Obituaries

Sep 21, 2019

Somersworth - Valmore Jean Dumais passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital after a brief illness. Val was born on June 27, 1930 in Somersworth NH. Valmore was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Paul and Marie-Ange (Gaudreau) Dumais, Sr.

Val received his early education at St. Martin's Academie. Graduated from Somersworth High...

Sep 19, 2019

Somersworth – Lorraine Bourque, longtime resident of Somersworth and Dover, passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the age of 93. She was born on March 4, 1926 in Somersworth NH, a daughter of Irene and Clementine (Jacques) Roy.

Lorraine was predeceased by her husband of 71 years, Fernand (Joe) Bourque and daughters Carol...

Sep 14, 2019

Kittery- Bernard Grover, 93, husband of the late Ruth Grover of Kittery, passed away September 14, 2019, at Durgin Pines Nursing Home  following a period of failing health. Born in Eliot, Maine on February 2, 1926, he was the son of John Grover and Marian Fernald. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War 2...

Sep 13, 2019

Madbury-Carolyn L. Hanscom- 71, of French Cross Road in Madbury, NH , died suddenly on September 13, 2019 at Wentworth Douglass Hospital.

Born in Portsmouth, NH on January 11, 1948 she was a daughter of the late Robert M. And Clara (Snyder) Carr. She attended local schools graduating from R.W. Traip Academy and M. Fabio School of...

Sep 13, 2019

ROCHESTER – Timothy Hickey, 58, of Rochester, died Friday, September 13, 2019 at his home.

Born in Concord, NH, on December 30, 1960, he was the son of Mark and Adeline Hickey.

He is survived by his son, Tyler Hickey and his fiancée, Jillian Gori, of Concord, NH; daughter, Ashley Hickey of...

Sep 11, 2019

Kittery - Harry Richard Lane Sr., age 89, answered his call to heaven peacefully at his home in Kittery Maine on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. He was born in Gloucester MA on August 2, 1930.

Harry Sr. is survived by his loving wife of 67 years Esther, Brother George, Son Harry Jr., Daughter Louise, Grandson Carmen, Granddaughters...

Sep 7, 2019

Newington- Darin James Sabine, 35,  was born August 4, 1984 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and passed peacefully in his home in Newington with his wife by his side and many family members close by on September 7, 2019 at the age of 35 after just over a two year courageous battle with stage 4 colon cancer.

He...

Sep 7, 2019

York, ME - Lorraine Margaret Goodwin, 91, passed away at Greenwood Center Home, Sanford, Maine. Lorraine was born to Viola Maude Allen and James Angus McEachern on Jan 10, 1928 in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Lorraine grew up in Durham, NH on a sheep farm. She was married to the late Robert B Goodwin and she has three children,...

Sep 7, 2019

South Berwick - Shane Mix, son, brother, uncle, and friend died on Saturday September 7 th , 2019 at the age of 23. He was born April 3, 1996 to Ronald and Paula (Wanamaker) Mix. Shane graduated Marshwood High School in 2014, where he learned to love and play lacrosse.  Throughout his high school career and beyond, he had...

Aug 31, 2019

Eliot- Lillian R. Miller, 96 of Goodwin Road in Eliot died on August 31, 2019 at her home with her loving family at her side. A true Eliot native, Lillian was born and raised just steps from her home attending local schools including Eliot High school. She met and in 1939 married her loving husband of sixty three years,...

Aug 30, 2019

Kittery, ME – John T. Genna, Sr. died unexpectedly on Friday, August 30, 2019 at his home. John was born in Newburyport, MA on January 20, 1954. He was the son of the late Anthony J. and Katherine M. (Kelleher) Genna.

John was an avid Patriots, Red Sox, and...

Aug 29, 2019

Somersworth - Courtney Marie Turgeon, 54, of Somersworth, NH, peacefully passed away surrounded by her family on Thursday, August 29th after suffering a catastrophic ruptured brain aneurysm earlier in the week.  Born in Brookhaven, NY, Courtney is survived by her husband Brian; sons Tanner McEntee and Ty Turgeon; mother Kathleen McAllister and her husband Robert; father John King and...

Aug 29, 2019

Somersworth – Aline R. Normand, 81, of Somersworth, died Thursday, August 29, 2019, at Hospice of Southern Maine after a brief illness.

Born in Somersworth, New Hampshire, on August 10, 1938, she was the daughter of Paul and Fernande Soucy.

She is survived by her son, Gary Normand and wife Mary of Springvale, Maine, grandson...

Aug 26, 2019

Eliot - Gary E. Litsinberger, 1939-2019, Age 80, after a courageous battle with cancer; surrounded by his loved ones, met St. Peter and entered the Kingdom of Heaven.

Born in Unionville Centre, Ohio.  He attended South Broward High School and Ohio State leading up to his service in the Marines.

In his youth he was...

Aug 20, 2019

Barbara Doucette, formally of New Hampshire and Maine passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday July 19th, 2019. She was born on Friday September 13th, 1935 to John and Sarah Sloan in Liverpool England and was 1 of 5 children.

Barbara emigrated to America with her husband Leslie Howard in the 80's and settled on...

Aug 15, 2019

Eliot- Mark Freeman Blake III, 78 of 187 Brixham Road in Eliot , died on August 15, 2019 at York Hospital following a hard fought battle against cancer. Born in Portsmouth, NH on March 6, 1941 he was a son of the late Mark F. Blake JR and Pauline B. (Clough) Blake. He was raised in Kittery and attended local...

Aug 11, 2019

Eliot-Allyson (Cole) Pappas, 90 of Cole Street In Eliot died in August 11,2019 at her home surrounded by loving family following a declining period of health. She was born in Elot on February 1,1929 a daughter of the late C. Edison and Elsie (Burrows) Cole. She was raised in Eliot and attended local schools graduating from Eliot High School...

Aug 5, 2019

Eliot, ME – Janet Hutton Veino of Eliot, Maine passed away Monday, August 5, 2019 following a losing battle with Alzheimer's.

Janet was born in Portsmouth, NH on July 20, 1940. She was the daughter of Dr. Robert and Elinore Hutton.

She is survived by her husband James Veino Jr., who shared 60 wonderful years...

Aug 5, 2019

Pennsylvania - Barry Nelson Higgins son of Thorton Higgins and Nancy Carlson, brother to Kenny Higgins, Brian Higgins (wife Donna), Millie Cobb (Husband Gary) and Michele Lind (Husband Jeff) passed away on August 5, 2019.  Barry was born on May 19, 1953 in Portsmouth, NH.  He lived in Kittery Point where he graduated from Traip Academy in 1972.

Aug 4, 2019

Dover- Renee K. (Cotsana) Kuliga, 96, of Hooksett NH, died on August 4, 2019 at Hyder Family Hospice House in Dover, following a period of failing health.

Born in Boston Massachusetts on November 11, 1922 she was a daughter of James and Frances (Walsh) Cotsana. She graduated from Concord High School in 1940. In 1948 she married...