1921 in Biddeford the daughter of Ernest and Hortense (Leavitt) Goodwin. Interment will be at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco next to her husband Wesley. A full obituary is forthcoming.       

William Jack Easton, of Portland, passed away on April 29, 2021 at his residence. He was born on March 23, 1994 the son of Peter C. Easton and Tina (Narloch) Easiley.   Will, called “The Swashbuckler” among his friends, left us too soon but will be playing his music and working the light show among the stars for eternity. Will was working at The Urban Farm Fermentary in Portland, and previously at 4Life Entertainment &Technology Solutions. Will is survived by his...

Patricia Ann Johnson passed away peacefully on April 21st, 2021, in her Topsham home surrounded by close friends, care givers, and her beloved dogs, Homer and Hercules. Pat lived an extraordinary life – reflecting her talent, independence, compassion for others and her total devotion to and love for her husband Bill, who predeceased her. She was born on November 21, 1928 in Shadyside, Ohio.  She attended the University of Florida and honed her amazing talent as an artist...

Portland-Connie May Pierce (Rowing) Passed away on April 20, 2021 after a long illness of lung cancer at her Rosemont Avenue Home, where she resided with Sandy Donovan. Her companion/soulmate of 44 years. She was born July 24, 1944 in Wellsburg, WV. The daughter of Denzil and Dorothy (Atwell) Rowing, attending schools in West, VA and Miami Florida. Connie had worked at Fairchild Semiconductor for many years and for the last 18 years of her life she worked at St. Joseph’s College,...

Virginia M. Cobb 92, of Scarborough passed away on April 18, 2021 at the Hawthorne House in Freeport. She was born May 8th, 1928 in Portland, to the late Mildred and Wilfred Noel. She was predeceased by her husband of 59 years Richard E. Cobb. When her children were young, she worked as a CNA at Mercy hospital, in Portland.  After several years, she began her lifelong career at Maine National Bank in downtown Portland as a customer service representative until retirement in...

Kymbrid Joseph Dorr, 81 of Portland passed away on Friday April 16th 2021 at his home. Kym grew up in Augusta and was in the Fire Department, managed a local shoe store, was a member of the Jaycees and the Eagles. He moved to Portland in the early 1970’s. Kym worked as Office Manager at the Maine Department of Human Services in Portland and in later years was the shuttle driver for Rowe Ford. He and his wife Jeannie loved to travel and their favorite destination was the Hawaiian...

Friday April 16, 2021 at 5:10 pm Garrett Fitzgerald passed away. He was in the company of his family, Ruby Lee, Tina Cromwell, Peter Fitzgerald, and James Fitzgerald. It was a beautiful day despite the rain, snow and wind typical of April. We listened to Irish music, told stories and were just together to celebrate a great life. Garrett was born in Dublin, Ireland February 6, 1936. He was raised in Offaly, Ireland and Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland, with his younger siblings Geraldine, Emmett,...

Portland-Jacqueline (Jackie) Sabatino, 76, passed away at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough on April 15, 2021. She was born on August 30, 1944, the daughter of Earl and Leola (Duggan) Foote. Jackie attended local schools, graduating from Portland High School in 1962.  Jackie began her career in bookkeeping when she was only 16 and a junior at PHS thanks to the recommendation of her favorite bookkeeping teacher Mr. Giftos. After graduation, she worked as a bookkeeper for...

Portland- Thomas C. Ferrante,83, of Hammond Street in Portland, passed away on Monday April 12,2021 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, following a brief illness. He was born in Portland on August 4,1937 a son of Carmine and Lauorina (DePaulo) Ferrante. Tom was educated in Portland schools, and was a graduate of Portland High School, class of 1956. He married his High School sweetheart Donna Jones in 1960, together they have celebrated 61 years of marriage. Tom was employed...

Scarborough – Andrew Roger Rathmell, age 23, much-loved son and brother, died on Sunday, April 11, 2021. We lost Andrew when he succumbed to depression and took his own life. Andrew was born in Austin, Texas on August 20, 1997 and moved to Scarborough, Maine when he was 1 month old. In 2015, he graduated from Scarborough High School and then went on to attend Brandeis University, where in 2019, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Biology and Biology. Andrew grew up...