Obituaries

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  Sandra L. Bell

  Thu, 01/20/2022 - 10:45am

  

  Sandra L. (Cook) Bell, age 69, of Wiscasset, passed away on Jan. 17, 2022 in Brunswick, Maine surrounded by her family. Sandy was the daughter of John and Frances (Free) Cook, born in Camden, New Jersey on May 13, 1952. She graduated from Brunswick High School in 1970. She enjoyed music, animals, crafts, collecting coins, antiques, and local artwork. Sandy loved spending time with family and enjoyed meeting with friends at the Marketplace Cafe to share a cup of coffee. Sandy was predeceased by...
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  June H. Jones

  Tue, 01/18/2022 - 7:30am

  

  Our beloved mom, June Hildreth Jones, passed from this life, on Jan. 14, 2022, as she lived it: with grace, and dignity, and love. She delighted everyone she knew with her good will, humor, and compassion. Many people remember June for her ever-present smile as well as her welcoming nature. June was predeceased by her husband, Samuel E. Jones, Jr., and sister, Virginia (Hildreth) Jennings (husband Richard). June is survived by her four children, Stephanie (Jones) O’Connell (husband Peter), Matt...
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  Paul A. Dighton

  Tue, 01/18/2022 - 7:30am

  

  Paul A. Dighton, age 50, passed away on the morning of Jan. 12, 2022, in Damariscotta. Born on Aug. 18, 1971, he was the son of Ernest F. and Nathalie A. Dighton Paul grew up in South Bristol, spending most of his life working on the water. He lobstered as a teenager on various boats, and later on in his adult life he helped his brother Wayne run the Pemaquid Co-op for many years. He was most recently working part-time for the Miles Memorial Hospital League. He would spend his days sorting and...
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  Suzanne Jones

  Mon, 01/17/2022 - 11:15am

  

  Suzanne “Suzie” Jones, 72, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, and formerly of Ballston Lake, New York, passed away at home on Jan. 14, 2022, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Suzie was preceded by parents Jeanette and George Jones. She is survived by son Kim Bruso, daughter Emily Cole, and son-in-law Tyler Cole; granddaughter Charlotte “Charli” Cole; and siblings Barbara Colwell, David Jones, Mary Bussert and Margaret Jones, and their spouses Michael...
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  Beverly A. Rogers Lilly

  Fri, 01/14/2022 - 7:00pm

  

  Beverly A. Rogers Lilly, 93, formerly of Dresden, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor. She was born in Waterville on Sept. 2, 1928, the daughter of Milton and Amber Rogers. After working at her father in-law's store in Dresden for many years, she went on to work for the State House as a switchboard operator. Later, Beverly and her husband Cecil bought property in Boothbay and opened Lilly's Market. She is survived by her daughter Ann Murray and...
• Death notice

  Freeman E. Dodge

  Fri, 01/14/2022 - 7:00pm

  Freeman Edward “Ed” Dodge, 83, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, at his home surrounded by the love of his family. An informal gathering, and time of sharing will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock St., Rockland, where U.S. Coast Guard Military Honors will be rendered at 3 p.m. A full obituary will be published at a later date. To share a memory or condolence with Ed’s family, please visit their...
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  Elaine Dickinson

  Fri, 01/14/2022 - 9:45am

  

  Elaine Dickinson, 79, of Boothbay passed on Nov. 21, 2021, at Parkview Hospital in Brunswick after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. She was born April 30, 1942, in Boothbay, the daughter of Florence and Warren Barter. She had nine brothers and sisters. Elaine and Morris Dickinson were married for 62 years, and they raised three boys. She worked several years as a chambermaid at Brown Bros. Motel in Boothbay Harbor. Elaine enjoyed doing crafts, cooking, spending time with family and...
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  George F. Stanley

  Wed, 01/12/2022 - 4:00pm

  

