Obituaries

Dec 15, 2019

Portsmouth- Audrey Claire Jackson-Keller, 82, Simonds Road , died Sunday , December 5, 2019 , at her home.

A native of Portsmouth, she was born May 29, 1937, on Hospital Hill, to Madeline C. (McIntyre) Jackson and Howard C. Jackson. In her early years, Audrey and her family lived in the Goodwin Mansion, on Islington Street before...

Dec 11, 2019

Kittery, ME - Russell Clark Hume Sr., 82, died December 11, 2019 at his home in Kittery after a long illness.

Russ was born in Melrose, MA, on May 10, 1937 to the late Clark and Ethel (Russell) Hume.

Russ graduated from Limington Academy in Limington, ME.

On August 15th 1959, Russell married...

Dec 9, 2019

Somersworth, NH - Ruth (Crosby) Gagnon, 89, of 25 Davis St died December 9 th , 2019 peacefully at home surrounded by family.

Ruth was born March 9, 1930 in Eddington, Maine and was the daughter of Roland Crosby and Jessie (Cochrane) Boisvert.  She was raised in Maine and graduated from Sullivan High School in Berwick, Maine...

Dec 9, 2019

York- Sandra R. Paterson, 80, formerly a long time resident of Lindsay Road in York, died on December 9, 2019 at "The Lamp" in Lisbon following a battle against dementia.

A lifelong resident of York, she was a daughter to the late Henry and Dorothy Rush and was a graduate of  York High School. After receiving her...

Dec 5, 2019

Priscilla Pappaconstantinou Harmon passed away on December 5, 2019 surrounded by her family . Priscilla was born on August 23, 1940 in Lowell, M A . to the parents of Charles and Helen (Parevoliotes) Pappaconstantinou.  She graduated from Salem State College with a Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, and a Master's degree in Education from Leslie College.  ...

Dec 5, 2019

KITTERY, Maine - Ruth (Chick) Dorey, 93, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2019, after a long battle with dementia. Born the daughter of the late Clyde and Alice (MacKenzie) Chick in Kittery, Maine, on December 23, 1925.

She loved to create, and sew beautiful clothing. In the fall, and winter she enjoyed long drives, with her husband,...

Nov 29, 2019

Eliot- Barbara M. Field, 69 of State Road in Eliot , died on November 29, 2019 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital with her family by her side following a long battle against COPD.

Born in Portsmouth New Hampshire on August 12, 1950 she was a daughter of the late Weldon and Wilma Steeves, attended local schools graduating from...

Nov 28, 2019

Eliot- David A Emery 76, of Johnson Lane in Eliot, died on November 28, 2019 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital following a period of failing health.

Born in Newport NH on May 28, 1943 eldest son of the late Franklin and Ethel (Manosh) Emery. He was raised in Eliot, graduating from Eliot High School with the class of...

Nov 27, 2019

Kittery, ME – Sterling T. Ingram, Jr., 63, died Wednesday, November 27 th , 2019 at his home.

Born in Denver, Colorado, on January 14 th , 1956 to the late Sterling Sr. and Imogene (Fritz) Ingram. He was a 1974 graduate of Portsmouth High School and a custodian at Traip Academy for over 20 years.

Nov 25, 2019

Portsmouth - Edward Cleo Levesque, 75, passed away peacefully Monday, November 25, 2019 at his home.

Born in Saint Leonard, NB Canada on April 1, 1944 to the late Romeo and Lucie (Cormier) Levesque.

His family moved to Portsmouth NH in 1950 where he attended Lady Isle School, Portsmouth Jr. High and then St Thomas...

Nov 24, 2019

Ann Overstreet Kurtz, 92, formerly of St Louis, MO, passed away 11/24/19 at her residence in Kennebunk, ME. Ann was born in Kansas City, MO to Lee Carl Overstreet and Mary Elizabeth (Polk) Overstreet. She attended Hickman High School in Columbia, MO, and graduated from the University of MO at Columbia. She was a member of the Golden Key...

Nov 23, 2019

Somersworth - Richmond "Buck" Dupuis passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2019, peacefully at home, with family by his side after an extended period of failing health.

Buck was born in Somersworth on October 21, 1936, to loving parents Francis and Georgianna Dupuis. He attended Somersworth high school. Buck worked many years at Ray's Supermarket, then went...

Nov 22, 2019

Joanne Elizabeth Ferguson of Eliot, ME died on Friday, November 22, 2019 after a relentless battle with cancer. At her core, Joanne was an honest and loving person. Her close relationships with her family and wide circle of friends are a testament to her kind and generous nature. She loved the beach, her pet cats and ducks,...

Nov 20, 2019

Eliot, ME - Ruth M Drake-Benedict, 89, died Wednesday November 20, 2019 surrounded by her family following a brief period of failing health.

Born in Portsmouth NH, on July 30,1930, she was the daughter of Fabyan and Mary Drake. She is survived by her children: Regis (Dwight), Bradford (Susan); Leslie (David); Darrel (Viktor); grandchildren Neil (Dayna), Kim,...

Nov 16, 2019

Somersworth - Suzanne Charbonneau, known to family and friends as Sue, passed suddenly on November 16 th , 2019, at the age of 68 years.

A native of Somersworth, Sue had a great sense of humor and loved her family. Sue will be lovingly remembered by her brothers David, Marc and his wife Laurie. She will also...

Nov 10, 2019

Kennebunk, ME - Laura Mercier, 93, of Berwick, ME, died peacefully on Nov 10, 2019, at Kennebunk Health Center, surrounded by her family.

Born in St. Magloire, Quebec, Canada, on July 25, 1926, she was the daughter of Eugene and Anita (Letourneau) Lapointe.  Laura was born and raised on a farm in Canada and moved to the...

Nov 6, 2019

Eliot, ME – Marcia Carolyn Milliken, 93, of Depot Road in Eliot, ME died peacefully on November 6, 2019.

Marcia was born May 23, 1926 in York, ME.  She was the daughter of the late Olive (Young) and George Lewis.  She was raised in York on her grandparents' milking farm.  Marcia attended York schools.  She left school...

Oct 29, 2019

Kittery - Dr. Stanley Leon Payson, Jr., 87, of Kittery Point Maine, passed away on October 29, 2019.

He was born in Rockland, Maine to the late Stanley and Cora (Robbins) Payson on February 3, 1932, was a graduate of Camden High School and received BA, MA, and EdD degrees from the University of Maine, Orono.

Oct 26, 2019

Forrest Jared Andrews, 24, of Berwick, ME, passed suddenly on Saturday, October 26, 2019. He is the son of mother Christine Kay, step-mother Jenn Andrews, father Eric Andrews and step-father Kevin McGraw. He is also a brother to Tristan Andrews-Preston, Griffin McGraw, and Gwen McGraw.

Additionally, he leaves behind many grandparents, extended family and friends all of...

Oct 17, 2019

York, ME - Linda Lee Littlefield (Wardwell), 73, of York, Maine, passed away on October 17, 2019 after a long and courageous battle with one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer. She lived a high quality of life until the end, years past when the medical world said she could, because their schedule...