Obituaries

• Obituary

  Shirley I. Marden

  Sat, 07/20/2019 - 8:30am

  

  Shirley Irene Marden passed away on July 17, 2019, at the age of 91. Born on Dec. 12, 1927, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Edna (Burns) Marshall of West Forks and Bertrand Marshall of Waterville, she was raised along with her sisters Martha and Pauline among a tangle of family in the north end of Waterville where she earned the nickname “Scoop” for always being “in the know.” She attended Waterville schools where she met her lifelong partner and husband, Robert “Bob” Marden. She later...

• Celebration of Life for Arthur Stanley Bolster, Jr.

  Thu, 07/18/2019 - 11:00am

  

  Announcing a Celebration of Life Service for Arthur Stanley Bolster, Jr., and to honor his 68-year marriage to Elizabeth Winkfield Bolster. Service at Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, 125 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor, Maine Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 at 2 p.m. Rev. Robert Dent officiating. Genie O’Connell will provide organ music. Stan passed away on Oct. 16, 2018 in Richmond, Kentucky near where is was living at the time. In recent years, he and Betty spent the warmer months in Boothbay...
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  Lincoln M. Furber

  Thu, 07/18/2019 - 8:15am

  

  Lincoln Morse Furber, 87, died July 16, 2019 at his home on Southport Island, Maine. He was born Sept. 28, 1931, in Quincy, Massachusetts and grew up in neighboring Milton, attending Milton elementary and junior high schools. His high school years were spent at Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts. He graduated in 1949, president of his class, and remained a loyal alumnus all his life. Mr. Furber went to Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, majoring in English. He was a member of...
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  Christine J. Gudroe

  Tue, 07/16/2019 - 10:00am

  

  Christine June Gudroe, 94, of Topsham, Maine, formerly of Old Bath Road, Wiscasset, Maine, passed away July 15, 2019 with her family at her side. She was born in Sheepscot, Maine on June 6, 1925, a daughter of Lester and Harriet (Dodge) Vinal. She graduated from Lincoln Academy and she married Raymond C. Gudroe. She was a bus driver for Pine Tree Academy in Freeport for many years and a little-unknown secret is that she was employed at Red’s Eats in Wiscasset. She enjoyed gardening, the...
• Obituary

  Marie Borroff

  Tue, 07/16/2019 - 8:45am

  

  Marie Borroff, distinguished scholar, poet, translator and teacher of English literature, and one of the pioneering women at Yale University, died at her Branford, Connecticut, home on July 5. She was 95. A long-time summer resident of Boothbay Harbor, this is the first summer in 70-some years she was not able to view the scene she loved so well, across Bottle Cove to Indiantown Island, Ebenecook, and beyond. Professor Borroff received an undergraduate degree and a M.A. from the University of...
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  Elizabeth B. Creamer

  Mon, 07/15/2019 - 11:15am

  

  Mrs. Elizabeth Britton Creamer, 99, passed away peacefully with loving family by her side on Oct. 26, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. Elizabeth was born in Chesterfield County, Virginia on Feb. 27, 1919 and relocated to Louisville with her family at a young age. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Western Kentucky Teachers College and Master of Education from the University of Louisville. She began her career as an elementary school teacher in Louisville. Following her marriage to...
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  Neil O. Cunningham

  Mon, 07/15/2019 - 11:00am

  

  Neil O. Cunningham, 75, of Elloree, South Carolina, passed away July 10, 2019. He was born on August 7, 1943 in Bath, Maine, son of the late Guy and Hattie Coffin Cunningham. In addition to his parents, Neil was predeceased by his children's mother, Joyce Cunningham and granddaughter, Cheryl Boulieu. Neil worked for The Torrington Company in Connecticut for over 30 years. After retiring, he moved to South Carolina and remarried the late, Doris Cunningham. He was a loving and generous father,...
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  Suzanne C. Bazinet

  Mon, 07/15/2019 - 10:30am

  

  Suzanne Claire Bazinet, 71, of Augusta, Maine, passed away on July 3, 2019 in Mansfield, Massachusetts, after a long illness. She was the daughter of Bertrand and Muriel (Provost) Bazinet of Augusta and Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Suzanne was born in Lewiston, Maine on Nov. 18,1947. She graduated from Cony High School in 1965 in Augusta and continued on to receive a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and dietetics from the University of Maine at Orono. She then received her master’s degree in food...