  George Frederick Stanley, 61, of East Boothbay, Maine passed away peacefully at 3:39 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2022, at Mass General Hospital in Boston with his loving wife Linnea and son Nate by his side. He was born in Bar Harbor on Sept. 11, 1960. George grew up on Swan’s Island, Maine. In 1985 while playing the arcade game Popeye he got to know his future wife and soulmate Linnea Stanley. On June 25, 1988 they decided to tie the knot and became the “Knotty Couple.” Sept. 21, 1990 was the proudest day...
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  Richard P. Giles

  Tue, 01/11/2022 - 2:30pm

  

  Richard Phillip Giles, 65, of Boothbay, died unexpectedly on Jan. 3, 2022. He was the son of Carlton and Jeanette Giles of Boothbay. He was born Feb. 11, 1956. Rich was a house painter by trade, and owned Giles Painting. He worked for many local contractors for several years before his injury. He loved music and playing guitar with his brother Carl. He played a lot of Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings. He was also a huge NASCAR fan and collected NASCAR memorabilia and also antiques. He loved to...
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  Micheal A. Leighton

  Mon, 01/10/2022 - 10:00am

  

  Micheal A. Leighton, 52, passed away peacefully on Jan. 7, 2022 at Maine General Medical Center in Augusta with his wife, Heidi, by his side. He was born May 23, 1969 in Boothbay Harbor to Peter Leighton and Juanita Brewer Kristoff. Micheal grew up in Boothbay and graduated from Boothbay Region High School in the Class of 1987. Micheal was well known as a custom home builder. He also worked in EMS for the Boothbay Region Ambulance Service, as a police officer for the Kennebec County Sheriff’s...
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  Leroy F. Hussey

  Sat, 01/08/2022 - 8:00am

  

  Leroy (Roy) Fogg Hussey, 97, passed away on Jan. 2, 2022 in Augusta, Maine. He was a lifelong resident of Augusta, and summer resident of Ocean Point, East Boothbay. He was born in Augusta, Maine on Dec. 28, 1924, the son of Leroy Hussey, Sr. and Ruth (Vickery) Hussey. He attended Williams School and graduated from Cony High School in 1943. In June 1943, he was inducted into the U. S. Army, serving with the 258th in General Patton’s 3rd Army. He took part in the Normandy invasion (Utah Beach D-...
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  Paul A. Wright

  Fri, 01/07/2022 - 10:00am

  Paul A. Wright of Westport Bridge Road, Wiscasset died Nov. 19, 2021 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. He was born in Bath on April 22, 1941, a son of Wellesley and Pearl (Doughty) Wright. He graduated high school in Connecticut and entered the U.S. Army. He was employed as a leadman and then a crane operator at Bath Iron Works until retiring in 2012. He is survived by his wife, Anne Wright of Wiscasset; one son, one brother, Leon Wright and his wife Nancy of Woolwich, a very special cousin,...
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  Goldie H. Cannon

  Thu, 01/06/2022 - 10:15am

  

  Goldie Hubbard Cannon, 85, of Yarmouth, Maine, passed away peacefully at Bay Square assisted living facility in Yarmouth, Maine on Dec. 25, 2021. She was a caring, compassionate, sweet, warm and loving person. Goldie was born in Rice, Texas on April 8, 1936, the only child of Charles T. and Ruby (Hervey) Hubbard. She grew up in Corsicana, Texas on her grandparent’s farm and in many other places in the country while her father helped build oil pipelines during World War II in support of the war...
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  Rev. Levering Reynolds III

  Thu, 01/06/2022 - 10:00am

  The Reverend Levering Reynolds III, former pastor of First Congregational Church in Wiscasset from 1969 to 1978, died peacefully on Jan. 2, 2022 at the age of 81 at his home in St. Charles, Missouri. Born in Peterborough, New Hampshire, Lev lived in 11 states and traveled to all but one. His love of the outdoors, including hiking and camping, began in childhood as a 9-year-old Cub Scout in Andover, Massachusetts. He was a dedicated Boy Scout for more than 70 years serving in various leadership...
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  Joanne Scott

  Tue, 01/04/2022 - 10:00am

  

