Obituaries

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  Robert H. Conn, Sr

  Wed, 08/05/2020 - 9:15am

  

  Robert H. Conn, Sr., 95, of Boothbay quietly passed away at home on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. He was born in Boonton, New Jersey on June 8, 1925, the son of Henry Hammond Conn and Violet B. Doremus. In 1943, upon graduating from Morristown School, Bob enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He was in flight training until 1946 and earned the designation Naval Aviator. His operational assignments afterwards included flying seaplanes, land-based patrol bombers, and carrier-based fighter and attack aircraft. He...
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  David A. Dudley

  Tue, 08/04/2020 - 10:30am

  

  David A. Dudley 73, of Ocean Point, Maine, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at his home. A full obituary will follow when available. Calling hours will be held on Friday, Aug. 7, from 5 -7 p.m. at the Ocean Point Casino, 25 Park St., Ocean Point, Maine Because of COVID-19 restrictions, a “receiving line” with social distancing will be in place and all in attendance are asked to please wear a mask. Come share your condolences with Beth and pay your respects to Dave. Halls of...
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  Reta L. LeMar

  Mon, 08/03/2020 - 3:45pm

  

  Reta L. Russell LeMar, of Old Orchard Beach, went home to be with her precious Lord and Savior on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020 surrounded by her loving family after a brave battle with breast cancer. Reta was born March 1, 1938 at Gardiner General Hospital. One of six children born to late Bernard & Esther Bailey of Wiscasset. She was raised in Dresden and graduated from Bridge Academy in 1956. After graduation, she worked at Hartford Royal Typewriter Co. in Connecticut in the filing department. In...
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  Dennis D. Pinkham

  Mon, 08/03/2020 - 3:00pm

  

  Dennis Douglass Pinkham passed away on Jan. 28, 2020, in Zepherhills, Florida with his wife Alison and his three sons by his side. Dennis was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine on May 12, 1942, the son of Kenneth L. and Grace Douglass Pinkham. As a result of his father’s service in the U.S. Coast Guard, he began his education in the one-room schoolhouse on Monhegan Island, Maine. At the time there were eight students in the school and he always remembered his one classmate, Carl Wincapaw. Dennis...
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  Evelyn Colby

  Mon, 08/03/2020 - 11:15am

  

  Evelyn N. Peaslee Gaboury Colby, 92, died July 30, 2020 at Gray Birch Long Term Care in Augusta. She was born Dec. 24, 1927 in Somerville to Guy F. Peaslee and Leola Benner Peaslee. Evelyn grew up in Somerville working with her family in the woods, raking blueberries and picked potatoes in Aroostook County. She went to school until the war started. She worked as a supervisor for Sylvania in Massachusetts. She also ran a second hand shop in Boston buying and selling furniture to college students...
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  Leigh P. Campbell

  Mon, 08/03/2020 - 11:00am

  

  Leigh Payson Campbell, 79, of Washington St., died Friday, July 31, 2020 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. He was born in Bath on Feb. 8, 1941, a son of Harold and Priscilla (Lewis) Campbell. Leigh graduated from Wiscasset Academy and Bates College. After college, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served during Vietnam, where he received several commendations. Leigh began working at Bates College in 1973 and remained there for 39 years, retiring as the Director of Financial Aid. Leigh was...
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  David D. Clapp

  Sun, 08/02/2020 - 9:45am

  

  David Dudley Clapp died on July 27, 2020, in his Boothbay Harbor home with his wife by his side at the age of 81. David was born in Boston on May 5, 1939, to Nathaniel Dudley Clapp and Mary Loring Clapp. He grew up in Prides Crossing, Massachusetts, and was a graduate of the Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, Mass., and Brown University. A veteran of the Army, he was a Chinese linguist, trained at the Monterey Army Language School. As a civilian, David served as President of the Wakefield...
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  Emery E. Brown

  Tue, 07/28/2020 - 7:15pm

  