• Celebration of Life for Alice Fossett

  Mon, 07/15/2019 - 8:45am

  A Celebration of Life for Alice Trask Fossett, who died on Feb. 21, 2019, will be held on Saturday, Aug. 3 at 1 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 81 Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor. A gathering of family and friends will follow at the church with refreshments provided by the UMW. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library in Alice’s name.
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  Emma J. Squillante

  Mon, 07/15/2019 - 8:30am

  

  Emma J. Squillante, 94, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine passed away peacefully July 8, 2019. She was the daughter of Carl and Jennie Manna, born in Boston, Massachusetts on Jan. 2, 1925. Emma graduated from Dedham High School in 1942. She worked as a secretary for the State Street Bank in Boston, then for Wells Jewelry in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Emma’s greatest passion in life was her family and being a mother. She was married for 60 years to the late Anthony R. Squillante. They lived in Attleboro...
• Obituary

  Deane L. Hutchins

  Thu, 07/11/2019 - 8:00am

  

  Deane Lawrence Hutchins, M.D., 94, passed away July 8, 2019, at home in Camden, Maine, surrounded by his family. He was the son of Harold and Hazel Hutchins from Kingfield, Maine. He married Virginia Bradstreet of Albion nearly 70 years ago. After graduating from Stanley High School in Kingfield and Hebron Academy, Deane dedicated his life to public service. Beginning with his service in the Navy, he served at Iwo Jima and Okinawa during World War II. Afterwards he attended the University of...
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  Ernest F. Johnson

  Tue, 07/09/2019 - 2:30pm

  Ernest F. Johnson, 52, 0f Eastport, Maine passed away unexpectedly at home on June 30, 2019. Ernest was born in Boothbay Harbor on Sept. 16, 1966, son of Olaf and Judy Johnson of Boothbay. After high school he attended the University of Maine at Machias for three years then went to work for Connors Aquaculture in Eastport for about five years. Later on he worked at Havey & Wilson Pharmacy until it closed, then worked at the Eastport Memorial Nursing Home until he had to leave because of...

• Celebration of Life for Stephen A. Baseman

  Tue, 07/09/2019 - 10:00am

  A Celebration of Life for Stephen A. Baseman, who died Nov. 18, 2018, will be held Friday, July 26 at 1 p.m. at Beth Israel Congregation, 862 Washington St., Bath, Maine. Burial to follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Bath. A reception will be held at the Baseman home at 4 p.m.
• Obituary

  Ellen B. Baldwin

  Wed, 07/03/2019 - 1:15pm

  

  Ellen Brooks Baldwin of New York City and most recently of St. Andrews Village Independent Living and a longtime summer resident of Capitol Island, died on July 2, 2019 of complications from an auto immune disease. Ellen was the first daughter of Clarence and Virginia Brooks, born on June 23, 1936. Ellen attended Walnut Hill School and graduated from Wellesley College, and earned her doctorate in English Literature from New York University, after which she taught at Rosemary Hall School in...
• Obituary

  Shirley M. Dowdy

  Mon, 07/01/2019 - 4:00pm

  

  Following a long life of 91 years, Shirley May Dowdy died peacefully at home of natural causes on June 29, 2019. Born in Boothbay Harbor on July 25, 1927, she was raised locally until, as a late teenager, she traveled west to seek employment. Meeting her husband in Arizona, they soon took up residence in Texas where he was a native. Living there for about 25 years they produced four children. In the early 1970s, most of the family moved back to her native home, in Edgecomb, where she and her...
• Obituary

  John E. Veasey

  Mon, 07/01/2019 - 3:00pm

  

  John Edwin Veasey, a lifelong resident of Haverhill, Massachusetts, passed away in the company of his family on June 27, 2019 at his home on Brockton, Ave. Born Feb. 17, 1930 to Decia Beebe and Arthur Hale Veasey, John Edwin grew up at 5 Windsor Street in Haverhill with three siblings, Arthur Hale Veasey Jr., Decius Beebe Veasey, and Katherine Ensign Veasey. Affectionately known to his friends and loved ones as “Ed” or “Eddie,” he devoted his life to his family, country, friends, and community...
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  Deborah L. Cote