  Joanne Scott passed away on Dec. 28, 2021 at Heron Point in Chestertown, Maryland, at the age of 93, with family by her side. Joanne was many things, but first and foremost, she was a painter and a poet. Her passion to capture the intricate auras and nuances of life and then share them was her mission.The water whether creek, pond or ocean was one of her favorite subjects, as well as flowers, landscape and buildings. Her compositions left room for the viewer to explore. She guided numerous...
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  Margaret L. Hodgdon

  Mon, 01/03/2022 - 1:45pm

  

  Margaret L. Hodgdon, 89, of Birch Point Road, Wiscasset passed away on Dec. 28, 2021, at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. She was born in Woolwich on Nov. 15, 1932, a daughter of Hollis L. and Ruth H. (Hayward) Leeman Sr. She was one of 11 children. She attended Woolwich schools and Morse High School. On Aug. 27, 1950, she married Ronald S. Hodgdon. She trained racehorses for harness racing. In 1970 she was employed at the Wiscasset High School as a cook retiring in 1990. Margaret was an active...
• Service notice

  Raymond E. Murphy

  Mon, 01/03/2022 - 11:45am

  

  Raymond Earl Murphy of Brunswick, who was born in Boothbay, deployed on his final cruise at age 79. Friends and family are invited to visit 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 at the Brackett's Funeral Home, 29 Federal St, Brunswick. A funeral service will be held Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 128 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Attendees to the service are required to wear masks; and warm clothing is suggested. For those unable to attend, the service will be available through a...
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  Peter L. Daniels

  Mon, 01/03/2022 - 8:30am

  

  Peter L. Daniels, 82, of Southport, Maine, died suddenly of natural causes in his home on Dec. 23, 2021. Peter was born to Jason and Alice Daniels on Oct. 28, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Norwood, Medfield, and Newton, Massachusetts, with his parents and sister, Jean. During this time, the Daniels family spent summers in Southport, where Peter worked as a dock boy at Brewer’s Boat Yard and as a pin-setter for Gussie Pratt’s bowling alley next to the Southport Yacht Club. He...
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  Sharon L. Larsen

  Fri, 12/31/2021 - 3:15pm

  

  Sharon Lynn Larsen of Belmont, Massachusetts passed away on Dec. 27, 2021 after a short illness. She was born in Manchester, New Hampshire on Jan. 24, 1942, the daughter of Lloyd Carlton Arnold and Evelyn (McNutt) Arnold. She spent most of her childhood growing up in Concord, Massachusetts where she attended grammar school before graduating from the Daycroft School in Greenwich, Connecticut. She and her family spent many summers in the Boothbay region and loved the area, especially Molly’s...
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  David J. Witwicki Sr.

  Fri, 12/31/2021 - 3:15pm

  

  David John Witwicki Sr., age 86, of Bowdoin died at Winship Green in Bath on Dec. 28, 2021. He was born March 5, 1935 in Salem, Massachusetts. He was the son of John and Arlene Burrell Witwicki. He married Jacqueline Litchfield on Oct. 14, 1958. Jacqueline (Jackie) passed away Nov. 11, 2019. David was a US Korean War Air Force veteran. After serving his country, he dedicated his life to law enforcement. He retired as sergeant from the Peabody, Massachusetts Police Department in 1985 after 25...
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  Terrance L. Campbell

  Wed, 12/29/2021 - 10:00am

  

  Terrance Lewis Campbell of Belgrade passed away peacefully on Dec. 21, 2021, after battling cancer. Terry (as he was known to his many friends) was born in Bath, Maine on Dec. 21, 1942, the son of Harold and Priscilla Campbell. Terry spent his early years in Wiscasset, and graduated from Wiscasset Academy in 1961. He attended the University of Maine at Orono, graduating in 1965 with a degree in civil engineering; and received his master’s degree from Northeastern University in Boston in 1967...
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  Rita C. Ketchum-Chubbuck

