Obituaries

May 23, 2022

Rosemary M. (Wright) Poulin, 82 died peacefully in her sleep on May 23, 2022, at her residence at Sentry Hill, York Maine, after a 5-year battle with Alzheimer's.

Rosemary was born on November 25, 1939, in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England to William and Grace (Rye) Wright.  She met her late husband Aime (Joe) Poulin, Jr. while he...

May 21, 2022

Kittery Point - Edwin Paschal Leake, Jr., 93, passed away May 21, 2022, at his home in Kittery Point, ME.

Ed was born in Benchley, TX on July 24, 1928, the son of Edwin P. Leake, Sr and Emily (Lanehart) Leake. He moved from Texas to Mississippi as a child and joined the Navy at the age...

May 20, 2022

Kenneth L. Lilly Jr 97, of Waterville, Maine died on May 20 th at the home of his son in Eliot, with his family by his side. He was the son of Kenneth L. (Sr.) and Catherine (Carr) Lilly.

He is survived by his wife , Claranne (Hume) Lilly of Waterville, son Kenneth...

May 17, 2022

Arthur Vincent Scott of Kittery, ME, passed away on Tuesday, May 17th, after a period of declining health. He was 78 years old. Born in Boston and raised in Portsmouth, NH, Art "Scotty" was a talented multi-sport athlete who was professionally scouted in his teenage years as a baseball pitcher/shortstop. At the same time, he was a dominant...

May 15, 2022

Obituary in progress.

May 13, 2022

Barrington, NH – Richard A. (Dick) McKenney, 80, passed away May 13, 2022 at his home, surrounded by his loved ones. Born in Biddeford, Maine on November 3, 1941, Dick was the son of George and Georgiana (Lewis) McKenney. One of six children, he learned his wit and toughness from the many adventures they had in childhood. Dick was...

May 9, 2022

Portsmouth, NH - Fay Frances [Pettigrew] Major, 81, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, May 9 th , 2022

Fay was born at the old Portsmouth Hospital on November 26, 1940. She was the only child of Willis and Frances [Johnston] Pettigrew. She grew up on the Pettigrew homestead and graduated from Traip Academy in...

May 8, 2022

Kittery- Thomas M. Roots, 33 of Whipple Road in Kittery, died on May 8, 2022 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. Born in Portsmouth on January 25, 1989 he was the son of Bob and Ann (Gerry) Roots. Tommy was raised in Kittery, attended local schools graduating from RW Traip Academy with the class of 2007. He furthered his education with...

May 8, 2022

Dover- Leonard Masters Small Jr, 98 of Dover Point, died peacefully on May 8, 2022 at his home surrounded by loved ones.

Born on August 23, 1923 he was a son of the late Leonard Sr and Lillian (Soars) Small. He and his loving wife Marie moved to Dover in 1960, where they...

May 6, 2022

Eliot- Nancy M. Barthelemy, 85 of Eliot, died on May 6, 2022 at York Hospital following a period of failing health. Born in March 28, 1937 she was the second child of the late Althea ( Fletcher ) and Clyde Hanson, she grew up on the "Ridge" Beech Ridge in North Berwick. Nancy married Lester C. Barthelemy Jr, in...

May 1, 2022

SOMERSWORTH – Jeannette Gould, 90, died Sunday, May 1, 2022, at the Studley Home of Rochester following a short period of failing health.

Born in Boston, MA on February 6, 1932, she was the daughter of Adolphe Lapointe, Jr. and Harriet (Pothier) Lapointe.

She is survived by her children: the Rev. Robert Lefebvre, Jr. of...

Apr 28, 2022

Joyce Perrault, 90, formerly of Berwick and more recently North Berwick, passed away on April 28, 2022. She was born in Rochester, NH on March 21, 1932. Joyce attended Berwick Elementary Schools and graduated from Somersworth High School, after moving to Somersworth with her parents. Joyce was employed in various clerical positions, including The Somersworth National Bank, Somersworth City Hall,...

Apr 27, 2022

Somersworth- Christopher Michael Sousa, 39 of Somersworth died in a traffic crash in North Berwick on April 27, 2022 . Christopher was born on April 9, 1983 a son of Michael Sousa and Ann Marie (Nutt) Joseph. He moved as a youngster to Kittery where he attended schools, including R.W. Traip Academy where he played on the baseball team, winning...

Apr 26, 2022

Denise D. Dunton of South Berwick, Maine passed away peacefully with her three children at her side on April 26 th , 2022. Denise was born in Kennebunkport, Maine on August 19 th , 1959. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Delight (Hallowell) Doane, whom she cared for as a young adult until their passing.

Apr 24, 2022

Kittery, ME-Melvin T Snodgrass Jr, 74, passed away at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital on the morning of Sunday, April 24, 2022 with his daughter, Shelley, and her fiancé by his side.

Mel was a quiet, gentle man and a deep thinker. He was a proud, generous, and loving father who was passionate about reading and sharing conversations...

Apr 23, 2022

Kittery, ME - Gail Beverley, lifelong swimmer, ocean lover, educator, and world traveler died peacefully at age 84 in Kittery, Maine, April 23, 2022, listening to Roberta Flack.

Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts to George Beverley and Marian Doerr on July 23, 1937, Gail grew up in Pigeon Cove, Rockport, Massachusetts. While her parents ran The Pigeon Cove...

Apr 23, 2022

Eliot- Sarah O. " Sally " Lewin, 82 of Eliot, died on April 23, 2022 at York Hospital following a period of failing health. She much appreciated the help she received in her recent years from Eliot Baptist Church members and York Hospital staff. Sally was born in Portsmouth New Hampshire in 1939, one of eight children to the...

Apr 22, 2022

Fredrick Louis Ouellette of Somersworth, NH passed away from a brief illness on April 22, 2022 with his children by his side at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was born on August 21, 1954 to Reginald Ouellette and Pauline (Michaud) Ouellette in Caribou, Maine.

Fredrick is survived by his siblings Reuben Ouellette and his wife Martha of Springfield,...

Apr 21, 2022

Christopher Bokesz, Age 42 passed away on Thursday, April 21, from a sudden illness. He was born on April 20, 1980 in San Francisco CA. He later moved to TX, and then to NH in 1985 and has lived there since.

Chris attended Somersworth High School where he played football and soccer. He has worked in construction...

Apr 20, 2022

Eliot, ME – Timothy W Dailey, Sr, 65, of Eliot, ME passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

Born in Portsmouth, NH on July 31, 1956, he was the son of William Dailey and Roberta (Bobbie) Gosselin.

He is survived by his wife Kelly of...