Obituaries

• Death notice

  Ramona T. Gaudette

  Mon, 06/05/2023 - 11:30am

  Ramona T. Gaudette, of Southport, passed away on June 4, 2023. A memorial service will be held in August at a date to be announced. A full obituary will be posted when available. Halls of Boothbay has care of the arrangements. To extend online condolences, or share a story or picture, please visit Ramona’s Book of Memories at www.hallfuneralhomes.com
• Obituary

  Nancy C. Vogt

  Mon, 06/05/2023 - 9:45am

  

  On May 20, 2023, Nancy Caufield Vogt passed away peacefully at age 57 after a long battle with cancer. One of Nancy's greatest callings in life was to be a dedicated grandmother and she was among the best. Even though she lived 600 miles from her three grandkids, she played an active role in their lives and welcomed them into her island community any chance she could. As a native of Boothbay Harbor, Nancy graduated Boothbay Region High School in 1984 and went on to be employed for the majority...
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  Elaine B. Apczynski

  Mon, 06/05/2023 - 9:15am

  

  Elaine B. Apczynski died May 31, 2023 Elaine was born in Dunkirk, New York the daughter of Eugene and Maryl (Greenman) Bremer. She grew up Western New York, having spent her youth in Fredonia, West Seneca, and Clarence, New York. She graduated from Clarence High School and Alfred University in Alfred, New York. She earned her master’s degrees in education and in humanities with a concentration in music history from the University at Buffalo. She taught first grade in the Williamsville school...
• Obituary

  Daren L. Graves II

  Mon, 06/05/2023 - 8:30am

  

  Daren Loyd Graves II of Boothbay Harbor passed away on June 1, 2023. He was born Feb. 1, 1949, in Gouverneur, New York, the son of Daren L. and Shirley (Raymo) Graves. He was the eldest of 11 children and grew up on a dairy farm in Ellisburg, New York. He enlisted in the United State Marine Corps, most notably serving in Vietnam from 1968-1969. Following his service in the military he continued to serve as a member of law enforcement and emergency medical services in various Maine towns for...

• Remembering Susan Stevens Gelarden

  Mon, 06/05/2023 - 7:30am

  Please join us for a casual gathering to remember the life of Susan Stevens Gelarden on Saturday, June 24 at the Boothbay Region Land Trust’s Oak Point Farm, 60 Samoset Road, Boothbay Harbor. We will gather from 2 to 4 p.m. with a brief sharing of memories at 3.
• Obituary

  Kathleen Murphy-Ruscetta

  Fri, 06/02/2023 - 10:30am

  Kathleen Murphy-Ruscetta of Edgecomb died on May 31, 2023 in Westbrook, Maine. Visitation will be held at Hall Funeral & Cremation Services, 975 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay on Monday, June 5. Burial will be on Tuesday, June 6 in Resurrection Cemetery, Newtown, Connecticut. Hall’s of Boothbay has care of the arrangements.
• Obituary

  Elise I. Andersen

  Thu, 06/01/2023 - 11:30am

  

  Elise Isabel Andersen, lifelong resident of Boothbay, died unexpectedly at her home May 4. She was 68. Elise was born Feb. 19, 1955 at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor, the fourth of six children born to Weston and Brenda Andersen, the pioneering Maine craftspeople who founded Andersen Design and Studio. She attended East Boothbay Elementary -- just down the street from her parents’ home and studios -- Boothbay Region High School, Colby College and Boston’s School of Fashion Design. She...
• Obituary

  Elaine J. Benson

  Thu, 06/01/2023 - 11:15am

  

  Devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother Elaine Jane Benson died peacefully May 19, 2023 at the Sussman House in Rockport following a brief illness. She was 92 years old. Elaine was the second of three daughters born to Rockland police patrolman Carl A. Christoffersen and his wife Dorothy (Mank) Christoffersen of Chestnut Street. She graduated from Rockland High School in 1949 with her high school sweetheart John C. Benson. They were married a few months later, after John enlisted in...

