Obituaries

• Death notice

  Marilynn B. Sewall

  Fri, 07/30/2021 - 7:30am

  Marilynn B. Sewall of Boothbay Harbor Maine passed away peacefully at St. Andrews Village the morning of July 28, 2021. A full obituary will follow when available, according to Hall’s Funeral Home in Boothbay.
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  Edna E. Greenleaf

  Thu, 07/29/2021 - 9:00am

  

  Edna E. Greenleaf passed away peacefully on July 26, 2021 at the Gregory Wing of St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, just 10 days shy of her 102nd birthday. Edna, one of 10 children was born in Woodland, Maine on Aug. 5, 1919 to Alfred Langley and Nellie Simmons Langley. Edna’s childhood was spent in Skowhegan, where she worked several jobs in her teenage years to help support her family during the Great Depression. She left Skowhegan to take a job as a companion to a lady in East Boothbay,...
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  Kimberly A. Crocker

  Tue, 07/27/2021 - 1:00pm

  

  On Sunday, July 25, 2021, our community unexpectedly lost a compassionate, adventurous, and generous soul. Kimberly “Kim” Ann Crocker lived her life with laughter and positivity, changing the lives of everyone she met. There are not enough words to describe every way Kim impacted every person she knew. Whether it be the unparalleled ability Kim had to connect with children or the mischievous antics she often found herself in growing up, you can guarantee that a conversation about Kim is always...
• Death notice

  Jane M. Barlow

  Fri, 07/23/2021 - 1:15pm

  Jane M. Barlow, 78, of East Boothbay, Maine passed away peacefully on July 22, 2021.
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  Robert Kreahling Jr.

  Thu, 07/22/2021 - 8:45am

  

  In the evening of July 19, 2021, Robert P. “Skip” Kreahling Jr. passed away at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, with his family by his side. He was born on January 31, 1941 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania to Robert P. Kreahling and Nelda Berkoben Kreahling. Skip obtained a bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. from Penn State. He was married 58 years to his wife Sue. They lived in Stamford, Connecticut, Pensacola, Florida, Westfield, New Jersey, Pennington, New Jerset, and State College, Pennsylvania...
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  Catharine K. Anagnost

  Wed, 07/21/2021 - 8:00am

  

  On July 6, 2021, Catharine Keely Anagnost formerly of River Vale, New Jersey and Ocean Point, Maine, passed away peacefully at the Allendale Community Center for senior living in Ramsey, New Jersey. Catharine, affectionately known to family and friends as Kitty, is survived by her husband of 68 years James Anagnost, also a resident of the Allendale Community Center. Other immediate surviving family members are daughter Alexandra, her husband James Theriault, and grandchildren Stacy and Spencer...

• Celebration of Life for Georgette Lewis and Henry Abbott

  Tue, 07/20/2021 - 3:15pm

  

  The family of Georgette Abbott Lewis and Henry E. Abbott would like to invite family and friends to a Celebration of Life service to honor our sister and brother on Saturday, Aug. 7 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Boothbay Craft Brewery, Adams Pond Road, Boothbay. Al Roberts will officiate. There will be a potluck and music provided by Sally and Dick Spofford and friends. Come share your stories and more.
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  Ruth Davison

  Mon, 07/19/2021 - 2:30pm

  

  Ruth Davison of Southport, Maine and Hollywood, Florida passed away after a short battle with cancer. She was 83. The daughter of David and Ann Hilton, Ruth was born in Waterville, Maine and attended Waterville High School and Colburn Classical Institute, from which she graduated in 1956. She later attended Farmington State College, graduating in 1968 with a B.S. in education, and received her M.S. in education with a concentration in reading from University of Maine in 1982. A lifetime summer...

• Celebration of life for Shawn Rodgers

  Mon, 07/19/2021 - 10:15am

  A Celebration of Life gathering for Shawn Rodgers, who died Dec. 4, 2020, will be held Saturday, July 31, 1 to 3 p.m., at Mine Oyster Restaurant, Pier One, Boothbay Harbor.
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  James O. Coleman Jr.

  Mon, 07/19/2021 - 10:00am

  

  On Nov. 13, 2020, James O’Reilly Coleman Jr. of Boothbay Harbor passed away peacefully at the age of 80. Jim was born in Scarsdale, New York on Nov. 16, 1939 to James O’Reilly Coleman and Helen Carlson Coleman. He married Nancy Crowell on Sept. 29, 1962 in Waban, Massachusetts. He is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts and Saint Sebastian’s Country Day School in Needham. Massachusetts. He worked for the A. W. Chesterton Company in Stoneham, Massachusetts for...
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  Frances F. Kimball

  Mon, 07/19/2021 - 9:45am

  

  Frances Freeman “Kim” Kimball, age 92, died peacefully the morning of July 15, 2021 at The Woodlands Senior Living of Farmington, Maine. A graduate of Colby College, Kim taught in rural Maine schools and participated in video production in the early days of New Hampshire public television. A longtime counselor and waterfront instructor at Camp Mudjekeewis on Kezar Lake, she taught a generation of girls “correct” paddling technique. She became locally renowned for “gunwale bobbing,” which...

