Obituaries

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Jed Earl Colby, 70, of Edgecomb died April 16, 2018.

He grew up in Wiscasset, the son of Jed Ellis and Evelyn “Betsy” (Hinkley) Colby. He graduated from Wiscasset High School in the class…

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At the age of 92, Leonard Jennings “LJ” Dowdy Jr. died April 20, 2018 of natural causes in his home in Edgecomb where he lived with his wife, Shirley.

Born Feb. 6, 1926 in Dallas, Texas to…

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Gregory Jerome Parker Jr., 36, died unexpectedly March 28, 2018 at his home in North Lauderdale, Florida.

Born in Middletown, Connecticut on Nov. 15, 1981, Greg was the…

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Meghan Elizabeth “Meg” Thomas, 36, of 5 Palmer Drive, Dover, New Hampshire died unexpectedly April 15, 2018 in Dover, N.H.

She was born April 5, 1982 in Portsmouth, Virginia. the daughter…

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Peter Roi Collins, of Darien, Connecticut; Tierra Verde, Florida; and Bayville, Maine, died April 5, 2018 in Tierra Verde, Florida, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 76.

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Rosalie Delphine Hasenfus, 80, died at Mid Coast Hospital on April 11, 2018. She passed peacefully, surrounded by her family.

Rosalie was born on Jan. 24, 1938, the daughter of Delphine…

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Clifford Allen Wells of Wiscasset, Maine was born in 1940 in Everett, Washington. Clifford died April 12, 2018.

His parents became Alaska homesteaders when he was 12 years old and he…

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Mary Loring Clapp of Prides Crossing, Beverly, Massachusetts, died peacefully April 5, 2018 shortly after her 106th birthday.

She had been residing at Carleton-Willard Village in Bedford,…

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Artist Robert (Bob) Thomas died April 9, 2018 at his home in Edgecomb after a long illness. He was 73 years old.

Bob was born in the Bronx, New York to parents Robert Joseph Thomas (senior…

A celebration of the life of Janet E. Peters, who died March 21, 2018, will be held Saturday, April 28 at 1 p.m. at the Knights of Pythias Hall, Lakeside Drive, Boothbay Harbor, following the…

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Ian Heppel, 69, of Lower Round Pond Road, Bristol, died April 7, 2018 at his residence.

He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on Oct. 23, 1948, a son of Charles and Bernice (Lowe) Heppel…

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Frank W. Wiley, 77, died April 5, 2018 at his home in Boothbay, Maine.

Frank was born in Camden on Aug. 29, 1940 to Wilbur Wiley and Evelyn McKeon and graduated in 1959 from Camden High…

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John “Jack” G. Gingrow Jr., 59, also known as “Bird Man of Wiscasset” died suddenly March 28, 2018.

He was born in Augusta on April 15, 1958, a son of John G. and Beverly A. (Brown) Gingrow…

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Kim Readinger died March 24 in the comfort of her home in Wiscasset at the age of 60 after a long and fearless battle with cancer.

Kim was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of Mary…

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John E. Potter Sr., 75, of Cochran Road, Edgecomb died March 21, 2018 at his residence.

John was born in Gardiner on June 22, 1942, a son of Roy B. and Mildred M. (Smith) Potter. He…

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June Stockus-Stevens died peacefully at Miles Hospital on March 20, 2018 after battling pancreatic cancer.

June Althea Stockus was born in Canton Massachusetts on June 19, 1955. She was the…

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Janet E. Peters, 84, of Boothbay, died peacefully on March 21, 2018 at Maine General Medical Center in Augusta, Maine.

She was the daughter of Gerald and Hazel (Clifford) Pinkham of…

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Ardath E. (Farnham) Wood, 75, of Vassalboro, Maine died March 18, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family following a long illness.

She was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine on Nov. 8, 1942…

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On March 16, 2018, Mr. Ronald A. Pratt Sr., a lifelong resident of Cumberland, Rhode Island, died in Portland, Maine.

A loving husband to Janet L. (Simoneau) Pratt, a father and grandfather…

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Neil S. Grover, 59, of Boothbay, died peacefully the morning of March 14, 2018 at Lincoln Health Center in Damariscotta.

Neil was the son of the late Betty L’Hostis Sitton, and Dale Grover…

The memorial service for Beth G. Conant, scheduled for Sunday, March 18, at 1 p.m. at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, 32 Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor, has been postponed. A new date for the service…

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I died in the evening of December 26, 2017. I was in the Gregory Wing of St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, Maine. I had the disease my husband and I feared most, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy…

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Florence Lillian (Barlow) Haggett died peacefully on March 10, 2018 at the remarkable age of 105.

Born in East Boothbay, Maine on Nov. 13, 1912, she lived in Boothbay Harbor, Maine until…

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Lorraine (Lemay) Reed, 87, of Boothbay Harbor, died peacefully on March 9, 2018 at her daughter’s home on Southport.

She was born in Lewiston on October 28, 1930, the youngest daughter of…

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Edward W. DeCosta Jr., 89, of Boothbay, died peacefully on March 7, 2018 at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, with his family by his side.

