Obituaries

Jun 12, 2020

Ronald K. Mills, 87, of Kittery, Maine and Shelburne, Vermont, beloved father, grandfather, and child of God died peacefully on June 12, 2020. Raised in Florida and Connecticut, he graduated from the University of Maine before a stint in the US Army.

Family was the center of Ron's life.  He was predeceased by Lenore Mills,...

Jun 7, 2020

South Berwick – Walter B. Mosness Jr , 84 of Leo's Lane in South Berwick died on June 7, 2020 at his home following a long period of failing health.

Born in Boston Massachusetts on January 3, 1936 a son of the late Walter B. Mosness , Sr . and Alice Elizabeth ( Brooks )...

Jun 6, 2020

South Berwick- Marjorie Bailey, 89 a long time resident of South Berwick died on June 6, 2020 at Carriage Hill in Madbury. Born in Dover, NH on January 27, 1931 she was a daughter of Merritt Sr. and Marion Newick ( Shuttleworth ) Shapleigh. She was raised in Eliot and graduated from Eliot High school with the class of...

Jun 5, 2020

Kittery- Edwin Ahlquist fondly known as Chiquita, 76, died Friday, June 5, 2020 at home after battling cancer.

Born in Portsmouth New Hampshire on March 31, 1944, He was the son of Fredrick and Mary Ahlquist.

He is survived by his wife Maryann of Kittery; daughter Cheri and her husband Kenneth of Winnsboro SC; Twin...

Jun 2, 2020

Berwick- Derek Crotty passed away at home on June 2, 2020 after a brief illness surrounded by his daughters Sarah and Julia, son-in-law, and grandchildren. Derek was born in Bradford, England on May 16th, 1946, the second son of Thomas Clifford Crotty and Agnes Dinah (Hurren) Crotty. After completing college for textiles in 1969, he emigrated to the U.S....

Jun 1, 2020

Kittery-Karol C. Gooch passed away at home  on June 1,2020  attended by her husband David and their children and grand children. Karol Flora MacGregor Cranford Gooch was born in Brooklyn NY on May 4, 1948, the oldest daughter of Duncan Cranford and Erna"Karen" Satfield. Karol grew up in Kings Park Long Island NY and after High school she attended...

May 30, 2020

Eliot - Durwood Joseph Cannon passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital.

Durwood was born in Biddeford, Maine and grew up in Kittery and South Berwick, Maine, a Mainer his entire life.

Durwood attended Traip Academy in Kittery as a Freshman, then moved to South Berwick and graduated from South...

May 25, 2020

Somersworth, NH - Ricki A Wentworth, 59, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 25, 2020.

He was born July 23, 1960, the son of David and Jeannine (Normand) Wentworth. He was a life-long resident of Somersworth and graduated from Somersworth High School in 1978.  He spent his career as an iron worker; starting his own company (Arc...

May 25, 2020

Kittery - Dora Lanciani, 63, of Kittery died Monday, May 25, 2020 at home following a long illness.

Born in San Antonio, TX on January 22, 1957, she was the daughter of Frank E Cerasuolo and Lenora Mckinney Cerasuolo.

Dora enjoyed spending time with her family, and delighted in keeping touch with...

May 24, 2020

Somersworth - Dorothy Stamatouras, 90, of Somersworth died Sunday, May 24, 2020 in Dover, NH, at Wentworth-Douglas Hospital following a brief illness.

Born in on February 12, 1930, she was the daughter of Nicholas and Sylvia (Kariagianis) Stamatouras.

She is survived by her sister Katherine Stamatouras.

Services will be private. The family asks...

May 21, 2020

Marilyn Joanne (Bridges) Palmer passed away peacefully May 21, 2020 at Avita of Stroudwater, located in Westbrook, Maine.  She was known for her sweet, loving nature, her intelligence, interest in current events, politics and sports, sense of humor, and her gift of conversation. Marilyn comes from a large extended family in Kittery, ME who loved her, as did her...

May 20, 2020

Kennebunk- Albert Cormier 81, of Moncton Court in Kennebunk, formerly a long time resident of Somersworth died on May 20, 2020 at his home. Albert was born on September 13, 1938 in Rochester New Hampshire, the son of the late Eugene and Lillian (Tapscott) Cormier. Albert served his country in the United States Navy.  Most of his working career...

May 19, 2020

NORTH BERWICK- Patricia L Normand It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our mother and grandmother Patricia Louise Normand who joined her loving husband in the joy of heaven on May 19th, 2020. Patty was born in Berlin, NH on June 22rd, 1938 to Ernest and Jeanne Plante. She attended school in Berlin and graduated...

May 13, 2020

Scarborough, ME - Curtis William Palmer passed away peacefully May 13, 2020 at the Maine Veteran's Home in Scarborough, Maine. He was known for his good nature, had many friends and made everyone feel at ease with his quick wit and sense of humor.

Curtis was born March 27, 1933 in Dover, New Hampshire, the son of...

May 12, 2020

Dover, NH – Gabrielle Marie Fortier passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon, May 12th, 2020. She was born Nov 1st, 1924 to Donat and Dorilla Richer of Sanford, Me.

The second oldest of ten children, she attended St. Ignatius grade school and excelled. She always loved learning new things. She was unable to go to high school because...

May 9, 2020

Stratham, NH – Michael Keith Littlefield, 54, passed away in his sleep Saturday morning, May 9 th 2020. Born in Exeter on July 3 rd , 1965. The son of Richard and Gail Littlefield, Michael could always be counted on to be the life of the party and will be sorely missed.

Mike grew up in Stratham...

May 5, 2020

Wells, Maine - Norman Gerard Vezeau, 76, died peacefully in his sleep at York Hospital on May 5th. Born in Rochester, NH on April 23rd,1944, he was the son of Richard A Vezeau and Lucienne Nadeau Vezeau. He grew up on Wells Beach, graduating from Wells High School in 1962. He served in the Navy for 4 years and...

May 2, 2020

Kittery - Richard I. Foley passed away May 2, 2020, at Durgin Pines Nursing Home due to complications from a stroke.

Richard was born May 14, 1933 to Stephen and Louise (Hurd) Foley. He grew up in Kittery, and graduated from Traip Academy in 1950. After serving 4 years in the US Air Force, he worked 37...

May 2, 2020

GREENLAND, N.H. - Joanne (Barnes) Tobey, 77, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020, with her children lovingly by her side. Joanne was born on Aug. 22, 1942, daughter of Aubrey (Gilchrest) Downs and John W. Downs of Portsmouth, N.H. She is survived by her daughter Kelly Tobey, of Portsmouth, N.H., her son John Tobey and wife Tiffany (Roggenkamp)...

Apr 30, 2020

It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected death of our husband, father, and grandfather Roger Maurice Normand who went to be with our Lord and Savior on April 30 th , 2020.

Roger was born at home at 20 North Avenue in Sanford, ME on November 28 th , 1943 to his parents Henri...