Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in
Kittery, ME & Somersworth, NH
Serving Kittery, ME & Somersworth, NH
Captain Thomas H. Smith
Jan 18, 2015
Kittery Point- Captain Thomas H. Smith 68, of Kittery Point, Maine passed away from his brave battle with Bladder cancer on January 18,2015 at Wentworth Douglas Hospital. He was born in Methuen, Ma on January 29,1946 and moved to Kittery Point Maine with his parents when he was 12. He was a graduate of Traip Academy in 1963. He attended...
Raymond Andrew Lapeyrouse
Jan 18, 2015
Somersworth- Raymond Andrew Lapeyrouse, 70 Somersworth died on January 18, 2015 at his home. Born in Houma, LA on December 9, 1944 he was a son of the late Joseph and Josephine( Lebeuf) Lapeyrouse. He attended local schools before beginning a career in the the United States Air Force. Ray served as an aviation mechanic serving in Vietnam, Thailand and...
Claire Gingras
Jan 17, 2015
Somersworth- Mrs. Claire Turgeon Gingras, 92, died Saturday January 17th at the Varney Crossing Nursing Home, North Berwick, Maine. She was born in Somersworth, NH on October 20, 1922, and was the daughter of Adjutor and Marie (Gaudreau) Turgeon. She attended St Martin's School and Holy Rosary High School. She married Isidore Gingras from Rochester, NH where they lived most...
Charles G. Tobey
Jan 14, 2015
Eliot- Charles G. Tobey Jr, 86 of Fore Road in Eliot died peacefully on January 14, 2015 at his home surrounded by family. He was born on February 9, 1928 in Beverly MA, the son of Charles Sr. and Cordelia ( Wildes) Tobey. He was a graduate of R.W Traip Academy with the class of 1945. He proudly served his...
Barbara R. Knight
Jan 11, 2015
Eliot- Barbara R. Knight , 81 of Eliot died on January 11,2015 at her home following a period of failing health. Born in Jacksonville Fla she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Louise ( Kielbasa) Blagdon. She spent many years in Hampton and Eliot, settling in Eliot on the River for the last thirty seven years. A talented...
Marcia Cecile Papatones
Jan 11, 2015
Rochester- Marcia Cecile Papatones, 81, of Bermuda Lane died peacefully at home on January 11, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Somersworth, NH on February 25,1933, she was the daughter of the late Mayor of Somersworth Arthur Proulx and his wife Annie (Laliberte) Proulx and Sister to the late Dr. Ronald Proulx U.S.N. She attended local schools, including...
Jason Richard Scott
Jan 10, 2015
Sanford- Jason Richard Scott, 41, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family members, in the early morning of January 10th at Maine Medical Center. He was born at Lowell General Hospital on July 26th, 1973, to loving parents Shirley and Edmund Scott. Jason grew up in Billerica, Massachusetts, along with siblings Jeffrey, Janice, and Jayne. Over the course of Jason's life...
Stefan Skoczek
Jan 9, 2015
Stefan Skoczek was born in Sobin, Poland, in 1924 to Franciszek and Maria Skoczek. He died in York, Maine, on January 2015. Stefan's earliest years were spent in Poland but in 1939 his family was among the many who were seized and forced to hard labor camps in Siberia. Following their release, they were deported to the Middle East. Stefan...
Warren P. Day
Jan 8, 2015
Eliot- Warren P. Day, 83 of Staples Street died on January 8, 2015 at Sentry Hill in York. Born on July 23, 1921 he was a son of Fred W. and Ernestine ( Bracy ) Day. He was raised in York, attending local schools, graduating from York High School. Warren proudly served his country as a member of the United...
Deacon Claude Spencer
Jan 8, 2015
Kittery-DEACON CLAUDE SPENCER age 85. Died January 8,2015 in Ohio. He was a trusted Deacon a St. Christopher's and Star of the Sea Churches in York for many years. He was a devoted husband of Gertrude, deceased, loving father of Kathleen Babula, Barbara Spencer-Cason, Claude, Michael, George, Patrick, Christopher, Shawn, and MaryRose Lemons; dearest grandfather of 18, great grandfather of...
