All Obituaries

OLD ORCHARD BEACH—Former longtime Town clerk, Maureen May Mokarzel O’leary, died Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at her home in Old Orchard Beach following a lengthy illness. Maureen was born in Portland, on May 12, 1939, a daughter of George Salim Mokarzel and Kathleen Dorgan. The yearly Old Orchard Beach Town Report for the year 2000 was dedicated to Maureen.  The following dedication message was written by Roger & Mary Tousignant.            ...

OCEAN PARK – Elisabeth K. Ward, 73, resident of the Pines in Ocean Park and formerly of Old Orchard Beach, passed away at the Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough on January 8, 2023. She was born September 4, 1949, in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of Marion Ward and Max Kronstein. A resident of New York City for the first forty years of her life, she earned her bachelor and master degrees at New York University and was an English and history teacher for grades 7 to 12 at the...

Agatha K. DeRepentigny, 86 of Boothbay and Old Orchard Beach died on February 18, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport. Agatha was born on June 18, 1935, in Biddeford, Maine to Stanley and Mary Curly Kenney. She attended St. Mary’s schools in Biddeford and graduated from Old Orchard Beach High School in 1954. Following graduation, she married Daniel DeRepentigny and together they had four children, Denise Daniel, Kelly and Shawn.  The family moved to Boothbay in 1969 when she...

Roger J. Ciufo PPH and Rutland Herald   Saco, Roger J. Ciufo, 92, passed away Monday, January 31, 2022.   He was born in Ludlow, VT on May 19, 1929, the son of Alexander and Lena Marro Ciufo. He married the love of his life, Phyllis Valente,  August 16, 1958, at St. Peter's Church in Rutland, VT.     Roger graduated from Black River High School in Ludlow. He received a Bachelor’s Degree In Economics from the University of Vermont.  Roger...

WELLS - Marie E. (O'Connell) Almy, 76, passed away quietly and peacefully with her devoted daughter and best friend, Julie, by her side on Saturday, November 13, 2021. Born in Ayer, MA, Marie was one of eight siblings. After high school she married Richard Almy, who predeceased her in 2017. A diligent worker, Marie ran a home day care for many years, owned a home cleaning business and eventually worked at Ayer Junior Senior High School in the cafeteria where she brightened the days of...

LIMERICK AND OLD ORCHARD BEACH, MAINE-- Irene B. Murray was the first child born of the union of Arthur and Loretta Fregeau Loranger in Lowell, Massachusetts on May 22, 1924, died November 1, 2021, in Yarmouth, Maine. The family moved to Old Orchard Beach, Maine where Irene’s father worked as a Superintendent of the Saco-Lowell Shops in the 1930s and 1940s. Irene was educated in the Old Orchard Beach school system and graduated from Old Orchard Beach High School in 1942. She then...

 Anita E. Mokarzel, 93, of East Grand Ave passed away Tuesday October 20, 2021 with her family at her side. She was born May 1, 1928, in Portland the daughter of Cosmo and Grace Galli Romano. She attended Portland schools and graduated from Portland High School, where she was a cheerleader.  Anita met her future husband, Joseph, at the famous ball room on the Old Orchard Beach Pier and the rest was history. Anita modeled for Bernie’s Fashions, and worked as a telephone...

On Sunday, September 19, 2021, Velma Elizabeth Williams, passed away after a brief illness at the age of 92.  Velma was born in Biddeford, Maine on August 8, 1929, to Elizabeth  McGarrity Williams and James Williams. She attended Saint Mary’s elementary school in Biddeford, and graduated from Old Orchard Beach High School.  Velma spent her career as a buyer for Porteous, Mitchell and Braun, where her eye for fashion and her outgoing personality earned her...

Captain Bernard Stein, long time resident of Ogunquit, Maine passed away peacefully on April 16 in Sarasota, Florida. He received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering at CCNY and an associate degree  in business at the University of New Hampshire. Along with his love of fishing, he was an entrepreneur, earning twelve US patents for designing and  inventing hospital health care equipment and quality control software. He designed his family’s beautiful home and...

Victor “Bob” R Gava, known to many as “Captain Bob,” 93, of Scarborough (Pine Point), Maine, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 12, 2021 of natural causes.   Victor was born in Nazareth, PA in 1928 to Augusto and Elizabetta Gava and was the first generation born in the USA after his family migrated from Godega, Italy. He was the ninth child out of twelve siblings. He is predeceased by his brothers whom all served in the US military and their...