  Emery Easton “Brownie” Brown, son of Mabel Hayden (Easton) Brown and Arthur Bernard Brown, was born Aug. 18, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, “a subsequent product of the earlier celebration of the signing of the armistice ending World War I, Nov. 11, 1918.” He died May 18, 2020. He was raised in Waltham, Massachusetts, active in the Payson Park Church and graduated from Waltham High School in 1937 and Northeastern University on their five year co-op program, which allowed him to work full time...
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  Francis Whittaker

  Tue, 07/28/2020 - 11:00am

  

  Francis “Eli” Whittaker, 73, of Hale Pond Road, Wiscasset, passed away July 22, 2020 at his home. He was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island on Feb. 16, 1947, son of Benjamin and Evelyn (Godin) Whittaker. He was the brother of the late Nancy Demers. He graduated from Burrillville High School where he played hockey. He worked for many years with American Tourister. In his semi-retirement years, he worked at LL Bean and for a few different farms in Maine. He enjoyed spending time with family,...
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  Allan C. Flott Jr.

  Tue, 07/28/2020 - 7:15am

  On July 5, 2020, Allan C. Flott Jr. (Tucker), loving brother and friend, passed away in Catonsville, Maryland at the age of 75. Tucker was born on April 25, 1945 in Washington, D.C. to Allan and Evelyn Flott. He was raised in Bowie and Chevy Chase, Maryland with his 12 siblings. Tucker graduated from Bethesda Chevy Chase High School in 1963. He was drafted into the Army in 1967, and served in Vietnam in the 2nd Battalion Mech, 8th Infantry Unit for one year. He was discharged from the Army in...
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  Peter W. Holland

  Tue, 07/28/2020 - 7:15am

  

  Peter White Holland, 74, also known as “Chewy” but definitely not “Mr. Holland,” passed away on July 20, 2020 after a brief illness. He was a resident of Brookfield, New Hampshire. Born in Portland, Maine on Sept. 29, 1945, Peter was the son of Barbara (Healey) and Robert Cades Holland. He grew up in Andover, Massachusetts and moved to Bedford, New Hampshire in 1980 where he spent 35 years raising his family before retiring to Brookfield. Peter’s early education began at the Pike School in...
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  Richard W. Kubler

  Mon, 07/27/2020 - 2:45pm

  

  Richard Walter Kubler, 53, died Saturday morning, July 25, 2020, at his Wiscasset residence. He was born in Hackensack, New Jersey on April 15, 1967, to Walter “Ken” and Barbara (Klasmeier) Kubler. Rich was a licensed electrician for the family business and a volunteer firefighter for Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, before becoming a career firefighter for Hackensack in 1998. He, along with his fellow brother firefighters, volunteered at Ground Zero. Rich loved being a firefighter, but his...
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  Jib Fowles

  Mon, 07/27/2020 - 10:15am

  

  Jib Fowles, 79, professor emeritus of media studies at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, died on March 7, 2020. Born Robert Briggs Fowles in 1940, he was given the family nickname “Jib” as an infant, and used that name all his life, both personally and professionally. The son of Lloyd Wright Fowles and Jane Briggs Fowles, Jib grew up on the campus of the Loomis School in Windsor, Connecticut, where his father was the head of this preparatory school’s history department. Jib often mentioned...
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  John V. R. Lyman

  Tue, 07/21/2020 - 1:45pm

  

  John Van Reed Lyman died on July 17, 2020 in Edmond, Oklahoma after a long illness. He was born in Bronxville, New York on March 14, 1939 to Richard Van Reed Lyman and Lois Marean Lyman, formerly of Camden and Wiscasset. He grew up in Camden, Maine, graduated from high school in Boothbay Harbor and served in the U.S. Coast Guard from March 1960 to March 1964. John attended Boston University and worked for Honeywell MPI Seagate and Cherokee Data in Oklahoma City, where he retired. John was...
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  Bruce J. Gilmartin

  Tue, 07/21/2020 - 9:45am

  

