Obituaries

A memorial service for Jay Moulton Balano, who passed away on December 16, 2021, will be held Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, at 1:30 p.m., at the Port Clyde Baptist Church, 861 Port Clyde Road, St.…

A graveside service for Judy Ann Guptill Royce, 73 from Owls Head, who passed away, August 7, 2020, will be held Sunday, August 7, 2022, at 11 a.m., at the Seaview Cemetery, Tenants Harbor.…

LISBON — Stephen Jeffery Curtis, 65, died unexpectedly at home, following a brief illness, Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

Stephen was born in Rockland at Knox Hospital on December 9, 1956, the…

ISLESBORO — Earl F. Durkee, 85, of Islesboro, died at his home on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Born on March 14, 1937 on Islesboro, he was the son of the late Donald A. and Dorothy Hamilton Durkee.…

VINALHAVEN — Joan Phyllis Mitchell, nee Guptill, 94, died peacefully at Vinalhaven Eldercare on July 24, 2022 with her daughters by her side.

Born on April 2, 1928 in Rockland, Maine, she…

FRANKFORT — Victor S. Whitcomb, of Frankfort, passed away at Frankfort Assisted Living July 12, 2022.

Private services will be held at Maine Veterans Cemetery, Augusta.  

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UNION — Joyce M. Linscott, 81, died July 23, 2022, at the Crawford Commons in Union, Maine. Born in Hope Maine on April 26, 1941, she was one of five children of LaForest and Hattie Creamer…

ROCKLAND — Gloria Jean Dinsmore, 79, went home to her saviour with family by her side on July 27, 2022, in Rockland. Gloria was born in Rockland on July 12, 1943 to parents Sylvanus Victor Chase…

BELFAST — Terra Faye Whalen, 36 years, passed away way too early on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at her residence.

Terra was born to Jeff Whalen and Donna Whalen in San Diego, California. Terra…

THOMASTON – Edna Phyllis Carter, 99, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at the Knox Center for Long Term Care in Rockland.

Born November 28, 1922 in Rockland, she was the…

Acclaimed sculptor, educator and mentor Marylin Quint-Rose died on July 20, at age 95, at Knox Center for Long Term Care in Rockland, Maine.

Quint-Rose was born in Boston, Massachusetts to…

BELFAST — Joshua Treat IV, passed away on July 3, 2022 after a brief illness. He was born in Boothbay, Maine on February 1, 1950.

Joshua grew up in Belfast, and loved sports from an early…

CAMDEN — George Ellis Underhill, 80, passed away peacefully on Saturday July 9, 2022 at home, surrounded by family.

Born in Camden, Maine on September 17, 1941, he was the son of George…

Scotty J. Richards, 62, of Northport passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 19th, 2022.

Scott was born on October 1 in Island Falls, Maine. He had a smile that could light up the day. He…

WARREN — Mary Stone, 88, died suddenly at home in Warren with family by her side on July 22, 2022.

Mary was born in Boston, Massachusetts on February 4, 1934 to Edith Cowhig. Raised by two…

FREEDOM — Glen Smith Bridges died in her sleep at her home in Freedom, Maine, on July 18, 2022, hours after her 78th birthday. 

Glen was born to Shawna Quinn Smith and Loughton Thayer Smith…

Leila Mae Babbidge, 84, passed away peacefully at Waldo County Hospital in Belfast Maine on July 19, 2022 after a short illness.

Born on Islesboro, Maine, January 2, 1938, she was the third…

FRANKLIN, MASS. — Robert Avery Collemer, 89, died Thursday, June 16, 2022, at his home in Franklin, Massachusetts.  Born in Camden on January 20, 1933, he was the son of Harry M. and Geneva E. (…

Union- Verna S. Bean “Grandma” 89, passed away with her loving family by her side on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at The Sussman House in Rockport, Maine. after a period of declining health. Verna was…

NORTHPORT. — There will be a graveside service for Brett A. Hayward, who died on January 25, 2022 at 1 p.m., Saturday, August 6, 2022 , at Oak Hill Cemetery in Camden.  
 

VINALHAVEN — Our beloved “Gus” passed unexpectedly Monday July 11, 2022 on Vinalhaven. 

Born April 13, 1972 in Bangor, Maine, Gus is survived by…

CAMDEN — Ann K. Vanosdol, 74, of Camden Maine, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2022 surrounded by her family.

She was born on December 18, 1947 in South Pasadena, California, the…

HOPE – Kenneth Balm Guiseley, 89, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport following a short illness.

A Memorial Service will be announced and a…

Dorothy Edna Sprague would have been 95 on August 5, 2022.  She was born on August 5, 1927 to a loving couple, Albert G. Shuman and Hazel (Heyer) Shuman…

CUSHING — John M . Dirnbauer, 75, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2022. John was born on March 11, 1947 in Racine, Wisconsin, to parents Martin and Mary Hermes Dirnbauer.

