Obituaries

Dec 6, 2016

Portsmouth – Robert W. "Bob" Young, 85, of Portsmouth and formerly of Kittery, Maine, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at home, surrounded by loving family. He was born on November 18, 1931, a son of Roland and Madeline Tuttle; attended local schools and was a graduate of Traip Academy. Bob served his country for 4 years in...

Dec 4, 2016

Ogunquit, Maine and New Bedford, MA- Walter Edwin Barrett, 74 of Israel Head Road in Ogunquit, formerly a long time resident of Eliot, died on December 4, 2016 in Sanford. Born in Kittery on October 23, 1942, he was a son of the late John and Arlene (Davis) Barrett. He was raised in Eliot, attended local schools and graduated...

Dec 3, 2016

Kittery Point / Beddington - Edward, "Eddie", "Ed" Barsalou, 66, of Kittery Point, died December 3, 2016 at home, surrounded by his family after a brave and courageous battle with cancer. Eddie was born on February 14, 1950 in Holyoke, MA, the son of Omer J. and Marie Allain...

Nov 29, 2016

York – Nicole M. Annese, 31, of York, Maine, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 8, 1985 in Hollywood, Florida the daughter of Cathy (Nimblett) Annese and the late Daniel G. Annese. Nicole was a graduate of the York School system, Class...

Nov 29, 2016

Dover – Beatrice Kean, 98, of Dover, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at St. Ann Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born on June 13, 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of Edward and Florence (Reinig) Weithaas. Early in her adult life, Beatrice was a Carmelite Nun; she will also be remembered as an avid social activist....

Nov 28, 2016

Somersworth- Annette (Bobbie) Berube passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 28, 2016 at the Wentworth Douglas Hospital. Born on September 30, 1918 to George and Lydia (Ruel) Marceau, she lived her entire life in the Dover/Somersworth and Rollinsford area.

She was married to Eugene Berube of Rollinsford in May of 1943, and enjoyed 52 years of marriage...

Nov 26, 2016

Somersworth . – Donald Joseph Gagnon, 77 of Jacksonville went to be with our Lord and Savior on November 26th, 2016 after fighting a courageous battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, ( A form of Parkinson's ). He will be dearly missed by his wife, family and those who knew and loved him. Donald was born in Somersworth NH on October...

Nov 26, 2016

Portsmouth-Betty J. Chapman, 91, passed away on November 25, 2016 at Wentworth Senior Living where she had been lovingly cared for the past 15 months.  She was born on July 1,1925 in Kittery, Maine, daughter of Allen P and Muriel (Langton) Wiley and lived all but a few years in Kittery, most of them in the house...

Nov 23, 2016

Lebanon- Diane Charbonneau, of Lebanon, Maine passed away November 23, 2016 at Frisbee Memorial Hospital in Rochester NH. Diane was born in Farmington NH to Rodney Lamper and Lorraine Gordon (both deceased) on April 15, 1959. She went to high school at Spaulding High School and got her college degree at New...

Nov 12, 2016

Eliot- Raymond E. Wetzel, 78 of State Road in Eliot died on November 12, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Sussex, NJ on April 29, 1938 a son of Robert and Emma (Storms) Wetzel. He met and married his loving wife of fifty-seven years Virginia (Dame) Wetzel and together they have made their home...

Nov 11, 2016

KITTERY POINT, Maine - John Crawford Hackney, 92, Kittery Point, died on Friday, November 11, 2016 at his home.John was born and raised in the same home where he passed away. He attended local schools including RW Traip Academy graduating with the class of 1942. He was the son of Clarence and Alice (Patch) Hackney. He met and married his...

Nov 3, 2016

Kittery Point, Maine — Hazel "Billie" Starrett Cutts, age 91, died Thursday, Nov. 3.

Billie was born in Friendship, Maine, lost her mother at age 4, and was cared for by her dear Grammie (Lillian) and Grampie (Al) Pottle and also her great aunt and uncle, Josephine and Ivan Morse. With inspiration and help from Byron and...

Nov 2, 2016

Kittery - Robert J Cejka, PNCS USN(Ret), aged 78, of Kittery, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital. He was born July 16, 1938 in Schenectady, NY, a son of Joseph L. and Ludmilla(Horinka) Cejka. Robert served his country in the United States Navy, retiring as a Senior Chief in 1976 after 20 years of...

Oct 31, 2016

Kittery – William L. Watson, SMSgt, USAF Ret., 79, of Kittery, Maine, passed away on Monday, October 31, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 29, 1937 in Oella, Maryland, son of Ernest and Irma E. (Gamber) Delawder. William served his country in the United States Air Force, including the Vietnam War...

Oct 31, 2016

Eliot - Samuel W. Gregg , III , of Eliot, ME , passed away on October 31, 2016, after an extended period of failing health. Born April 24, 1941, he was the son of Samuel W. Gregg, J r., and Mary Power Gregg. Sam was the beloved husband and best friend of Jocelyne B. Gregg for 36 wonderful years....

Oct 30, 2016

Kittery - Richard John Smykowski, 77, passed away on October 30, 2016 at his home in Kittery. He died after a long, hard fought battle with cancer. He was born on January 23, 1939 to John and Dorothy Smykowski in Elmira, NY. He attended Southside High School in Elmira. Growing up, in Elmira, Richard participated in football, baseball, and...

Oct 30, 2016

Somersworth- Theresa Marie Dumont, 90, of Somersworth, NH, died suddenly of pneumonia on Sunday, October 30, 2016. She was born in Gonic, NH on January 30, 1926 to Louis and Lucy Tessier.

Theresa was raised and schooled in Gonic with her eleven siblings. Theresa worked at Robert Shoe and General Electric in Somersworth where she retired.

Oct 28, 2016

Ossipee - Richard C. Smith of Ossipee, N.H. passed away peacefully on October 28. Richard was born in Portsmouth, N.H, the son of Carroll and Edith Smith-Ward.  He served in the National Guard for years. He owned and operated Pete's Pizzeria in upstate New York. After returning to N.H., he joined Local 104, IBEW, and became a journeyman lineman....

Oct 23, 2016

SCARBOROUGH/KITTERY: Millylou Davis (Hodgdon) Morse, 91, beloved Mother, Grand-mother and Great-Grandmother, and widow of Norman E. "Skip" Morse, went to be with the Lord on October 23, 2016, 39 years to the day since her husband died. Millylou passed away at Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough, Maine with her daughters Paula and Judy and their respective husbands Peter and...

Oct 21, 2016

Somersworth- Sandra Ann Spellman, 74, of Somersworth NH, died suddenly of cardiac arrest Friday October 21, 2016. Born in Rochester NH on February 7, 1942, to Maurice and Georgianna (Bouchard)Spellman.

Sandra was salutatorian of the class of 1960 at Somersworth High School and also co-editor of the Hilltop Echo under Martha Lefebvre. She attended Plymouth Teachers College...