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Robert Almon Chellis, 81, of Old Orchard Beach died March 3, 2014 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough.

Laurie L. Monteiro, 50, of New Harbor died with her family by her side on Tuesday, March 4 2014 at Maine Medical Center in Portland…

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William Benjamin Zolper Jr. died at home on March 3, 2014 at the age of 91.

Ben was…

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Linda Sibley Clark died peacefully on March 1, 2014 (the day after her 50th birthday) surrounded by loving family at her home, after a courageous and tenacious five-year battle with cancer.

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Brown

Kenneth Allen Brown, 80, died peacefully surrounded by his loving and devoted family on March 1, 2014 in Boothbay Harbor.

Ken was born on June 25, 1933 in Boothbay Harbor, the son of the…

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Haselton

Philip Hyatt Haselton of Boothbay Harbor died peacefully on February 27, 2014 at Miles Hospital with his children by his side.

He was born in 1925 in Orange,…

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Katheryn Jessie Umber Hunter Carr died March 1, 2014, surrounded by her loving family.

Katheryn was born in Lake…

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The Rev. Dr. Mary Jo Zimmerli, 83, died peacefully at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta on February 27, 2014.

Born on February 2, 1931 in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the…

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The family of William Duane Hunt, 84, born in Philadelphia, Pa., and a 27-year resident of Boothbay, with heavy hearts announce his death on February 27, 2014.

He is survived by his loving…

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Pickering

Maurice L. Pickering, 69, of West Alna Road, Wiscasset died suddenly Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014 at Maine Medical Center in Portland with his family by his side.…

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Farmer

Terence Scott Farmer, 50, died unexpectedly at his home in Trevett on February 20, 2014.

He was born March 19, 1963 in New York City to Lyman Gene Farmer and Enid Coffer Farmer. Terry grew…

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Canning

Elizabeth Ann (Doyle) “Betty” Canning of Langdon, N.H., and Westport Island, died peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of February 21…

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Burnham

Parker Willard Burnham, 80, of Dallas, N.C., died February 20, 2014.

He was born in Boothbay to the late Lester and Louise Burnham on February 22, 1933.

Parker was a member of the…

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Nolon

Richard Austin Nolon Sr., 76, died at home on February 22, 2014.

He was born to the late Emma Campbell-Munsey on February 3, 1938 in Boothbay.

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Rebecca Lynn Brown (Becky Clark), 49, died February 16 in Brunswick.

She was born on April 6, 1964 in Boothbay, the daughter of Patricia and Napoleon Gagne of Bath. Her biological father is…

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Fred E. Peaslee, 88, of Wiscasset, died February 17, 2014 at his home with his loving wife by his side.

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Ruth E. Williams, 79, of Newcastle, died February 14, 2014 at LincolnHealth’s Miles Campus in Damariscotta.

She was…

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Holmes

Galen Fossett Holmes Sr., 83, died peacefully on February 12, 2014, surrounded by his loving family at Coves Edge.

He was born on January 28, 1931 in Boothbay Harbor to James and Maxine…

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Ruth V. Howe, a resident of St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor, formerly of Eugene, Ore., died February 3, 2014, as the result of a fall. She was 93 years old.

Ruth was born July 27,…

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Moshie “Millie” Pearlstein died at home in Edgecomb on February 8, 2014, three months before her 100th birthday.

The…

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Judith E. Reed, 79, of Old Sheepscot Road, Wiscasset, died peacefully on February 8, 2014 at Mid Coast Hospital, with her family by her side.

Judith was born on April 23, 1934 in Boothbay…

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Clifton L. York, 66, of Bristol, died on the morning of February 9, 2014 at the Lincoln HealthCare Miles Campus in Damariscotta.  

Born in Damariscotta on May 10, 1947, he was the son of…

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McFarland

Maxine McFarland, 76, of Verona Island, died February 6, 2014 at a Bangor Hospital with her loving family by her side. 

She was born February 5, 1938 in Edgecomb, the daughter of Earl and…

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Croxford

Larry B. Croxford, 63, of Pleasant Avenue, Portland, formerly of Wiscasset, died January 8, 2014.

Born in Maine, he was a son of Lawrence W. and Bertha L. Dutton Croxford.

He is…

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Brown

Dennis Allen Brown, 60, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Maine Medical Center on February 2, 2014. 