• Celebration of life for Jeanette Pitcher

  Mon, 07/19/2021 - 9:30am

  A Celebration of Life service for Jeanette F. Pitcher, 84, of Wiscasset and Brooksville, Florida, who passed away on March 3, 2021, will be held on Saturday, July 24, 1-4 p.m., at the Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset.

• Remembrance gathering for Richard Hodgdon

  Fri, 07/16/2021 - 2:15pm

  The family of the late Richard “Dick” Hodgdon invite relatives and friends to an informal gathering to share memories, conversation and refreshments Saturday, July 31 at 1 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Boothbay.

• Memorial service for Priscilla Hansen

  Thu, 07/15/2021 - 12:00pm

  Priscilla Hansen of Edgecomb passed away in October 2020. Visiting hours will be held on Aug. 11 from 10 to 11 a.m, followed by a Memorial Service at 11 a.m., at Hall Funeral Home and Tribute Center, 975 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay.

• Eugene H. Knight

  Thu, 07/15/2021 - 8:15am

  Eugene H. Knight passed away at the age of 95 on July 10, 2021. He was a resident of the Hawthorne House in Freeport, Maine. Eugene was born on Feb. 13, 1926, to Ernest O. Knight and Effie K. Knight. He graduated from Gardiner High School in 1944. He worked for A & P Tea Company until he attended the University of Maine in Orono, studying chemical engineering. He went into the U.S. Army and played in the band at Fitzsimmons Hospital of Denver, Colorado. After his service, he studied...

• Celebration of Life for Carla Allen

  Wed, 07/14/2021 - 1:00pm

  The Celebration of Life for Carla (Fritz) Allen will be held Saturday, Aug. 7 at the Southport Town Hall from 1 to 5 p.m. Carla died of mesothelioma on Jan. 31, 2020. Please come and share memories and stories.
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  Sherman Curtis

  Tue, 07/13/2021 - 6:30pm

  Sherman Curtis of Boothbay, Maine passed away June 10, 2021 from complications due to Parkinson’s and heart disease. He was predeceased by his parents Alton and Irene Curtis, his sisters Beverly Greer, and Carolyn Kincaid, and brother Robert Curtis. He is survived by his wife Charlee Curtis; daughter Deborah Hart and husband Jonathan; and son Dana Curtis. He is also survived by two grandchildren, Joseph and Emily Hart., stepchildren Sara Thompson, husband John, Anita Burdzel, husband Norman,...
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  Robert T. Barter

  Tue, 07/13/2021 - 6:00pm

  

  Robert Thomas Barter, 78, of Southport, Maine passed away peacefully on June 22, 2021 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine after a battle four-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born Dec. 21, 1942 to Phyliss Irene and Amos Francis Barter of Boothbay, he was the youngest of nine kids. He graduated from Boothbay Region High School in 1961 where he was a three-sport letterman which included playing on the school’s 1958 State Champion Football team. After graduation, he worked...
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  John Elwell

  Mon, 07/12/2021 - 11:30am

  

  John Elwell of Boothbay, Maine passed away after a long battle with kidney cancer. He was 63. The son of Elizabeth Neaton and Marden Elwell, John was born in El Paso, Texas, where his father was in the Army. He grew up in Mechanicville, New York, a small upstate town on the Hudson River. Enchanted by the west after attending Philmont, a New Mexico Boy Scout camp, John enrolled at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. He received a B.S. in microbiology and chemistry. His housemate at 507...

• Diane E. Esterly service announcement

  Mon, 07/12/2021 - 10:30am

  A Service in Celebration and Remembrance of the life of Diana Eames Esterly, who passed away May 18, 2021, will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 5, at the Southport United Methodist Church, 372 Hendricks Hill Road (Route 27) in Southport. A reception will follow the service in the church Fellowship Room.
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  Carol D. Younts

  Mon, 07/12/2021 - 9:30am

  

  Carol Delano Younts, 75, of Boothbay Harbor passed away on July 6, 2021. She is survived by her beloved husband of 54 years, David; her son, Douglas Younts (wife Kimberly, daughter Jillian) of Renton, Washington; and her son, Roger Younts (wife Elizabeth, son Brennan) of Issaquah, Washington. She is also survived by her sister, Alice Drifmeyer of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, along with her nieces Jennifer, Julie, Janis, Moira, and Jessica, and nephews Richard, Erin, and Joel. She was predeceased by...