  Bruce James Gilmartin, 79, of Boothbay, passed away peacefully under the compassionate care of staff at the Sussman House Hospice, in Rockport, after a long battle with complications of diabetes. He was born on Jan. 21, 1941, to Mildred and James Gilmartin, of Fairfield, Maine. His father was a manager at McLellan’s Five & Dime stores at various locations, thus Bruce moved frequently as a child. The family moved to Lynn, Massachusetts, and there he attended Lynn English High School. After...
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  Ralph L. Tirrell

  Tue, 07/21/2020 - 7:45am

  Ralph L. Tirrell passed away peacefully at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor on July 12, 2020. Ralph was born Nov. 14, 1925 in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. He grew up in a small suburb of Braintree, Massachusetts. He served in the Navy as an airman during World War II. After the war, he graduated from Boston University and joined a large insurance company, rising to vice president before retiring and moving to Boothbay Harbor. While working as an insurance executive he married the love...
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  Barbara D. Gagnon

  Mon, 07/20/2020 - 1:00pm

  

  Barbara Dawn (Galloupe) Gagnon, 91, passed away at her home in Edgecomb on June 16, 2020 surrounded by friends and family. In her own words: A long life in a great place. Barbara was born in Bath on Aug. 19, 1929 to Albert J. and Doris (Rittal) Galloupe. She graduated from Hallowell High School in 1946, and from Bates College in 1950. She remained active in Bates Alumni Association and stayed in close touch with many college friends. A lifelong learner, Barbara read daily and favored books on...
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  Kenneth A. Hodgkins

  Mon, 07/20/2020 - 10:30am

  

  Kenneth Alan Hodgkins, 80, of Parker Head Road, Phippsburg, died July 14, 2020 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. He was born in Portland on March 28, 1940, a son of Norman Walter and Barbara (Chaney) Hodgkins. He graduated from Portland High School. He entered the U.S. Marines serving during the Korean Conflict. On Oct. 7, 1962 he married Linda L. Gudroe. He was self employed harvesting seafood and other things in the Wiscasset and Phippsburg area. He enjoyed biking, boating and playing his...
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  Thaddeus T. Hutcheson Jr.

  Mon, 07/20/2020 - 8:45am

  

  Thaddeus Thomson “Thad” Hutcheson Jr., a Houston native, died peacefully on July 11, 2020, following a long illness. He was born on March 2, 1941 to Caroline Brownlee and Thad Thomson Hutcheson Sr. He attended the Kinkaid School and Lanier Junior High School in Houston before graduating from The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania in 1959 where he roomed with his lifetime friend, Philip Cannon. He attended Princeton University, graduating in 1963 from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and...
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  Adney M. Peck Jr.

  Tue, 07/14/2020 - 9:15am

  

  Adney M. Peck Jr. of Nobleboro passed away peacefully on July 9, 2020, after a short battle with cancer. Born in Nobleboro on Jan. 6, 1937, he was the son of Adney and Florence Peck. During high school at Lincoln Academy, Adney met the love of his life, Iverne Weston. This courtship and his love for her for more than 63 years proved evident as she was by him to the end. As a young man Adney formed a partnership with Joe Ball to purchase and run Hatch Well Drillers. During the next 43 years as...
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  Arthur R. Edwards

  Mon, 07/13/2020 - 3:45pm

  

  Arthur “Ross” Edwards, 80, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2020 at Boothbay Green assisted living in Boothbay. He was born on Sept. 26, 1939 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Arthur and Constance (Ross) Edwards. He grew up in Wellesley, Mass. He married Leslie (Davis) Edwards in June of 1963 and they resided in Natick, Massachusetts with their three boys until their move to Boothbay in 1987. Ross was a graduate of Cambridge School of Weston, Massachusetts, then went onto...
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  Ruth P. Webber

  Mon, 07/13/2020 - 2:00pm

  

