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CAMDEN — Capt. Gilbert E. Hall, 85, husband of the late Shirley Cookson Hall, died May 6, 2014, at Anderson Inn in Camden. A complete obituary will be published later and services will be…

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TOPSHAM — Roberta Mae “Bobbie” Whitney, 79, passed away April 30, 2014, at The Highlands in Topsham, surrounded by her family and friends.

She was born June 28, 1934, in Thomaston, daughter…

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FAIRFAX, Va. – A Celebration of Life for Jean M. MacFarland, 87, formerly of Tenants Harbor, who died Nov. 17, 2013, in Fairfax, Va., will be held Saturday, May 17 at 1:30 p.m. at East Wind Inn,…

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ROCKVILLE — Percie E. Fiske, 82, died peacefully March 31, 2014, following an extended illness, surrounded by loving family and friends.

A celebration of Percie's life will be held Friday,…

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THOMASTON — A graveside committal service for Hazel L. Frankowski, 89, who died Jan. 10, 2014, in Camden, will be held Wednesday, May 14, at 10 a.m. at Village Cemetery on Erin Street in Thomaston…

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ROCKLAND — A graveside service for Stephen O. Wooster, long time local bank teller and Courier Gazette delivery staff who died Monday, March 10, 2014, will be held Friday, May 16 at 10 a.m. at…

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ROCKPORT — Barbara Mardiat Tomlinson of Rockport died Jan. 22, 2014, at the age of 62, at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, where she was being treated for lung cancer.

She was best…

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WARREN — Edwin Kalloch Boggs Jr. passed away peacefully April 26, 2014, at the Maine Veteran's Hospital in Augusta. He was born Feb. 7, 1920, in Portland, to Edwin Kalloch Boggs and Olive Leland…

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FRIENDSHIP — Audrey Woolley, 79, of Friendship, formerly of Brick, N.J., passed away peacefully May 2, 2014, at her home with family by her side. She was born March 17, 1935, in Long Branch, N.J…

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HAMPDEN — Austin A. Gardiner, 41, of Hampden, passed away March 22, 2014, in Hermon. Committal prayers will be held Thursday, May 8, at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Searsport.

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CAMDEN — William Raymond “Bill” Bailey Jr., 81, of Camden, passed away peacefully on Jan. 21, 2014, surrounded by family and friends.

Born in Syracuse, N.Y., Oct. 11, 1932, to Dora and…

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CAMDEN — The committal service for J. Roy Belanger, 90, who died March 25, 2014, will be held Saturday, May 10 at 11 a.m. at Mountain View Cemetery in Camden.

Arrangements are with Long…

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ROCKLAND — Laurie Ann Moulton, 49 of Rockland, passed away April 29, 2014, unexpectedly after complications from an emergency surgery at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after battling an…

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HOPE — Paul E. Lewis Jr., 77, was received into heaven April 29, 2014, at 4:26 a.m. He was surrounded by his loving wife, Linda, and his dogs, Mason Jay and Kaylee Ann.

Born in Melrose, Mass…

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FREEDOM — Cyril J. Perry Jr., 79, passed away Dec. 27, 2013. He was born in Cumberland, R.I., Feb. 6, 1937. He moved to Maine in 1995.

Cyril hunted and trapped, and enjoyed life in the…

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BELFAST — Josephine Weatherbee Grady, 98, born March 15, 1916, in Morrill, passed away April 25, 2014, at her beloved home on Tufts Road in Belfast, the home she and her late husband Chester "Chet…

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TOPSHAM — Roberta Mayo Whitney, 79, wife of James Whitney, died April 30, 2014, at The Highlands in Topsham, where they had resided for the past year. A complete obituary will be published later…

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ROCKLAND — Robert Bannon Wenk Sr., 85, died peacefully April 29, 2014, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.

Born April 10, 1929, in Roselle Park, N.J., in his grandmothers home, he was the…

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TENNANTS HARBOR — Linwood R. 'Cappy' Thompson, 86, died April 30, 2014, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport after an extended illness. The past few years he resided at Knox Center for Long Term…

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ROCKPORT — Timothy John Fogg, 59, beloved husband and father, unexpectedly passed away April 22, 2014, in Rockport.

Born Dec. 25, 1954, in Camden, he enjoyed an all-American boyhood of the…

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OWLS HEAD — Helen W. Harvey, 93, went home to be with her Lord on April 27, 2014, at the Knox Center in Rockland.

Born in Camden on Jan. 30, 1921, she was the daughter of Walter L. and Lona…

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ROCKLAND — A graveside committal service with military honors for Raymond C. Robinson Jr., who died Jan. 1, 2014, at his home, will be held Friday, May 9, at 2 p.m. at Achorn Cemetery. The Rev.…

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ROCKPORT — A graveside service for Eliza J. Colson Richards, 83, wife of Lloyd D. Richards, who died Dec. 23, 2013, will be held Tuesday, May 6, at noon at Glen Cove Cemetery on Warrenton Avenue…

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CAMDEN — Helen Stevenson Putnam, 82, widow of Paul B. Putnam, died April 27, 2014, at Knox Center For Long Term Care in Rockland. A complete obituary will be published later and services will be…

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BELFAST — William E. Abbott, 91, of Belfast, died April 21, 2014, at his residence.

