All Obituaries

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,...

Richard D. Henry Sr. died 12/26/19 in Davenport, Florida at home after a battle with cancer.  He was born May 22, 1941 in Gray, Maine to John and Minnie (Gould) Henry.  He was raised in Gray, graduating from Pennell High School in 1959, then enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corp.  After discharge, he moved to Connecticut, where he met and married his first wife, the former Jeanne Ringuette in 1966.  She passed away in 1982.  He then met and married Judith Maschino in...

Sonya Mae Hawthorne   Hollis--Sonya Mae Hawthorne passed away peacefully at her home in Hollis on December 2, 2019 with her "family" by her side from heart failure. She was born on September 22, 1963 in Portland. She was the daughter of William and Barbara Stone who lived in New Gloucester. She is survived by her three brother's, Jimmy Hawthorne of New Gloucester, Arthur Hawthorne of Winthrop, and Brian Hawthorne of New Gloucester and also by her two sisters, Michelle...

Freeport- Florence (Leacy) Joy Wing, 80, who died December 8. Born July 10, 1939 to Florence (Lannon) and Ralph Leacy, Newton Mass.She loved her family and friends. She was always proud of her family’s accomplishments. Especially her Father serving in the Navy for 30 years; her sister and two brothers in Branches of Service. Florence Loved opening her door and heart to anyone who needed to eat or a place to stay. Giving kindness and love to last a lifetime. She would make her...

   Windham- S. Craig Walker passed away peacefully at home on December 7, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 17, 1941 to Dr. Arnold and Grace Walker. He graduated from Union High School in 1959 and then earned his business degree at UMO in   Orono. Craig was a Co-Owner of the Oliver Stores in New Gloucester for many years before he owned and operated C&D Carrier Services with his wife Dawn. He loved racing his purple #20 car at Oxford...

Gray-Glenn A. Ferreira 10/8/62-11/17/2019 It is with great sadness the family of Glenn A. Ferreira announce that Glenn died suddenly on November 17, 2019 at his home in Gray, Maine.  He was a teacher, musician, and a good friend to many people.  Originally from Tewksbury, Massachusetts, he graduated from Tewksbury High School in 1980.  In 1985, he received his B.A. degree in Economics graduating Cum Laude from the University of Lowell.  He was currently working on his...