  Tue, 12/28/2021 - 1:30pm

  Rita C. Ketchum-Chubbuck, 92, of Montsweag Valley Road, Wiscasset passed away on Dec. 26, 2021 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta. She was born in Bath on Jan. 21, 1929, the daughter of Lorenzo and Dora L. (Ouellette) Collins. She graduated from Morse High School in the Class of 1946 and later received an associate’s degree from Gorham State Teachers College. In 1949, she married William H. Ketchum Jr. One of Rita’s first jobs was as a bookkeeper at Sears, Roebuck and Company in Bath...
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  Henry S. Wyatt

  Mon, 12/27/2021 - 10:00am

  

  On a crystal clear night in late August of 1989, Henry and his family walked out on the dock at Cozy Harbor on Southport. After viewing the zillions of stars and smelling the salt air, Henry pledged that he would, someday, be a permanent part of this enchanted place. This was his first trip to Maine. Henry Scott Wyatt was born in Paris, Kentucky where he grew up among horse farms, tobacco, and basketball mania. His father, George Wyatt, was a small contractor who often took other work to make...
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  Susan C. Smith

  Wed, 12/22/2021 - 12:00pm

  Susan Carrington Smith passed away on Dec. 18, 2021 at 11 a.m. She was born Oct. 11, 1945 in Greenfield, Massachusetts, daughter of Richard D. and Doris W. Smith. Susan was educated in Greenfield public schools and graduated from Stoneleigh Prospect Hill School for Girls in Greenfield. While at Stoneleigh, she was active in athletics and president of the Stoneleigh Riding Club. She used to chuckle when she said, “I was a day student, my horse was a boarder!” Throughout life, Susan was an...
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  Jean W. Slayton

  Mon, 12/20/2021 - 4:30pm

  

  Jean Wellington Slayton passed away on Dec. 13, 2021, at her home in Boothbay Harbor with family at her side and surrounded in thought by many families and friends who loved her over the 95 years of her life. Her generous and kind spirit was evident and radiant till the end. Jean, Meme to many, brought joy to all who knew her. Jean was born on June 22, 1926, in Medford, Massachusetts to Joseph Weston and Lillian Marston Wellington. With her older brother Burleigh, Jean spent her childhood in...
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  Ann M. Merry

  Mon, 12/20/2021 - 11:45am

  

  Ann Marie Grover Merry, 87, of Wiscasset, passed away unexpectedly on the afternoon of Dec. 13, 2021 at the LincolnHealth - Miles Campus. It was at Miles where Ann was born, the fourth of eight siblings, to Ernest and Dorothy Grover. Ann graduated from Wiscasset Academy, class of 1952. While a senior there, she worked afternoons at the Lincoln County Courthouse. After graduation, she was hired at the courthouse where she retired from in 1993, after 42 years. On Nov. 11, 1955, she married...
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  Jean E. Philbrook

  Fri, 12/17/2021 - 11:30am

  

  Jean Elizabeth Philbrook (nee Salter): With heavy hearts we announce the peaceful passing of our Aunt Elizabeth (Beth) in Sussman House, Rockport, Maine, on Dec. 12, 2021 after a brief illness, at 98 years of age. Jean (as known locally), was predeceased by her parents Silas Searle and Sarah Jane (Robinson) Salter of Toronto, her older brother Lt. Col. William Harry Salter of Richmond, Ontario (2005), her younger sister Jacqueline Louise Macaskill of Renfrew, Ontario (2003), Richard Lunney of...
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  Cecelia K. McDaniel-Knapp

  Fri, 12/17/2021 - 11:15am

  

  Cecelia Kay McDaniel-Knapp (Kayce), age 77, of Boothbay Harbor passed away surrounded by the love of her family and friends on Dec. 15, 2021. Kayce was born on May 3, 1944 to George and Irene Bolt. She grew up in Georgia, where she gained many of her core values including a love for entertaining, always having more than enough food on the table, loving freely and fiercely, and welcoming everyone with a warm smile. She always said that's where she "learned to talk" and that classic southern...
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  Joan B. Ford

  Mon, 12/13/2021 - 8:00am

  

