Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in

Kittery, ME & Somersworth, NH

Serving Kittery, ME & Somersworth, NH

Jeanne Lena Morin

Jeanne Lena Morin

Dec 5, 2025

Jeanne Lena Morin of Eliot Maine passed away peacefully at home on December 5th at the age of 84.

She was born on November 20, 1941, in Fitchburg MA and spent several years in California before raising her children in Derry New Hampshire and ultimately settling in Eliot Maine.

Jeanne was gentle, loving and had...

Gardner Stanley Tobey Sr.

Gardner Stanley Tobey Sr.

Dec 4, 2025

Gardner Stanley Tobey Sr. passed peacefully on December 4, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was born at home with a midwife, on November 8, 1933, to parents, Harry M. and Valentine Rose Tobey, and raised in Kittery Point, Maine.

Gardner would go on to serve in the US Army, being honorably discharged, after a deployment in...

George William Middleton

George William Middleton

Dec 2, 2025

George William Middleton, devoted husband, father, and pastor, who served communities across Massachusetts, Quebec, Maine, and New York, died at York Hospital in York, Maine, on December 2, 2025, at the age of 76, with his wife and two sons at his side.

George was born on October 29, 1949, in Malden, Massachusetts, the son of Frederick...

Cynthia Ann Remick

Cynthia Ann Remick

Nov 29, 2025

Eliot- Cynthia Ann Remick, 66, passed away surrounded by loved ones at Portsmouth Regional Hospital following a brief illness.

Cynthia, better known as Cindy, was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and moved to Hartland, Maine, at the age of 12, eventually moving to Pittsfield, Maine, where she worked at the Marie Bradford school for special-needs youth....

Patricia M. Ropars

Patricia M. Ropars

Nov 27, 2025

Patricia M. Ropars, known as Pat, born on March 6, 1941, to Margaret Cleveland and Leon Clark in Concord, New Hampshire, passed away at home on November 27, 2025, surrounded by her family.

Pat (mum) lived life to the fullest every day, even in sickness; her sense of humor never wavered, even through all the pain. She...

Carolyn Sarah Rowell Remick

Carolyn Sarah Rowell Remick

Nov 17, 2025

Carolyn R. Remick b. 03/03/1929 d. 11/17/2025, beloved mother to children, Reginald (Rex), Mary, and Stephen, passed away at The Hyder Family Hospice House in Dover, NH, due to complications of Alzheimer's Disease.  She was surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Biddeford, Maine, in 1929 to Leroy Rowell and Maude Rowell. Carolyn studied English...

Judith A. Carr “Judie”

Judith A. Carr “Judie”

Nov 17, 2025

Judith A. Carr "Judie"

Our beloved mother, grandmother, and sister, Judie, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2025, at the age of 85 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

Judie was born on December 10, 1939, to George and Clara Alley of Ellsworth, Maine. After graduating from Ellsworth High School, she attended Nasson College in Springvale, Maine....

Howard E. Huntress Jr.

Howard E. Huntress Jr.

Nov 16, 2025

Howard E. Huntress Jr., 83, passed away peacefully at his home on November 16, 2025. He was born to parents, Edythe (Pettigrew) and Howard E. Huntress Sr, in Eliot, spending his whole life there.

Howard was a graduate of Eliot High School in the class of 1961. Shortly after as a member of the National Guard he...

Andrew L. Powell

Andrew L. Powell

Nov 13, 2025

Andrew L Powell, 30, died peacefully in his home, loved ones by his side, November 13th, 2025.

Born to Thomas and Sharon Powell on September 1st 1995 in their Virginia farmhouse. He grew up in Ocean View, Delaware, where he spent countless hours at the beach, surfing, skimboarding, and fishing. He moved up to Vermont with his...

Clifford Cayer (Cliff)

Clifford Cayer (Cliff)

Nov 13, 2025

Clifford Cayer, affectionately known as Cliff, Cliffy, Cookie Monster, or Papa, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2025, in South Natick, Massachusetts, surrounded by the love of his family. Born on October 11, 1949, in Rumford, Maine, he was the fourth of six children to Ernest and Gladys Cayer. Thirty years ago, after retiring from a long military career,...