  Mon, 07/01/2019 - 2:45pm

  

  Deborah L. Cote, 60, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on June 28, 2019 in Damariscotta. She was born on Feb. 14, 1959 in Portland, Maine the daughter of George and Edna (Poole) Richardson. Debbie grew up in Buxton and attended Bonny Eagle High School. Debbie was an amazing mother, daughter, wife, sister, aunt, and friend. Everyone knew her for her strength courage, loving heart, and spunky personality. She was known to many as mom or auntie because everyone she met she...
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  Bradford M. Christopher

  Mon, 07/01/2019 - 2:30pm

  

  Bradford Michael Christopher, 39, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Lewiston on May 29, 2019. Born in Tarzana, California on March 31, 1980, he was a son of Michael and Renee Christopher of Alna. Bradford grew up in California and attended school in Newbury Park, before moving to Maine and graduating from high school in Wiscasset. He went on to attend the University of Maine where he studied social sciences. The oldest of two children, he loved fishing and thought nothing of stopping by...
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  Julia S. Nason

  Fri, 06/28/2019 - 12:15pm

  

  Julia S. Nason passed away peacefully on Windjammer Day, June 26, 2019. Judy was born on Sept. 12, 1926; one of five children born to Alden and Hazel (Alley) Swett. She lived her whole life in Boothbay Harbor, growing up and raising her family on her beloved Hodgdon Cove. She met the love of her life, Gordon Nason, while she was in high school. She graduated from Boothbay Harbor High School in 1944, and married her love the very next day. They both worked for Central Maine Power, and while...
• Obituary

  Harry Anneley

  Tue, 06/25/2019 - 9:45am

  

  Harry Anneley, 90, passed away on June 21, 2019 at his home in Edgecomb, Maine. He was born on Dec. 7, 1928 in Dennisville, New Jersey, the son of the late Harry and Emma Anneley. He married his wife, Mary Ellen, on April 22, 1952. Harry loved the work he did for over 30 years as a professional truck driver for Chemical Leaman Tanklines. He was proud to have driven over two million miles without a chargeable accident. After retiring in 1990, he continued to work as a driver for Farmington Ford...
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  Richard A. Verney

  Tue, 06/25/2019 - 8:30am

  

  Richard Arnold Verney, 89, of Alna passed away peacefully at Togus VA Hospital in Augusta on the morning of June 22, 2019 after a brief illness. Richard was born Sept. 29, 1929, in Gardiner to John and Selena (Gilbey) Verney of Sheepscot Village. He was one of seven children. Richard attended Lincoln Academy and then joined the Army during the Korean War, serving his country in Labrador, Canada as a crane operator. On July 25, 1954, Richard married Phyllis Herald. They bought there first home...
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  Clyde A. Perkins Jr.

  Mon, 06/24/2019 - 9:15am

  

  Clyde A. Perkins Jr., 87, of Gardiner Road, Dresden passed away on June 21, 2019 after a long illness. He was born in Dresden on Oct. 21, 1931 the son of Clyde and Lela Perkins. Clyde worked at Bath Iron Works 46 years, retiring in 1997. He also worked as a marine worm digger for over 50 years. Clyde enjoyed just plain working, particularly keeping his yard and home in perfect condition. He never replaced anything he couldn't fix himself. He was predeceased by his parents, wife Anne Perkins of...

• Memorial service for Bertha M. Melnuk

  Thu, 06/20/2019 - 11:15am

  A memorial service for Bertha M. Melnuk who died December 11, 2018 will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 29 at Daigle Funeral Home ( www.Daiglefuneralhome.com ), 819 High Street, Bath. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wiscasset and a gathering of family and friends will follow at the First Congregational Church in Wiscasset.