• Celebration of Life for Cora J. Tarbox

  Mon, 07/12/2021 - 9:15am

  

  A Celebration of Life service for Cora Jean Tarbox, who passed away in San Diego, California on April 11, 2020, will be held on Sunday, Aug. 1, 1 p.m., at the Westport Community Church, 1211 Main Road, on Westport Island. Following the celebration of her life there will be reception at the adjacent Westport Island Town Hall, with light refreshments.
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  Eugene G. Roberts

  Sun, 07/11/2021 - 2:15pm

  

  Eugene Gardner Roberts passed peacefully Feb. 22, 2021, at the age of 88. A self-made man, Eugene worked his way up from a janitor as an eighth grader at his school to enlisting in the U.S. Air Corp in 1948. During his enlistment, he traveled all over the world until he retired in 1968 as Senior Master Sergeant. He continued working in the construction industry into his early 70s. Does not matter where the service took him or where he lived, Barters Island has always been home. He is proceeded...

• Celebration of Life for William Burge

  Thu, 07/08/2021 - 8:15am

  A Celebration of Life ceremony for William “Bill” Burge of Boothbay will be held Saturday, July 24, 1 p.m., at American Legion Hall, Industrial Park Road, Boothbay.
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  Nancy W. Atkinson

  Wed, 07/07/2021 - 3:00pm

  

  Nancy Whittier Atkinson, 97, of Falmouth Foreside, Maine passed away on June 29, 2021 at the Falmouth By The Sea nursing home with her daughter and son at her side. After a long drive from Philadelphia, Nancy was born on Aug. 16, 1923 at the Sewall family homestead in Old Town, Maine, the daughter of Charles LeRoy Ince Whittier and Harriet Sydney Sewall. She then returned to Philadelphia with her mother. During her teenage years, Nancy spent much of her time developing her equestrian skills...
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  Glenwood L. West

  Tue, 07/06/2021 - 3:30pm

  

  Glenwood Lee West, 77, of Wiscasset, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, following a courageous battle with AL Amyloidosis. He was born on Nov. 4, 1943, in Portland, Maine, to Fred Wilder West Sr., and Beulah May West. He grew up in Coopers Mills, Maine, and moved to Wiscasset in 1957, to attend high school. He married the love of his life, Janet Gregoire, on Oct. 26, 1962. Glen and Janet lived in Bath, Maine, for the first few months of their marriage, but moved to...

• Graveside service for Laurence Peaslee Sr.

  Tue, 07/06/2021 - 3:15pm

  A Graveside Service for Laurence Peaslee Sr. will be held on Saturday, July 17 at 1 p.m. at the North Edgecomb Cemetery in Edgecomb. All are welcome.
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  Barbara Newell

  Tue, 07/06/2021 - 1:00pm

  

  Barbara Newell (Robertson) of Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, formerly of Westborough, Massachusetts, died on June 19, 2021. She was born on June 28, 1919, daughter of Ethel and William Robertson of Milton. Because her father died when she was seven months old, she was brought up by her mother and grandfather. She graduated from Milton High School in 1937 and The Chandler School, Boston, in 1939. Barbara worked as an office administrator until her marriage to Ensign Gordon L. Newell, U.S. Naval...

• Celebration of life for Sharon Simpson

  Tue, 07/06/2021 - 11:15am

  A Celebration of Life for Sharon M. Simpson, who died on March 17, 2020, will be held Saturday, July 17 at 11 a.m. at the First Congregational Church on High Street, Wiscasset. Internment will be private.
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  Jason Pierce

  Tue, 07/06/2021 - 9:15am

  

  Jason Pierce, 39, of East Boothbay, passed away unexpectedly on June 25, 2021. He was born on Dec. 19, 1981 in Waterville, Maine, the son of Veronica and Wayne Pierce. He attended Winthrop grade and middle schools; Kents Hill for a year and then graduated from Winthrop High School in 2001, where he was active on the football team and basketball team. He continued his education at the University of Maine in Augusta for two years. From a young age, Jason developed a love for sports especially...
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  Kirk Davis

  Sun, 07/04/2021 - 6:00pm

  

  Kirk Davis, 68, died while windsurfing near his home in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii on June 9, 2021. Kirk was the son of the late Warren and Barbara Davis and grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, graduating from Concord-Carlisle High School in 1970. Always popular, Kirk served as the vice president of his class and was a varsity athlete on the soccer, golf and ski teams. Eschewing traditional schooling, Kirk made his way through life acquiring skills, mostly self-taught and motivated, enhanced by...
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  Gregory P. Merrill Sr.

