Obituaries

Jan 25, 2017

Stratham-Robert D. Winton 73, of Winnicutt Rd., Stratham, NH died on January 25, 2017 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. Born in Portsmouth New Hampshire on April 29, 1943 he was a son of the late Robert D. Winton Sr. and Mae B. (Furbish) Winton. He was raised in Kittery Point and attended local schools including graduating from R. W. Traip Academy....

Jan 23, 2017

SOMERSWORTH – Lynda (Carignan) Desloges, 54, of Conway, SC passed away Monday January 23, 2017, at her home in Conway, SC.

Born in Rochester, NH on Sept. 18, 1962, she was the daughter of Gerard and Marguerite Carignan. She graduated from Somersworth High School and went on to college at Rivier College in Nashua, NH.

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Jan 22, 2017

Barrington- Judith (Small) Poulin, born May 19, 1950, went home to join the Lord, and her husband, suddenly on Sunday, January 22, 2017.

Judy grew up in Portsmouth where she could always give you the history of the town where she spent her childhood, especially the area now known as Strawberry Banke.

Judy had recently...

Jan 21, 2017

EXETER - Melissa Anne Weeks, 59, born October 31, 1957, in Exeter, N.H., died Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Hyder Family Hospice House, Dover, N.H. She attended schools in Hampton, Portsmouth, and Eliot, Maine and graduated from Marshwood High School (Eliot, ME) in 1975. She attended classes at the Worchester Art Museum (Massachusetts) in the 1980's. She received a Bachelor's...

Jan 19, 2017

Portsmouth - Patricia Elkins daughter of the late Leonide and Jeanette Russell of Nashua passed away at her home in Portsmouth on January 19, 2017 after her courageous battle with cancer. A graduate of Nashua High School she lived and raised her children in Hudson. In 1989 she moved to Portsmouth with her husband Paul. She worked for the Portsmouth...

Jan 19, 2017

Port Charlotte, Florida – Marcella Marie Philpott, 89, of Somersworth, New Hampshire passed away on January 19, 2017. She was born on October 14, 1927, in South Berwick, Maine; a daughter of Ambrose and Rose (Berry) Lessard.

Marcella was a graduate of Somersworth High School. Marcella then went on to work for many years as a real...

Jan 15, 2017

Portsmouth - Marie Frances (Walker) Odiorne 88, of Portsmouth, NH passed away on January 15, 2017 She was born in Portsmouth on November 22, 1928. Daughter of Frances N. and Jessie M. (Ahearn) Walker, she grew up in the South End, graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1946 and from UNH in 1951 and became a teacher. Marie married Norman...

Jan 15, 2017

Kittery, Maine- Olive Irene Emery Gray, 92, of Government Street, died peacefully at Durgin Pines in Kittery, Maine on Sunday, January 15, 2017 surrounded by family and loved ones. Olive was born the eldest of six children to the late William and Hazel (Buzzell) Stevens of Newport, Maine on May 8, 1924. She graduated from Newport High in 1942....

Jan 14, 2017

Eliot, Maine    Joyce Elaine (Eaton) Hackett, 72, of Eliot, Maine passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at York Hospital, York, Maine. She was born on October 2, 1944 , in Lowell, Massachusetts, daughter of the late Walter S. Eaton and Doris A. (Sewell) Eaton. Joyce was a graduate of York High School, Class of...

Jan 12, 2017

Kittery – Donna M. Harris, 78, of Kittery and formerly of Eliot, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital in Portsmouth, NH.

She was born on July 12, 1938 in Harrison, Maine, a daughter of Erving and Pearl (Bemis) Baker. Donna was a talented interior designer, fantastic cook; she loved antiquing,...

Jan 11, 2017

South Berwick – Stephanie A. "Penny" Tobey, 68, of South Berwick, Maine, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on December 20, 1949 in Bath, Maine, a daughter of the late Harry and Priscilla (Wood) Cornish. She was a graduate of Traip Academy. Penny was formerly employed as...

Jan 10, 2017

Kittery- Carrie B. Varney 91, of Whipple Road in Kittery died on January 10, 2017 at York Hospital. Born in Kittery on February 9, 1925 she was a daughter of Eugene W. and Amelia (Hackney) Blaney. She attended local schools graduating from R.W. Traip Academy with the class of 1942.. She met and married her husband Robert Varney and together...

Jan 10, 2017

Eliot- Sherman R. Emery 92 of Goodwin Road in Eliot died on January 10, 2017 at Durgin Pines. Born in Eliot on March 19, 1924 he was a son of the late John L. and Mamie (Goodwin) Emery. He attended locals schools, graduating from Eliot High School. Sherman served his country as a member of the United States Army Air...

Jan 8, 2017

Eliot – Linda J. Gorman, 68, of Eliot, Maine, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at her home. She was born on August 13, 1948 in York, Maine, the daughter of late James T. and Ruth S. (Manson) Brunette. Linda was co-owner with her husband, Joseph, and secretary of Joe Gorman Home Improvements LLC in...

Jan 4, 2017

Kittery – John E. Tilton, 55, of Kittery passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 10, 1961 in Kittery Maine at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Hospital, a son of Bert Tilton and the late Lauretta (Bishop) Tilton. He was a graduate of Traip Academy, Class of...

Dec 31, 2016

North Berwick, ME – Phyllis A. (Currie) Gould, 88, of North Berwick and formerly of Eliot, went to be with her Saviour and other members of her family and friends on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Varney Crossing Nursing Home in North Berwick. Born on October 8, 1928 in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada, a daughter of Douglas and Gladys...

Dec 24, 2016

Eliot- Henry G. Whitney, 71 recently a resident of Baran Place in Eliot and a long time resident of South Berwick died suddenly on December 24, 2016 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital.  Henry was born on July 30, 1945 in Portsmouth New Hampshire a son of the late Harold and Madeline (Botsford) Whitney. He attended local schools before serving his country...

Dec 20, 2016

Somersworth – Rose M. Hopkins, 89, of Somersworth, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at the Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester. She was born on August 24, 1927, a daughter of Andre and Aurore (Vallee) Gagnon. Rose was a communicant of Holy Trinity Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish in Somersworth. Prior to her retirement, Rose worked...

Dec 18, 2016

Eliot - John Barnard of Eliot, age 72, son of John E Barnard and Virginia Bennett Barnard, died on December 18. John graduated from Eliot High School, class of 1962. Upon graduating, John joined the Navy. He was a member of the Naval Construction Battalions, having served in Vietnam, England, and California. When his four year enlistment was up,...

Dec 17, 2016

York Maine - Mary E. Thompson, 64 of Betty Welch Road York died on December 17, 2016 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, MA following a courageous battle against ALS. A true Maine native she was born in Millinockett, Maine on February 18, 1952 the daughter of the late Ronald and Cora (Bouchard) Goodwin. Active in the out...