  Ruth Pauline “Polly” Webber, 76, of Wiscasset, passed away at her home on July 07, 2020. Polly was born in Boothbay on June 21, 1944, to Arthur R. and Florence (Mathews) Delano. Polly worked at Stinson Seafood Company and for many years at the Reny’s Warehouse. She collected Native American memorabilia and really enjoyed mowing her lawn. Polly was predeceased by her parents, brothers Kenneth, George, Jeffrey, Arthur Jr., and Bob Delano, and sisters Marjorie Sproul, Margaret Creamer and Martha...
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  Frances A. Browne

  Fri, 07/10/2020 - 8:45am

  

  Frances Ann Browne, 86, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2020 at the Glenridge Nursing home in Augusta, Maine. She was born on Jan. 19, 1934 in Cassopolis, Michigan, the daughter of the late Clifford and Margaret (MacNab) Kiehn. She grew up in Michigan living in Kalamazoo and Ann Arbor. She graduated from Laurel School for Girls in Cleveland. Upon graduation she went on to attend college at Colby Sawyer. Her family has been coming to the Boothbay region since the ’40s and often would rent the...
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  Lawrence F. Vassamillet

  Wed, 07/08/2020 - 8:00am

  

  Lawrence F. “Larry” Vassamillet, 95, died peacefully under the care of Hope Hospice at Shell Point Retirement Community in Fort Myers, Florida on July 3, 2020. He was born on Sept. 14, 1924 in Elisabethville, Belgian Congo (now known as Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo). His mother, Laura Amelia Wyatt, an American Methodist missionary, was teaching school in the Congo. His father, Emile Vassamillet, had been a member of the Belgian resistance during World War I and was stationed in...
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  Edward A. Burkhalter Jr.

  Tue, 07/07/2020 - 6:00pm

  Vice Admiral Edward Allen Burkhalter Jr. passed from this world on July 1, 2020. The cause of death was a heart attack and complications of suspected COVID-19. He joins his beloved wife of 44 years, Becky. They were former summer residents of the Boothbay region. Al was born Sept. 15, 1928 in Roanoke, Alabama, to Allen and Sara (Sims) Burkhalter. Al was an athlete, musician, Eagle Scout, and faithful Christian. He attended Auburn University for one year and then entered the United States Naval...
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  Robert L. Wallace Sr.

  Tue, 07/07/2020 - 3:15pm

  

  Robert Leslie Wallace Sr. passed away peacefully at St. Andrews Village on July 7, 2020 at the age of 92. His family was happy to be near him during his final days, and could not thank the staff at St. Andrews Village enough for the care and love they offered him. He was born in Boothbay Harbor on March 9, 1928, the third child of Erville J. and Ethel Gilman Wallace. While he loved to travel, Boothbay Harbor has always been his “home.” Family, travel, adventure and the outdoors were central to...

• Celebration of Life for Greg L. Lemar

  Tue, 07/07/2020 - 11:15am

  

  Please join us as we celebrate Greg's life as he would have wanted it --- with friends and family with an old-fashioned barbecue /potluck gathering. The celebration will be held on Sunday, July 19 from 1 to 5 p.m., with the ceremony at 3 p.m., at 285 Middle Road, Dresden Maine at his home that he shared with his wife and dog. Plenty room to social distant and park, so please join us as we share a memory and or a story. Rain or shine.

• Graveside service for Atwood Stevens

  Tue, 07/07/2020 - 9:15am

  A graveside service for Atwood "Frank" Stevens will be held on Wednesday, July 22 at 11 a.m. at Evergreen Cemetery, Barters Island Road, Boothbay. Social distancing requirements are recommended.
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  Carla W. Eaton

  Mon, 07/06/2020 - 11:00am

  

  Carla Williams (Wright) Eaton, 84, formerly of Beverly Farms, Massachusetts and a resident of Fryeburg and Southport, Maine, died Ju ly 4, 2020 at St. Andrew s Village, Boothbay Harbor, Maine where she had lived for over a year in Safe Havens, the memory care wing, making the staff and other residents laugh . She was born on April 11, 1936 in Providence, Rhode Island, the daughter of Carlos and Virginia (Williams) Wright of Providence, Rhode Island and a 10th generation direct descendant of...
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  Pat Fry