• Celebration of life for Sue L. Keene

  Thu, 06/01/2023 - 8:00am

  A celebration of life for Sue Lewis Keene will be held on Sunday, June 11 at 10 a.m at Hall's Funeral Home, 975 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay. Sue passed away on Oct. 9, 2022 at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor.
• Obituary

  Allen J. Barter

  Wed, 05/31/2023 - 9:00am

  

  Allen Joseph Barter, 75, died May 28, 2023 at Lincoln Health Miles Campus in Damariscotta. Allen was born Jan. 8, 1948 in Boothbay Harbor Maine, the son of Donald Sumner Barter and Helen Virginia Joyce Barter. In the summer of 1952, Allen contracted polio, spent approximately a year in rehabilitation at the Hyde Center in Bath, returning home able to walk with braces on both legs and two crutches. Later surgeries reduced those to one braced leg and a single cuff crutch. In spite of his...
• Obituary

  Sylvia J. Norwood

  Tue, 05/30/2023 - 11:00am

  Sylvia Joyce Norwood (née Snowman), of Southport Island, passed away, May 21, 2023 after a short illness. She was born on Southport and was welcomed to the world as the third daughter to the Snowman family at Newagen on July 1, 1939. Her childhood days were filled with love of swimming with friends in the cove near Newagen Harbor. One of the highlights of her teenage years was an extra in one of the boats in the movie “Carousel” while it was being filmed in the Boothbay region. Sylvia was a...
• Obituary

  Tracy A. Bradford

  Sun, 05/28/2023 - 8:45am

  

  This is not an ordinary obituary, because Tracy was not an ordinary person. She was extraordinary. Born Tracy Ann Lindemann on May 18, 1963, she entered this world in the Year of the Rabbit. People born in the Rabbit year are said to be gentle, kind, happy, and creative, with a peaceful, hopeful energy. This was Tracy. Little more needs to be said, but for the sake of history and context, the following is included: Tracy passed away on May 26, 2023, coming full circle to another Year of the...

• Celebration of Life for Bob Blackman

  Thu, 05/25/2023 - 8:00am

  A celebration of life for Robert “Bob” Blackman, who passed away on Feb. 13, 2023, will be held on Saturday, June 17 at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave, Boothbay Harbor, from 1 to 3 p.m.

• Service for Thomas Tavenner Sr.

  Mon, 05/22/2023 - 12:30pm

  A memorial service for Thomas Tavenner Sr., who passed away on Dec. 5, 2022, will be held on Sunday, July 16 at 2 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, 125 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. Hall’s of Boothbay has care of the arrangements.

• Service for Elaine M. Grover

  Mon, 05/22/2023 - 9:45am

  A graveside service for Elaine Merrill Grover, 84, who passed away on March 18, 2023, will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 4 at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wiscasset. Arrangements are by Daigle Funeral Home, 819 High Street, Bath.
• Obituary

  Charles David Winslow

  Fri, 05/19/2023 - 1:45pm

  

  On Saturday, May 13, 2023, Charles David Winslow of Southport passed away at Miles Memorial Hospital with loved ones by his side. David was 61. David was born at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor on Dec. 19, 1961, to Eliot and Marjorie Winslow of Southport. Being the only child born into this maritime family, his birth announcement listed him as “Assistant Pilot,” and recorded his birth statistics in nautical terms such as time of launching, gross tonnage, displacement, and length on the...
• Obituary

  Richard E. Leeman Jr.

  Mon, 05/15/2023 - 2:45pm

  Richard “Dickie” Edward Leeman Jr., 61, of Middle Road, Boothbay Harbor passed peacefully in his sleep on May 12, 2023, at his residence. He was born in Boothbay Harbor on Sept. 5, 1961, a son of Richard Edward Leeman Sr. and Rebecca L. (Barter). He attended local schools. Dick was a self-employed carpenter, a dooryard mechanic, and a shellfish harvester. He could grow anything he touched. He is survived by his life partner, Teresa A. Townsend of Boothbay Harbor; one son, Colter Leeman and his...
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  Joel B. Stevens

  Mon, 05/15/2023 - 11:15am

  

  Joel Baker Stevens, a longtime Boothbay resident, died May 6, 2023 in Panama City, Florida, surrounded by the love of his family and many friends. He was 85. Mr. Stevens was born in Damariscotta on Jan. 11, 1938, the oldest of seven children born to Evelyn (Thurston) Stevens, a homemaker; and James Perkins Stevens, a shipbuilder at Goudy and Stevens of East Boothbay. The family lived in East Boothbay before moving to Boothbay in the 1950s. Mr. Stevens was educated in the Boothbay school system...