He was born Oct. 25, 1922, on Verona Island to Carrie Justina (Burgess) and Merle Clifton Abbott. Bill…

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ROCKPORT — A graveside committal service for Elizabeth H. Simmons, 82, who died Jan. 22, 2014, will be held Tuesday, May 6, at 10 a.m. at Glen Cove Cemetery on Warrenton Avenue in Rockport.

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WEST ROCKPORT — Calla Leona (Hickman) Phillips, 94, passed away April 14, 2014, at the Cushing Homestead.

Born in Corea on March 23, 1920, she was the daughter of Robert and Olive Donovan…

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BELFAST — Pauline Anne Clement, 99, a long-time resident of Belfast, died April 14, 2014, at Harbor Hill in Belfast. Born July 30, 1914, in Montville, she was the daughter of Penson and Myrtle (…

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NORTH HAVEN — James Stewart "Jimmy" Dyer, 73, passed away April 18, 2014, at Togus Veterans Hospital Hospice Unit. Jimmy was a lobsterman, part-time plumber, long-time mechanic and natural born…

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APPLETON - Carol J. Hooper, 71, died peacefully April 16, 2014, surrounded by her family, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.

Born in Idaho Sept. 9, 1942, she was the daughter of Lorin…

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LAKELAND, Fla. — Frederick E. Marchant, 84, died April 16, 2014, at Forsythe Hospice House after a brief illness.

Born in Boston, Mass., July 15, 1929, he was the son of Wilfred P. and…

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SOUTH THOMASTON — Christine L. Watts, 61, died April 17, 2014, surrounded by her family at her home, following a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Rockland on Feb. 8, 1953, she was the…

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CAMDEN — There will be a memorial service for Gail E. Frye, 81, of Camden, Saturday, April 26, at 1 p.m. at the John Street United Methodist Church in Camden. He died Feb. 22, 2014.

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FRIENDSHIP — Evelyn Norma Reed, 82, passed away peacefully April 7, 2014, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was born in Bremen on Dec. 29, 1931, to Ashley Genthner Sr. and Clara Leeman.…

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Maynard R. Marriner, 99, of Searsmont (recently Belfast), passed away April 5, 2014, at home. He was born July 12, 1914, in Searsmont to Albert L. and Harriett Ella (Burgess) Marriner.

At…

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WALDOBORO — Madelene "Maddy" Cirella, 95, died April 10, 2014, at the Knox Center Long Term Care in Rockland. She was born Aug. 24, 1918, in West Waldoboro to Hudson S. Eugley and Annie Mank. She…

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HOPE — Ruth Payson, 92, passed away peacefully April 8, 2014, at her home in Hope. She was born Jan. 10, 1922, in Rockland, the daughter of Earl H. and Ethel Sukeforth.

She married her soul…

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CUSHING — Marc Johnson, 67, of Cushing, died of a heart attack April 8, 2014, at his home. He was born Jan. 5, 1947, and grew up in Lincoln, Neb. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathie…

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ROCKLAND — The Rev. Walter B. Wakeman, 87, entered into the presence of his Lord, of whom he preached all his career, April 6, 2014, at Windward Gardens in Camden, after a period of declining…

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ROCKLAND — A graveside committal service for Roxie V. Hill…

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ROCKLAND — The Rev. Walter B. Wakeman, 87, husband of Arlene Bartlett Wakeman and longtime pastor of several American Baptist Churches in Maine, died April 6, 2014, at Windward Gardens in Camden…

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KNOX — James M. Curtis III, 39, of Knox, passed away unexpectedly April 6, 2014, in Hampden. He was born Aug. 14, 1974, in Waterville, the son of James M. and Shirley (Carson) Curtis Jr.

Jim…

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ROCKVILLE — Percie E. Fiske, 82, died peacefully March 31, 2014, following an extended illness, surrounded by loving family and friends.

Born in Rockland Oct. 7, 1931, he was the son of…

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SEARSMONT — Benjamin Lee "Bunk" Edgecomb, 67, of Searsmont, passed away at Waldo County General Hospital March 24, 2014.

He was born Jan. 14, 1947, in Danvers, Mass., a son of the late…

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BELFAST — Ralph John Dunsford, 90, died March 31, 2014, at Harbor Hill in Belfast, joining his predeceased wife and two daughters. Born in Wayland, Mass., on Aug. 15, 1923, he was the son of…

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CAMDEN — Roger Vaughan Bevan, 76, passed away March 28, 2014, at Riverside Home in Thomaston. Born in Bedford, England, on July 4, 1937, he was the son of David Vaughan Bevan and Irene Sylvia (…

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ROCKPORT — Carolyn Ann Burge England, 65, died unexpectedly March 31, 2014, following a brief illness.

She was born Oct. 28, 1948, in Martinsville, Va., to Walter Stanley and Alice…

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ROCKLAND — Derek M. Deabler, 46, died peacefully March 28, 2014, surrounded by his family at Maine General Medical Center in Augusta, after a hard fought battle with cancer.

Born in Grosse…

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ROCKLAND — Joan K. Rahkonen, 82, died peacefully March 29, 2014, surrounded by her family, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.

Born in Rockland Sept. 7, 1931, she was the daughter of…

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ROCKLAND — Eleanor Norma Chapman, 90, died peacefully at her home during the early morning hours of March 24, 2014.

Born in Port Clyde Nov. 11,1923, Eleanor was the second eldest daughter of…