  Fri, 07/03/2020 - 7:30am

  

  Pat Fry, 79, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Pat was born and raised in Maine, spent many years in Pennsylvania before returning home to be near family. The coast of Maine was rooted in her soul, as a teenager she spent one summer working on Monhegan Island, and as the saying goes, “what happens on Monhegan, stays on Monhegan.” Ocean Point was her favorite place on earth, her strong family ties would bring her to East Boothbay whenever possible. The smell...
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  Mary A. Blycher

  Thu, 07/02/2020 - 1:30pm

  

  Mary Ann (Ornowski) Blycher, 84, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine passed away peacefully on June 26, 2020 at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport, Maine Mary Ann was born to Anthony and Anna Ornowski in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. She attended Yale Grace New Haven School of Nursing and was employed by the Fairfax County Public School System. She enjoyed her life in the Boothbay region, loved to play golf, bridge, read, and had a passion for gardening. She was a member of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht...
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  Roy A. Larsen

  Wed, 07/01/2020 - 4:00pm

  

  Roy A. Larsen, 90, of Belmont, Massachusetts passed away at his home on June 30, 2020. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 3, 1930 to Peter Larsen and Ruth Everts Larsen. He spent his childhood living in Dorchester, and later Quincy, with his father, stepmother, Violet Blakeney Larsen, his three brothers, Edward, Robert and Herbert, and his sister, Dorothy. He served as a sergeant in the 1st Combat Service Group, U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War and went to both the Warton...
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  James Howe

  Wed, 07/01/2020 - 12:15pm

  James Howe passed away June 29, 2020 at the age of 89 at Mercy Home in Eagle Lake, Maine. A longtime resident of Maine, he built his home adjacent to his grandparents’ summer home called Eagle Ridge (located in East Edgecomb). Every summer numerous relatives and their families gathered at the estate to enjoy time with family and friends on the Damariscotta River. After Eagle Ridge was sold, Jim purchased an adjacent acreage where he built his own home. He enjoyed the pace of the state he so...
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  Lawrence S. Pratt

  Tue, 06/30/2020 - 1:30pm

  Lawrence Spencer Pratt , 78, a longtime summer resident of Squirrel Island, died June 27, 2020 of heart failure at Brigham and Women ’ s Hospital in Boston. He was born June 17, 1942, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, while his mother, Ann Spencer Pratt , was visiting her parents in the village of Williamsville, West Stockbridge. Larry grew up in Greenwich Village, New York City. He attended Friends Seminary and Trinity School before entering Yale, where he studied economics. There, he edited the...
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  Alden S. Greene

  Sun, 06/28/2020 - 9:00am

  

  Alden S. Greene, 78, born Feb. 19,1942, passed away June 16, 2020 peacefully at his Tucson, Arizona home under hospice care with his wife, Mary Alyce holding his hand whispering loving words. He leaves behind many who loved and admired him. Family members, ice cream customers, employees, and vendors will feel the loss. Alden was born to John Alden Greene and Jeannette Francis Greene, lived and grew up in Bath, Maine. He had wonderful memories of his summers at Birch Point. He graduated from...
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  Lucy N. Marlowe

  Fri, 06/26/2020 - 11:45am

  

  Lucy Norma (Flint) Marlowe of Boothbay Harbor, 96, passed away on June 24, 2020 at the Plant Memorial Home in Bath, Maine. Lucy was born on May 14, 1924, the daughter of Henry T. Flint and Eleanor (Van Horn) Flint of East Boothbay. She was married to Fred W. Marlowe for 46 years until his death in 1995. She was a graduate of Boothbay Harbor High School. She was an avid history buff, her knowledge of the state of Maine and particularly the coastline was not to be rivaled. In earlier years she...
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  Sheila F. Mitchell