• Celebration for Butch Brewer postponed

  Mon, 05/15/2023 - 11:15am

  The Celebration of Life for Thurlow “Butch” Brewer scheduled for Saturday, May 20 has been postponed due to a family emergency. The celebration, including a boat parade and a gathering at The Whale’s Tale, will be rescheduled, according to his daughter, Sarah.
• Obituary

  Karen M. Maguire

  Mon, 05/15/2023 - 10:45am

  Karen M. Maguire, 63, of Parker Head Road, Phippsburg died May 3, 2023, at her residence. She was born in Bogota, Columbia on Sept. 25, 1959, a daughter of John H. and Delores S. Maguire. Karen graduated from Wiscasset High School in 1977 and from the University of Southern Maine with a degree in social work. She was a seamstress at L.L. Bean in Freeport, a waitress at New Meadows Inn, and most recently provided home healthcare. Karen was the ultimate Girl Scout. She was always prepared to help...
• Obituary

  William R. Wylie

  Mon, 05/15/2023 - 10:30am

  

  On May 4, 2023, Bill Wylie, 72, of Boothbay passed away while in hospice care at Sussman House in Rockport. His passing ended a courageous, years-long battle with cancer. As his heartbroken life partner Bill Kirby said in a message, the two were best friends and partners for 51 years and they shared the best and some of the most difficult times which made for a perfect balance. Their long partnership was an achievement in itself. Bill Wylie was born in Jarretttown, Pennsylvania and attended...
• Death notice

  David Winslow

  Mon, 05/15/2023 - 10:00am

  David Winslow, 61, of Southport and Falmouth, passed away at LincolnHealth Miles Campus in Damariscotta on May 13, 2023. Hall’s of Boothbay has care of the arrangements. A full obituary will be published when received. To extend online condolences, light a candle or share a story or picture, please visit David’s Book of Memories at www.hallfuneralhomes.com

• Memorial service for Gregory Knapp

  Fri, 05/12/2023 - 2:00pm

  A memorial service for Gregory Knapp of Boothbay Harbor, who passed away on April 13, 2023, will be held on Wednesday, May 17 at 2 p.m. at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Boothbay Harbor.
• Obituary

  Betty J. Sawyer

  Fri, 05/12/2023 - 12:15pm

  

  Betty Jean (Allen) Sawyer, 91, passed peacefully at home in Wiscasset on May 8, 2023. She was born Jan. 19, 1932 in Skowhegan, Betty lived most of her life in Mechanic Falls, Maine. There she made life-long friendships and met the love of her life in Norman Sawyer. They married in 1951 and soon welcomed their children, David and Crystal. Her mother-in-law, Violet, inspired Betty’s life-long love of reading, which was later supported by the librarians at the Wiscasset Public Library. Betty...
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  Neil M. Goodman

  Fri, 05/12/2023 - 7:30am

  

  Neil Michael Goodman, of Chevy Chase, Maryland and West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, died on May 8, 2023 surrounded by his wife and children. A native of Buffalo, New York, Neil was a stalwart fan of the Buffalo Bills and the Buffalo Sabres. He attended Nichols preparatory school, honing his work ethic by washing dishes in his family’s businesses, including at the iconic Park Lane restaurant. Neil graduated from Brown University in 1979 with a degree in American History and an affinity for dry...
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  Freda E. Jones

  Thu, 05/11/2023 - 2:15pm

  

  Freda Elizabeth Jones (1934-2023), born in Woolwich, Maine to Milton and Gladys Hathorne, recently passed away peacefully in her sleep after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, which she fought through as bravely as everything else she did in her life. Freda was an incredibly hard worker with a vibrant personality who gave selflessly to her family whom she loved with all her heart. She was well known for her many years working at Huber’s Market/Restaurant (as well as many other local...

