Obituaries

May 26, 2017

Eliot- Bertha ( Furbish ) Faulkner, 88 of State Road in Eliot, formerly a long time resident of Kittery and Zephyrhills Florida, died suddenly on May 26, 2017 her camp in Raymond Maine following a period of declining health. Born in Kittery Maine on January 7, 1929 she was a daughter of Raymond and Dorothy (Mountford) Furbish, she attended local...

May 23, 2017

Clinton R. "Chummy" Schoff, 77, a lifelong cornerstone of the South Berwick community, died at his home on May 23, 2017 with his loving family by his side. Born in South Berwick on January 28, 1940 he was the son of the late Clinton H. and Lena A (Gaudette) Schoff. He attended local schools, graduating from Berwick Academy with the...

May 22, 2017

Kittery- Lucy E. Anderson, 87 formerly a long time resident of Government Street in Kittery died on May 22, 2017 at Kennebunk Care and Rehabilitation. Born in York Maine on October 26, 1929 she was a daughter of the late Arnold and Elizabeth Anderson, she attended local schools graduating from York High School. She lived for many years in Portsmouth...

May 15, 2017

Eliot - Ilene Nielsen, 97, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2017 at Langdon Place of Dover. She was born on December 4, 1919 in Twillingate, Newfoundland. She met the love of her life Robert (Bob) Nielsen through her sister Grace and brother in-law Richard Taisey. The four of them were inseparable and their lives were forever intertwined. Ilene enjoyed...

May 12, 2017

Eliot ~ Lawrence Dana Morton, 86, a long time resident of Eliot, passed away on May 12, 2017 at his home. Born and raised in Canton, Massachusetts; he was the son of Dana Sawyer and Myrta Anne (Watson) Morton. Following school he joined the United States Air Force, where he proudly served for 4 years. During his service he met...

May 5, 2017

Somersworth, N.H. - Rachel Elizabeth Garneau Lemelin, 99, of Somersworth died peacefully at her home on Friday May 5, 2017.

Born March 14, 1918 in Saint-Fortunat, Quebec, Canada, she was the daughter of Edouard Garneau and Rose Anna Croteau Garneau. In 1925, at age 7, she along with 13 siblings and her parents, emigrated to the United...

May 3, 2017

Kittery – CMSgt. Robert A. Read, USAF Ret., 77, of Kittery, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at his home. He was born on February 16, 1940 in Beaumont, Texas, a son of Willam A. and Frances E. (Lightsey) Read; a descendant of Tom Read who migrated to Texas in 1830. He was a graduate of Beaumont High School...

May 3, 2017

Eliot- Virginia M. Rollins , 92 of Brixham Road in Eliot died on May 3, 2017 peacefully at her home. Born in Kittery Maine on February 1, 1925 she was a daughter of Eugene and Hazel ( Pettigrew ) Gerry. She and her loving husband of 74 years, the late William Rollins made their home and raised their family on...

May 2, 2017

Eliot- James Fulton Beal Sr, 60 of Sargent's Lane in Eliot died on May 2, 2017 following a period of declining health with his loved ones by his side. Born on July 17, 1956 he was a son of Alvah Sr. and Patricia Beal. He was raised in Kittery attending local schools until late in high school when he and...

Apr 30, 2017

Kittery – Michael E. "Mike" Daigneault, 45, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017. He was born on November 5, 1971, to Mary (Quinn) Daigneault of Framingham, MA and the late Henry Daigneault. Mike was a person of strong Christian beliefs; a great coach; was an avid Boston sports fan and was truly known for his amazing sense of humor...

Apr 27, 2017

Eleanor Gilman, 84, of Kittery, Maine, passed away peacefully in her residence at the Greenwood Center in Sanford, Maine on  April 27th, 2017. She was born in Biddeford, Maine to Helen (Cote) Trull and Stanley A. Trull. Eleanor spent her early childhood growing up in the Strawberry Banke section of Portsmouth, New Hampshire....

Apr 23, 2017

Edwin Joseph Buzzell ELIOT, Maine - Edwin Joseph Buzzell, of Eliot, ME, passed peacefully into the waiting arms of his beloved wife, Anita, on Sunday, April 23, 2017, at the age of 89. He said she had come to him two weeks ago and told him to get a move on, that she was waiting for him, and...

Apr 23, 2017

York- Doris Barton, 89 passed away April 23, 2017 following a brief illness. She was born in Waterville Maine , on October 27,1927 to Reverend and Mrs John MacGorman. After graduating from Caribou High School she married Richard Leland Jackson of Bradley Maine where they resided until moving to Pennsylvania in 1957 where the family eventually settled in State...

Apr 23, 2017

Kittery – Virginia C. "Gini" Gardner, 87, of Kittery, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 23, 2017. She was born and raised in Maine. Gini attended the University of Maine and the University of New Hampshire, receiving her degree in English Literature. She worked in the Kittery School System as a substitute teacher and later volunteered at the Portsmouth Hospital...

Apr 21, 2017

Kittery- Casey Ryan Savage,9, Born May 6, 2007 passed away April 21, 2017. Casey is the sweetest, funniest and most loving child that we all had the pleasure of knowing. He loves playing basketball with his friends and he knows more about professional football stats than anyone we know. If you wanted to know how many passes Antonio Brown caught...

Apr 20, 2017

SOMERSWORTH — Lionel M. Thibeault 90, passed on Thursday, April 20, 2017. Lionel was born on April 1, 1927, in East Rochester, New Hampshire, and was the son of Edward and Athala (Belleau) Thibeault. He spent his youth attending St Martin's Academy. Later he proudly served his country in the United States Navy. For years,...

Apr 19, 2017

Kittery – Dorothy V. Fitzpatrick, 95, of Kittery, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at the York Hospital. She was born on March 4, 1922 in Mt. Vernon, New York, a daughter of Harold and Edna (Gibb) Hubbard. Dorothy's husband, Paul Y. Fitzpatrick, formerly of Calais, Maine, predeceased her. Survivors include a daughter, Bonnie Lee Bousquin and a...

Apr 19, 2017

Portsmouth – Shane Jeffrey Smith, 32, of Holiday Drive in Portsmouth died suddenly on April 19, 2017 at his home. Shane was born and raised in Portsmouth; a son of Scott and Shari Smith. He attended Portsmouth schools graduating in 2003 from Portsmouth High School and furthered his education at the University of New Hampshire. Shane was a fierce New...

Apr 9, 2017

Kittery- Irene Marie Vintinner, age 84, of McMinnville, TN, died Sunday, April 9, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, Amie and Delvina Beaulieu Bourassa; husband, Richard Vintinner; son, Bruce Vintinner; and four brothers, Roland, Lawrence, Austin, and Charlie. Irene enjoyed gardening and time spent with her family. She is survived by her children, Karen Lohndorf, Kathy Wilkins,...

Apr 8, 2017

Somersworth - Richard Michael Flanagan, 81, of Somersworth, died peacefully surrounded by his family April 8, 2017.

Richard is survived by his children, Judy Kuczwara-Flanagan, Jimmy Flanagan, Jane Foley, Jennifer O'Leary;  special friend, Hazel Lane-Coates; sister, Anne Chick; brother, Michael Flanagan and 14 grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, Patricia Ann Flanagan, brothers David and Robert...