All Obituaries

Arnold Prescott (“Harry”) Harrison of York, Maine, passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on March 24, 2024.  Harry was born on August 12, 1938, in Nashua, NH, the son of Edith and Arah Harrison of Old Orchard Beach, ME.  He is predeceased by his mother, father, and sister Delma O’Malley, of Orlando, FL. He is also predeceased by his first wife, Sylvia Hamilton Harrison. He is survived by his wife, Catherine Harrison of York, Maine, his brother, Richard...

Nicholas James Hobbs Bray, who liked to live life on the edge, “Fast & Furious,” died on December 15, 2023 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. He was 36. He was born May 22, 1987, a loving son of Mary Bray and the late James Henaire. He is survived by his son, Jayce; his mother and father, Michael Hobbs; his sisters, Katherine and Stephanie; and brothers, David, Adam, James and Jeremie. He also leaves his girlfriend, Kristi, who made him happy until the day he passed. We are...

Jen passed away November 6, 2023, at her home in Old Orchard Beach. She was born October 15, 1928, in Rumford, Maine. She was raised there and graduated from Stephens High School. In December 1949 while working as a secretary, she met the love of her life Richard Sawtelle. They were married six months later on June 17, 1950. Jen was a devout Catholic and attended St. Mary's Church in Biddeford. She was very active in her church. She served on parish council, helped with St....

Arthur (Leo) LaChance passed away in his home on October 4, 2023, at the age of 91. Arthur was born and raised in Richmond, Maine, by his father, Arthur John LaChance, and mother, Natalie (Meserve) LaChance. He graduated from Richmond High School in 1951 and promptly joined the Navy. After the Navy, he attended Husson College in Bangor and graduated with a business degree in 1959. Arthur had a love for math – it wasn’t unusual for him to offer to do your taxes, even if you never...

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...