Obituaries

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...

Dec 16, 2016

York- Freda L. Weaver passed away December 16, 2016 at the age of 88.

Freda was born in York, ME and spent most of her life in this town that she loved. Freda taught elementary school for many years, first in Kittery, followed by a job in Germany. Freda then tutored individual students before returning to a...

Dec 12, 2016

Kittery – Donald ("Donnie") Joseph Camden, Jr., 61, of Kittery, Maine, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2016 at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Born on May 24, 1955, Donnie was the eldest son of Donald J. Camden, Sr. and the late Josephine (Wiggin) Camden.  Donnie grew up in Kittery and Eliot, Maine and graduated...

Dec 12, 2016

Kittery Point - Marvin O. Dahlen of Kittery Point, Maine passed away at the age of 83 on December 12, 2016 due to post-surgery complications.  Marvin was born in Stockholm, Maine on July 15, 1933 - a proud Swede- and graduated from high school at Patten Academy.  Marvin served in the Air Force and was...

Dec 10, 2016

Wells, Maine - Marilynn Hagar, 71, of Wells, Maine passed away peacefully on December 10, 2016 at Exeter Hospital due to complications of breast cancer. Born in Bangor, Maine on August 11, 1945, she was the eldest daughter of Edward and Annie (Bussell) Hagar. She was raised in Bangor and then Massachusetts before moving to the Seacoast area for...

Dec 9, 2016

Kittery - Rose E (Dumont) Corliss, age 69, of Kittery, Maine, died Friday, December 9th, 2016 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital.

Born in Rochester, NH on May 31st, 1947, she was the daughter to Joseph L.F. and Jeanne (Ouellet) Dumont.

She lived in South Berwick, ME and later Portsmouth, NH until the age of 18.  Rose...

Dec 9, 2016

Eliot- John Edward Hippern passed away peacefully after a brief illness on December 9, 2016. He was born January 20, 1933 to John and Catherine (Holmes) Hippern. He attended Rindge Tech in Cambridge, MA and enlisted in the United States Air Force after he graduated. John married his love Mary Louise McConnell on November 15, 1958, and together they...

Dec 9, 2016

Dover- Virginia A. Kenney, 91, died peacefully on December 9, 2016 after a brief illness. She was born in Edgewood, RI,, on September 25, 1925, the daughter of Francis H. and Helen (Carroll) Curren. Virginia was the widow of John F. Kenney who died in 1984. She attended elementary school and high school in Cranston, RI. She was a...

Dec 7, 2016

Angelia Helen (Dunn) Hunter April 20 1926-----December 7 2016 Ann Hunter died peacefully December 7th 2016 at ST Ann Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born in Amesbury, MA. She attended the Newburyport Schools. She married George Hunter in 1946, and the couple graciously cared for Mr. Hunter's orphaned brothers, as she was raising her own children. Ann worked at...