Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in
Kittery, ME & Somersworth, NH
Serving Kittery, ME & Somersworth, NH
Christine Janice Messier
Jun 28, 2020
Milton - Christine Janice Messier, 60, died peacefully at home on Sunday June 28, 2020. Christine was born on June 28, 1960, the daughter of Lois (Keelty) Carignan.
Christine leaves her loving family: her brother John Carignan, daughter Leigh Ann Messier and her fiance Mason Welch, son Denis Messier and wife Katherine Freeman, and beloved grandchildren George...
Lorraine Maria Harmon
Jun 26, 2020
York-Lorraine Maria Harmon Lorraine died peacefully on 26 June at her home in York, Maine, embraced by her husband James and son Zachary. Lorraine was born in Bremerton, Washington on 2 October 1935 to Forrest and Esther Adkins. She attended schools in Port Orchard, graduating in the class of 1953. Lorraine worked at: Federal Reserve Bank in Seattle,...
Gary Collins
Jun 21, 2020
Gary A. Collins, 78, of North Berwick, ME, passed away on June 21, 2020. Born on February 3, 1942, he was the second of two sons of James L. and Doris E. Collins of Tama, IA.
Immediately following high school, Gary enlisted in the Air Force. A few of his tours included Africa, Hawaii, Guam and Vietnam....
Raymond Joseph Hebert
Jun 20, 2020
Rochester – Raymond Joseph Hebert, 87, died Saturday, June 20, 2020, surrounded by his family.
Ray was born in Somersworth, NH on October 22, 1932. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War on a minesweeper. He was co-owner of Hebert's Supermarket in Somersworth, with his brothers Roland and Donald for over 30 years. He...
Grace Rankin Pasquill
Jun 19, 2020
Kittery, ME – Grace Rankin Pasquill passed away peacefully on June 19 th , 2020. She was born in Biddeford, ME on July 25 th , 1929 to the late Samuel Rankin and Gertrude O'Neil.
Grace is predeceased by her husband Bill and her son Todd Johnson, as well as her sister Helen Fisher.
Grace...
Timothy J. Pappajohn
Jun 18, 2020
CANDIA - Timothy J. Pappajohn, age 41, of Candia died peacefully in his home surrounded by his beloved pets on Thursday, June 18, 2020. He was born November 25, 1978, in Dover NH to parents Nickolas J. Pappajohn and Joanne (Giguere) Pappajohn.
Tim moved to Keene NH at the age of 5 where he formed lifelong friendships....
Charlene Rose Emery
Jun 16, 2020
South Berwick, ME – Charlene Rose Emery, 84, died peacefully, surrounded by her family at Portsmouth Regional Hospital on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.
Born July 26 th , 1935, the daughter of Chares Arthur Wallingford and Blanche Agnes Rose.
She is predeceased by her husband Stuart Emery Sr, her son Stuart Emery Jr, and her...
Donald J. Camden Sr.
Jun 16, 2020
North Berwick- Donald J. Camden Sr., 87 died on June 16, 2020 at Durgin Pines in Kittery following a period of failing health. Born December 5, 1932 he was a son of the late Alphe and Florence T. (O' Brien) Camden. He was raised in Kittery, attended local schools graduating from R.W. Traip Academy. He married his high school...
Brenda Lavigne
Jun 14, 2020
Berwick- Brenda Lavigne , 57 of Keay Road in Berwick died on June 14, 2020 in a traffic accident in Berwick. Brenda was born on June 30, 1962 in Portsmouth, a daughter to the late Harold Sr. and Dorothy ( Pease ) Cloutier. She attended local schools graduating from RW Traip Academy with the class of 1980.
...Janet Kyreages
Jun 13, 2020
Janet Kyreages, 92 years young, passed away June 13th, 2020, at Durgin Pines surrounded by her family and friends. On February 28th,1928, in Wakefield Massachusetts, she was born to Arthur and Jessie Grant. The family moved to Oakland, then to York, Maine where they resided. Janet graduated from York High school, worked in the Rollinsford Mills in N.H. and...
Monique H. Desmarais
Jun 12, 2020
Portsmouth - On Friday, June 12, 2020 Monique (Turgeon) Desmarais, 97, calmly passed away in her residence at Wentworth Senior Living in Portsmouth, NH. She was born on December 1, 1922 in Dover, NH to the late Azilda and Alfred Turgeon.
Monique graduated from the Dover school system and lived for 47 years in Somersworth, NH where...
Robert Gerard Masse
Jun 12, 2020
Somersworth, NH – Robert Masse, 64, passed away Friday, June 12 th , 2020, at Massachusetts General Hospital following a period of failing health.
Born in Rochester, NH, on June 30 th , 1955, he was the son of Gerard Masse, Delia Croteau, and step Father Richard Carr.
Robert graduated from Somersworth High School in...
Ronald Mills
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,...
Walter B Mosness Jr.
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 )...
Marjorie Bailey
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...
Edwin Allan Ahlquist
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...
Derek Crotty
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....
Karol Cranford Gooch
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...
Durwood Joseph Cannon
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...
Ricki Wentworth
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...