• Celebration of Life for David R. Hart

  Wed, 06/19/2019 - 10:00am

  

  A celebration of life for David Ray Hart, who passed away Dec. 5, 2018, will be on Sunday, June 30 from 1-3 p.m. at Dresden Elementary School, 86 Cedar Grove Rd., Dresden, Maine. This is an informal event and his family hopes you can attend to share your stories and memories of him.
• Obituary

  Gail M. Andretta

  Tue, 06/18/2019 - 10:45am

  

  Gail Marie (Grover) Andretta, 58, of Wiscasset, Maine, passed away while surrounded by loved ones after a long fought battle with lung cancer. She passed on June 11 at 10:58 a.m. in Brunswick, Maine, at the Bodwell House. She was born Sept. 16, 1960 in Boothbay Harbor to Elaine (Merrill) Grover and Earnest “Buster” Grover. She attended Wiscasset schools and worked at Health Text, Bath Iron Works, and L.L. Bean. She enjoyed traveling with a special group of girlfriends, hosting holidays and...
• Obituary

  Suzanne LaPlaca

  Mon, 06/17/2019 - 4:30pm

  Suzanne “Suzi” LaPlaca, 60, of Edgecomb and Boothbay Harbor passed away May 21, 2019 with family by her side. Per her request, there will be no funeral service. Instead there will be a gathering of family and friends later this summer at Barrett’s Park. Suzi leaves behind a daughter, Angela M. Hutchins; two granddaughters, Makayla B. LaPlaca and Natasha L. Haskell; three great-grandchildren, Raiden A. Hutchins, Penelope W.G. Watson, Serenity L.R. Coffin; two sisters, Cynthia Fuller and her...

• Graveside funeral for Clark Jones

  Mon, 06/17/2019 - 12:45pm

  A graveside funeral service for Clark Jones of Wiscasset will be held at Greenlawn Cemetery on Saturday, June 22 at 11 a.m. for family and friends.

• Memorial service for Walter H. Scott

  Mon, 06/17/2019 - 12:30pm

  A memorial service for Walter H. “Scotty” Scott of Boothbay Harbor, who died April 22, will be held on Saturday, June 29 at 2 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church, with a reception to follow in the fellowship hall.
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  Dorothy M. Patton

  Sun, 06/16/2019 - 8:15am

  

  Dorothy M. Patton of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, passed away on June 11, 2019. She was born to Arthur and Virginia (Moore) Blake on Sept. 12, 1930. She attended local schools and graduated from Boothbay Harbor High School in 1948. She was very athletic, playing softball, basketball and cheerleading. She played the trumpet in the school band and sang in the chorus. After high school she formed a bowling team; the “Bowlerettes” and bowled on a regular basis, winning many trophies and awards at Romar...
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  Frances L. Bredeau

  Sun, 06/16/2019 - 8:00am

  

  Frances L. Bredeau, 82, of Boothbay Harbor passed away peacefully on June 11, 2019, atSt. Andre ws Village, Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Frances was the eldest child of Sereno and Frances Brown. She grew up in Boothbay Harbor and graduated from the local schools and Gorham State Teachers College. Frances went on to teach school in Georgetown, Maine. Frances was a caregiver not only to her own family but to others as well. Many who loved her referred to her as a lover and doctor of strays be they...
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  Donna L. Lewis

  Fri, 06/14/2019 - 1:15pm

  

  Donna L. Lewis, 69, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and friends on June 12, 2019. Donna was born in Damariscotta on May 2, 1950 daughter of Dana F. Davis and Mary Lorraine (Casey) Davis. Donna graduated from Boothbay Region High School. She married Gary E. Lewis on June 13, 1970. Donna loved spending time with family, friends, and especially her grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents, Dana and Mary Davis. She is survived by her husband of 49 years...
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  David P. Fischer

  Tue, 06/11/2019 - 2:15pm

  

  David Pearson Fischer of Wiscasset passed away at sunset on June 7, 2019 surrounded by his family. He had suffered a stroke earlier in the week and was being cared for at Maine Medical Center. He was born on May 13, 1944 in Newark, New Jersey and was the adopted son of Francis and Leona Fischer. He grew up in Chatham, New Jersey where he graduated from Chatham High School. In 1965 he graduated from Colby College where he earned a bachelor’s degree in English and discovered his lifelong love for...
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  George W. Christopher

  Tue, 06/11/2019 - 2:00pm

  

