Obituaries

DRESDEN – Brian P. Plourde, 57, long-time Rockland resident, teacher, coach and community volunteer, died Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.  

FRIENDSHIP – Brendan J. Lash, 19, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 1, 2018 from complications of asthma.  

Born September 12, 1998 in Damariscotta, Brendan was the son of…

ROCKLAND – Ruth E. Farquharson, 86, formerly of West Paterson, New Jersey, died peacefully, following a brief illness on Monday April, 23, 2018 at Knox Center for Long Term Care.  

THOMASTON – Claire Fernand Gloria Catalano, 90, passed away peacefully, April 28, 2018 at home after a brief illness, with her family at her side.

Born in Goffstown, New Hampshire,…

Joseph A. Schiavone, a longtime resident of Mahopac, New York, passed away on April 28, 2018 at the age of 77.  He was born in the Bronx, the son of Joseph and Lena (Corica) Schiavone. …
Patricia Braden Algrant passed away April 22, 2018, age 82, at the Sussman House, Rockport, after a long illness. Always called Patt, she was born in Portland, Maine, to Stephen A.…
LINCOLNVILLE — Wayne G. Rankin, 78, of Lincolnville, died on Sunday, April 27, 2018 at the Sussman House in Rockport.  An obituary will be published later and services will be announced. …

Benjamin L. Watson, 90, passed away April 25, 2018 in Bangor. He was born June 17, 1927 in Rockland, Maine to Leroy and Jennie (Young) Watson. He served in the U.S Army and was a member of the…

“Why live somewhere else when you already live in paradise?”  This quote from Donald (Don) F. Hills pretty well summarizes his outlook of the nearly 71 years he lived in Union, Maine.  Born…

 SOUTH THOMASTON – Elsie M. Brown, 92, died peacefully, Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Cushing Homestead where she resided the past several months.

Born in South…

LINCOLNVILLE — Orvil L. Young, 90, husband of Charlotte Young, died on Monday, April 30, 2018 at his home in Lincolnville.  A complete obituary will be published later and services will be…

UNION – A graveside committal service for Ruthie A. Hilt, 70, beloved wife of the late Philip Hilt, Sr., who died, December 10, 2017 will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, May 11, 2018 at East…

Helen "Louise" Hughes, 97 of Camden passed away on April 28, 2018.  She was born on September 3, 1919 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.  Interment will be private at a later date.  Arrangements…

UNION — Jeffrey Cameron Paul, 65, died on Friday, April 20, 2018 at his home in Union.  Born in Rockland on September 30, 1952, he was the son of Richard C. and Diane (Cameron) Paul, and was…

 Louise Angeline Waldron Kinney of Spruce Head passed away peacefully three weeks shy of her 97th birthday on March 12 after suffering a stroke.  Louise was a beloved Mother,…

CAMDEN — Robert S. Furman, M.D., 82, husband of Barbara Furman, died at his home in Camden on Monday, April 29, 2018.  A complete obituary will be published later and a service will be announced…

ROCKLAND - Marion B. Ames, 96, died peacefully Friday, April 20, 2018 at the Cushing Homestead in Cushing.

Born in Rockland, January 4, 1922, she was the biological…

SPRUCE HEAD — A graveside service for Barbara Jean McDonald, who died December 12, 2017, will be held at 11 a.m, Thursday, May 10, 2018, at the Hallowell Cemetery, Water Street, in Hallowell…

ROCKLAND – Services for Evelyn Bartlett Watrous, 95, who passed away peacefully in her sleep, February 17, 2018, will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, May 11, 2018 at Burpee, Carpenter &…

Peter Wolcott Greenman, 67, passed away peacefully, and suddenly in his new home at the Midcoast Mental Health Center, Belfast, Maine, Saturday, April 21, 2018. When he was 4-four-years old,…

ST. GEORGE – A. True Hall, 87, long time St. George resident, died peacefully April 25, 2018 at Knox Center for Long Term Care in Rockland.  

Born in St. George, July 10…

Heather Ann Bilodeau went into the arms of Jesus on April 19, 2018 at the Sussman House in Rockport, Maine after a long healing journey with ovarian cancer.

Heather was born in Green…

BELFAST — Catherine Watson, 78, passed away November 29, 2017 in Belfast. Graveside service will be held on May 5 at 10 a.m. at Grove Cemetery. Arrangements under the care of Riposta…

 CAMDEN – Allison F. Gibbs, 76, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, April 22, 2018.

A time of visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 1, at Burpee, Carpenter &…

ROCKLAND — Donald E. Payson Jr., 68, passed away Monday, April 23, 2018 at The Sussman House in Rockport after an extended illness.

