Obituaries

Sep 23, 2016

Rochester- Juliet Estelle Dewing passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, and the sound of her grandson playing his guitar, on Friday evening September 23, 2016 at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, NH at the age of 76.

Juliet was born one of eleven children, on March 11th 1940 in Somersworth, NH to Joseph Roy and Emma (Bolduc)...

Sep 15, 2016

"LIFE IS A DARING ADVENTURE OR NOTHING; THIS IS NO DRESS REHEARSAL" Eliot Maine-Katharine E Thompson, 82 of Broadfields Highover Morgans on Depot Rd in Eliot, died suddenly at Portsmouth Regional Hospital on September 15, 2016. Kay was born in Ware, Massachusetts and spent time living in Connecticut and New Hampshire before settling in 1975 at Broadfields in Eliot. She...

Sep 13, 2016

Kittery Point, Maine – Grace Chandler Hannigan, of Goodwin Road in Kittery Point, Maine, died peacefully surrounded by family on September 13, 2016 at York Hospital. Born on January 26, 1924, at her home on Love Lane Extension in Kittery, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Helen (Paterson) Chandler. She attended local schools, including the Wentworth Dennett...

Sep 12, 2016

Somersworth -- Mariette Y. Levesque, 81, died, September 12, 2016, after a brief illness.  She was born in Somersworth on September 3, 1935, the daughter of the late Wilfrid and Clara (Rivard) LeBel. Mariette was employed at GE for many years and took time off to raise a family.  She rejoined the workforce for the Somersworth School Department as...

Sep 8, 2016

Kittery, Maine - Jeanne M. Gudjonsson, 92 of Kittery Maine died peacefully at her home on September 8, 2016. Jeanne was born in LeSueur Minnesota on October 1, 1923. She was a daughter of the late Edward and Mae(Tousley) Huber. She was a vibrant woman with a lot of love and caring for others, as well as at lot...

Sep 6, 2016

Kittery Point, Me – Cynthia Marie (Douglas) Flolid, 87, of Kittery Point Maine, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 under the loving care of the nursing staff in the browning unit at Sentry Hill in York Harbor, Maine.

Cynthia was born on March 24, 1929 in Hinsdale, Illinois. She graduated from Lyons Township High School in...

Sep 4, 2016

Kittery Point-Helen Elizabeth Cutts, 87 of Haley Road in Kittery Point Maine died on September 4, 2016 at York Hospital. Born at home on Haley Road March 13, 1929 she was a daughter of the late Louis J and Annie (Tarling) Emmons. She attended school for a time during her high school years in Portland graduating from Deering high school....

Aug 24, 2016

KITTERY, Maine - Mae V. Pearson, 91, formerly a longtime resident of the family farm on Wilson Road in Kittery died on Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at Clipper Harbor of Portsmouth. Born in Aspo, Sweden, on August 28, 1924, she was a daughter of Alban and Anna Olson. She came to the U.S. with her family in 1937 and...

Aug 20, 2016

Somersworth- Frank E. ("Bud") Babb Jr., 79, of Tolland, CT, formerly of Rochester, NH peacefully passed away Saturday August 20, 2016.  Born in Dover, NH he was a long-time resident of Somersworth NH. He was married to the late Joyce C. Mitchell. He is survived by his two children, Linda R. Tetreault and Robert E....

Aug 20, 2016

Kittery Point, Maine – Rene S. Arsenault, 69, of Kittery Point passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at the York Hospital in York, Maine. He was born on September 24, 1946 in Portland, Maine a son of the late Denys G. Sr. and Mary (Sulis) Arsenault. Rene was a graduate of Traip Academy Class of 1965. Rene was...

Aug 19, 2016

Somersworth- Phyllis M. (Raymond) Dumas, 93, a long-time resident of the towns of Somersworth and Dover, NH, died of natural causes Friday, August 19, 2016. Born in Lynn, MA on March 24, 1923, Phyllis was the daughter of Adelard Joseph and Muriel (Smith) Raymond. After moving to NH following the 8th grade, she was a 1941 graduate of Dover...

Aug 17, 2016

Jeane Lusie Londong, 81, of Rochester, passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital. She was born on June 30, 1935 in Manado, Indonesia, the daughter of Jan Londong and Louisa Luntungan. Services will be held at the Marturia Presbyterian Church, 302 Rochester Hill Road, Rochester with a time of visitation from 3-5PM followed by the...

Aug 15, 2016

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Andrew "Andy" T. Dudek, 74, of Eliot, Maine and formerly of Chelmsford, Massachusetts on August 15, 2016. He was the beloved husband and best friend of 51 years of Nancy T. Dudek. Andy was born on March 19, 1942 in Norwich, Connecticut, the son of the late Alexandria...

Aug 11, 2016

Eliot- Sadie Belle White, 106 years old of River Road in Eliot, died on August 11 at Greenwood Center in Sanford.

A true native of Eliot, Sadie was born on October 9, 1909 a daughter of Clinton and Myrtle ( McKenney ) Manson. She was raised in Eliot and attended local schools.

She met and...

Aug 8, 2016

Rochester – Dorothea H. Martin, 62, of Rochester, passed away on Monday, August 8, 2016 at home surrounded by her family.

She was born on October 28, 1953 at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, a daughter of Henry D. and Dorothea (Dye) Mohring.

Dorothea was formerly employed as a certified nursing assistance at Oceanside...

Aug 6, 2016

Kittery – Phyllis L. Lewis, of Kittery, Maine passed away peacefully at the Edgewood Centre in Portsmouth on Saturday, August 6, 2016.

Born May 3, 1920, Phyllis was the daughter of Arthur W. Jr. and Maude D. (Champion) Lewis.

She graduated from R. W. Traip Academy, Class of 1937.

Phyllis was employed at...

Aug 5, 2016

Somersworth- Paul Desmarais, 57 of Somersworth NH passed on August 5th in his wife's arms at Wentworth Douglas Hospital. Born on January 31, 1959 he was the son of Maurice and Monique (Turgeon) Desmarais.

Paul's greatest joy in life was being a firefighter and he was a call firefighter for Somersworth NH for 26 years. He found...

Aug 3, 2016

Portsmouth - Donald Wotton died peacefully with his family by his side on Aug.3, 2016.  He was born on July 24, 1921 in Rochester, NH. to Wilbur and Fannie (Wyatt) Wotton and graduated from Spaulding High School.  Don enlisted in the U.S. Army during WW II, 1940-1945, the 1st Division "The Big Red One."  Then Don worked at The...

Jul 31, 2016

Rollinsford - Dennis James Gagnon, 60 of Rollinsford, New Hampshire passed away on July 31, 2016 after his courageous battle with bladder cancer.

Born in Dover, NH on April 17, 1956 to Laurent and Maureen Gagnon, Dennis graduated from Somersworth High School in 1974 and spent over 40 years as a mechanic, passionately working on cars.

Jul 31, 2016

Somersworth - Alice Chretien Auclair, 95, passed away peacefully July 31, 2016 at Holy Cross Health Center in Manchester, NH.

Born in Rochester, NH on January 2, 1921, the daughter of the late Eugene and Delia Chretien.  She graduated from Holy Rosary Elementary School in Rochester, NH.

Prior to residing at St. Ann Rehabilitation and...