  The Rev. Canon Joan Stuart Butler Ford, lifetime visitor to Maine and much loved and highly respected mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and Canon for Communications at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral in San Diego, died on Dec. 6, 2021. She was 88. She was born to Bowe Smiley Butler, to whom the family affectionately referred as “Bosie,” and Joseph Green Butler III. A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Joan and her mother moved to North Conway, New Hampshire, where Joan became an accomplished skier...
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  Jean R. Webster

  Sun, 12/12/2021 - 6:00pm

  

  With her husband and daughter at her side, Jean Rosalie Webster passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 9, 2021 from Alzheimer’s disease. She was 82. Jean was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, daughter of Salvatore Carl “Carl” Pidala and Vincenza “Jean” (Ricci) Pidala. Following her graduation from Bay Ridge High School, she began working at Associated Underwriters International located in the financial district of Manhattan. In 1959, a mutual friend introduced her to a young Marine Lance...
• Service notice

  Jean R. Webster

  Fri, 12/10/2021 - 4:00pm

  Jean R. Webster passed away peacefully on Dec. 9, 2021. A gathering of family and friend will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 14 beginning at 10:30 a.m. with a service of Remembrance to begin at 11:15 a.m. Services will be held at Hall Funeral Home 975 Wiscasset Road Boothbay, ME 04537. A committal service will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
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  Lugracia Sumpter

  Mon, 12/06/2021 - 2:00pm

  

  Lugracia Sumpter, 92, of Oxbow Lane, Whitefield died Dec. 3, 2021, at her residence. She was born in Corbin, Kentucky on Aug. 10, 1929, a daughter of Leonard and Talitha (Mason) Rains. She attended Cincinnati schools and graduated from college as a registered nurse. She married William B. Walker in Kentucky and was employed as a registered nurse at hospitals and nursing homes. In 1967 she married Robert E. Sumpter and moved to Maine in 2019. She enjoyed the casino slot machines and gambling...
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  Stephanie A. Hicks

  Mon, 12/06/2021 - 1:30pm

  

  Stephanie Adele Hicks, beloved daughter of Charles and Diane Hicks, passed away Dec. 5, 2021 at her home in Bath surrounded by friends and family. She had a many years-long struggle with brain cancer. Stephanie was born at Bath Memorial Hospital on Aug. 30, 1988. As a child, Stephanie was involved in Girls Scouts, Fay Pye Dance Studio, and she was active at the Bath Area Family YMCA. Stephanie was a voracious reader and an avid fan of Harry Potter. Stephanie had a great affinity for writing and...
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  Thomas A.M. Dekker

  Mon, 12/06/2021 - 9:30am

  

  Thomas A.M. Dekker, 79, peacefully passed away on Nov. 27, 2021. Tom was a long- time resident of Boothbay Harbor and made a lasting impact on the Boothbay region community as a school bus driver for 30 years. Countless people have remarked that Tom was their bus driver recalling him dressed as Santa at Christmas, cheering them on at sporting events and always greeting them with a warm smile. Tom was a gentleman in every sense. He was kind, patient and gracious with a quick but never biting wit...
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  Alfred W. Ford

  Mon, 12/06/2021 - 7:45am

  

  Alfred Waterlow “Al” Ford, age 87, of Bethesda, Maryland and summer resident of Southport Island, passed away in his Bethesda home on Nov. 26, 2021. Born and raised in California by his parents Norman and Helen, Al graduated from University of California/Berkeley, then got a degree in foreign relations from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. His career spanned 35 years with the U.S. Agency for International Development with posts in many African countries and Haiti. Al and his family...
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  Ruth E. Robinson

  Sun, 12/05/2021 - 11:30am

  

  Ruth Elizabeth Robinson 82, formerly of Edgecomb, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on the morning of Nov. 30, 2021 Ruth was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, June 14, 1939. Raised by her beloved Aunt Marjorie “Peg” McGlauflin, who was a long time teacher at BRHS. Ruth worked many years as a beautician at her own shop in North Edgecomb before moving to Florida for semi-retirement. She then moved to Alabama where she worked on a school bus with her husband before fully retiring. She was...
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  Paul Whitehead Jr.

