She and her husband raised 5 children at their home in Cumberland Center.
Feature Obituary
Featured obituaries written by the staff of the Portland Press Herald.
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Michelle Robichaud, devoted mother and wife, dies at 44
The Sanford resident, who waitressed at restaurants in several Maine communities, was ‘the epitome of a best friend,’ her husband recalls.
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Feature obituary: Joseph Penna, 90, machinist, labor leader and Italian tenor
He and his wife, Irene, raised three children and lived in Portland’s Payson Park neighborhood beginning in 1956.
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Scientist who popularized term ‘global warming’ dies at 87
Some in the field refer to Wallace Broecker as the ‘grandfather of climate science.’
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Featured obituary: Daniel J. Desmond, 73, prominent Westbrook attorney
He served on hospital and legal boards and was the ‘best father,’ his family says.
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Featured obituary: Constantine ‘Charlie’ Kapothanasis, 89, born in Greece, founder of Prompto
Mr. Kapothanasis, who was a pillar in Portland’s Greek community, arrived in Portland on a ship in 1957.
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Feature obituary: ‘Leo the Lion’ DiFiore, 69, former Maine boxing champion
The Portland fighter won the Maine State Lightweight Title in 1968.
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Feature obituary: Joseph McDonough, 80, respected Portland fire chief, dedicated father
Friends and family remember him as ‘a great leader who fought for his men and their families,’ and as a dad who was ‘always there for everything, always present’ in his children’s lives.
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Feature obituary: Barbara Hawkes, Westbrook city clerk and bluegrass legend’s wife, dies at 86
She loved to socialize and help people and had so many skills she ‘could do everything,’ her daughter says.
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Charles Canning Jr., former CEO of Pine State Trading, dies at 83
With his brother, Jack, Canning helped to make the company a nationally recognized leader in distribution of farm-to-table foods, beverages and vending products.