  Thu, 06/25/2020 - 1:15pm

  

  Sheila Faye (McCabe) Mitchell died peacefully at the Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen, New Hampshire on June 22, 2020 at the age of 83. Sheila was born on May 14, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts to James M. “Bim” McCabe and Ruth S. “Toot” (Winslow) McCabe. She graduated from Girls’ Latin School in Boston and later became a registered nurse through the Concord Hospital School of Nursing in Concord, New Hampshire, and held degrees from the University of New Hampshire and Colby-Sawyer...
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  Ruth A. Strout

  Tue, 06/23/2020 - 10:00am

  

  Ruth Arlene Strout passed away on June 18, 2020 at Miles Memorial Hospital. At the time of her death she was a resident at Lincoln County Elder Care in Boothbay. Arlene was born July 7, 1925 in St. George, Maine to Alexander and Evelyn Morrison. She was a graduate of Morse High School. She was married to Harold “Bud” Strout on June 14, 1944. They were married for 56 years until his death in March 2000. Arlene spent most of her life living in Bath and Wiscasset. She worked for many years at...
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  M. Jo Miete

  Tue, 06/23/2020 - 8:00am

  

  M. Jo Miete, 91, from Corpus Christi, Texas and Alna, Maine passed away peacefully on Jan. 17, 2020, in Corpus Christi. She was born April 8, 1929, in Fort Worth, Texas to Willliam Smith and Fannie Brown Smith. From July 1939 to May 1948 she and her siblings lived at the State Orphan’s Home in Corsicana, Texas. On Feb. 15, 1950 she married Walter Miete. They moved around the United States for Walter’s military career, as a navy pilot, finally settling in Wiscasset, Maine, and then retired in...
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  Shirley M. Hodder

  Mon, 06/22/2020 - 2:00pm

  

  Shirley Marie (Lyons) Hodder died peacefully at home in East Boothbay on June 19, 2020. She was born Dec. 24, 1931 in Spencer, Massachusetts. Her parents were Frederick Lyons and Leah (Benoit) Lyons of Wheelwright, Massachusetts. Shirley was happily married to her husband, K. Alan Hodder (1933-2018) for 59 loving, laugh-filled years. Shirley graduated from Hardwick High School in 1949, and then from Salters Secretarial School in Worcester, Massachusetts with exceptional skills, which led to a...
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  William F. Thompson

  Mon, 06/22/2020 - 7:30am

  

  William Foss Thompson, 93, son of the late William Laban Thompson and Mildred Foss Thompson of Boston, Massachusetts, and a more than half century summer resident of Southport, Maine, died June 12, 2020 due to complications from a fractured hip sustained during a fall at home in Boston. June 12 was also his 66th wedding anniversary with the late Juliana Wilson Thompson who died on April 11, 2020 due to lung failure after contracting COVID-19. Born Aug. 15, 1926, Bill was a 1944 graduate of...
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  Ann E. Claffey

  Fri, 06/19/2020 - 12:15pm

  

  Ann Elizabeth Riggs Claffey, 79, of Pittston, Maine passed away on June 16, 2020. Ann was born Dec. 24, 1940, the only child of Horace and Adele Riggs. She was raised in Needham, Massachusetts and in early adulthood would call Newburyport and Marshfield home. In 1995 she and her husband Joe purchased the Country Cabin General Store in Wiscasset, Maine, where she enjoyed managing operations with her sons by her side. For many years Ann worked as a library assistant at the Ventress Memorial...

