Obituaries

Dec 31, 2017

Portland - Constance Nutter d'Entremont "Connie" passed away Sunday, December 31, 2017, at Maine Medical Center, due to declining health, with family by her side.

Connie was born August 27, 1944 in Sanford, Maine to the late Robert W. Nutter and Barbara H. Nutter. She grew up in Portland, Maine and graduated from Deering High School in...

Dec 30, 2017

Somersworth - Christine Beane-Martin, 60, of Somersworth, N.H., passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, in her sleep.

Born December 3, 1957, in Melrose, Mass, Chris was the daughter of the late Arthur and Mary (Murray) Beane.

Chris moved throughout the country, and the world, as her father was in the United States Air...

Dec 26, 2017

PORTSMOUTH - Lawrence William Tacy, Jr. (Bill), 60 of Portsmouth, NH passed away surrounded by his family Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital following a short period of failing health.  He was born in York, Maine on August 23, 1957 son of Lawrence William Tacy, Sr. and Elaine Franklin Tacy.

Bill is survived by...

Dec 22, 2017

Captain Raleigh Thomas Blanchard III (Tom), 59, of The Woodlands, Texas and Freeport, Maine, passed away on Friday December 22, 2017, after a 30-year battle with Lymphoma. Tom was born in Pocatello, Idaho on November 16, 1958 to Bennie (Taylor) Blanchard and Raleigh T. Blanchard Jr. He spent the majority of his life in coastal Maine. He graduated from York...

Dec 20, 2017

Somersworth:   Joseph "Andy" Allaire age 89 of 29 Rouleau Drive, died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, December 20th at The Pines in Newmarket, NH.

Born and raised in Sanford, ME on December 9th, 1928, he was the son of Amadee and Annie (Buchanan) Allaire.

He had lived in Somersworth since 1964. He was an...

Dec 17, 2017

Somersworth - Estelle Delano, 82, of Somersworth, died following a period of failing health at Riverside Rest Home.

Born in Dover, NH, on March 28, 1935, she was the daughter of Josephat and Alberta Nadeau.

She is survived by her daughter Mariann Germain of Somersworth, NH, grand-daughter Melinda Leon, grand-daughter Dianna Dobe, and two great-grandchildren....

Dec 16, 2017

Center Barnstead NH- Doris M Blanchard, 80 of 33 North Shore Drive in Center Barnstead, formerly a long time resident of Eliot, Maine, died on December 16, 2017 at Wentworth Douglass Hospital. Born in South Berwick, Maine on December 24, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Harvey and Mary (Littlefield )Goodwin. She attended local schools, graduating from...

Dec 15, 2017

Pamela Anne (Rozett) Smith died on December 15, 2017. Pam was born on October 26, 1946, to Elizabeth (Sally Meskers) and William Rozett Jr. She is survived by her children, Jennifer Flynn (Parnell) and Gregory Smith (Kim); grandchildren Baxter, Desmond, Ian, and Kenley; former husband William F. Smith; younger siblings Peter, William, and Patricia; niece Jackie and nephew Matthew;...

Dec 10, 2017

Lester Raynes, 91, passed away peacefully on December 10. One of six children to Sherman and Emma Raynes, Lester was born, spent his childhood, went to school, worked, married, built a home, raised his family, and retired all in Kittery Point. His only time away was two years in the Army Air Corp at the end of World War II...

Dec 9, 2017

Portsmouth -Peter "PJ" Smyth Johnson, 50- PJ Johnson of Portsmouth, NH passed on from this life on December 9, 2017. PJ was the loving and proud father of Katie, Maggy and Zachary Johnson of Kittery Point, ME. Raised in Tenafly, N.J. PJ spent his youth playing ice hockey, lacrosse and crew launching his love for the water. PJ'steam went on...

Dec 9, 2017

Kittery Point - John Pearson was born in Cambridge, England on August 18, 1935 and died peacefully from brain cancer on Saturday December 9, 2017 in Portsmouth, NH. He was an artist, sailor, neuropathologist, gardener, nature lover, adventurer, avid reader, enthralling story teller, and had a great sense of humor.

John is survived by his wife, Sheelah,...

Dec 9, 2017

Somersworth - Pauline M Bowley, 72 of Blackwater Road passed away peacefully December 9, 2017 at the Hyder Family Hospice House with her loving family by her side following a six month battle against cancer, just two weeks shy of her 73 birthday.

Pauline was born on December 23, 1944 in Val-Alain, Quebec Canada a daughter of...

Dec 9, 2017

Kittery - Irving Rohrbacher Jr, 86 of Spinney Way in Kittery, Maine died on December 9, 2017 with his family by his side. Born on July 23,1931 in Medford, MA he was a son of the late Irving and Ruth (Picard) Rohrbacher and attended local Medford schools. In his early years he was drafted by the Boston Braves. He was...

Dec 4, 2017

North Berwick, Maine - Arlene Margaret Verville, 92, of Varney Crossing Nursing Home died December 4 after a period of failing health.

She was born on February 20, 1925 in Newmarket, NH the daughter of Hector and Georgianna Grenier.

Mostly a homemaker, she also spent time as a shoe worker. She loved her family and...

Dec 3, 2017

April Martell, 43, of Berwick Maine passed away on December 3rd. She was survived by her three daughters Rebecca Theresa, Jessica Rae and Emma Lou. She was born on April 26th 1974 to Robert and Sheila Libby and brother Shawn Libby. She was a beautiful soul that had a smile and laugh that could light a room. There will be...

Dec 2, 2017

Portsmouth - Donna (Patch) Jumper, 83, of Osprey Drive in Portsmouth passed away on December 2nd in her home, under the loving care of her friends Shirley Grant and sister, Helen Watson. Donna was a life-long resident of the Seacoast. She was born in Kittery, Maine on August 24, 1934, a daughter of the late William and Frances F....

Dec 1, 2017

Berwick - It is with a heavy heart that I share with you, our daughter Abi is no longer carrying the pain of the disease of addiction, but we are. I wish that I could say that recovery won and that's why she is no longer in pain.

On Friday December 1, 2017, Abi was taken from...

Nov 30, 2017

Stow, Ma. - David P. Gagne, 60, of Stow, Massachusetts, died Thursday, November 30, 2017.

Born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on January 14, 1957, he was the son of the late Albert "Pete" and Margaret (Minot) Gagne. David is survived by his loving companion, Joyce Welsh of Stow, Massachusetts; son Jonathan and his wife, Kristy of Freeport,...

Nov 27, 2017

KITTERY - Susan Allen, 69, of Kittery, died Monday, November 27, 2017 at her home from lymphoma of the brain.

Born in Portsmouth, NH on November 15, 1948, she was the daughter of Albert and Gwendolyn Damon.

Susan is survived by her husband, Robert of Kittery; son Scott of Kittery; brother David of Eliot and...

Nov 25, 2017

Somersworth - Arthur R. Perreault 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday Nov. 25, 2017

Born April 15, 1928 in Somersworth N.H. where he lived his entire life. Son of Arthur and Marie Olida (Roy) Perreault. He was married on November 10, 1951 to the love of his life, Lena...