Obituaries

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CAMDEN — Joan Ingraham Wentworth, 78, of Camden, died Jan. 17, 2017, at the Sussman House, with her family by her side. Born at the Camden Hospital on Mountain Street in Camden on Aug. 29, 1938,…

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TENANTS HARBOR — Malcolm E. Wiley, 92, died peacefully on Jan. 21, 2017, at Pen Bay Medical Center. His loving son was at his side.

Born in St. George on April 28, 1924, he was the son of…

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WALDOBORO — Joshua Jade Weston, 34, of Waldoboro, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 21, 2017, at his residence in Waldoboro.

Joshua was born on June 17, 1982; his parents are Joseph S. Weston…

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WALDO — Wendell H. “Ike “ Glidden, of Waldo, died Jan. 16, 2017, at a local nursing home. Wendell was born in Mars Hill, Maine, on Dec. 17, 1926, to Alden S. and Martha Rourke Glidden.

After…

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THOMASTON – Alfred Mason Johnson Jr., 84, died Jan. 19, 2017, at the Sussman House in Rockport, following a long illness.

Born in Rockland on March 10, 1932, he was one of six children and…

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BELFAST — Wendall A. Story, 76 of Monroe, died unexpectedly on Jan. 22, 2017, in Bangor. He was born in Old Town on June 4, 1940, to Linwood and Ruby (Lugdon) Story.

He served in the U.S.…

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JACKSON — Elva Ruth Littlefield, 86, left this world on Jan. 19, 2017, at Mt. St. Joseph in Waterville, after a long-term illness. She received the utmost of compassionate care there and was loved…

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NORTHPORT - Cheryl A. Drinkwater, 66, of Northport, passed away Jan. 11, 2017, in Bangor. She was born in Stewart Manor, N.Y., on June 26, 1950, to Thomas and Joan (Schlecting) Nolan.

She…

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BELFAST - Margaret L. Yousko, 93, passed away on Jan. 19, 2017, in Belfast, after a brief illness.

Margaret was born on April 8, 1923, to Vito and Modesta Catalano in Independence, La. She…

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BELFAST — Albert M. Verdosci, 77, loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died peacefully on Jan. 18, 2017, surrounded by family. He was born Aug. 13, 1939, in Waterbury, Conn., to…

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CAMDEN — Joan Ingraham Wentworth, 78, a life-long resident of Camden, died Jan. 17, 2017, at the Sussman House in Rockport with her family by her side.

A complete obituary will be published…

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JACKSON — Lee P. Kragh, 86, passed away on Jan. 9, 2017, at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast. He was born in St. Louis Missouri to the late Carl and Leatha Kragh.

Lee served an…

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BELFAST – The Lord took another angel home on Jan. 14, 2017. Shirley M. Porter, 75, of Belfast, passed away peacefully at home. She was holding the hands of her sister and best friend, Joann Ash,…

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ROCKLAND – Paul Damien Sullivan, 86, died Jan. 14, 2017, at Maine Veterans Medical Center Togus in Augusta.

In addition to his parents, Francis and Katherine Newman Sullivan, Paul was…

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ROCKLAND – Neal Vanderbilt Kenney III, 57, of Rockland, passed away Jan. 14, 2017, after a courageous and painful battle with liver disease at the Sussman House in Rockport.

“Beava,” as his…

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TENANTS HARBOR – Helen J. Hupper, 89, died peacefully on Jan. 13, 2017, at home.

Born in Rockland on May 17, 1927, she was one of eight children born to Colby and Gladys Wilson Hupper. Until…

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OWLS HEAD – Carolyn J. Elliott, 78, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and navigator, died Jan. 12, 2017, surrounded by her family at her home, following an extended illness.

Born in Rockland…

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ROCKLAND – Priscilla A. Havener, 76, died peacefully on Jan. 12, 2017, following a period of declining health, at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Born in St. George on Oct. 27, 1940, she…

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ROCKLAND - Glenn Shepard, 66, of Rockland and Deer Isle, passed peacefully on Jan. 10, 2017, at the Sussman House, surrounded by family and friends, ending his courageous battle with cancer. Glenn…

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JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass. and MONTVILLE, Maine — Jack Fahey, a 40-year resident of Jamaica Plain, Mass., and summer visitor in Montville, died early on Jan. 11 from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis at the…

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ROCKPORT – Agnes Kent Webber March, 76, died peacefully on Jan. 12, 2017, at home.

Born in Rockland on Sept. 16, 1940, she was the daughter of Dr. James and Mary Flanagan Kent. Educated…

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BELFAST - Jennie Lou Dilling Nordberg, 87, of Belfast, passed away on Jan. 11, 2017, after a brief illness. She had been a resident of Harbor Hill Facility in Belfast for 17 years.

She was…

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Donna M. Maritato, 66, died Jan. 9, 2017 at Maine Medical Center, of complications of polycythemia vera, a blood disease she had had since 1972.

