All Obituaries

Sunday, February 9th,  2020   Lewiston – Samuel Parker Flick Jr, age 87, passed away with his family by his side after a brief illness. Sam was born in Westbrook ME on September 16th, 1932 to Samuel P. Flick Sr and Mary Ann (Griffith) Flick. He grew up in Westbrook and Cumberland Maine and was a proud graduate of Greely High School. Sam was a natural athlete who played all sports and excelled at basketball and baseball. He was an avid bowler and played in many leagues over...

Shirley Jeanette Foster, 89, died Thursday, February 13, 2020 at her home with her family surrounding her. Shirley was born in South Portland, Maine on October 16, 1930. She was the daughter of the late Oakley and Annie Maude (Ray) Bartlett. On July 20, 1951 she married Walter Foster. Most of her adult life was devoted to being a wonderful mother. She also worked at the Avon factory, sold Avon and volunteered at the Gift Shop at the Pineland Mental Hospital. She loved to play bingo, go...

Charles Patrick Brannen 51, of Gray passed away peacefully on February 11, 2020.        Pat is survived be his mother Sandra (Kneeland) Brannen of South Portland, Step-Mother Patricia Brannen of Florida, His "favorite" wife Tracy Brannen of 22 years, his fur baby Parker, 4 of his 5 children Anastacia Brannen of OK, Amethyst Brannen of ME with whom he shared with Rebecca Quimby, Mikel Nadeau of ME with whom he raised as his own since 4 months of age, and Korey...

Gray-Nancy E Hanson, 54 of Gray, Maine passed away unexpectedly on February 10, 2020. Nancy was an avid sports fan, you could find her at high school basketball games, the Boston Celtics, and everything in between. If she wasn’t at the games, she was watching them on television or streaming them on her computer. Nancy was a kind-hearted, and generous woman. Nancy loved to care for others, and help those in need. Nancy was described as a “second mom” by the many young...

William ‘Wil’ Mundy Obituary   William Mundy, know to those closest to him as Wil, passed away at his home unexpectedly of natural causes Sunday January 19. Wil as born in Portland, Maine on October 26, 1967 and grew up in Gray, Maine.  He was predeceased by his father, William Mundy, and his mother Patricia Mundy.  He is survived by the love of his life and longtime companion for the past 12 years, Sharon Barretto, his sister and best friend Tricia Blondin, his...

Joan O. Preston passed peacefully at home on Friday, January 17th surrounded by family.  She was a resident of Gray, ME for 43 years and a member at First Congregational Church of Gray where she remained active in the church, participating in missions and other community supporting projects until the end of her life.   Born the daughter of Edward and Eliza Orr in Freehold, NJ January 9 1932, Joan taught at Manalapan Schools for 25 years and had a strong spiritual life at Old...

Michelle (Hardy) Finocchietti 1969 - 2020     Michelle (Hardy) Finocchietti of Gray, Maine passed away due to heart complications on January 5, 2020 at the age of 50. Michelle is survived by her children, Anthony Finocchietti Jr. of Raymond and Brittney (Finocchietti) Russell of Portland; her mother and step-father, Nancy (MacLean) Fruzia & Bob Fruzia of Mississippi; her sister, Susan Hardy of Florida; her grandchildren, Hailey Finocchietti & Carol Russell of Portland;...

New Gloucester- Shirley Teresa Hartford Hotham, 81, died January 10, 2020. Born in Calais May 27, 1938 the daughter of Eral and Mary Newell Hartford. She grew up in South Portland and attended Holy Cross Schools. Shirley worked at a Ford Dealership in South Portland and Health-Tex before she became a stay at home Mom and in 1979 as a Bookkeeper for the family business Hotham & Sons Lumber. She married William Hotham I on January 30, 1959 and together they raised  Four...

Gray-Sandra Lee Ross, 75, passed away December 29, 2019 after a long courageous battle surrounded by loved ones. She was born in Brunswick and lived until the age of 17 and move to  Gray and lived with Bob and Barbara Pollard awhile. She met and married Paul G. Ross Sr. and had three children; Paul G. Ross Jr., Gregory Ross, and Paulla Ross.    She loved the outdoors and going to camp Dina and Dennis but was in her glory when she got to bring the grand kids!   She...

Phyllis Nason Cummings Corcoran Gray, Maine July 27, 1924 to December 26, 2019 On December 26, we lost Phyllis Nason Cummings Corcoran, 95. Phyllis was born in 1924 in Hiram, and spent the next ten decades as a Maine resident.  But a fridge covered with state-shaped magnets proved she was not afraid to leave the state--and was afraid of little else. Adept at everything she needed to do whether handling a workhorse, driving a tractor or baking cookies, Phyllis was hard-working,...