Archive for ‘Obituaries’

  • Gerald E. Smith

    HARRISON — Gerald Everett Smith (Gerry), passed December 23, 2023, at home with his family by his side. Gerry was born in Harrison on November 24, 1931, to Evelyn (Gordon) and George Smith and was one of five children. Gerry was raised on the Smith family farm on Maple Ridge and a cottage in Little […]

  • Donna M. Leach

    CASCO — Donna M. Leach was a beautiful wife, mother, Nana, daughter, and friend, who was taken suddenly from us on December 12, 2023, just 3 1/2 weeks shy of her 60th birthday. She was born in Portland on Jan. 7, 1964, to Van Patterson and Yvonne Smart, and moved to Casco in her early […]

  • Daniel A. Maxfield

    HARRISON — Beloved father, son, brother, and friend. Daniel Albion Maxfield, 43, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023. He was deeply loved and raised by mother Lynne (Searles) Cole and stepfather Anthony along with father Delmore A. Maxfield Jr., and stepmother Cathleen all of Harrison. Dan was born in Bridgton, on February 28, 1980. […]

  • Roger E. Plante

    Roger E. Plante, 85, passed away peacefully on December 13, 2023, following a long illness, in the home he lovingly built. Roger was born to Edward and Leona (Noel) Plante in Lawrence, Mass., on September 26, 1938,one of six children. He attended St. Ann’s Catholic School and Central Catholic High School.Following high school, he joined […]

  • Harlan B. Davis

    PORTLAND — We are heartbroken to announce the death of Harlan “Sonny” Davis, 71, of Portland, on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Sonny had a 45-year tenure at Pleasant Mountain and served 17 years as Ski Patrol Director. Heserved with the Navy Seals for six years prior to moving to Bridgton. After retiring from the mountain, […]

  • Rosabel L. Dyer

    SEBAGO — Rosabel (Roby) Dyer passed away peacefully on Dec. 5, 2023, after a fulfilled and prosperous life at the age of 98. She was born Sept. 11, 1925, the oldest of nine children, to Raymond and Lillian Dingley in Casco. Roby married Warren Bacheldor in 1943 and resided in Sebago, to raise their five […]

  • Robert B. Fitzsimmons

    In the presence of loving family members, Robert Burton Fitzsimmons, 96, passed away on December 3, 2023, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Caribou. He was born April 22, 1927, in Keene, N.H., to Lyda (French) and William A. Fitzsimmons. Bob (“Fitzy”) graduated from Keene High School. He was an honorably discharged veteran of WWII. […]

  • Geraldine G. Thorpe

    THE VILLAGES, FLA. — Geraldine Grant Thorpe, 76, of Lady Lake, Fla., and Casco, died Oct. 19, 2023, in The Villages, Fla. She was born to Bill and Janet Grant on February 19, 1947, in Washington, D.C. As a teen, Gerrie and her family moved to Casco, where she met her beloved husband Elwin R. […]

  • Sandra J. Shriver

    Sandra Jean Shriver, 76, passed away suddenly at her home in Sebago, on November 6, 2023. She was born on August 25, 1947. Sandy loved living in Maine and spent her last eight years employed at Spaulding Memorial Library in Sebago as the assistant director. She greeted everyone with a smile and was always caring […]

  • Meredith A. Arnold

    BROWNFIELD — Meredith Ann “Meri” Arnold (nee Barnes), 72, of Brownfield passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. Born on May 7, 1951, in Chelsea, Mass., Meri was a beloved wife, stepmother, sister, and friend. From the first time I met Meri and through all the time we had together, I have been fascinated with […]