All Obituaries

Old Orchard Beach, Dorothy Theresa Charland, 96, passed away Wednesday July 29, 2020 at her daughter’s Home in Naugatuck, Ct.  She  was born in Montreal, Canada May 3, 1924 the daughter of Hector and Maria Brulotte Valade.  Dorothy and her family moved to the United States at a young age.  She attended local schools and worked in the textile mills for a short period of time.  She and her family owned for a period of time the Lamp Lighter Cabins in...

Leslie Merrill Eastman, son of Leslie Earl and Gertrude Estelle (Lalonde) Eastman was born 7 September 1940 in the Trull Hospital in Biddeford, Maine and passed away at Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine 17 July 2020. Les graduated from the Old Orchard Beach High School in 1959 and University of Southern Maine with a BS in Geography and an MA in Maine Studies. While a student, he worked for Maine Audubon Society where he arranged and guided field trips. He went on to teach Maine...

Helen A. Miles, 89 of Portland, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020 after a long illness. Helen was the 6th of 10 children born to Fred and Hazel Steele. Helen married the love of her life on October 16, 1948 Everett Miles. Helen worked at Burnham and Morrill as a young woman, Fairchild Semiconductor, and in her later years as a CRMA in a group home for disabled adults. Helen’s homemade cookies and pies will never be forgotten and a fond memory for her family. Helen enjoyed reading,...

Tony Jones was a kind and loving sole. He choose a hard road for his life and in the end it did not work out. He was born In Salt Lake City Utah September 20 1982. He was a great kid with so much wonder and excitement. He always made a huge impression on anyone he met and could make you laugh no matter the circumstances. He would always do anything for anyone no matter what the cost to him. He loved the outdoors fishing, swimming, hunting, camping, snowmobiling, or wheeling, or even just...

Richard “Dickie” Blaney died Wednesday, April 22, 2020. He was born on Factory Island in Saco, Maine on February 19, 1940, the son of Thomas Louis Blaney and Rhea Edith (Aubin) Blaney. He attended Old Orchard Beach schools, and worked for most of his career as a union Master Plumber for Acme Engineering. Dickie worked on several, large-scale plumbing jobs, including the Richards Wing addition at Maine Medical Center and The Observatory and Weather Center atop Mount...

Odessa Baldridge Old Orchard Beach, Odessa Baldridge, 41 of Bayberry Drive passed away Sunday April 19, 2020 suddenly at her residence. She was born in Hyannis, Massachusetts September 25, 1978 the daughter of Brett Hall and Lynn Haubois Blake. Odessa grew up in Cape May Court House, New Jersey. After high school, she worked in Florida and Stone Harbor, NJ, settling in Maine in 2006. She lived in the Buxton area and then to Old Orchard Beach. Odessa was employed at Seal Rock Healthcare...

Charles “Chuckie”  Alfred Keene, 80, formerly of Old Orchard Beach and Ocean Park, died April 7, 2020, at the Pine Point Health Center in Scarborough. He was born, May 16, 1939, in Claremont, New Hampshire, son of Bert F. and Juliette Lizotte Keene.  As a youth he moved to Old Orchard Beach with his family where he grew up.  He was educated in the Old Orchard Beach school system and graduated from Old Orchard Beach High...

Old Orchard Beach, Patrick H. Plourde, 84 of Rockland Dr passed away Saturday April 4, 2020 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. He was born August 19, 1935 in St. John, ME the son of Edmund and Sadie Ouellette Plourde. Patrick attended local schools and then served in the United States Army. After his service to his country, he was employed in the Hartford, Ct area as a meat cutter for over 40 years.  Patrick and his wife moved to Old Orchard Beach in 1998 where he worked at...

Old Orchard Beach, Ernest H. Semmlerock Jr, 80, of Ryefield Dr passed away Friday April 3, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Lebanon, Ct November 8, 1939 the son of Ernest Semmelrock Sr and Gladys Fargo. He attended and graduated from local schools in CT and then worked for the Town of Lebanon. Ernest then worked for over 32 years as a payload operator for the State of CT Highway Department. He and his wife summered at Pinehurst Campground for many years and retired to Old Orchard...

Richard "Joe" Joseph OBrien, 84 formerly of Old Orchard Beach passed away peacefully at Seal Rock Health Care on March 12, 2020. Joe worked as a Steel Worker for many years in southern Maine. On July 17, 1965, he married, Margaret "Peggy" O'Donnell. Following their marriage they moved from South Portland to Old Orchard Beach. Joe was a parishioner and communicant of St. Margaret’s Church in Old Orchard Beach for many years. Richard was predeceased by his wife...