Born in Rockland, October 29, 1949, he was the son of…

BELFAST — There will be a graveside service at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 3, 2018 for Marion (Greeley) Whitcomb, 93, of Belfast who died on March 14, 2018, at the Grove Cemetery in Belfast…

CAMDEN — Colonel Aubrey Francis Messing, Ph.D, passed away quietly on April 17, 2018 in Camden, Maine, shortly after his 90th …

BELFAST — Catherine Watson, 78, passed away November 29, 2017 in Belfast.  Graveside service will be held May 5 at 2 p.m. at Grove Cemetery. All family and friends are welcome.  Arrangements under…

LIBERTY — Eugene L. Sullivan, 62, passed away at his residence in Liberty on March 14, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. May 2nd at Grove Cemetery, Belfast. Arrangements under the…

ROCKPORT — Juanita L. Smith, 65, of Rockport, passed away at home in the arms of the love of her life on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 after a valiant fight against MS. 

Juanita was born on…

CAMDEN — Georgiana Marie Plummer, 95, a former resident of The Megunticook House and Merry Gardens, died on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Country Manor in Coopers Mills.  A funeral mass will be held…


BELMONT — There will be a memorial service for Carolyn Jones Jackson, 74, of Belmont who died on Nov. 7, 2017 at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28, 2018 at the Hope Community Bible Church, 16 Church…

UNION — Jeff C. Paul, 65, of Union, died on Friday, April 20, 2018 at his home. A complete obituary will be published. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 2-5 p.m., Saturday, May 5…

APPLETON — A graveside Memorial Service will be held for Shirley Wentworth Brown on Tuesday, May 2, 2018 at 1 p.m at the Pine Grove Cemetery, in Appleton, Maine. Shirley passed away on April 4,…

WASHINGTON — Donald Bailey Grinnell of Washington passed away April 20, 2018, at Windward Gardens in Camden. The second youngest of seven siblings, he was born in Washington on Oct. 11,1929, to…

 ROCKLAND – Marjorie Ellen Mills, 100, went home to be with her Lord, Friday, April 13, 2018 at the Sussman House in Rockport. 

Born in Rockland, February 25…

Vickie Sabrina Talbot, 47, of Northport passed away suddenly on April 5, 2018. She was born August 26, 1970. Vickie graduated Belfast Area High School class of 1988 and was a proud cheerleader,…

WARREN — Frances “Fran” Elaine Field, 73, of Warren, went home to be with her Lord, Monday April 16, 2018 at the Sussman House in Rockport.…

 WALDOBORO – Gavin Knowlton Wallace, 12, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 14, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family and those who loved him.

Gavin was born…

Visiting hours for Frances E. Field who passed away on April 16, 2018 will be held at Hall Funeral Home, 949 Main Street, Waldoboro on Friday, April 20, 2018 from 5-8 p.m.  Funeral Services…

OWLS HEAD — Lt. Colonel Robert Adair Slater, USAF, ret., passed peacefully April 4, 2018, in Cocoa Beach, Florida.  Bob was born March 16, 1931 in Sioux City, Iowa, to Frank Gaylord and Helen…

UNION – Bertha Mary Fryman, 93, known to some as Mary and some to Bertha, died peacefully, Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. 

Born in…

ROCKLAND — Barbara “Barb” Jean Guy, 59, wife of Dwayne Guy, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018, at Eastern Maine Medical Center following complications of pneumonia.  Her family was by her side…

ROCKLAND – Marjorie Ellen Mills, 100, went home to be with her Lord, Friday, April 13, 2018 at the Sussman House in Rockport.  A full obituary will be published.  To share a memory or story…

SEARSPORT — Thurlow “Ted” B. Ward, 64, of Searsport, went to be with the Lord on April 10, 2018.  He was born on April 2, 1954.  He was predeceased by his dad, George B. Ward; mother in law and…

On April 11, 2018, a few weeks shy of her 101st birthday, Marguerite S. Hills died peacefully at her home in Waldoboro. Her cat, Sarah, and her son, Larry, were with her at the time of her…

BELFAST — Pauline L. Thomas, 84, passed away April 12, 2018 at her residence in Belfast surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Thorndike, Maine, in 1934 to Ida and William Warman. Polly…

WALDOBORO – Wayne D. Vose, 71, died unexpectedly, following a period of declining health, Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Togus VA Hospital in Augusta.  

Born in Rockland,…

LIBERTY — Pearl Agnes Carruthers Banks, 95 years young, passed away at her home on the lake on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, with her family at her side.

The daughter of Clara…

ROCKLAND – Milton Leon Paquin, 84, of Rockland, passed away on January 1, 2018 in Rockland, Maine. 

He was born in Thomaston, May 2, 1933, to the late Joseph L. and Marie…