WALDOBORO — Bruce C. Winchenbach, 68, of Waldoboro, passed away unexpectedly on May 3, 2017, in Ohio. Bruce was born Dec. 10, 1948, and was the son of the late Robert L. and Flora (Pikkarainen)…

SOUTH THOMASTON – Cheryl J. Gamage, 61 died peacefully on May 8, 2017, at home with her loving family at her side.

Born in Rockland on June 16, 1955, she was the daughter of John E. and…

THOMASTON — A graveside service for Sidney L. Peasley, 71, of Thomaston, who died March 17, 2017, will be held Saturday, May 20, at 11 a.m. at Mountain View Cemetery in Camden.

Arrangements…

SEARSPORT — Mark E. Stanley, of Searsport, passed away March 9, 2017. Services will be held Friday, May 12, at 2 p.m. at Maine Veteran's Cemetery in Augusta.

Arrangements are under the care…

SOUTH THOMASTON — Cheryl J. Gamage, 61, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2017, with her family by her side.

Family and friends are invited to visit Thursday, May 11, from 5 to 7 p.m. at…

ROCKLAND — Gloria M. Venezia Kennison, 80, died May 5, 2017, at the Knox Center in Rockland, following a period of declining health. Born in Rockland on June 1, 1936, she was the middle daughter…

ROCKLAND – Bruce C. Vose, 67, died April 23, 2017, at his home, after a long illness.

Born in Rockland on March 23, 1950, he was the son of Clayton L. and Freda M. Thompson Vose. He was…

HOPE — Rae Ingraham Perry, 73, widow of Thomas Perry of Hope, died May 4, 2017, at the Sussman House in Rockport.

A complete obituary will be published later and a service will be announced…

SAINT GEORGE — A graveside service for Edward Rogers, who died March 14, 2017, will be held Friday, May 19, at 3 p.m. at Ridge Cemetery in Martinsville. A reception will follow at the Martinsville…

THOMASTON — A graveside service for Patricia A. Harper, 80, who passed away on March 22, 2017, at Knox Center for Long Term Care in Rockland, will be held Thursday, May 18, at 2 p.m. at Maple…

VINALHAVEN — A graveside service for Norma A. Lloyd, 95, lifelong island resident who died peacefully on Feb. 26, 2017, will be held Friday, May 19, at 11:30 a.m. at Browns Head Cemetery in…

ROCKLAND — A graveside service for Albert I. Payson, 90, who died Feb. 16, 2017, will be held Saturday, May 20, at 11 a.m. at Ingraham Cemetery on Freedom Drive in Owls Head.

Arrangements…

ROCKPORT — Douglas W. Linder, 85, husband of Marianne Linder, died May 7, 2017, at his home in Rockport.

A complete obituary will be published later.

Arrangements are with the Long…

WALDOBORO — Eleesha Lyle Tonken unexpectedly passed away on April 29, 2017, at her home in Waldoboro.

Eleesha was born in Rockland on Aug. 5, 1953, and grew up and lived most of her life in…

SOUTH THOMASTON — Thomas F. McAdam, 80, died peacefully on April 28, 2017, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, following a period of declining health.

Born March 29, 1937, in New York…

OWLS HEAD — Mildred E. Staples, 92, died March 24, 2017, at Pen Bay Medical Center, after a period of declining health.

Born in Rockland on Feb. 17, 1925, she was the daughter of Cleveland…

CAMDEN — Milton Slade was born Sept. 7, 1925, in Los Angeles, Calif. The son of Russian emigrants and the youngest of four children, he faced many early challenges, from which grew an…

WARREN — Kenneth L. Chipman, III, 57, died unexpectedly on May 1, 2017, in an automobile accident. He was born Oct. 13, 1959, in Rockland, to Kenneth L. Chipman Jr. and Fern Louise (Blake) Chipman…

BELFAST — Francine T. Vandebroek, 89, of Belfast, passed away on May 3, 2017. Francine was born in Liege, Belgium, on Dec. 22, 1927, to Victor and Louise Boxus.

She married Victor…

HOPE — Thomas M. Ford, 71, husband of Nancy Holbert Ford, died unexpectedly on May 4, 2017, at his home in Hope.

A complete obituary will be published later and a celebration of his life…

WOODSTOCK, N.H.— John C. Hopkins, 69, passed away unexpectedly on April 29, 2017, while canoeing on the Pemigewasset River in Woodstock, N.H. John was doing what he loved best, spending time in…

BELMONT — Lyle Hartford, 93, passed away on April 27, 2017, at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Aug. 13, 1923, the son of Lyle F. Hartford and Josey (Glidden) Hartford and was a…

ROCKLAND — Harold J. “Perley” Axtell, 89, died peacefully on May 2, 2017, at Windward Gardens in Camden, following a brief period of declining health.

Born in Rockland on Nov. 8, 1927, he…

BRUNSWICK — The Rev. William D. White died May 2, 2017, his 93rd birthday. Born in Seaford, Del., on May 2, 1924, he was the son of Raymond T. and Amelia Elliott White. He grew up in Salisbury, Md…

TENANTS HARBOR — Donald Raymond Miller, 90, died April 28, 2017, at the Sussman House, after suffering a stroke.

