Archive for ‘Obituaries’

  • Michael P. Curran, 67

    STANDISH — Michael P. Curran, 67, passed away on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Mike did not “go gently into that good night” as the poem says, but he went kicking and fighting all the way! From the day he was diagnosed, he was determined to beat it and never […]

  • Joshua L. Kuusela, 33

    RAYMOND — Joshua Laurence Kuusela, 33, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at his family camp in Harrison. He was born May 29, 1986, a son of Laurence and Louise (Tardie) Kuusela. He grew up in Raymond and was a graduate of Windham in the class of 2004. Upon his graduation, he began working […]

  • Alayne Wiley, 81

    FRYEBURG — Alayne Wiley, 81, of Fryeburg passed away peacefully at the Merriman House, in No. Conway, N.H., on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, after a long illness. She was born on Nov. 9, 1937, to Eleanor (Swinerton) Benson and Mellon Benson. She grew up at her grandparents Samuel and Edith Benson’s family farm in Conway, […]

  • Louise M. McDonald, 86

    Louise Monahan McDonald, 86, of Bridgton, Maine, passed peacefully at Bridgton Hospital on the evening of Wednesday, July 17, 2019. She was born to Alvine and Joe Monahan in Sanford, on June 27, 1933. Louise graduated from Sanford High School in 1951, and went on to complete the nurses training program at Mercy Hospital in […]

  • Hildur A. Plummer, 92

    CASCO — Hildur Addiebelle Plummer, 92, passed away peacefully at the Casco Inn Residential Care Facility on Thursday, July 25, 2019. She was born on Oct. 10, 1926, in Portland, the daughter of Harold and Elsie (Nielsen) Cole. Hildur was a graduate of Westbrook High School in the Class of 1944, and was a member […]

  • Nicholas A. Wilson, 34

    STANDISH — Nicholas A. Wilson, 34, of Standish, unexpectedly was called to Heaven on Saturday, July 27, 2019. He was a lifelong resident of Standish. He spent his childhood developing his love for mechanics and engineering while discovering his love for motocross and his thirst for knowledge of life. He left a warm-hearted impression on […]

  • Gilbert R. Avery

    CASCO — Gilbert Russell “Gil” Avery passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at Casco Village Assisted Living. Gil was born in Casco, the son of Irving and Lillian Avery. He attended Casco schools, and made the town his lifelong home with his wife of 67 years, Wilma Robinson Avery. They were married July […]

  • Eloise J. Taylor, 99

    HARRISON — Eloise J. Taylor, of Harrison, Maine, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at the age of 99. She was born in Needham, Mass., to Ernest and Louise (Walker) Jacobson, on Dec. 5, 1919, and graduated at the top of her class from Needham High School in 1936. She went to work at […]

  • Karen E. Moore, 63

    Karen E. Moore, 63, of Bridgton, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2019, after battling cancer for the past six years. She worked at Bushmaster, Windham Weaponry and Malden Mills. She leaves behind her husband, Robert J. Moore; two children, Andrea and Adam; a brother, Butch; five sisters, Jill, Charlene, Geneva, Vivian and Mickey; and […]

  • Joan M. Butterfield, 85

    WESTBROOK — Joan Marie “Bunny” Butterfield, 85, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at the Springbrook Center Nursing Facility in Westbrook. She was born on Jan. 21, 1934, in Portland, daughter of George and Emily Bridges. Bunny grew up and attended schools in Westbrook. After graduating from Westbrook High, she […]