• Death notice for Gareth Trask

  Wed, 06/17/2020 - 7:00am

  Gareth Trask, 83, of Nobleboro passed away at home on June 13, 2020. Arrangements are in the care of Direct Cremation of Maine, Belfast: www.directcremationofmaine.com
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  Elizabeth C. McKim

  Tue, 06/16/2020 - 3:15pm

  

  Elizabeth “Liz” C. (Claassen) McKim of Boothbay Harbor passed away on June 5, 2020 at the age of 78. Liz was born to parents Edward and Hester (Regier) on Feb. 25, 1942 in Whitewater, Kansas. She grew up the fourth of five children and attended Newton High School. In 1960 she married her high school sweetheart, Carl McKim of Newton, Kansas. The couple had two children Tammie and Tod. They lived in Dillon, Colorado 1966 through 1973 where she and Carl were the managers of the Loveland Pass Motel...
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  Jean B. Sutter

  Tue, 06/16/2020 - 8:45am

  

  Jean Bailey Sutter, 94, passed away on June 7, 2020 at her home in Wiscasset. She was born in Wiscasset on Sept. 20, 1925, a daughter of Oscar D. and Lillian (Blair) Bailey, the eldest of three sisters. Jean graduated from Wiscasset Academy in 1943. After graduating from high school, she went to Boston to attend Bryant and Stratton Business College. After her graduation she returned to live in Wiscasset. On Sept. 8, 1946 she married James C. Sutter. They made their home in North Newcastle where...
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  Doris Gordon

  Tue, 06/16/2020 - 8:00am

  

  Doris (Sawyer) Gordon departed this life due to natural causes on May 19, 2020 in the comfort of her home in Sedona, Arizona. She was 98½ and surrounded by those who loved and cared for her. She preferred the names affectionately and organically given by her family and friends such as: Arrie Darrie, Aunt D, Aunt Dorie, Deandra, Dearie, Dee, Dorie, Dorie-Gran, Dorinda, Gami, Jah-Jah, Mum, Mom, Queeny, and later in life she referred to herself as Deandra. Deandra lived her long, active, healthy,...
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  Terry G. Holmes

  Mon, 06/15/2020 - 1:30pm

  

  Terry Glen Holmes, 58, passed away on June 13, 2020 at his home in Boothbay. He was born in Boothbay Harbor the son of the Julia Giles Holmes and the late Robert Holmes. He grew up in the region and attended local schools. He was a hard worker and enjoyed his time working as a carpenter with his father for Robert Holmes Builders. He also spent some time working for Bath Iron Works. Terry enjoyed being outside and could often be found fishing, boating and camping. Terry had a thirst for...
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  James E. Kaler Sr.

  Mon, 06/15/2020 - 11:00am

  

  James E. Kaler Sr., 73, of West Neck Road, Nobleboro passed away June 12, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Bath on Jan. 21, 1947, a son of Clinton D. and Gladys G. (Rines) Kaler. Jim attended Wiscasset schools and graduated from Wiscasset High School in 1966. He was employed by Floods Marine in Wiscasset and later at Bath Iron Works retiring in 2010. Jim volunteered at the Newcastle Fire Department for 47 years. He enjoyed stock car racing, as a driver in his late teens, then again in 1993...
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  Louis E. Burnham Jr.

  Mon, 06/15/2020 - 10:00am

  

  Louis Edward Burnham Jr., 87, of Boothbay Harbor died June 14, 2020 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta after battling a long illness. He was born at home Sept. 17, 1932 at Ocean Point, Boothbay, the son of Frances (Odlum) and Louis E. Burnham Sr. He graduated from Boothbay Harbor High School, Class of 1950. A lifelong resident of Boothbay Harbor, he married Gloria M. Lorrain on Feb. 10, 1952. Gloria passed away on July 12, 2004. Louis and Gloria never owned a car but worked hard and...
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  Helen R. Shorey

  Thu, 06/11/2020 - 1:30pm

  

  Helen R. Shorey, 90, of Gardiner Road, Wiscasset died June 9, 2020 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor. She was born in Wiscasset on April 30, 1930, a daughter of Donald M. and Frances Sarah Estella (Cowley) Petrie. She graduated from the Wiscasset Academy and she married Sumner B. Shorey Jr. She was employed at Depositor’s Trust and later at Key Bank in Wiscasset but spent most of her working life at the family business Shorey’s Oil Company and other family businsses. She was a member of...

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