Born in Portland on Aug. 3, 1926, he was the son of Clayton and Verona Watt…

HOPE — Craig R. Knowlton, 31 of Hope, passed away unexpectedly on April 12, 2017, at the home of his mom, Margaret, and step-father, Stan, in Swanville.

Craig grew up in the Hope area,…

OWLS HEAD — A graveside committal service for Vada M. Rackliff, 99-1/2, who died Jan. 24, 2017, will be held Saturday, May 13, at 11 a.m. at Ocean View Cemetery on Route 73 in South Thomaston. The…

TENANTS HARBOR — A graveside service for Ann Elizabeth Scott, formerly of Silver Spring, Md., who died Feb. 14, 2017, will be held Saturday, May 13, at 2 p.m. at Seaside Cemetery in Tenants Harbor…

OWLS HEAD — The family of Mildred E. Staples, 92, who died March 24, 2017, invite friends and relatives to visit Sunday, May 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home,…

ROCKLAND – A graveside service for Kathryn Winchenbaugh, 101, who passed away peacefully on Feb. 23, 2017, will be held Tuesday, May 16, at 11 a.m. at South Parish Cemetery on Ridge Road in…

OWLS HEAD — The family of Shelby L. Pare, 61, who died peacefully on March 28, 2017, in her new dream home with her loving husband, niece and nephews at her side, invite family and friends to…

CAMDEN – A graveside service for Bernice K. “Bea” Newbegin, 93, who died April 3, 2017, at Sussman House in Rockport, will be held Friday, May 12, at 2 p.m.at Achorn Cemetery in Rockland.

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BELFAST — A funeral service for Roberta "Bobbie" Riley will be held Saturday, May 6, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 95 High St. in Belfast.

Interment will follow at Grove Cemetery…

BELFAST — Graveside interment for Milton E. Thorndike will be held Wednesday, May 10, at 1 p.m. at Grove Cemetery in Belfast.

Arrangements are under the care of Riposta Funeral Home.

WEST ROCKPORT — Norma L. Greenrose, 74, widow of Oscar A. Greenrose, died April 17, 2017, at the Sussman House in Rockport. Born in West Rockport on Jan. 19, 1943, she was the daughter of Edwin…

ROCKPORT — Gladys Irene Kimball, 92 passed away on April 29, 2017, at Knox Center Long Term Care in Rockland, where she had resided since June 2016.

Born Aug. 5, 1924, she was the daughter…

WALDO — Patrick H. Carrara Jr., 76, of Waldo, passed away comfortably on April 29, 2017, at home with his family and friends at his side. He was born May 22, 1940, the son of Patrick and Anne (…

A graveside service and committal for Louis Stephen Alex, 75, who died Jan. 5, 2017, will be held Monday, May 15, at 11 a.m. at Achorn Cemetery in Rockland.

Arrangements are in the care of…

Barry Pretzel crossed the Rainbow Bridge, with his beloved dogs that predeceased him, on April 28 — a beautiful spring afternoon — at Gosnell Hospital Memorial Hospice in Scarborough, Maine, after…

FRIENDSHIP — Tammy A. McAlister, 47, a bright light in this world, was extinguished too soon on April 25, 2017, with her son at her side and leaving all that knew her with saddened hearts.

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CAMDEN — Walter Sukeforth, 96 years young and a World War II veteran, peacefully passed away on April 18, 2017, in Camden after a brief illness.

Walter was born Dec. 11, 1920, the son of…

BELFAST — Timothy Ralph Bucklin, 55, passed away peacefully on April 16, 2017, with family by his side. He was born in Belfast on Dec. 3, 1961, the youngest of eight children. He was the son of…

APPLETON, Maine/OXFORD, Mass. — Lloyd Elston Leigher, 86, of Appleton, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2017, at Quarry Hill in Camden. Lloyd was born in Appleton on May 6, 1930, to Carolyn (…

CAMDEN — Dr. Jack Schoonmaker Blaisdell died March 4, 2017, at the age of 102. Up until the week of his death, he was exercising three times a day on his rowing machine, emailing his friends and…

BOSTON, Mass. — Rolande Ann Johndro, 33, passed away on April 6, 2017, due to complications associated with a cardiac procedure, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston, Mass.,…

ROCKPORT — A graveside committal for Agnes Kent Webber March, 76, who died Jan. 12, 2017, will be held Wednesday, May 3, at 2 p.m. at St. James Cemetery on Erin Street in Thomaston.

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WARREN — Joan F. Wentworth, 80, died April 23, 2017, with family at her side, at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport.

Born in Boston on April 6, 1937, she was one of seven children of…

CAMDEN — There will be a graveside service for Dorothy Keller Hibbert, 93, who died Feb. 5, 2017, on Saturday, May 6 at 11 a.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery in Camden.

Arrangements are with Long…

BRUNSWICK — Donald James Cassidy, 76, died peacefully on April 16, 2017, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, with his entire family at his side.

Born in Rockland on June 7, 1940, he was…

ROCKPORT — Rosalie Fogg, 73, died April 19, 2017, at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, following a brief struggle with pneumonia.

Born in Rockland on March 26, 1944, she was the…