  Thu, 07/01/2021 - 9:00am

  

  Gregory Parker Merrill Sr. died on April 7, 2021, in Vero Beach, Florida. He was born in White Plains, New York on Oct. 6, 1925. He grew up in Scarsdale, New York and graduated from high school at Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut. He attended Drexel University and enlisted in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. He spent summer days in his youth in Bayville, Maine at Lawn Cottage, with his parents George Parker Merrill and Elaine Farnell Merrill and his grandparents...

• Visiting hours for Tim Utley

  Thu, 07/01/2021 - 8:15am

  There will be visiting hours for Timothy Utley who passed away on June 6, 2021, on Wednesday, July 14 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Hall Funeral Home and Tribute Center, 975 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay .
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  Irene Lowell

  Tue, 06/29/2021 - 8:00am

  

  Irene “Renie” Lowell, born March 10, 1947 in Farmington, Maine, died June 17, 2021 in Portland, Maine. It is with sadness that the family of Renie Lowell of Wales, Maine must announce her passing. She went peacefully surrounded by her family. She was 74 years of age. She was the daughter of Stillman Ross and Irene LaMance and the eldest of the four Ross girls hailing from the town of Rangeley, Maine. She was a graduate of Rangeley High School class of 1966. Renie had many jobs over her life but...
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  Ernest M. Carmolli

  Mon, 06/28/2021 - 1:45pm

  

  Ernest Marsten Carmolli, 87, died in Scarborough, Maine on June 26, 2021. He was born Jan. 10, 1934 in Medford, Massachusetts, the son of Aldo and Florence Hodgdon Carmolli. He graduated from Medford High School in 1951, and began employment with the David W. Mann Company of Lincoln, Mass. as a machinist. In 1955 he took a leave of absence to enlist in the U.S. Army. He was assigned to the Army Band and spent his service years playing throughout the country. Upon his discharge, he returned to...

• Graveside service for Carl J.L Bruening

  Mon, 06/21/2021 - 2:15pm

  A graveside service will be held with military honors for Carl J.L Bruening on Tuesday, July 27 at 1 p.m. at the Maine Veterans Cemetery, 153 Mount Vernon Road, Augusta. Section B.

• Celebration of Life for Priscilla Tavenner

  Mon, 06/21/2021 - 1:45pm

  A Celebration of Life service for Priscilla K. Tavenner, who died May 29, will be held Sunday, July 18 at 2 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor.
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  Diana E. Esterly

  Mon, 06/21/2021 - 1:30pm

  

  Diana Eames Esterly, 79, formerly of Southport, passed away from ongoing heart complications at her home in Bayard, New Mexico, on May 18, 2021. Born on Jan. 25, 1942, at Miles Hospital in Damariscotta, she was the oldest daughter of Albert and Ardath Eames of Boothbay Harbor. Within a year of her arrival, Eames took a war-time job at Harvard Radio Research Laboratory and the family moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Diana’s sister, Joyce, was born. They went on to reside in Lexington,...
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  Joan B. Britton

  Tue, 06/15/2021 - 11:00am

  

  Joan B. Britton, 94, of Southport, Maine, died peacefully at home on June 12, 2021. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on Dec. 12, 1926, Joan was the daughter of John and Catherine Barbara and was a longtime resident of Southport. A graduate of The Masters School, Class of 1944, Joan attended Ogontz College, and served as a hospital volunteer during World War II, which sparked a lifelong interest in serving the community. Joan loved the Boothbay region from the moment she came to the area in the 1950s...
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  James C. Lewis

  Tue, 06/15/2021 - 10:30am

  James C Lewis, 76, of Little River, South Carolina, died June 10, 2021, at Grand Strand Hospital in South Carolina. He was born in Boothbay Harbor on April 22, 1945, a son of Gordon and Priscilla A. (Smith) Lewis. He served in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam. On April 26, 1969, he married Donna A. Feyler. He was employed by Bath Iron Works as a welder, retiring in 2001. He is survived by his wife, Donna Lewis of Little River, S.C.; brother, Terrance Lewis of Bath; and many nieces and nephews...

