Obituaries

Apr 2, 2023

Kittery Pointe, ME - Joann Alletha Philbrook, 95, passed away peacefully on April 2nd, 2023 after having just celebrated her 95th birthday.

Joann was born on March 27th, 1928 to George Elmer and Gwendolyn F McCorrison.  She grew up in Waterville, Maine with her four brothers and sisters.  She met her husband Albert Philbrook shortly after he...

Mar 29, 2023

Kittery, ME – Thomas S. Bridges Jr., 90, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.  He was born December 26, 1932, in Portsmouth, NH to his parents Thomas Sr. and Marion (Leary).

Tommy attended Traip Academy in Kittery and graduated in 1950. Afterwards he joined the US Coast Guard...

Mar 27, 2023

Janet (LaCava) Taylor of Kittery, Maine passed away peacefully in her home on March 27, 2023. Her husband of 51 years, Steven, was by her side.

The daughter of Salvatore (Sam) and Nancy LaCava of Portsmouth, NH, Janet graduated from Portsmouth High School with the Class of 1968. In her early years, she worked in the family...

Mar 25, 2023

Dana L. Rivers of Somersworth, NH died unexpectedly Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Wentworth Douglas Hospital in Dover, NH at the age of 77.

Born in Portsmouth, NH, on March 31, 1945, he was the son of Raymond and Avis (Bray) Rivers.

Dana grew up in Eliot, Maine and graduated from Eliot...

Mar 25, 2023

William R. Holly died on March 25, 2023 at age 83. He was born in 1939 in Middletown NY to Robert W. Holly and Noelda Holly.

He attended Colonie Central Schools in New York state and enlisted in the Coast Guard while still in high school. After graduation in 1957 he transferred to active duty and served...

Mar 23, 2023

Stephan Hale Emery, age 65, born April 7, 1957, passed away on March 21, 2023 after several 'rounds' of a fight with Frontal Temporal Dementia, at his home in Kittery with the assistance of Beacon Hospice. Steve is survived by his daughter Jessica Lee Emery Smith and her husband Nate Smith, of Kittery, and sons Kristoffer Lloyd Emery of...

Mar 16, 2023

Kittery, ME - George Walter Ladd Jr. passed away peacefully on March 16, 2023 at age 93, or as he would have responded, 39 to the power of 1.2388.  Born in Muskegon, MI, and known as Walt growing up, George was a U.S. Navy Korean War veteran serving on the USS LST-519.  A graduate of Indiana Institute of Technology,...

Mar 13, 2023

Ruth H. Evans of South Berwick, Maine passed away on March 13, 2023 surrounded by her family after a brief illness.

Born on July 27, 1936 she was the daughter of Franklin W. Harvey and Elinor Rand Harvey of Kittery, Maine.

She graduated from Robert W. Traip Academy in 1954 and Colby Sawyer College in...

Mar 7, 2023

Eliot, ME – William H. Tuttle, 72, known to all as Bill, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, March 6th.  He was the Son of Willie Tuttle and Frances (Batchelder) Tuttle of Rochester, NH.  Bill was born in Rochester, NH on November 22 nd , 1950. He was a resident of Eliot for 54 years graduating from...

Mar 6, 2023

Rollinsford, NH – Henri Chenard, 81, passed away on Monday, March 6 th , 2023 surrounded by his family.  Born in Dover, NH on July 26 th 1941, son of Gerard and Lea Chenard, he is survived by his son Normand and wife Becca Chenard of Sanford, ME and daughter Genevieve and husband Jeremy Rivers, of Londonderry, NH, his...

Mar 4, 2023

Steven R. Robinson 64, of Eliot passed away unexpectedly on Saturday March 4, 2023, with his loving son Christopher by his side. He was the son of Ralph and Patricia (Clow) Robinson of Eliot, ME. Steve was born in Portsmouth, NH on April 8, 1958 and was a lifelong resident of Eliot graduating with from Marshwood High...

Feb 26, 2023

Kittery - Natalie Webber McCarty of Kittery, Maine, passed away peacefully on February 26, 2023, just before her 95 th birthday on March 1. She was the daughter of the late Adelbert M. Webber and Helen Frances Kulick Webber, also of Kittery, ME. She was predeceased by her twin sister Rosalie Webber, who died at birth, her brother Merle...

Feb 26, 2023

Kittery- Ross James Turco, 92, passed away February 26 2023. He was born on December 12, 1930 in Mt. Holly Vermont.

Ross married his loving wife of sixty seven years Joyce M. Carlson and together they settled in Kittery and raised their two daughters.

Ross was a proud Marine...

Feb 25, 2023

Rodney Albert Johnson

Chichester, NH - Rodney Albert Johnson, age 92, passed peacefully at home on February 25, 2023, following a long illness.

Rod was born in Sanford, ME, to Mary (Tabor) and George Johnson and educated in Sanford Schools.  The eldest of ten children and father to four,...

Feb 24, 2023

Durham, NH - Gerald "Jerry" Wright Howe died February 24, 2023 surrounded by the love of his friends and family.

Jerry's list of accolades and accomplishments is long and diverse; he served in the US Navy aboard the submarine USS Clamagore (SS-343), he earned bachelor and masters degrees from the University of Massachusetts and a Masters in...

Feb 23, 2023

HAVERHILL - Carol Yvonne LaBranche, 82, of Haverhill, MA passed away unexpectedly on February 23, 2023, after a brief illness. Carol's beloved son's Logan LaBranche and Todd LaBranche were with her at the time of her passing.

Carol was born on November 30, 1940, to Raymond Desjardins and Dolorosa (Doyon) Desjardins. Carol was one of the strongest...

Feb 23, 2023

Somersworth –Richard J. (Dick) Obyc, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2023.  Dick was born February 1, 1935, the youngest of five children, to Polish Immigrants, Albert and Eva Obyc, in Wheeling, WV.

Dick grew up in Wheeling, WV, a member of Saint Ladislaus Parish.  He attended Saint Ladislaus Grade School, Central Catholic and McKinley Vocational High Schools....

Feb 23, 2023

Timothy Dean Francois, 72, of Nottingham, NH, passed away unexpectedly at his home on February 23, 2023. Born on March 16, 1950 to George H. Francois II and Sylvia (Chick) Francois, he was raised in Portsmouth, NH with older brother George H. Francois III (Firefighter Butch) and younger brother Dana in the tight-knit "Puddle Dock" neighborhood.

Feb 23, 2023

Pamela H. Smith, 70, formally of Lady Lake, Florida, and York Maine, passed away peacefully after a long illness, on February 2, 2023, at Gosnell Hospice of Southern Maine.

Pamela was born in Washington, DC, to Thomas and Alice Selby. She was predeceased by her loving husband Alan Smith; sister Mary K. Beach; brothers Bobby, Tommy, Scott,...

Feb 17, 2023

Betty Greene, 92, of Kittery died Friday, February 17, after a long illness.  She passed peacefully with her daughters and their spouses beside her.

She was the eldest daughter of Mildred and Clarence Turner of York.  She was predeceased by her husband of 51 years Herman, her parents, and her siblings Barbara and Alexander.

She...