John grew up in…

MaryAnn Topping died on July 15, 2022. Born September 18, 1940, in Summit, New Jersey. She was the daughter of Ruth S. Bailey and Carl J. Frosch. She married Richard E. ("Dick") Topping in Summit…

BELMONT — Dennis M. Muldoon, age 62 of Weymouth, Massachusetts, entered into eternal life on July 8th after a long battle with liver disease, and liver cancer. Dennis was a current resident of…

LIBERTY – Brandon James Raye, 37, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at his home in Liberty.  

Brandon was born in Rockport on…

Michael Weber died unexpectedly at his home in North Haven on Monday, July 11, 2022.

Born in Lancaster, California, on November 9, 1986, Mike grew up in Reading, Pennsylvania, before moving…

A kind and loving man died tragically on Friday. Frederick "Rick" Greeley Jr., age 77, passed away from a sudden allergic reaction at the end of Duck Trap Road in Lincolnville. At the time of his…

WALDOBORO — Jeffrey M. Brown, 75, died July 15, 2022 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. 

He was born January 28, 1947 in Marblehead, Massachusetts to William Morrison Brown and Marjorie (…

Mary Frances Weaver Dutch, 69, of Belfast, passed on to her next life following a short experience with liver cancer on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. 

Friends and family are invited for …

William W. (Bill) Burrows died at his home on Monday, July 11, 2022, with his wife of nearly 39 years and children at his side. It was just 25 days after learning he had stage 4 pancreatic cancer…

VINALHAVEN — Delwyn “Gus” L. Radley, Jr., 50, husband of Britt (Lunde) Radley, died on July 11, 2022 at his home in Vinalhaven. 

A complete obituary will be published later. 

CAMDEN — A graveside service for Deborah “Debbie” Betley McCusker, 64, who passed away March 27, 2022 in Wake Forest, North Carolina, will be held Saturday, July 30, 2022, at 11 a.m., at Achorn…

FARMINGTON — Richard T. Harris, 98, died peacefully, Monday, July 11, 2022 at the Sandy River Center in Farmington.

Mr. Harris grew up in the Tenants Harbor area and made his career as a…

HOPE — Daniel S. Dodge, 58 of Hope, peacefully passed away on November 30, 2021.

Daniel, fondly called Danny or Big Dan, was born on December 20, 1962 in Belfast, Maine to Henry and…

SEARSPORT — Clayton Milo Blood, Sr. died at his home in Searsport on July 7, 2022, supported by his family and hospice.

Just last December, he celebrated his 90th birthday. He received over…

A memorial service for Robert O. Wyllie, 93, former long-time Warren resident, who died November 28, 2021, will be held Saturday, July 16, 2022, at 2 p.m., at the Thomaston…

A graveside service for Mary Boots O’Connell (née Barnard), age 78, who died peacefully at her home on March 2, 2022 with her loving husband, John R. O’Connell, by her side, will be held…

CUSHING — Ronald Burleigh Hall, aged 67, passed away in his home on July 2, 2022 in Cushing. He was born March 5, 1955 to parents George and Madeline Hall of Beechwood Street in Thomaston.

CAMDEN — Dorothy H. ‘Dottie’ Marchant, 92, passed peacefully Sunday, July 3, 2022 after a period of declining health at the Sussman House in Rockport.

Born in Old Town, March 24, 1930, she…

BELFAST — Philip Eugene Myers, Sr., 93, passed away peacefully at the Harbor Hill Center in Belfast, June 28, 2022.

Born at home in Old Town, Phil was the middle son of Augusta J. and…

ROCKLAND — Peter Jonathan Root, 56, passed away peacefully at Penobscot Bay Medical Center, Sunday, July 3, 2022. Despite odds being against him from the day he was born, he lived a wonderful life…

WALDOBORO — Dorothey Elinor Hixon Kidney, 93, of Waldoboro, was born October 13, 1928, in Medford, Massachusetts, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital to Herbert Morse Hixon and Elinor Louise Hixon. She…

A celebration of life for Robert “Robi” Day, of Waldoboro, who passed away on May 26, 2022, will be held Sunday, July 10, from 3 - 7 p.m., at the American Legion Post 1, at 335 Limerock St,…

GORHAM and ROCKPORT — Marylee Burt Dodge, 91, died peacefully June 16, 2022, in the company of her family at her home in Gorham.

Born January 8, 1931, in Hartford, Connecticut to Leo W. and…

Mary Frances Weaver Dutch passed on to her next life following a short experience with liver cancer on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. As most know, Mary had a positive diagnosis of progressive Multiple…

A fireside celebration of life for Heath Edward Barrett, 40, who passed away peacefully February 3, 2022 after a courageous battle with cancer, will be held on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Family…

Clayton L. Thompson, 97, went to be with his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ on June 28, 2022. He was born in Montville, Maine on March 29, 1925, to Linwood and Alma Thompson.

He married the…