Obituaries

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THOMASTON — Donald M. Drake Jr., 57, died June 12, 2015, surrounded by his family, at Sussman Hospice House in Rockport, after a long illness.

Born in Camden on July 4, 1957, he was the son…

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CAMDEN — There will be a memorial service, followed by a reception, for Kerry G. Sabanty, 84, beloved husband of the late Audrey Cahill Sabanty, on Saturday, June 27 at 1 p.m. at the First…

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CAMDEN — Margaret Rose Sciarrino, 92, wife of Joseph L. Sciarrino, died June 8, 2015, in Rockport after recently moving to Camden to be near her daughter, Susan S. Vollhardt and family.

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CAMDEN — Jean Smith Hodson, 87, died June 9, 2015, in Camden. She was born in Camden on March 24, 1928, and was the daughter of Robert R. and Ruth (Belyea) Smith.

She is survived by her…

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ROCKLAND – Kurt R. Meklin, 81, died peacefully June 7, 2015, at home, surrounded by his family.

Born in Owls Head on Dec. 22, 1933, he was the son of Gosta and Elin Karlsson Meklin. Educated…

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ROCKPORT — James Arthur Hall, 80, died June 12, 2015, at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport. Born in Thomaston on July 12, 1934, he was the son of Perley Langtry and Ruby Elizabeth (Foster)…

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APPLETON — Marilyn "Jan" Janville of Appleton, died May 20, 2015, at the age of 76. The daughter of Harold J. Janville and Elizabeth Walker Janville, she was born in Goshen, N.Y., in the Hudson…

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ROCKLAND — Cecile Fournier, 85, died June 12, 2015, at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport, surrounded by her family after a one-week illness.

Born in St. Philibert, Quebec, Canada, on…

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THOMASTON — Deborah June Arni, 59, died peacefully June 10, 2015, in the arms of her children, at her home, following an extended illness.

Born in Cushing on July 21, 1955, she was educated…

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ROCKPORT — Stella Marie Henry, 89, of Rockport, died June 8, 2015, at Knox Center For Long Term Care in Rockland. Born in Millinocket on July 22, 1925, she was the daughter of John Thomas and…

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Lori Beth Kaplowitz, 50, formerly of Washington, died June 13, 2015. There will be no funeral.

Donations can be made to the Sheepscot Wellspring Land Alliance, P.O. Box 371, Liberty, ME…

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CAMDEN — William Henry Mella, 70, of Camden, died May 31, 2015, at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport. Born in Chicago, Ill., on Aug. 13, 1944, he was the son of John and Katherine (Moos) Mella…

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CAMDEN — Norman Augustus Cunningham, 95, of Camden, died June 5, 2015, at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast. Born at home in Searsmont on Feb. 24, 1920, he was the son of Bennie L. and…

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CAMDEN — Mary Louise Britt Glennie of Camden, passed away on June 8, 2015, at the respectable age of 94.

Mary's full and wonderful life transcended many eras; she learned to drive a Model T…

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BELFAST — Daniel A. Matthews, 68, of Searsport, passed away June 10, 2015. Daniel was born in Norwood, Mass., on Feb. 26, 1947, son of Alva F. and Anne (Hamm) Matthews.

After high school,…

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CAMDEN — Norman A. Cunningham, 95, died June 5, 2015, at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast. Norman was the widower of Barbara (Bartlett) Cunningham. A complete obituary will be published…

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ROCKLAND — A graveside committal service for Mary Ellen Young, 67, who passed peacefully March 18, 2015, will be held Friday, June 12 at 10 a.m. at Sawyer Cemetery.

Arrangements are in the…

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CUSHING — Mary Hoyt Blum , died peacefully Feb. 19, 2015, in Rockport. The family will be having a memorial celebration of her life Saturday, June 20 at noon at Broad Cove Church in Cushing. All…

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ROCKLAND — Kurt Meklin, 81, died peacefully June 7, 2015m at home, surrounded by his family.

Private interment will be held at Village Cemetery in Thomaston at a later date.

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ROCKLAND — Valecia Elaine Harriman, 54, wife of Duane Carr, suffered a massive heart attack at home in Rockland, and died June 4, 2015.

Born March 17, 1961, in Brunswick, she was the…

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OWLS HEAD — Jon Roger Thompson Sr., 72, died unexpectedly June 6, 2015, with his loving family at his side, at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.

Born in Rockland on Feb. 14, 1943, he…

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CAMDEN — William H. Mella, 70, husband of Cynthia Mella, died May 31, 2015, in Rockport. A complete obituary will be published later.

A memorial service followed by a reception will be held…

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ROCKPORT — A graveside service with military honors for Paul A. Vogt, 89, of Rockport, who died Feb. 15, 2015, will be held Saturday, June 13 at 11 a.m. at Seaview Cemetery in Rockport with the…

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BELFAST — Philip Russell Black Sr., 84, of Belfast, passed away peacefully June 5th, 2015, holding hands with his wife and surrounded by his children at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast.…

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SEARSMONT — Barbara M. Ratten, 90, of Searsmont, passed away peacefully June 5, 2015, at Crawford Commons in Union, where she lived for the last six years.