  George Walker Christopher, 62 of Alna, passed away in a tragic accident on his Harley Davidson motorcycle, on June 6, 2019 in Wiscasset. Born on April 22, 1957 in Augusta, he was a son of Michael and Patricia Christopher. He attended Wiscasset High School and graduated as part of the class of ’75. After graduation, he went on to attend the University of Maine in Orono. The second of five children, he loved riding his Harley, carpentry, and repairing antique furniture. He loved chess and music,...
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  Phillip Withee

  Mon, 06/10/2019 - 4:00pm

  

  Phillip Withee, 81, of Wiscasset Maine passed away peacefully on June 5, 2019 at his home. Phillip was born in Gardiner, Maine on April 27, 1938, the son of Walter Withee and Velma (Light) Johnson. He attended elementary school in Washington, before moving with his family and graduating from Richmond High in 1957. He received a four-year baseball scholarship to Gorham State Teachers College where he earned his bachelor of science degree and later a master’s in education at University of...
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  Mary E. Stacy

  Mon, 06/10/2019 - 2:00pm

  Mary Elizabeth Stacy, 68, of Wiscasset passed away on June 1, 2019 after a brave battle with illness. Mary was the daughter of the late Arnold C. and Dorothy Onischuk Stacy of Gardner, Massachusetts and the granddaughter of the late Frances Stacy of Westport Island, Maine. She was very close to her late great aunts, Eleanor Smith and Mary Wright, the former owners of Squire Tarbox Inn also on Westport Island. Mary was a 1969 graduate of Gardner High School and a 1973 graduate of Framingham...

• Graveside service for Casey J. Main

  Mon, 06/10/2019 - 12:00pm

  Casey J. Main, 36, passed away on April 27, 2019. A graveside service will be held at Greenlawn Cemetery, Rummerill Road, in Wiscasset at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 22. Arrangements are under the care of Kincer Funeral Home, Richmond.

• Memorial service for Elliott Barker

  Mon, 06/10/2019 - 11:00am

  A memorial service for Elliott Barker will be held Saturday, June 15 at 2 p.m at the Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church. A reception to follow the service downstairs in the Fellowship Hall.

• Lucille Machon visiting hours and service

  Mon, 06/10/2019 - 10:30am

  Hall Funeral Home, Boothbay, will host visiting hours for family and friends of Lucille Machon on Friday, June 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 15 at 1 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Boothbay.
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  Marion Bailey

  Mon, 06/10/2019 - 8:45am

  

  Marion Bailey, 99, of Wiscasset passed away June 7, 2019 at Avita of Brunswick. She was born in Wiscasset on June 2, 1920, a daughter of George C. and Pearl (Dickenson) Grover. In 1938, she graduated from Wiscasset Academy and married Fernald R. Bailey in 1940. Marion was employed as a telephone operator in Wiscasset for 13 years. She was a lifetime member of the Woolwich Grange since 1936. Marion was predeceased by her husband, Fernald R. Bailey in April of 1977, three sisters, Ruth Belanger,...
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  Nancy T. Sellar

  Thu, 06/06/2019 - 12:45pm

  

  With profound sadness and love in our hearts, we announce the passing of Nancy Thorpe Sellar, our adoredand devoted mother and friend to all whose lives she touched, on May 9, 2019. Nancy left us peacefully at her home in Silver Spring, Maryland, with family by her side. She was 82 years old. Born in Boston to Margaret and Richard Thorpe, Nancy grew up in Lincoln, Massachusetts and spent many summers in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Her long marriage to Peter Sellar ended in divorce. After receiving...
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  Elliott R. Barker III

  Tue, 06/04/2019 - 10:15am

  

  Elliott R. Barker III, 87, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine died peacefully at St. Andrews Village on May 24, 2019. A native of Maine, he was born in Waterville on April 7, 1932 and graduated from Waterville High School and the University of Maine at Orono with a degree in chemical engineering. He started his career at Albany Felt Co. in Albany, New York, subsequently working at Albemarle Paper Manufacturing Co. in Richmond, Virginia. In 1963, he and his brother joined their father at Deerfield...
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  Cheryl E. Greenleaf

  Mon, 06/03/2019 - 1:30pm

  