• Memorial service for Constance Wright

  Mon, 06/14/2021 - 9:00am

  A memorial service for Constance Wright will be held Saturday, June 26 at 1 p.m. at Seawinds, at the four corners in West Boothbay Harbor. Please call Chandler at 207-592-6174 if you need more information.
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  Timothy W. Utley

  Thu, 06/10/2021 - 12:30pm

  

  Timothy Wayne Utley passed away on June 6, 2021 in Boothbay at the age of 68. Tim was born in Russellville, Kentucky on Oct. 25, 1952 to Paul and Margie (Morrison) Utley. He was a graduate of the University of Louisville and taught in the Jefferson County School System for 32 years. He was active in the Iroquois Amphitheater Association and the Beechmost Neighborhood Association. He was a fitness instructor at the YMCA and Energy Studio. He retired to Boothbay in 2013. He was a member of the...
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  Carl J.L. Bruening

  Thu, 06/10/2021 - 11:00am

  

  Carl John Lloyd Bruening, 76, passed away June 9, 2021 at his home in Boothbay Harbor of metastastic prostate bone cancer. He was born Dec. 6, 1944 in Guttenberg, Iowa to Lloyd G Bruening and Lena Mary Dubois. Carl grew up in Brunswick, Maine, attended local schools and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1964. After high school he started working in Boothbay Harbor as a cook at Brown Brothers Wharf. He was a Vietnam veteran in the USMC serving from 1966-1969. He then returned to Boothbay...
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  Joan D. Henry

  Thu, 06/10/2021 - 10:00am

  

  Joan D. (Oravis) Henry, 74, of Wiscasset passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus, with family by her side, at her home on the morning of June 4, 2021. Joan grew up in Collingswood, New Jersey and attended Collingswood High School. She moved around a lot, eventually settling down in Florida, where she lived for 28 years before moving to Maine with her daughter. Joan loved a good challenge, especially difficult puzzles and cryptograms. She once completed a puzzle of chocolate chip cookies...
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  Wayne Clark

  Tue, 06/08/2021 - 1:45pm

  

  Wayne Clark, fondly known as “Uncle Wayne,” passed away on May 18, 2021 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. He was born on Sept. 3, 1960 to Patricia (Carr) and Gary Clark in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Wayne grew up and attended schools in Bath and Columbia Falls, Maine where he was raised. Wayne had a special place in his heart for his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He will always be remembered by his special smile, his caring heart and his warm embrace. Wayne was predeceased by...
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  William I. Jack

  Tue, 06/08/2021 - 1:00pm

  

  William (Bill) Irvine Jack, 86, a longtime resident of Sewickley, Pennsylvania and Westcliffe, Colorado and most recently of Amelia Island, Florida and Camden, Maine, died on May 29, 2021 in Portland, Maine. He also owned a home in the Boothbay region where he spent several summers. He was born on April 5, 1935 in Titusville, Pennsylvania to James Ernest and Anne (Irvine) Jack. Following his graduation from Titusville High School, he received his BA from Allegheny College, MA in history from...
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  Margaret L. Russell

  Mon, 06/07/2021 - 3:15pm

  

  Margaret L. Russell, 88, passed away on the morning of June 6, 2021 at Chase Point in Damariscotta with family and the loving staff by her side. Born in Newcastle on Feb. 8, 1933, she was the daughter of Sewall and Irene May (Robinson) Waltz. Margaret lived in Damariscotta Mills for her entire childhood. She grew up swimming all summer and ice skating in the winter with all of her siblings and friends. She attended local schools and graduated from Lincoln Academy. After school, she worked as a...

• Graveside service for Irma Heaberlin

  Fri, 06/04/2021 - 11:45am

  There will be graveside service for Irma Heaberlin on Monday, June 14 at 2 p.m.. at Evergreen Cemetery, Barters Island Road, Boothbay.
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  Robert G. Skillin

  Wed, 06/02/2021 - 12:30pm

  

  Robert G. Skillin, 86, of Scarborough, reached the end of his life on May 21, 2021. He was the husband of Janet M. (Boomhour) Skillin. He was born June 24, 1934, in Portland, a son of the late Charles and Almeda (Richards) Skillin. Robert attended local Portland schools, graduating from Deering High School in 1952. He then went on to Saco Lowell Apprentice Program, graduating in 1956 and from there he went on to the University of Maine for four years, graduating in 1960. During his life he...
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  Susan J. McKown

  Wed, 06/02/2021 - 9:30am

  

  Susan J. McKown, 80 years old of Thomaston, passed away surrounded by family in her home, May 25, 2021. She was the wife of George McKown of Thomaston. Susan Jean (Webster) McKown was born July 8, 1940, at Knox County General Hospital in Rockland, to Virginia and Kenneth Webster of Vinalhaven. Susan lived on Vinalhaven for the first 28 years of her life before moving to Thomaston in 1968. She graduated from Vinalhaven High School in 1958. Susan worked at Maritime Energy for 42 years until her...

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