• Celebration of Life for Gloria Knapp

  Wed, 05/10/2023 - 12:15pm

  A Celebration of Life gathering for Gloria Knapp of East Boothbay, who died Jan. 23, 2023, will be held Saturday, May 20 from noon to 2 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Boothbay.
• Obituary

  Robert D. Hahn

  Wed, 05/10/2023 - 11:45am

  

  Robert D. “Bob” Hahn passed away peacefully on May 8, 2023 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta. He was born on Jan. 29, 1935, in Waldoboro to George and Gladys Hahn and was the youngest of six children. Bob graduated from Waldoboro High School in 1953 where he enjoyed playing on the varsity basketball and baseball teams. In 1956, he was drafted into the Army where he served most of his time in Stuttgart, Germany as a tank mechanic. Upon his return, he worked as a delivery driver for Hood...
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  Stephen M. Rubicam

  Wed, 05/10/2023 - 8:00am

  

  Stephen Merrill Rubicam of Paradise Valley, Arizona and East Boothbay, Maine passed away on the evening of April 23, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizon at the age of 77. Steve had a beautiful life that journeyed all across the United States. He was born in New York, New York in 1945 to Bettina Hall Rubicam and Raymond Rubicam. At the age of one, he moved with his family to Scottsdale, Arizona. He spent his childhood split between the open desert of the wild west of Arizona and the tranquil and serene...

• Celebration of Life for Patrick A. Farrin

  Tue, 05/09/2023 - 10:00am

  

  All are welcome to join in celebrating the life and legacy of Patrick Allan Farrin on Saturday, May 13, 1 to 4 p.m., at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Come share and hear stories and memories of Pat. There will be live music and light hors d’oeuvres. Parking is available at the Opera House and on the street in downtown Boothbay Harbor. Shuttle service from the Boothbay Region School District parking lot will also be available.
• Obituary

  Willis T. Leadley

  Mon, 05/08/2023 - 4:00pm

  

  Willis Todd Leadley, 54, of Scarborough, Maine passed away on May 2, 2023. Will was born Nov. 3, 1968 in Augusta, Maine to Peter Jerome Leadley and Marian Sanborn Todd. Will graduated from Boothbay Region High School in 1987 and earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Colby College in 1991. While attending Colby College in 1987, Will met Amey Knight. They married in 1997 and were married for 17 years during which they had three children together, Madison Elizabeth, Alden Knight and Owen...
• OBITUARY

  Dorothy A. Gray

  Mon, 05/08/2023 - 3:15pm

  

  Dorothy Anne Gray (aka Dotsy) passed away peacefully on March 30, 2023 in the Brentwood Nursing Home of Yarmouth, Maine. She came in like a lion on April 15 (tax day), 1928 and went out like a lamb two weeks shy of her 95th birthday. The only daughter of Anne Marie McLaughlin (Annie) and William (Willie) Caraccio, Dotsy was born and raised on the Upper West Side of New York City. An only child with a full-time working mother, she was schooled by the nuns and spent her youth accompanying them...
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  Corinne R. McIntyre

  Mon, 05/08/2023 - 1:15pm

  

  Corinne R. McIntyre, fine artist and proprietor of Ocean Point Studio and Gallery in East Boothbay, passed away at her home on May 2, 2023, at the age of 92. Corinne was born Feb. 28, 1931 in Brighton MA. She was the daughter of John and Evelyn Donnellon and had one brother, Richard. Corinne graduated from Watertown MA High School and was awarded a scholarship to attend the Art Institute of Boston. After graduating from the Art Institute, she married the late Kenneth H. Pascoe and had two sons...
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  Leanne S. Eaton

  Mon, 05/08/2023 - 11:00am

  