  Wed, 12/01/2021 - 9:45am

  

  The Honorable Paul Whitehead Jr., 76, of Westminster-Canterbury in Lynchburg, Virginia, and Boothbay Harbor, Maine, died on Nov. 19, 2021 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Paul was born Oct. 15, 1945, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, the son of Paul Whitehead and Elizabeth Perkins Whitehead. He was the grandson of Stuart Baldwin Whitehead and Susan Withers Massie Whitehead of Lovingston, Virginia, and James Blenn Perkins and Fannie Souther Orne Perkins of Boothbay Harbor. Paul was a 1963...
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  Shirley M. Campbell

  Wed, 12/01/2021 - 9:30am

  Shirley May Campbell, 85, passed away on Nov. 15, 2021 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor. Shirley was born Oct. 29, 1936 in Damariscotta, Maine to Leon C. Campbell and Ella V. (Mcauley) Campbell. She graduated from Boothbay Harbor High School in the Class of 1954. Shirley was a bookkeeper at Leavitt’s Garage in Boothbay and Spofford’s Garage in Boothbay and was a chambermaid at the Flagship Motel in Boothbay Harbor. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting in her spare time. She was a member...
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  Patricia A. Wilkins

  Tue, 11/30/2021 - 3:00pm

  

  Patricia Ann (Wade) Wilkins of Boothbay passed away peacefully on Nov. 18, 2021 at the age of 85. Pat was born in Brooklyn, New York and spent her formative years in Manchester, Massachusetts where she met and later married the late Raymond S. Wilkins Jr. She was the sister of the late Virginia Saulnier and the late Daniel Wade. She is survived by her niece, Stepanie Poussard and nephew Eric Saulnier. Her surviving stepchildren are Calvin Wilkins, Elizabeth Blount, Rebecca Dent, Samuel Wilkins...
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  Linda J. Lewis

  Tue, 11/30/2021 - 11:00am

  Linda J. Lewis, 76, passed away peacefully at the Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine on Nov. 25, 2021. Linda was the daughter of Joel C. Lewis and Lillias (Barter) Lewis. She grew up on Barters Island, Boothbay, and lived there until the age of 40. She lived in several homes over the years most recently living at Spurwink Pleasant Lake House in Casco, Maine. Wherever she resided everyone loved her. She had a strong will and you always knew where you stood with Linda! She loved dolls...
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  Beverly J. Graham

  Tue, 11/30/2021 - 7:30am

  

  Beverly Jean Graham, 97, of Sarasota, Florida, beloved wife of Otto Everett Graham Jr., passed away Nov. 26, 2021 with family by her side. Bev spent a lifetime embracing family, faith, volunteerism and sport. Born in Beloit, Wisconsin on Aug. 6, 1924, she grew up in Des Plains with parents Fred and Mary Collinge, and older brothers John and Duane. The family moved to Wabash, Indiana as Bev was entering 8th grade. An accomplished English and music student at Wabash High, she was the girls...
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  Marcia H. Hamilton

  Mon, 11/29/2021 - 2:00pm

  

  Marcia H. (Penniman) Hamilton, 93, daughter of George F. Penniman and Katherine H. (Hilton), passed away peacefully at home in Northborough, Massachusetts, on Nov. 27, 2021. She is survived by her husband of 69 years, George Hamilton; three children: daughters Deborah McQuade (John) and Marcia Buss (James) and son George F. Hamilton (Theresa); six grandchildren: Julie McQuade Ladimer (Gary), Keith McQuade (Precious), Sarah (Buss) Riviere (Matthieu), Kristen Buss, Benjamin Hamilton and Thomas...
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  Richard V. Brewer Sr.

