All Obituaries

New Gloucester-George Lewis Carman, age 53, died of a long-term illness on September 10, 2019 in Auburn, Maine. He was born on March 21, 1966 in Portland, Maine to Paul and Shirley Goodale Carman.             Despite restrictions caused by his illness and against doctor’s orders, George was a firefighter for 27 years. He was a member of Yarmouth Fire/Rescue from 1992 to 1995. He was a Safety Officer and now Lifetime Member of New...

James Winston Sawyer   James “Jim” Sawyer passed away on September 10, 2019 at St. Mary’s D’Youville Pavilion, Lewiston, with family members at his side.  Jim was born on February 6, 1931 in Auburn and went to school at Edward Little and Hebron Academy.  After serving in the Army for three years he continued his education at Bates College and Syracuse University, becoming a professor of radio and TV communications at The College of William and Mary in...

New Gloucester, Maine- John Ronald Whittier, age 37, died unexpectedly of a long-term heart condition on August 30th, 2019 in Phippsburg, Maine. He was born on November 13th, 1981, in Lewiston, Maine to Ronald and Marlene McKay Whittier.   John was a paramedic and EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) with the United Ambulance Service in Lewiston, Maine for many years. John also was an instructor and coordinator, EMT/A-EMT, at the United Training Center. John also volunteered time at the...

Matthew C. Smith  “Mack”   Matthew C. Smith, “Mack” 27 of Gray passed away on Tuesday August 27thfrom injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident August 25th.  Matthew was born on June 25, 1992 in Lewiston Maine to Judy B Smith.  He was later raised by Edward Kelley and his Dad Kenneth Wilson of Gray. Matthews zest for life was surpassed only by his huge, greeting smile!  He always found a reason to like someone and never passed up the...

New Gloucester-Paul "Pat" D'Amboise, 89, passed away on Sunday September 1, 2019. Born in Montreal, Canada on 12/25/1929, he was the son of Andrew and Georgette D'Amboise. He grew up in New York City, where he met his wife, Catherine McGelligott of Ireland. Paul was educated in New York City, and trained as a professional dancer. He then served in the U. S. Army and was stationed in both the U. S. and Germany. He married on June 12, 1954 and shortly afterwards moved to...

     Sabattus-  Jean Christine Hamilton (Lyons) of Sabattus passed away peacefully in her sleep at        her home in Sabattus, on Monday, August 12, 2019.  She was born on August 2, 1947 in      Portland.  She attended schools in Gray.  On March 21, 1965, she married her husband      of fifty four years Richard Hamilton.           During her life Jean worked at a potato chip...

Gray-Philip M. Young, 62, passed peacefully on August 11, 2019 with his wife Deb at his side and their dog Daisy cuddled next to him.    Philip was born in Portland on May 7, 1957 to Aubrey and Mary Piacitelli Young grew up on Newbury Street which was the Little Italy section of Portland, next to the Village Café and graduated Portland High School.  Philip spent many years as a self-employed Fisherman, fishing out of Portland Harbor and was well respected in his...

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Justine “beanie”, “juice” Marie Hall, 45 died unexpectedly on the evening of Aug 5th, 2019. She was a talented singer/musician, funny, full of life person. But her greatest accomplishment was being a mother to her 6 year old daughter Rayven Marie. She loved playing with her and loved her so much. Justine is survived by her daughter Rayven, Rayven’s father John Fickett, her mom and dad Carol and Don Hall of Gray, Me, her older sister Rachel Wimert of Holbrook,...

Anthony “Tony” Finocchietti 1968 – 2019   Tony Finocchietti of Gray, Maine died unexpectedly in a single-vehicle accident in Raymond on August 5, 2019 at the age of 50. Tony is survived by his wife, Michelle Finocchietti of Gray; his children, Anthony Finocchietti Jr. of Raymond and Brittney (Finocchietti) Russell of Portland; his father, David Finocchietti Sr. of Gray; his grandchildren, Hailey Finocchietti and Carol Russell of Portland; his brother, David...