  Leanne Shibles Eaton passed away on April 30, 2023 at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport; it was her 95th birthday. She was born in Westbrook on April 30, 1928 to Dr. Granville and Martha Shibles. She grew up in Westbrook and graduated from Westbrook High school in 1946 and then graduated from Colby College in 1950. She met her husband, Robert (Bob) Eaton, while vacationing with a friend on Southport Island in the summer of 1944. They were married September of 1950. She welcomed their first...
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  Grace S. Tellefsen

  Fri, 05/05/2023 - 5:15pm

  

  Grace S Tellefsen, 99, of Boothbay Harbor passed away on April 23, 2023 at St Andrews Village. Grace was born in Reading, Massachusetts to Stanley and Dorothy (Spencer) Bailey. She spent her summers on Southport with her mother and two sisters while her father worked in Massachusetts. Grace had fond memories of spending the summer in Maine, playing on the beach, picking blueberries, and fishing. The girls would walk to the General Store every afternoon to pick up the mail and buy a pickle for 5...
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  Malcolm E. Smith

  Fri, 05/05/2023 - 3:30pm

  

  Malcolm E. (Mac) Smith, 86, of Vinalhaven passed away at Sussman House in Rockport on Oct. 21, 2022. Malcolm was born Jan. 14, 1936, in Warren, Maine to Earl and Dorothy (Sidelinger) Smith. Following his graduation in 1953 from Warren High School, he enlisted in the Maine National Guard before joining the USAF followed by the Army Reserves. He proudly served his country until retiring from the military in 1982. While in the USAR, he began work at Maine Department of Marine Resources and...
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  Patricia M. Jeremiah

  Tue, 05/02/2023 - 4:15pm

  

  Patricia M. Jeremiah died in her sleep in her home in Edgecomb on March 16, 2023. Pat was born Sept. 6, 1941 and grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, the daughter of William Graydon Smith and Harriet Patricia Hand. She was the eldest of four children and big sister to brothers Michael, David and Jonathan. She attended Concord Academy, studied dance, played field hockey and loved books. She relished her summers spent in Lyme, Connecticut with her grandparents Blink and Hulda Hand, aka “Big Bam.”...
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  Phillips Smith

  Mon, 05/01/2023 - 11:45am

  

  Phillips Smith of Southport, Maine, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2023, at the age of 91 surrounded by family. Born in Swampscott, Massachusetts in 1931, Phil attended Swampscott Public Schools, Hebron Academy, Williams College and Wesleyan University. His career started in the Navy in 1953, retiring as a LTJG. Following the Navy, Phil began his career and true calling as an educator and coach, teaching English and math at Westminster School in Simsbury, Connecticut. In 1966, Phil and...

• Service for Bonnie M. Thibeault

  Mon, 05/01/2023 - 11:00am

  A graveside service for Bonnie M. Thibeault, 76, who passed away on Jan. 19, 2023, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 13 at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wiscasset. Arrangements are by Daigle Funeral Home, 819 High Street, Bath.

• Service for Christine D. Sproul

  Mon, 05/01/2023 - 11:00am

  A graveside service for Christine Dickinson Sproul, who passed away on Dec. 9, 2022, will be held on May 20 at 11 a.m. at the Hillside Cemetery in Boothbay Harbor. A reception will be held directly after the service at the family farm on Sproul Lane in Boothbay. Hall’s of Boothbay has care of the arrangements.
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  Thomas D. Jacobs

  Mon, 05/01/2023 - 9:00am

  

  Thomas Douglas Jacobs of Brunswick, Maine passed away after a brief illness on April 29, 2023. He was 89. Tom was born the youngest of three children to Dorothy (Vincent) and James Jacobs on Oct. 26, 1933 in Sydney, Australia. He was predeceased by his brothers Jim and Bill. Tom had fond memories of growing up in Sydney, especially sailing VJ dinghies on Sydney Harbor with his brother Bill, and attending the Cranbrook School. Every fourth summer he and his family would return to Danville,...
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  Malcolm E. Smith

  Thu, 04/27/2023 - 9:00am

  

