Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in

Kittery, ME & Somersworth, NH

Serving Kittery, ME & Somersworth, NH

Douglas E. Bryant

Douglas E. Bryant

Oct 27, 2015

Eliot- Douglas Elliott Bryant, 72 passed away October 27, 2015 at the Monarch Center in Saco, Maine after struggling many years with Parkinson's Disease and its complications. Doug was born August 6, 1943 in Portsmouth New Hampshire to the late Herbert J. and Helen E. Bryant. He grew up in Kittery and graduated from R.W. Traip Academy in 1962 where...

Gordon H. Main

Gordon H. Main

Oct 25, 2015

Kittery- Gordon H. Main, 87, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015, at Durgin Pines in Kittery, Maine. He previously resided in Eliot and Shapleigh, Maine. He was born in Eliot, Maine on December 6, 1927. Gordon served in the U.S. Army during WWII in Japan. He retired from Simplex Wire and Cable in Newington, New Hampshire. He was predeceased in...

Brandon L. Howarth

Brandon L. Howarth

Oct 24, 2015

Rochester - Brandon L. Howarth, 25, of Rochester, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015. He was born on August 29, 1990 in Sanford, Maine a son of Cathy Dunlap and the late Jeffery R. Howarth, Sr. Brandon was a graduate of Sanford High School, in Sanford, Maine, Class of 2009 and was a member of St. Thomas' Episcopal Church...

John P Dougherty

John P Dougherty

Oct 20, 2015

ELIOT - John P. Dougherty of Eliot, 78, passed away peacefully at Portsmouth Regional Hospital on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. John, known as "Jack", was born Jul. 13, 1937. He grew up in a tightly-knit neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA called Germantown with his parents, John and Katherine, and his three siblings, Mary, Joseph and Ann, all of whom pre-deceased him....

Nancy Olson

Nancy Olson

Oct 17, 2015

Kittery- Nancy Olson, 75 of Macdougal Street in Kittery died on October 17,2015 at her home following a long period of failing health. Born on July 18,1940 in Pittsfield, Ma, she was a daughter to the late T. Richard and Elberta M. ( Moran ) Stodden. She attended local schools, graduating from Pittsfield High School with the class of 1958....

Phyllis Keene Hilton

Phyllis Keene Hilton

Oct 17, 2015

York Beach - Phyllis Keene Hilton, 87, of Main Street, York Beach died on October 17, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Phyllis was a true native, born in York on August 29, 1928, the daughter of John and Marguerite (Weare) Keene. She was a graduate of York High School and earned her Accounting Degree in Augusta,...

Neil Curtis Lund

Neil Curtis Lund

Oct 17, 2015

Eliot-Mr. Neil Curtis Lund died peacefully at home on October 17, 2015 in Eliot, Maine at the age of 83. Neil is survived by his wife, Celia Lund; children, Julie Martin (Wayne) of Gig Harbor, WA, Cheryl Rice(Eric) of Turlock, CA, Theodore Lund (Molly) of Chester, CT, and Randall Lund of Wytheville, VA; siblings, Fred Lund of Pembroke, Maine, Darrell...

Myron Eugene Spinney

Myron Eugene Spinney

Oct 15, 2015

Portsmouth - Myron Eugene Spinney, 83, of 320 Thaxter Rd, Portsmouth, died on October 15, 2015 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. Born in Portsmouth on December 12, 1931 he was the son of the late Emerson and Loretta (Carll) Spinney. Myron grew up in Portsmouth, attended local schools and graduated from Portsmouth High School with the class of 1949. Following graduation,...

Curtis Freeman Chapman Jr.

Curtis Freeman Chapman Jr.

Oct 15, 2015

Curtis Freeman Chapman Jr. passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 15 with his family by his side. Curtis was born on April 22, 1925, the son of Curtis and Pauline (Miller) Chapman. He graduated from Porter High School and served with the Army Air Force in the Flying Tiger Division in WWII. Curtis married Betty Wiley on June 29, 1947...

Traian P. Lupu

Traian P. Lupu

Oct 10, 2015

Kittery, ME - Traian P. Lupu, 85, of Kittery, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at the Hyder Family Hospice House in Dover, NH. He was born on May 29, 1930 in Saint Clair Shores, Michigan, a son of the late George and Mary (Cerb) Lupu. Mr. Lupu served in the United States Navy during the Korean War and...

