Obituaries

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...

Jul 27, 2016

Kittery-Clara "Joanne" Newcomer of Kittery died Wednesday, July 27, 2016 following a long illness.  She was born in Newburyport, Ma. and grew up in...

Jul 23, 2016

Rochester New Hampshire-it is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of her mother, Dolores M Richards, 80, of Rochester New Hampshire, after a brief illness. Dolores was born in Littleton, New Hampshire on January 19, 1936. She was the daughter of the late Frank H. Sharman and Emma A. (Bolduc) Sharman of Portsmouth New Hampshire. She was...

Jul 22, 2016

Kittery- Elizabeth Young, 88 of Emery Lane in Kittery died on July 22, 2016 following a period of failing health. Born on October 13, 1927, and raised in Newburyport, MA,  she was one of 12 children of the late Peter and Demetra (Panaretos) Jeuvelis.  She met and married her loving husband David Young and together they raised three children while...

Jul 17, 2016

Evelyn L. Lawrence Kittery, Maine – Evelyn Louise (Betts) Lawrence, 97, of Dion Avenue in Kittery died peacefully at her home on July 17, 2016. She was born on April 22, 1919 in Newport, RI, the daughter of David Ephraim Betts, a self-made carpenter and businessman who had been born during the Civil War in the wilderness of northern Maine,...

Jul 14, 2016

Kittery- Charles P. "Mickey" Gaffney, 78 of Cutts Road in Kittery died on July 14, 2016 at York Hospital following a period of failing health. A true native of Kittery, he was born on February 21, 1938 a son of the late Charles P. Sr and Etta ( Roberge ) Gaffney. Following graduation from R. W. Traip Academy Mickey served...

Jul 13, 2016

Avis L. (McKenney) Pratt, 91, widow of Francis C. Pratt, died Wednesday, July 13th, at Varney Crossing Nursing Care Center, North Berwick, Maine, following a period of failing health. Avis was born August 15, 1924, in her Eliot home, one of 11 children born to Chester and Georgiana(Place) McKenney. Avis graduated from Eliot High School, she worked well into...

Jul 5, 2016

Eliot, ME - Clifford Sean Egan,  48, of Eliot died suddenly July 5, 2016 at his home. Born in Englewood, NJ. on August 9, 1967, he was the son of George and Lillian Egan ( Shaw ) He is survived by his wife, Jeanette of Eliot; son Jonathan and fiance Samantha Bond of Portsmouth , NH; daughters Jessica Calo,...

Jul 3, 2016

Kittery~Mary Dennett (Daigle), of Kittery, Maine passed away July 3rd, at her family home at the age of 88. She was predeceased by her loving husband William A. Dennett, and survived by her son John, and Granddaughter Amanda. She was best known for her cooking, and was once featured by the Portsmouth Herald for her abilities. Known as Bunny to...