Grondin, also the longtime president of the Sturdivant Island Tuna Tournament, learned he had cancer in August.
Feature Obituary
Featured obituaries written by the staff of the Portland Press Herald.
Feature obituary: Fernanda D’Andrea Darrow, 57, popular Spanish teacher at Cheverus
Mrs. Darrow died Wednesday after suffering a brain aneurysm last week.
Ross Hugo-Vidal, 59, an educator who found his calling after years practicing law
Mr. Hugo-Vidal ‘really blossomed into his authentic self’ as an ed tech for Gorham schools, his wife says.
Maine author Elaine Ford dies of brain tumor at 78
She was a Guggenheim winner, a Radcliffe graduate, UMaine professor, a mother of five and a practitioner of ‘democratic literature.’
Feature obituary: Beth Ryder-Kenna, 31, vibrant and witty, fought for justice
She established herself as a leader in Portland High School, where she graduated in 2004.
Arthur Marcoux, accountant who volunteered his time, dies at 66
Mr. Marcoux, who owned Service Four for more than a quarter-century, died from a severe reaction to wasp stings.
Feature obituary: Donald Larrabee, 93, journalist from Portland who covered Washington for Maine newspapers
He is remembered as an honorable and well-informed reporter who cared deeply about the institution of the press.
Feature obituary: Russell Fox, 74, house painter, longtime school board member
He and his wife of 47 years raised four children.
Feature obituary: Sharon Bailey, 72, retired Maine elementary school teacher
Mrs. Bailey died Wednesday after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
Feature obituary: Eric Gilliam, 61, worked for decades to improve lives of others
Mr. Gilliam served as chief operating officer at the Pineland Center for about 25 years and oversaw its closure in 1996.