Harold Alfred Stacy
Jan 5, 2015
Eliot- Harold Alfred Stacy, Jr.,72, of Eliot passed away January 05, 2015, after a long battle with diabetes and heart disease. Harold was born in Portsmouth, NH, on August 16, 1942, to Ann (Joyce) Stacy and Harold A. Stacy, Sr., and lived all his life in Kittery and Eliot. He was a graduate of Traip Academy. He spent many years...
Arnold S. Bartlett
Jan 3, 2015
Kittery- Arnold S. Bartlett, 97 of Kittery Estates in Kittery died on January 3, 2015 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. Born in Eliot on September 28, 1917 he was a son of C. Edward and Jean (McRae) Bartlett. He attended local schools graduating from Eliot High School with the class of 1935. He furthered his education earning a four year degree...
Dennis M. Zangari
Dec 31, 2014
Kittery- Dominic M. "Mickey" Zangari, 88 of Stevenson Road in Kittery died on December 31, 2014 at his home following a battle against cancer. Born and raised in the Puddle Dock end of Portsmouth on September 14, 1926 he was the son of the late Dominic M. Sr. and Marianna (Carelli) Zangari. He attended local schools before enlisting in the...
James P. Joseph
Dec 29, 2014
Eliot- James P. Joseph, 29 of Portsmouth, NH and current resident of Ft. Myers Florida, died suddenly on December 29, 2014 at his fathers house in Eliot, ME., while visiting for the holidays. Born in Portsmouth NH on October 9, 1985 he was a son of James R. Joseph and Karel L. Miller. He was raised in Portsmouth. He developed...
Thomas Jenkins
Nov 23, 2014
Eliot- Thomas H. Jenkins, 81 of River Road in Eliot died on November 23, 2014 at his home. Born in Kittery on December 1, 1932 he was a son of George WM and Elizabeth ( McCarthy ) Jenkins. He attended local schools including RW Traip Academy where he graduated with the class of 1950. Tom proudly served his country as...
Marie Odelie Ross
Oct 25, 2014
Old Saybrook, CT - Marie Odelie Ross, 102, passed away on October 25, 2014 at the Gladeview Nursing Home in Old Saybrook, CT. She was born on November 27, 1911 in Rochester, New Hampshire, a daughter of Joseph and Odelie (Vaillancourt) Brochu. Blind by the age 30, from a genetic eye disease, Marie Ross had one of the first corneal...
Mary "Kathleen " Phinney
Oct 14, 2014
Somersworth- Mary Kathleen Phinney, 85 of Maine Street in Somersworth died on October 14, 2014 at Wentworth Douglass Hospital following a period of failing health. Born in Sanford Maine on May 17, 1929 a daughter of Arthur and Emma (Bolduc) English, she was raised in Somersworth and attended local schools, graduating from Somersworth High School. On February 4, 1950 she...
Valmore A. Fournier
Sep 21, 2014
Somersworth- Valmore A. Fournier, 79 a lifelong resident of Somersworth died on Sunday September 21, 2014. Born on November 23,1934 in Somersworth he was a son of the late Jean Henry and Lena (Toussaint) Fournier. He proudly served his country as a member of the United States Navy aboard the USS Saufley (EDDE-465) . Following high School he graduated from...
Jean A Burritt
Sep 14, 2014
Jean McKay Burritt Jean (Abby) McKay Burritt died peacefully on September 14, 2014, in Eliot, Maine in the loving presence of her family. The daughter of James A. McKay and Evelyn (Hathaway) McKay, Jean was born on January 17, 1925, in Fair Haven, Massachusetts and moved to Connecticut at an early age with her family, settling in Bethel, where she...
Claire Lapointe
Sep 10, 2014
Somersworth - Claire Lapointe, 93, formerly a long time resident of Mt. Auburn Street in Somersworth, died on September 10, 2014 at the Rochester Manor in Rochester, NH. Born in Somersworth on June 26,1921 she was a daughter of Joseph and Elmina ( Turgeon) Lapointe. She was raised in Somersworth, attending local schools including St. Martin Academy. She was a...

