Obituaries

Apr 4, 2017

Somersworth- Mary Lorraine Dumais, passed away peacefully into the arms of Our Lord, at the Riverside Rest Home surrounded by her family...

Apr 3, 2017

Somersworth - Bernice Margaret (Callahan) Stucker, 89, of Somersworth, N.H., a loving wife, mother, grandmother and tireless community volunteer, passed away at home surrounded by family on April 3, 2017. Bernice was born in Schenectady, N.Y., on February 5, 1928, to Ernest Callahan and Margaret (Cook) Callahan. She met her beloved husband, Harold Stucker, while working at General Electric....

Apr 3, 2017

PORTSMOUTH – Marie (Afthim) Lyons Hilton Joyce, 92, formerly of Eliot, ME, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2017, at The Edgewood Centre in Portsmouth. Marie was born in Westbrook, ME, on May 11, 1924, the eldest of thirteen children born to William and Margaret (Pieneau) Afthim. For many years, Marie worked as a spinner at both the Dana Warp...

Apr 2, 2017

Berwick, Maine Delina D. (Perreault) Fortier, 93 of Berwick, Maine died Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 after a decline in health. She passed peacefully at home with her loving family by her side. She was born on January 19, 1924 in Sanford, Maine, the daughter of Richard and Emma (Duchette) Lapanne. She worked various jobs throughout her life including waitressing at...

Apr 1, 2017

Kittery-Gordon H Millett, 69 a lifelong resident of Kittery passed away on April 1, 2017 at his home surrounded by loved ones. Gordon was born in York Harbor Hospital, the son of the late George and Doria M Millett. He was a lifelong resident of Kittery attending R.W. Traip Academy graduating with the class of 1966 and attending Boston University...

Mar 31, 2017

Rochester, NH – Rachel R. (Fournier) Moreau, 88, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2017, at the Gafney Home in Rochester, NH where she had been a resident since 2015.

Rachel was born on April 29, 1928, in Somersworth, NH, the daughter of Alexandre Fournier and Eva (Vanasse) Fournier. ...

Mar 28, 2017

Somersworth - Jeannette (LaPointe) Doucet, 85, of Somersworth, NH passed away in Nashua, NH on March 28, 2017.

Originally from Berlin, NH, Jeannette graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1949, where she met Norman Doucet, her devoted husband of 55 years. The two married in1959, living first in Berlin, then Lisbon Falls, ME, and eventually settling...

Mar 27, 2017

Eliot – James R. Joseph, 53, of Eliot, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 27, 2017 at his home. He was born on January 10, 1964. Jim was the son of the late Philip and SallyAnn (Sawyer) Joseph. Jim was raised in Eliot and attended Marshwood High School, where he excelled as an athlete in Basketball. He was an offshore...

Mar 23, 2017

York Harbor - Harald F. Hansen, 97, died at Sentry Hill in York on Thursday, March 23, 2017. He was born in Hamburg, Germany on December 29, 1919, the only child of Einar and Kaethe (Schlieman) Hansen. The family emigrated to Boston, MA in 1933, where his father played violin in the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Harald was educated in Boston,...

Mar 22, 2017

Farmington, ME – William F. Bate, 93, of Farmington, Maine, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at the Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, Maine. He was born on July 14, 1923, one of 13 children, a son of John and Mary Agnus (Gordon) Bate; attended Kittery Schools and served his country in the United States Army during WWII....

Mar 21, 2017

Eliot – Theodore C. "Ted" Place, 80, of Eliot, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at the Wentworth Douglas Hospital in Dover. He was born on November 4, 1936 in Eliot, Maine a son of the late Guy and Hazel (Grover) Place; attended Eliot Schools and served his country in the United States Army. Ted was a self-employed...

Mar 21, 2017

ELIOT – Carolyn Mae Hale, 81, of Eliot, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. She was born on August 28, 1935, the daughter of the late Merritt and Marion (Shuttleworth) Shapleigh. Carolyn met Dana Hale while they were both students at Eliot High School. The high school sweethearts married in December 1952 and shared almost...

Mar 19, 2017

SOMERSWORTH- Maureen A. Doran, 78, died March 19, 2017 at Dover Rehabilitation and Living Center, Dover, NH.

Born in Rochester, NH on November 20, 1938, she was the daughter of John Henry and Annastasia Doran.

Maureen worked in the shoe industry for many years in the local area.

She enjoyed her family, being...

Mar 16, 2017

Eliot- Helen V. Handfield, 72 of Boyce Road in Eliot died on March 16, 2017 at her home. Born in Dover, NH on May 16, 1944 she was a daughter of the the late Oscar and Helene (Johanson) Boyce. She was raised in and attended schools in Eliot, graduating from Eliot High School with the class of 1962. Following school...

Mar 11, 2017

Kittery Point- Mildred P. Raynes 90, of Pocahontas Road in Kittery Point died unexpectedly on March 11, 2017 at Bingham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Born in Vinalhaven, Maine on June 23, 1926 she was a daughter of Charles and Ruth (Chandler) Philbrook. She attended local schools graduating from Vinalhaven High School. Millie came to the Seacoast following school and...

Mar 11, 2017

Sept 26,1936-March 11, 2017 Kittery - Retired Col Jack Harris passed away on March 11, 2017. Even as a young man, Jack's first love was flying. After graduation from the U of Bridgeport Jack joined the Air Force. He flew the F-100 in England, Germany and Vietnam. Later he flew the FB111 at Pease and a second tour in...

Mar 7, 2017

Gonic, NH – Vaughan E. Brooks "Brooksie", 73, of Gonic, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 following knee surgery while at Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital in Portsmouth. Vaughan, born January 14, 1944 in Shrewsbury, England to Robert E. and Nancy (Lewis) Brooks, moved to Kittery Point, ME at 17 months old. He was raised in Kittery Point and attended...

Mar 6, 2017

SOMERSWORTH- Lorraine Grondin, 94, died March 6, 2017 at Brookdale Senior Living, Durham, NH.

Born in Somersworth, NH on March 14, 1922, she was the daughter of Wilfred and Marie Anne Grondin. She attended Holy Trinity Grammer School and graduated from Somersworth High School.

Lorraine is survived by nieces and nephews of Florida and New...

Mar 4, 2017

Cape Neddick, ME – Dr. William H. Meredith, 84, of Cape Neddick, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the York Hospital. He was born on November 18, 1932, in Quincy, Massachusetts, a son of William B. and Harriet (Clements) Meredith. He was a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. Dr. Meredith served his country in...

Mar 3, 2017

Kittery - Rita G. Mills passed away peacefully on Friday March 3, 2017 at the age of 93. Rita was born on July 15,1923 in Somerville Ma. the daughter of the late William Holland and Grace (Murray) Holland. She graduated from Somerville High School in 1941, went to work for the A&P bakery, then went on to meet the love...