  Wed, 11/24/2021 - 3:45pm

  

  Richard Vernon Brewer Sr., 81, of Newcastle, died Nov. 24, 2021 at the Sussman House in Rockport after a brief illness. He was born in Boothbay Harbor on Dec. 24, 1939 a son of Vernon Castle Brewer Sr. and Doris M. (Higgins) Brewer and grew up in Boothbay Harbor. His entire life was centered around providing for his family. He had a love for the water and dug worms most of his life. He loved to dig, go to yard sales, and putter in his yard in the endless piles of wood. He married Yvette Heald...
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  Madelyn L. Bailey

  Mon, 11/22/2021 - 1:30pm

  

  Madelyn L. Bailey, 78, of Bailey Lane died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, at Winship Green in Bath. She was born in Bath on Jan. 1, 1943, a daughter of Herbert S. and Hazel A. (Harnish) McIntire. She graduated from Morse High School in the class of 1960 and attended Thomas College. After college she was employed by Attorney “Mr. Karey.” Then on May 16, 1964 she married James A. Bailey, at which time she gave up that job to begin the journey of wife and the mother of four sons. She was an active...
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  Sylvia A. Martin

  Mon, 11/22/2021 - 10:00am

  

  Mrs. Sylvia (Alexander) Martin, a resident of Camden, Maine, formerly from Alna, Maine and Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on the morning of Nov. 19, 2021 at the age of 93. Sylvia was born in Waltham, Massachusetts on Jan. 10, 1928, the daughter of the late Alfred and Fanny (Griffith) Alexander. She was raised in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High School class of 1947. Upon graduation, Sylvia was a recipient of an art scholarship to The Commercial Art School of Design, Boston,...
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  Wayne A. Robinson

  Fri, 11/19/2021 - 12:15pm

  

  Wayne A. Robinson, 83, formerly of Edgecomb, Maine, recently of Calera, Alabama, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on the evening of Nov. 14, 2021 at Shelby Baptist Medical Center. Born in Southwest Harbor, Maine on Aug. 17, 1938, he was the son of Curtis and Rachel Robinson. Wayne graduated from Boothbay Region High School and then went on to Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute. He worked many years for Central Maine Power Company before retiring and moving to Sarasota,...
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  Mitch Billis

  Wed, 11/17/2021 - 12:45pm

  

  Mitchell J. Billis, nationally known artist, 84, died unexpectedly from a brief illness on Sept. 20, 2021. He was an only child to Alice (Wiley) and Mitch Billis in Frankfort in upstate New York, a mostly Sicilian Italian small town of immigrants who had come to take the jobs building the railroads making a good life for their children. His Irish mother represented one of the other small groups of people who came to Frankfort in the early years before prohibition and the Great Depression. His...
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  Anne L. Schubert

  Sun, 11/14/2021 - 5:30pm

  

  Anne Lingham Schubert, 95, passed away peacefully Nov. 13, 2021 at Cove’s Edge Nursing Home in Damariscotta, Maine. The daughter of Marjorie Proctor and Robert Marston Lingham, Anne was born on Aug. 11, 1926. She attended Littleton, Massachusetts schools, Cambridge School and Westbrook Jr. College where she earned a business degree in 1946. She married Dr. Everett D. Schubert in June 1953. They lived in Wiscasset, Maine for a few years where Dr. Schubert had a family medical practice. They then...
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  Barbara A. Zarpentine

  Thu, 11/11/2021 - 8:15am

  

  Barbara Ann Reach Zarpentine, 85, of Barters Island, Boothbay, died unexpectedly Aug. 18, 2021 at Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick, Maine. Born in East Orange, New Jersey on Dec. 27, 1935, she was the daughter of Rudolph S. Reach and Florence (Nichols) Reach. She moved as a child to the suburb of Wayne, New Jersey then West Milford, New Jersey until 1994 when she retired to Boothbay. She was a member of the first graduating class of Wayne High School and was then employed by New Jersey Bell...
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  Jean F. Pillers

  Wed, 11/10/2021 - 8:30am

  

  Jean Van Buren Felton Pillers died Nov. 7, 2021. She was born Oct. 27, 1920. Jean loved life and was a friend to all. She was especially fond of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, where she owned and operated the Port’O’Call stationery shop. She is survived by her loving family: daughters Jean MacDonald and Nancy Pillers; granddaughter Lisa and husband Tim Walsh; great-granddaughter Lindsey Walsh and fiancé Jon Lentini; great-grandson Tyler Walsh; great-great-granddaughter Payton Poitras; and great-great-...

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