Barbara lived a long, happy life.…

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APPLETON — Bobbie Jo (Eggen) Denman, 39, of Appleton, passed away June 6, 2015, at Maine General Medical Center in Augusta. A full obituary, with service information, will follow.

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LINCOLNVILLE — Mildred C. Flagg, 90, widow of Thomas E. Flagg, died June 4, 2015, at Tallpines in Belfast. Born in Norfolk, Mass., on March 1, 1925, she was the second daughter of William and…

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LINCOLNVILLE — Edna D. Butterfield, 92, went home to be with the Lord, June 6, 2015, at Harbor Hill Nursing Home, following an extended illness.

Born in Presque Isle on June 19, 1922, she…

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DALLAS, Texas — Frederick Milton Smith II, whose long, diverse career included building one of the first townhouse projects in Dallas, died June 5, 2015.

Smith, 82, died in Dallas, Texas,…

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ROCKLAND — Beverly M. Burnham, 77, died June 3, 2015, one day before her 78th birthday, at Quarry Hill in Camden, with her sister at her side.

Born in Boothbay on June, 4, 1937, she was the…

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LINCOLNVILLE — Mildred Coathup Flagg, widow of Thomas E. Flagg, died June 4, 2015, at Tallpines in Belfast. A complete obituary will be published later.

In keeping with her wishes, there…

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WASHINGTON - Clyde Earl Millay, 89, died peacefully on the morning of May 31, 2015, at the Togus VA Hospital.

Born in Liberty on July 11, 1925, he was the son of Earl and Gladys Howes Millay…

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ROCKLAND — Nancy Eleanor Breed Fitzgerald, formerly of Owls Head, died June 2, 2015, at age 88 after a long illness.

Daughter of the late Charles and Elsa Breed of Camden, she was born in…

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ROCKLAND — Arnold Heino, 74 died unexpectedly May 20, 2015, at his home in Rockland.

Born in Medway on Feb. 9, 1941, he was the son of Samuel and Lillian Ward Heino. Educated in Rockland, he…

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OHIO and SOUTH THOMASTON — A graveside committal service for Gregory L. Bixby, 32, who died unexpectedly April 10, 2015, will be held Sunday, June 7 at 2 p.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery in Poland,…

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OWLS HEAD — Stephan G. Wentworth, 57, died May 26, 2015, following a period of declining health,  at Windward Gardens in Camden.

Stephan is survived by his daughter, Kim Wentworth; and two…

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ROCKLAND — A memorial mass for Priscilla Benson, 91, who passed away peacefully April 3, 2015, with her daughter at her side, will be held Monday, June 15 at 10 a.m. at St. Bernard's Catholic…

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PITTSTON — A graveside committal service for Robert W. Maddox, 86, who died died Dec. 5, 2014, will be held Wednesday, June 17 at 2 p.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery in Falmouth.

Arrangements are…

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NORTHPORT — Betty L. Harriman, 83, of Northport, passed away June 1, 2015, at Harbor Hill in Belfast. She was born in 1932 in Prospect, the third of five children born to Stanley and Beulah (Leach…

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WASHINGTON — Clyde E. Millay, 89, died May 31, 2015, at the Veterans Medical Center at Togus after a long illness.

A memorial service will be held Thursday, June 11 at 2 p.m. at Burpee,…

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ROCKPORT — There will be a graveside service for M. Harvey Crockett, 97, of Rockport, who died Dec. 28, 2015, on Tuesday, June 9 at 1 p.m. at Mt. View Cemetery (use Washington Street entrance) in…

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CAMDEN — William H. Mella, 70, husband of Cynthia Mella, died May 31, 2015, in Rockport. A complete obituary will be published later and services will be announced.

Arrangements are with…

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CAMDEN — John C. Heilker, 74, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on May 3, 2015. He died at home, following a long struggle with dementia and asbestosis.

Born in…

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Brenda I. Hutchinson, 48, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 18, 2014. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, June 6 at 2 p.m. at the VFW in Belfast.

Arrangements are under the care of…

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ROCKLAND — The family of Marjorie Schufeldt East, 97, who passed away peacefully on July 30, 2014, in the comfort of her own home and among her family in Rockland, wishes to extend an invitation…

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BELFAST — Ella Rumney, 62, passed away in Belfast on Feb. 6, 2015. Graveside services will be held Saturday, June 6 at 10 a.m. at Grove Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the care of Riposta…

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CAMDEN — Walter Lee Drinkwater, 73, died May 27, 2015, at Pen Bay Medical Center due to complications of Parkinson's and ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Born in Camden on Feb. 18, 1942, he was the son…

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BROOKS — Sylvia (Prescott) Curtis, 72, of Brooks, passed away May 29, 2015, in Belfast.

Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.

Arrangements are under the care…

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ROCKPORT — Nancy J. Whitson, 85, died May 17, 2015, at Owls Head Homestead, from complications of a stroke suffered in January.

Born June 23, 1929, in Teaneck, N.J., she was the daughter of…

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OWLS HEAD — LeRoy T. Bennett, 97, died peacefully May 18, 2015, at his home, with his loving family at his side.

Born May 3, 1918, he was the son of Angus and Elsie Thornes Bennett.