He was born on June 9, 1953 in Boston, Mass., to Ken Brown and Joan…

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Deborah G. Coffin died January 31, 2014 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Deb, as she preferred to be called, was born October 28, 1950, in Lowell, Mass.

Raised in Hamilton, Mass.,…

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Purinton

Alwyn “Otto” Charles Purinton Jr., 89, died peacefully on February 2, 2014 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.

He was born on February 15, 1924 to Alwyn Charles Purinton Sr. and…

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Louise Susan "Suzi" Farrin died peacefully on January 12, 2014.

She was born on December 31, 1947 at St. Andrews Hospital as Louise Susan Waite. She spent her life working and raising her…

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Roger E. Roche

Roger E. Roche, 78, of Southport died January 20, 2014 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston after a brief illness.

Roger was born on August 29, 1935 to Florence Garvey Roche and…

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Hope Lincoln Frey, 94, died December 17, 2013, of failing health. She was born in 1919 in Providence, R.I. to the late James and Adeline Lincoln.

Hope grew up in Rhode Island and New…

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Kenneth M. Rendall Jr. died peacefully at his home on January 18, 2014. Ken was born in New Brunswick, N.J. on July 7, 1925 to Kenneth and Ruth Rendall.…

Patricia Ryan, the first woman to be the editor of a major American weekly magazine and an inspiration to a generation of female journalists, died December 27,…

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McLellan

T. Marie McLellan, 82, died January 18, 2014 at Edgecomb Green in Edgecomb.

She was born January 20, 1931 in Boothbay Harbor to Joseph C. Peters Sr. and Irene Newcomb Peters. Marie grew up…

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Plummer

Sarah Hall Yesmentes Plummer, 47, of Boothbay died January 19, 2014.

Sarah was born June 18, 1966 to Peter J. and Eleanor H. Yesmentes in Winfield, Ill. She was the youngest in the family,…

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Robert Paul Sedzia, 87, of Hudson, Mass., died peacefully at home on January 18, 2014.

Bob was the devoted husband of Esther F. (Gorecki) Sedzia for 58 years.

He was born in…

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Wyman

Kelly Marie Wyman of Wiscasset, died January 9, 2014. She was 54.

She was born February 9, 1959, the daughter of Stuart R. Wyman of Wiscasset and Marilyn…

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Foster

Carolyn Marie Foster, 63, died peacefully at the Gregory Wing in Boothbay Harbor on January 11 with her loving family by her side.

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Lucy Marie (Roy) Marcotte, 96, of Concord, N.H., formerly of Bow, N.H., Boothbay Harbor and Wellesley, Mass., died January 7, 2014.

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Shirley R. Savage, beloved wife and mother, of Lowelltown Road in Wiscasset died January 11, 2014 after battling cancer at…

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Beverly Jean (Baldwin) Gray of Woolwich died peacefully surrounded by family members in her home on January 11, 2014. 

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Caristo

Dominic “Nick” W. Caristo of Niantic, Conn., formerly of Alna, died peacefully at his home on January 10, 2014. He was 70. Nick’s determination and will to live was…

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Helen Ida (Johnson) Markwith, 93, of Warren, died January 11, 2014 at the Veterans’ Home in Augusta. She was the wife of the late Roy W. Markwith of Boothbay Harbor…

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Wallace “Junior” Barter Jr. died January 9, 2014 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. He was 86.

Born in Boothbay Harbor on July 30, 1927, Wallace attended Boothbay schools, and worked in the…

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Morton

Maynard Alden “Butch” Morton, 70, died January 6, 2014 peacefully at his home on Westport Island.

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Soule

Scott Soule of Wiscasset, born on May 2, 1970, died at the Lincoln County Healthcare Miles Campus, on January 5, 2014. He was 43.

Scott was well known for his love of sporty cars, four…

A celebration for Faith Foster of Boothbay, who died November 15, 2013, will be held at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. Full obituary available…

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Pisano

Gene A. Pisano, (Gino Adolpho), 89, died after a struggle with kidney disease on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 at his home on Barters Island in Boothbay.

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Ward

Edward K. “Ted” Ward Jr., 80, died on January 3 at his home in East Boothbay.

He was…

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Anderson

Cynthia Victoria Anderson, 86, died on December 25, 2013 in Boothbay Harbor.

She was…

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Knowlton

Jo Ann Begin Knowlton died on December 31, 2013.

Jo Ann was born on August 6, 1950 at…