Ed was born on Jan. 5, 1929 in Boothbay Harbor…

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Nathan Edwin Brewer, 30, died March 5, 2018 at his mother’s home in Wiscasset.

Nathan was born on June 27, 1987 in Boothbay Harbor to Edwin L. Brewer Jr. and Pauline (Barter) Brewer. He…

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Gertrude "Trudie" Seybold of Boothbay died peacefully at her home in Boothbay on March 1. Trudie had lived in Boothbay on Back Narrows Road for three years with her daughter Patty Seybold, and…

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Catherine Ogg, 86, died peacefully Feb. 22, 2018, at Tore’s Home in Brevard, North Carolina where she moved after a long life in Boothbay, Edgecomb, North Windham, and Portland, Maine; St. Croix…

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Janet G. Palen, 90, of Damariscotta, formerly of Wiscasset died Feb. 20, 2018 at Cove’s Edge.

She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on Oct. 1, 1927, the only…

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Robert Joseph “Bob” Cole of Brunswick, Maine died on Feb. 18, 2018 surrounded by his children after a three-week illness.

Bob was born in New Haven, Connecticut on June 21, 1936 to Edward F…

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Donald Russell Walker, 89, died Feb. 17, 2018 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.

Don was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts on Dec. 5, 1928 to Harry R. Walker and Florence E. Walker.…

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Eugene F. Reed Sr., 83, of Boothbay died peacefully at home Feb. 13, 2018 following a brief illness.

For many years, Gene worked for Conley’s Garden Center. He also worked for both the…

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Marguerite J. “Maggie” Griffin, avid gardener, champion of local education, unrelentingly caring mother, feisty friend, keen-eyed noticer, and writer of many notes, died peacefully Feb. 15, 2018…

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Yvonne Joan LaCasse Gross died Feb. 15, 2018 at the age of 89 in Port Jefferson, New York.

 

Yvonne was born May 23, 1928…

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Malcolm H. Thomas, 90, died peacefully on Feb. 15, 2018, at St. Andrews Village where he had lived for well over a decade in an independent cottage and then in the Gregory Wing, where he received…

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Maxine Tourtillotte, a lifelong resident of Boothbay Harbor, died peacefully in the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 18.

Maxine was born on March 4 1923, the only child of Earle and Myra…

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Charles P. Barker, 91, of South Deerfield, Massachusetts died peacefully on Feb. 6, 2018 leaving his wife, Elizabeth, after 61 years of marriage.

Charles was born in Lincoln, New Hampshire…

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Ralph L. Colby, 74, of Rumerill Road, Wiscasset, died unexpectedly Feb. 11, 2018 at his home.

He was born Jan. 9, 1944, the son of Leroy and Lillian (Gagnon) Colby.

Ralph was a great…

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Frederick R. Hart III, 80, of Wiscasset, died peacefully on the morning of Feb. 11, 2018 near his home in Maine.

Fred was born on July 1, 1937, in Concord Massachusetts, to Fred and Lois…

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Leroy H. Yereance, 92, of Newcastle, formerly of Boothbay Harbor and Southport, died peacefully Feb. 8, 2018 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.

He…

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Susan Leach, 61, died at the University Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Jan. 30, 2018, from complications of the flu.

Susan, affectionately known as “Dude” to family and friends,…

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Gordon Look Newell of Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, formerly of Westborough, Massachusetts, died Jan. 26, 2018, at the age of 98.

“Gus,” as his friends called him, was born in Uxbridge,…

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Landon L. “Lanny” Oliver, 81, died peacefully Feb. 9, 2018 with his family by his side at  Lincoln Health - Miles…

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James A. Brown, 93, of Wickliffe, Ohio died peacefully on Feb. 2, 2018 at Lake West Hospital surrounded by his family.

He was born Aug. 21, 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of the late…

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Kenneth L. Bergquist, 93, died Jan. 20. 2018.  He was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine  July 30, 1924 to his loving parents Elmer and Addie Bergquist.

He had a wonderful Maine childhood, and…

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Landon L. “Lanny” Oliver, 81, died peacefully with his family by his side at Miles Lincoln Health Hospital in Damariscotta.

Friends are welcome to…

A service for Patricia P. Wright, who died Feb. 4, 2018, will be held Friday, Feb. 23 at 11 a.m. at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, 32 Emery Way, Boothbay Harbor. A reception will follow the…

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Jessica Lynn Gatcomb (Merrill), 34, of West Bath died Feb. 7, 2018 after a long courageous battle with cancer.

She was born in Bath on Sept. 6, 1983, and daughter of Terri L. (Merrill)…

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Grace D. Calhoun, resident of Boothbay, Maine for all 96 amazing years of her life, passed away peacefully in her home, as she wanted on Feb. 6, 2018 with her family right at her side.

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Charles Edmund Spear, 90, of Portland died peacefully on Jan. 28, 2018 after a long illness. The youngest of seven children, he was born on Dec. 8,…