Rickey Cooper

Rickey Cooper

Oct 9, 2015

SOMERSWORTH-Rickey Cooper passed away on Friday October 9, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on July 22, 1958 in Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts. He was the son of the late Retha Cooper who he was devoted to all his life. Rickey lived in the Boston area until he moved to Somersworth in 1999. He attended college in...

Shaun David Maccartney

Shaun David Maccartney

Oct 6, 2015

York- Shaun David MacCartney, 52, of York, Maine died October 6, 2015 after a brief illness. He was born February 10, 1963 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the son of Terry and Judith MacCartney. He worked as master mechanic for many years in Massachusetts. He and his beloved wife of 5 years, Jennifer, moved to York in 2011 where he worked in...

Capt. John Benton Orzalli

Capt. John Benton Orzalli

Oct 3, 2015

York - John Benton " Captain Jack " Orzalli - 85 of Scotland Point Road and Bruce St. Matlacha FL, died on October 3, 2015 following a period of failing health. Born on September 4, 1930 in Sutter California, the son of John Alvin and Ruth Vivian (Greathouse) Orzalli. He graduated from Yuba City High School before entering the University...

Reginald Hannan

Reginald Hannan

Sep 28, 2015

Kittery- Reginald Hannan, 80 formerly a long time resident of Meeting House Village in Kittery died on September 28,2015 at Durgin Pines in Kittery . Born on June 18, 1935 in Bathurst, N.B. Canada, he was a son of the late John and Tilly Hannan. He is survived by his loving wife of fifty seven years Marie ( Blondine )...

Donald C. Fletcher

Donald C. Fletcher

Sep 28, 2015

York- Donald C. Fletcher, 87 of Pinecrest Drive in York died on September 28, 2015 at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough. Born on February 14, 1928 in Saco, Maine he was a son of Louis and Della (Cressey) Fletcher and attended local schools. Don worked as a young man aboard the Boston Harbor Tug Boats before he joined the...

Doris M Murphy

Doris M Murphy

Sep 27, 2015

Portsmouth- Doris M. Murphy of Salmon Ave, Portsmouth, NH passed away peacefully Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital with family by her side. Born in Sherman Mills, Maine on November 14, 1930, she was the daughter of George M. and Doris V. ( Morgan ) Evans. Doris attended local schools graduating from Sherman Mills High School. She married...

Harry J Hannigan

Harry J Hannigan

Sep 21, 2015

Kittery- Harry Joseph Hannigan, 82 of Stevenson Road in Kittery died on September 21, 2015 at his home following a period of failing health. Harry was born on July 8, 1933 in Norfolk Virginia, a son of the late John Andrew and Amelia Martha Hannigan. He served his country as a member of the United States Army. He met and...

William A. Hathaway

William A. Hathaway

Sep 20, 2015

Somersworth- Bill Hathaway joined his loved ones in Heaven on September 20, 2015 at Hyder Family Hospice House after a battle with sepsis, gangrene and stage 5 Parkinson's disease. He was born September 11, 1942 to the late William Hathaway and Doris (Brown) Hathaway of Rye, NH Bill served in the Army as a mechanic. Upon returning, he worked in...

Ione Elisabeth Denny

Ione Elisabeth Denny

Sep 18, 2015

Kittery-Ione Elisabeth Denny (Deedie) of Kittery, Maine passed away September 18th in York, Maine. She was 86. Born 1/15/1929 to William Murdock Denny and Beth Lundy Denny of Crockett, Texas, Deedie was raised in Schenectady, New York where she lived until graduating from Nott Terrace high school in 1946. She went on to graduate from Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire...

Ronald Theodore Hyson

Ronald Theodore Hyson

Sep 18, 2015

RONALD THEODORE HYSON Kittery - Ronald Theodore Hyson 79, of Kittery, went to Heaven on Friday, September 18, 2015 at the Maplewood Center in Amesbury, Massachusetts surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 26, 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland the son of Theodore & Lillian Hyson. He leaves behind his wife of 54 years, Ralphine (Furrow) Hyson of...