All Obituaries

Gloria (LaBrecque) Kerr, 81, went peacefully home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on November 23, 2021 after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Gloria was born on April 2, 1940 to Albert and Edna (Whitney) LeBrecque. She grew up in Westbrook, Maine and attended Westbrook schools where she graduated in 1958. Gloria was a cheerleader in High School and was a member of the National Honor Society. She and her sister, Joan, were part of a sister tap dancing act, and...

Auburn--Barbara M. LaValley died Monday, November 15th after a long battle with cancer and dementia. Her passing was just shy of her 91st birthday, as Barbara was born in New Gloucester, Maine on November 21st, 1930. She was the second oldest child of five children born to Chester and Adeline May. She graduated from New Gloucester High School in 1949.    A hard worker starting at the age of 16, she worked for several telephone companies until she retired in 1995--a career during...

 THE GRAVESIDE SERVICE HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY DECEMBER 4, 2021 in LOWER GLOUCESTER CEMETERY at NOON.   Donna Mae Gagnon, 74, of New Gloucester, Maine passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones after a courageous battle with cancer.    She was born in York, Pennsylvania on November 2, 1947 to Donald and Maretta Strong. Donna was educated in York schools, graduating in 1965, from Northeastern High School. In her years in Pennsylvania, she was an...

GRAY - Marjorie Elizabeth (Dauphinee) Higgins, known as ‘Betty’ to everyone, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2021, at the age of 94 after years of struggling with dementia. She was surrounded by family, friends, and her caregivers in her daughter Paula’s home in Gray. Betty was born in Calais on February 4, 1927. The fifth of eight children, with four additional half-siblings who lived in Nova Scotia, she was raised on a dairy farm until the family moved to southern...

Judith Tanguay Burnham, 85 passed away on November 10,2021. She was born December 6, 1935 to George and Della Tanguay. She was predeceased by her husband Allen Burnham. They met in the fourth grade and now once again reunited forever. They graduated from South Portland High School in 1954 and married in 1955. Judy and Al raised their family in South Portland. She volunteered with the Girl Scouts and attended THUMC. In retirement their dream to retire in a log cabin on the lake came true....

Obituary of Pearl Berube Pearl Iverne Berube came into the world on December 21, 1936, the Daughter of Henry and Margaret (McKay) Roberts and the youngest of 8 children. Pearl grew up in Lisbon Falls, Maine with Brother’s: Henry (John); Theodore (Ruben), Donald and Richard as well as Sister’s: Eloise, Millie and Cinnie. Pearl graduated from Lisbon High School, then worked for Polar Paints in Lewiston and sold Avon for many years establishing lifelong friends.   Pearl met...

Robert E. Cook, 89, of Gray Maine, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, November 4th with his loving daughter, Barbara Farren by his side. He was born in Everett, MA., on November 4th, 1932  and was the youngest son of the late Horatio and Alice (Day) Cook. He attended Everett High School where he met a special young lady named Mary McCool, who would end up being his life long love for the next 70+ years.  Starting out early in life, Bob always knew the value of hard...

Gaynelle L Becker 1947-2021   New Gloucester- Gaynelle Louise Becker (nee Palmer) passed away unexpectedly on October 20th.             Gaynelle was born November 23, 1947 in Farmington, ME the daughter of Gervin & Marjorie Palmer. She graduated from Dixfield High School in 1966. After High School she married and had two daughters. Then in 1990 she married Raymond Becker. After living abroad & in California for several...

Katherine P Allen Grover Swift   Born in Brewer Maine in 1932 to Rodger & Catherine Springer Allen, Kay was able to be at home with her daughters by her side when she went to be with Jesus.   Kay graduated from UMO with a degree in Social Work where she met the first love of her life, Elwyn Grover.  They were married and built their dream home in Farmingdale with their three daughters.  Following the premature death of Elwyn, Kay returned to Social Work and...

    Harriet Mae Farrington - New Gloucester 10-3-1930 to 10-18-21 Harriet loved her Lord and Savior first of all and was such a Godly woman. She touched hundreds of children's lives through the many years she served, whether in Sunday school, Vacation Bible school or Pioneer Girls by sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with them. She was very active in her church, New Gloucester Bible Church where she spent much of her time. She was the unofficial greeter. She would ask,...