Obituaries

Sep 16, 2022

Patricia Marguerite Fernandes (Patty) of Eliot, Maine, age 79, has passed on to Heaven's Gardens after a strong fight with cancer on September 16, 2022.  Patty was born at the Exeter Hospital on March 20, 1943. As a single mother in the 1970's she raised two boys. As a teller with a high school education, she rose through the ranks...

Sep 10, 2022

Eliot-Carolyn Ann Starr, 86 of Leach Road in Eliot, died on September 10, 2022 in her home, after a battle against breast, skin, colon and finally the one she could not beat, pancreatic cancer, which took her in just a couple months.

Born on March 5, 1936 in Breattleboro Vermont, she was the daughter of Albert and...

Sep 9, 2022

Glennis Cayer, of Eliot, ME, passed away on September 9th, 2022. Born on October 30, 1953 in Greene, ME, Glennis was the fourth of six children to long time dairy farmer, Walter Bates, and his wife Esther. Glennis attended Leavitt High School in Turner, Maine, graduating in 1972. She often was referred to as Glenny or Grammie.

Sep 8, 2022

Kittery - Janice Vivian Poitras, 78, of Kittery, Maine sadly passed away on September 8th. Janice was born in St. Johnsbury Vermont on November 11, 1943. She graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1962.

Janice leaves behind her husband of 60 years, Marcel Poitras, and her children Paul Poitras and his wife June Poitras, Robert Poitras, Sandra...

Sep 5, 2022

Eliot, ME – Ken Zamarchi, 85, 0f Eliot Maine, passed away at hi home on Monday, September 5 th , 2022.

Predeceasing Ken was his wife of 62 years, Ruth Moulton Zamarchi. Ken and Ruth enjoyed exploring the back roads in their MG, wintering in Florida, and family time at the lake.

Ken will be...

Sep 3, 2022

Arlene Janet (Fellows) Dixon, 89, of Kittery ME passed away on September 3, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Badger's Island in Kittery to Octavius and Dorothy (Tilton) Fellows. Arlene was the wife of the late Wayne Alison Dixon of Eliot ME.

Arlene graduated from the Traip Academy, class of 1950, in Kittery. ...

Sep 3, 2022

Cathy (Hunkins) McKeel

Cath was an awesome mom who loved her children wholeheartedly.  Always overprotective and full of loving advice, she greeted everyone with a smile and always put others before herself. After quietly fighting a nearly 2-year battle with brain cancer, she passed peacefully on Saturday, September 3 rd surrounded by most of her closest family...

Aug 29, 2022

Mary F Holden, 90, died peacefully at home on Aug 29 th . Mary was born and raised in Lowell Mass. She furthered her education at a business college in Boston and went on to work at the Boston Herald.

In 1955 she married Glenn C Holden Sr and moved to the Seacoast. They had 2 children....

Aug 28, 2022

Dover - Sandra Lee (Hooke) (Rollins) Goode, 78 of Dover, formerly a long-time resident of South Eliot, died on August 28, 2022 at Wentworth Douglass Hospital, following a long period of declining health. Sandy was born in Kittery, a daughter of the late Lloyd and Hazel (Hart) Hooke. She attended local schools, graduating from R.W. Traip Academy with...

Aug 24, 2022

Michael Van Etten, 67, of South Berwick, ME, passed away suddenly of a heart attack on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at his home. Michael was born in Kittery, ME, on May 20, 1955. He was the son of Kenneth and Audrey Van Etten. He is survived by his wife, Stacy, of 37 years, of South Berwick; son Anthony of...

Aug 22, 2022

Somersworth, NH - Peter LaFroscia Jr, 80, passed away at his home on Sunday, 8/22/2022.  He will be missed.

Services to be announced in the coming days.

Aug 21, 2022

Rachel Marie Fitzherbert, 42, of Largo, Florida, passed away suddenly on Saturday, August 20th in her home. Rachel was born on November 15, 1979 to Jeffrey A. Fitzherbert and Cheryl D. Smith, in Nashua, NH and lived with her good friend John Buckley for the past decade. After the death of her only child, Zachary T. Fitzherbert on April...

Aug 14, 2022

KITTERY POINT — Page Arird Mead Jr., 85, of Kittery Point, died peacefully early Sunday morning, August 14, surrounded by family at home, following a three-year period of failing health. Born January 26, 1937, in Newark, New Jersey, Page was the son of Page Mead Sr. and Helen Gordon Mead.

He is survived by his wife of...

Aug 13, 2022

York Harbor, ME – The Rev. Dr. Wilbert Donald Gough, 104, of York Harbor, ME, went to be with his Lord peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2022 from the result of his body just wearing out, which he worked hard to preserve over his lifetime.

Born in Davidson, OK on June 13, 1918 in a small house...

Aug 10, 2022

Kittery- Barbara J. Mouton, 85 of Haley Road died on August 10, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Barbara was born on November 28,1936 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Albert and Esther (Emerson) Linscott. She attended local schools, graduating from R.W Traip Academy with the class of 1954....

Aug 9, 2022

Judith Marilyn Trull, 83, of Eliot, ME died on August 9th with her family by her side. Born in Portsmouth on May 21, 1939, Judy was the daughter of C. Newt and Helen (Heeney) Andrews. She was raised in Kittery, ME and was a 1957 graduate of R. W. Traip Academy.

In 1966,...

Aug 9, 2022

Stratton - Craig Michael Cowper, 43, of Stratton, Maine, passed away on August 9, 2022. Craig was born in Beverly, Massachusetts on September 6, 1978.

Craig is survived by his mother, Cheryl; his father, Ron; siblings Ronnie, Ryan, and Christen; and his long-time partner, Angela. His children Elijah and Izabella were the light of his life and...

Aug 4, 2022

Dover-Susan Currie, 77 of Stratham died on August 4, 2022 with her loving family at her side. Born in Dover New Hampshire on April 2, 1945 she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Florence (Leary) Lewis. She attended local schools including Dover High School.

Susan met and married her loving husband,...

Aug 3, 2022

Kittery Maine - Betty Kraft_It is with a heavy heart that the surviving members of the Kraft/Crouse Families share the news of the passing of Betty Lorraine Kraft. Betty, 93 years young, passed away peacefully at her home with family on August 3, 2022. Betty was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, mother-in-law, aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother, a...

Aug 2, 2022

Sylvia Elaine MacKay, 98, born Sylvia Leavitt on March 4 th 1924 to Fred and Louise Leavitt, died on August 2 nd 2022 at the Wentworth Home in Dover, her home for the past 4 years.  She was born and raised in Eliot and lived all but the last 4 years in Eliot.  She attended Eliot Schools graduating from...