Michael J. Edwards

Michael J. Edwards

Nov 13, 2025

Michael Edwards, 58, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, passed away on November 13, 2025, surrounded by loving family.

Mike was born September 12, 1967, in Merced, California, to parents Edward Edwards and Carolyn Edwards. He moved to the Portsmouth area in 1984, where he lived and worked as a cook and kitchen manager at local establishments.

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Thomas Francis Connors

Thomas Francis Connors

Nov 11, 2025

Thomas was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 25, 1957, to Thomas Connors Sr. and M. Dorothy Connors. Thomas grew up in West Roxbury and attended St. Theresa Elementary School, Don Bosco High School, and Suffolk University. He resided in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for his later years.

Thomas was an avid fan of Notre Dame football and...

Lorraine M. Frisbee

Lorraine M. Frisbee

Nov 8, 2025

York Harbor, Maine — M. Lorraine Frisbee, 87, of York Harbor, Maine, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 8, 2025, after a period of declining health, surrounded by her family. She passed peacefully on the 16th anniversary of her husband Dave's death, joining him in eternal rest after 53 years of marriage and their adored...

Janet Wilhelmina Gourley

Janet Wilhelmina Gourley

Nov 8, 2025

Janet Wilhelmina (Heller)Gourley passed away on November 8, 2025. She was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on  October 16, 1931, to parents William Charles and Leonita Jantzen Heller.

Janet attended Hope High School in Providence Rhode Island before moving on to get her BA at Brown University. After graduating from Brown, she would go on to acquire her...

Beatrice L. Hunter

Beatrice L. Hunter

Nov 7, 2025

Beatrice L. Hunter, a lifelong resident of Kittery, Maine, passed away peacefully on November 7, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with illness.

Born and raised in Kittery, Beatrice attended local schools and proudly graduated from R.W. Traip Academy in 1970. Throughout her life, she worked in various customer service roles, but her true joy came...

Raymond D. Ferland

Raymond D. Ferland

Nov 2, 2025

Raymond D. Ferland passed away on November 2, 2025. He was born on December 21, 1943, to parents Raymond E. and Jeannette A. (Croteau) Ferland.

A funeral mass will take place on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 1230n, at St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish St. Martin Church, 120 Maple Street, Somersworth, NH, 03878. To leave online condolences...

Richard Bennett Bicknell

Richard Bennett Bicknell

Oct 26, 2025

Richard (Dick) Bicknell, January 18, 1926, to October 27, 2025

Richard "Dick" Bicknell, in his 100th year, recently passed away from pneumonia. Dick approached everything in his remarkable life with enthusiasm, determination, generosity, goodwill, and a lively, warm, sometimes irreverent sense of humor that made everyone love him, including his wife, Suzanne, who survives him after 77...

Edwin O. Macdonald Jr.

Edwin O. Macdonald Jr.

Oct 26, 2025

"Edwin "Ted" "Mac" O. MacDonald, 74, of Eliot, Maine, passed away unexpectedly after a brief  illness on October 26th. He was a cherished Father, husband, brother, and friend, and he will be deeply missed.

He is survived by his wife Sonia MacDonald, his two daughters Naomi Smith and Sarah Jane MacDonald and his two sisters Marth Raeside...

Paul E. Foster

Paul E. Foster

Oct 23, 2025

Paul Edward Foster, a proud Veteran, 86, of York, Maine, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, on October 23, 2025. Paul was born on November 5, 1938, in Kittery, Maine, the son of George Clarence Foster and Annie Cotton.

Paul graduated from Traip Academy in 1957 and New Hampshire College in 1977 with a B.S. in Business....

Homer "Pnut" Burdick Jr

Homer "Pnut" Burdick Jr

Oct 22, 2025

Homer Carl Burdick, Jr. ("Pnut"), born February 26, 1948, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.

Born and raised in Amesbury, Homer treasured family life with all his brothers, sisters and many cousins. Evenings and weekends were spent playing football, hockey and track for Amesbury High School. After graduation, Homer proudly served...