She was born Nov. 28, 1950, in Mt. Vernon, N.…

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Rockland - Louis Stephen Alex, 75, died Jan. 5, 2017, at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Waterville. He was born Jan. 15, 1941, in Rockland, the youngest child of Albanian immigrants, Stephan (Stephen)…

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Suzanne Kelly Lemieux, known and loved by most as "Sue," died Jan. 9, 2017, following a dignified fight with Alzheimer's disease. Born June 6, 1943, in Gardiner, she was the daughter of Lawrence…

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TENANTS HARBOR - Robert Anthony “Bob” Dembinski, 76, passed away on Dec. 20, 2016, in his Tenants Harbor home.

He was predeceased by his parents, Julian B. and Helen F. (Bugay) Dembinski.…

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BREWER – Eva Hazel Babson died Jan. 6, 2017. She was born July 25, 1921, in North Orland to Edgar and Lida Gray. She graduated from Springfield High School and was married to Claude H. Stinson…

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ROCKLAND - Dennis Freeland Hill, 75, died Dec. 22, 2016, at his home, following a long and valiant fight against Mesothelioma.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 21, at 11 a.m.…

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THOMASTON – Marcus Hunter Camber, 14, a young man whose strength and heart was awesome to witness; a young man whose great stature would sometimes mask the love and caring within his heart; a…

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ROCKLAND - Ruth Schooley, 88, went to be with the Lord, surrounded by her family, on Jan. 7, 2017. Ruth, affectionately known as "Mom-Mom" by her family and close friends, was born in Camden, N.J…

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LINCOLNVILLE - Richard Sibley Lenfest went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Jan. 5, 2017, at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast, with his family by his side. He was born Feb. 24, 1941…

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UNION — Nina Brann Aho, of Union, died Dec. 24, 2016, at the Augusta Center for Longterm Care, after a period of declining health. She was born to Delbert and Georgia Colby Brann in Whitefield on…

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UNION – Stanley J. Rintz Sr., 86, died unexpectedly following a brief illness, Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.

Born June 27, 1930, in New York City, he was the…

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ROCKLAND — Nine and a half hours into New Year’s Day 2017, Edward Daniel “Dan the Man” Flanagan Sr. completed his earthly journey at the age of 80. He passed from complications of pneumonia.

Lisa Layton McKeeman, age 60, of Camden, died on December 20, 2016. Lisa leaves her husband Sam of Camden and son Colin, who now lives in Toronto with his wife Emma. Lisa also leaves a sister,…

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CAMDEN - Lisa Layton McKeeman, 60, of Camden, died Dec. 20, 2016. Lisa leaves her husband, Sam of Camden, and her son, Colin, who now lives in Toronto with his wife, Emma. Lisa also leaves a…

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CAMDEN - Shirley A. (Nicholson) Achterhof, 89, of Camden , passed away peacefully on Dec. 29, 2016, surrounded by family at the Knox Center for Long Term Care in Rockland.

She was the…

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ROCKLAND - Dennis Freeland Hill, 75, died Dec. 22, 2016, at his home, following a long and valiant fight against Mesothelioma.

Dennis was born Aug. 26, 1941, in Rockland, the second child…

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SOUTH THOMASTON – Nancy A. Terrio, 75, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, died Dec. 30, 2016, at the Sussman House in Rockport, after an extended battle with cancer.

Born…

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LIBERTY - Floyd Gordon Watts, of Liberty, died Jan. 1, 2017, leaving this earthly existence just in time to avoid making or breaking any New Year's resolutions. He was in his own home, which was…

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UNION — Wayne M. Upham Sr., 79, passed away peacefully on Jan. 2, 2017, with his wife, Frances (Nan), and son, Wayne Jr., by his side.

Wayne was born in Union on Dec. 18, 1937. He was the…

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PORT CLYDE – Alice B. Belancik, 98, died Dec. 31, 2016, at the Sussman House in Rockport, after suffering a massive stroke on Dec. 23.

Born in Bath on Aug. 1, 1918, she was one of five…

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SEARSPORT — Mary Knapp Schweikert, 88, of Searsport, passed away peacefully on Dec. 17, 2016, in her home.

Born in Tuxedo, N.Y., Mary attended Edgewood Park Junior College in Briarcliff…

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FRANKFORT — Julie Marie Tufts, 53, of Frankfort, passed away Jan. 1, 2017. Julie was born in Belfast on Jan. 3, 1963, to the late Robert and Judy (Kingsbury) Tufts.

She grew up in Stockton…

 CAMDEN – Marguerite L. Tofani, 91, died peacefully, December 26, 2016 at Quarry Hill in Camden. Marguerite was a wonderful mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to many.…

TENANTS HARBOR — Elaine Kalloch Stewart, née Allen, was released from her earthly body on December 23, 2016.  

Born January…

Thomas S. Lawry, 60, died Saturday, December 24, 2016 at the Sussman House in Rockport after a period of declining health.

Born in Rockland, October 8, 1956,…

Marie Ann Crabtree, 54, died December 29

Lyndall J. Mink, 83, formerly of Appleton, died December 25, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Portland. Lyndall was born November 30, 1933 in Appleton to Ivan and Irene (Johnson) Mink, one of five…

LeRoy Dana Trull, 79, passed away and took his last ride home on Friday, December 23, 2016. He was at peace with his family by his side and his beloved sister, Beverly, on the phone.…