  Malcolm E. “Mac” Smith, 86, of Vinalhaven passed away at Sussman House in Rockport on Oct. 21, 2022. Malcolm was born Jan.14, 1936 in Warren, and was the son of Earl and Dorothy (Sidelinger) Smith. Following his graduation in 1953 from Warren High School, he enlisted in the Maine National Guard before joining the USAF followed by the Army Reserves. He proudly served his country until retiring from the military in 1982. While in the USAR, he began work at Maine Department of Marine Resources...
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  Joan M. Plummer

  Wed, 04/26/2023 - 2:15pm

  

  Joan Marie Plummer passed away peacefully at the Brookdale Attleboro Senior Living Community in Attleboro, Massachusetts on April 21, 2023. She was 92 years old. Joan was a former greeting card designer, elementary school art teacher, and an accomplished watercolorist. She graduated from Vesper George School of Art, in Boston, and then, returning to school many years later, the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, where she majored in art and graduated summa cum laude. She was the recipient...
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  Norman E. Legg

  Tue, 04/25/2023 - 1:00pm

  

  Norman E. Legg, 86, of Bradford Road, Wiscasset died peacefully April 21, 2023, at Miles Memorial in Damariscotta, with his son and daughter by his side. He was born in North Attleboro, Massachusetts on July 30, 1936, at the family farm, a son of Charles F. and Louise (Weideman) Legg. Norm graduated from North Attleboro High School in 1954 where he played football and was a star pitcher on the baseball team. He entered the Army National Guard and, in 1962, married Marcia L. Soper. Over the...

• Graveside service for Bernard G. Koehling III

  Mon, 04/24/2023 - 10:00am

  A graveside service for Bernard G. Koehling III, 64, who died Nov. 15, 2022, will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 6 at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wiscasset. Arrangements are by Daigle Funeral Home, 819 High Street, Bath.

• Remembering Susan Gelarden

  Mon, 04/24/2023 - 8:15am

  Please join us for a casual gathering to remember the life of Susan Stevens Gelarden on Saturday, June 24 at the Boothbay Region Land Trust’s Oak Point Farm, 60 Samoset Rd., Boothbay Harbor. We will gather from 2 to 4 p.m. with a brief sharing of memories at 3.
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  Barbara A. Paquette

  Fri, 04/21/2023 - 8:30am

  

  Barbara A. Paquette, 87, of Boothbay Harbor passed away on April 12, 2023. The daughter of John and Anne (Lydon) Connolly, she was born in Portland, Maine on Nov. 18, 1935. She grew up in Portland, and lived most of her life there. She attended the Cathedral grammar school and high school. While in high school she started working for the telephone company and worked for them her entire career. She met the love of her life, Jerry at a dance at the Coast Guard Base in Cape Elizabeth where after...
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  James J. Bruce

  Thu, 04/20/2023 - 2:00pm

  

  James J. Bruce of Alna, Maine and Largo, Florida, passed away peacefully at Wright’s Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Seminole, Florida, on April 14, 2023 at the age of 79. He was born in Exeter, New Hampshire on July 30, 1943, the son of Joseph S. and Wilamena Waleryszak Bruce. After graduating from Exeter High School, Jim enlisted in the U. S. Navy (Submarine Service) for six years and qualified on the USS Tigrone and served on the Commissioning Crew of the USS George...

• Service for Ronald Clifford

  Tue, 04/18/2023 - 11:30am

  A graveside service will be held for Ronald Herbert Clifford, who passed away on Jan. 17, 2023, at Evergreen Cemetery in Boothbay on Saturday, April 29 at 1 p.m., with Pastor Al Roberts officiating.
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  Cameron G. Jones

  Tue, 04/18/2023 - 10:45am

  

  Our dearest bandana loving, sunglass sporting Cameron George Jones passed away on April 12, 2023, from complications of Guillain-Barre syndrome. He had no intention of leaving this earth so soon. He had much yet to accomplish and we will forever honor him for the gentle, loving soul he was. Born in Annapolis, Maryland, on Aug. 6, 1987, Cameron was introduced to the sailing lifestyle when he was four months old. For many years and on board numerous boats he explored the seas from Maine to the...

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