  Cheryl E. Greenleaf, 72, of Westport Island, passed away on May 26, 2019 in Arizona. She was born in Sanford on July 16, 1946, a daughter of Frank T. and Beatrice (Colby) Greenleaf Sr. Cheryl attended Westport Island schools. Cheryl was crippled all her life but was able to take care of herself and drive. She loved knitting, spending time with family, friends and she always had a smile. She is survived by her sister, Asenath Morton of Dewey, Arizona and her brother, Frank T. Greenleaf Jr. and...
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  Erik Van Name

  Mon, 06/03/2019 - 10:15am

  

  Erik Van Name, 40, passed away peacefully at home on May 25, 2019. He was born on November 27, 1978 in New Haven, Connecticut, he was the loving son of Sandy Van Name and the late Edward Van Name. Erik was an extraordinary loving man who never met a stranger. His family was the most important thing to him. You'd often find him at his nephew's games cheering them on. Erik will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him. Erik lived with his uncle, Duey Graham, and attended Boothbay Region High...

• Memorial service for Frank Richards

  Fri, 05/31/2019 - 2:00pm

  A memorial service for Frank Richards of Edgecomb, who died Nov. 18, 2018, will be held at noon on Saturday, June 15 at the VFW Hall in Damariscotta. All are welcome to come share a ham and bean lunch, and our Dad's favorite pies for dessert. Bring your memories and stories. We look forward to sharing ours with you. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. June 15 at the Bristol Mills Cemetery if you wish attend.
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  Richard A. Wilde

  Thu, 05/30/2019 - 10:45am

  

  Richard A. Wilde, 55, of Salt Point, New York, died at his family’s home on Ocean Point Road in East Boothbay on May 24, 2019. Richard was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1963 to Wilson and Joanne Wilde, beloved members of the Boothbay community. Dick graduated from the Loomis Chafee School and Williams College before going on to receive a juris doctorate from the University of Connecticut School of Law and a master’s of laws in international law from the Rijksuniversiteit Leiden. After...
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  Jane P. Mullane

  Thu, 05/30/2019 - 10:30am

  

  Jane Pfeiffer Mullane, 94, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2019 at Harborview Cottage in Newcastle, Maine. Jane was a resident of the Harborview Cottage (the Lincoln Home’s Memory Care Facility) for the past 15 months. During that time she received exceptional care from a loving and caring staff. Jane was born Jane Atkinson Pfeiffer on June 9, 1924 to Weyland Pfeiffer and Dorothy S. Fish in New York City. She was a descendant of Major William Popham. She attended...
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  Victor H. Pinkham Jr.

  Wed, 05/29/2019 - 3:00pm

  

  Victor H. Pinkham Jr., 77, of Wiscasset peacefully passed into the presence of this Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 24, 2019 at the Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was the loving husband of Geraldina Pinkham from Panama City, Panama. Victor was born in Bath, Maine and attended the Georgetown Elementary School and Morse High School, class of '59. He was a United States Army veteran where he proudly served his country and this is where he met his wife while stationed in Panama. Victor was a...
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  Chester W. Thompson

  Tue, 05/28/2019 - 3:00pm

  Not long after sunset on May 20, 2019, Chester W. Thompson passed away at the age of 98 while surrounded by his family. Chet was born in Gardiner, Maine on Sept. 25, 1920 to James and May Thompson. At the age of three, his family moved to a farm in West Gardiner. Growing up on the farm shaped and molded Chet’s unparalleled work ethic, his immense skill with anything mechanical, and provided a forum for him and his three brothers—Lawrence, John, and Gene—to foster a true zest for life and...
• Death notice

  Elliott R. Barker III

  Sun, 05/26/2019 - 10:30am

  Elliott R. Barker III, 87. died at the Gregory Wing of St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor on May 24. A service to celebrate Elliott’s life will be held at a day and time to be announced along with the full obituary. Arrangements are entrusted to Hall’s of Boothbay, 975 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay.
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  Lorraine E. Hodgdon

  Tue, 05/21/2019 - 12:15pm

  

  Lorraine Emerson Hodgdon passed peacefully, with loving family by her side, May 18, 2019 following a short illness. Her and her husband, Stanley J. Hodgdon of Trevett, just celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary together with their large family. Born December 11, 1933, she grew up on Barters Island and graduated from Boothbay Harbor High School class of 1952. Having spent most of her life on the Boothbay peninsula, Lorraine was extremely active in the Boothbay region community and served for...

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