Obituaries

CAMDEN — Nicholas Cokinis, 87, husband of the late Patricia McGrath Cokinis, died on Saturday, June 24, at Anderson Inn in Camden surrounded by his family.  A complete obituary will be…

 ROCKLAND – Bruce Edward Gamage, Sr., 91, died Friday, June 23, 2017, at the Knox Center for Long Term in Rockland.

Born in Rockland, April 6, 1926, he was…

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ROCKLAND — Dr. Ernest W. Marshall Jr., 92, died June 15, 2017, at Woodlands Memory Center in Rockland, where he had resided for the past seven years. "Doc" was born in Laconia, N.H., on Feb. 23,…

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CAMDEN — Mel Patrick Foley, 91, died March 8, 2017, at the Maine Veterans' Home in Augusta.

He leaves his daughters, Lisa Foley-Pellicani (Jeffrey) of Hillsborough, N.C., and Christine…

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WASHINGTON — Ralph H. Sukeforth, 86, of Washington, died at home on June 15, 2017, after a short, but valiant battle with Leukemia.

Ralph was born in Bath on Dec. 20, 1930. He was the…

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ROCKLAND — Permilla F. de Rochemont, 91, died June 13, 2017, at the Sussman House. Pam, as she was known to her family and friends, was born in Greenville in 1925, the youngest child of Ida and…

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OWLS HEAD - Nancy Taylor Stokes, 90, died June 12, 2017.

Born in 1927, she was the daughter of Capt. Conant Taylor and Marjorie Buffum Taylor. She grew up in Westerly and Newport, R.I.,…

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CAMDEN – A graveside service for Gordon P. Wotton, 90, who passed away on Feb. 15, 2017, will be held Monday, June 26, 2017 at Stirling Cemetery in Warren.

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GLEN COVE at ROCKPORT – A graveside committal service for Gordon K. Stanley, 95, who died March 17, 2017, will be held Friday, June 30, at 2 p.m. at Glen Cove Cemetery in Glen Cove. The Rev. Wayne…

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AUGUSTA – A graveside committal service for Dorothy M. “Dot” Conway, 93, former Warren and Rockland resident, who died April 14, 2017, will be held Thursday, June 29, at 10 a.m. at Shuman Cemetery…

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UNION — Jim Keefer, 76, died peacefully at home on June 15, 2017. Jim lived and appreciated life fully. He was born in New Jersey, grew up in Chatham, and studied art at Monmouth College. He was a…

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A graveside service for David A. Sidelinger, who passed away on Dec. 8, 2016, will be held at Levensaler Cemetery in Washington on Monday, July 3, at 11 a.m., with military honors.

Hall's…

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PORTSMOUTH, R.I. — Retired Navy Senior Sonar Technician Wayne L. Mitchell, 74, of Portsmouth, R.I., unexpectedly passed away on March 12, 2017, at Charleton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, Mass.…

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UNION — A committal service for Susan Ivy Burns, who died March 19, 2017, will be held Saturday, June 24, at 1 p.m. at Lakeveiw Cemetery in Union. The Rev. Linda Campbell-Marshall will officiate…

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HOPE — Francina Louise Pearse, 77, widow of William P. Pearse, died June 11, 2017, at the Sussman House in Rockport. Born in Camden on April 30, 1940, she was the first child born of Merton and…

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ROCKLAND — A graveside committal service for Ronald W. "Bo" Dodd, 53, who passed April 2, 2017, will be held Friday, June 23, at 2 p.m. The Rev. Wayne Sawyer will officiate.

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SOUTH THOMASTON – A graveside committal service for Nancy A. Terrio, 75, who died Dec. 30, 2016, will be held Tuesday, June 20, at 11 a.m. at Leonard Cemetery in Warren.

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SEARSPORT — Frederick Elmer Brackett, 88, of Searsport, passed away June 12, 2017, in Belfast. He was born Sept. 18, 1928, in Belfast to Hazel M. (Dean) and Stuart E. Brackett. Frederick was a…

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CAMDEN — There will be a graveside service for Joan Ingraham Wentworth, 78, who died Jan. 17, 2017, at Mountain View Cemetery in Camden on Sunday, June 25, at 2 p.m.

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CUSHING — Jeannette Anderson passed away May 6, 2017. Born in Rockland, she was a daughter of Ashley M. and Eva P. Closson Leach, attended Rockport and Camden schools, and was a 1950 graduate of…

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CAMDEN — A memorial service for Betty B. Johnson, 91, who died Nov. 25, 2016, will be held Thursday, June 22, at 11 a.m. at Nativity Lutheran Church, 179 Old County Road in Rockport, with the Rev…

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HOPE — Francina Louise (Johnson) Pearse, 77, widow of William P. Pearse, died June 11, 2017, at the Sussman House.

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The funeral service,…

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FRIENDSHIP — Timothy Sandblom, 59, died unexpectedly in Fort Pierce, Fla., on June 2, 2017. Tim was born in Damariscotta on April 19, 1958, to William A. Sandblom and E. Hope Sandblom.

Tim…

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HOPE — Marion Olive Benson, 85, died June 7, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Appleton on Nov. 8, 1931, she was the daughter of Charles Edson and Marguerite Leola (Bean) Griffin. A…

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BELFAST and ISLESBORO — Cynthia L. Percy, of Belfast, passed away in Islesboro on June 6, 2017. She was born April 6, 1941, in Islesboro, the daughter of Gertrude McLaughlin Leach and Fernald J.…

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CAMDEN — Irene Newburn-Boutin, 75, beloved wife of Andrew L. Boutin, died May 24, 2017, at her home following a battle with cancer. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., on July 12, 1941, she was the…

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ROCKLAND – Wayne S. Steeves, 70, died June 8, 2017, surrounded by his family at the Sussman House in Rockport after a long illness.

Born in Rockland on June 12, 1946, he was the son of…

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ORLAND — Duane Wardwell, 72, of Orland, died June 2, 2017, with his wife and three children by his side. Duane was a member of the 20th Maine Civil War reenactors.

He ran a backhoe for…

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WARREN — Gosta Oke Meklin, 84, died June 4, 2017, at the Sussman House in Rockport, following a brief illness.

Born June 22, 1932, on the Meklin family farm at Ash Point in Owls Head, which…

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HOPE — Marion O. Benson, 85, wife of George D. Benson Sr., of Hope, died June 7, 2017, at her home.

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FREEDOM — June E. Raven, born June 29, 1951, to Floyd and Julia (Doughty) Raven, passed away on June 5, 2017. She was a graduate of Mount View High School and Presque Isle College. She also…

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ROCKLAND — Beatrice "Bea" Josselyn Winslow (Clark), 83, died after a long battle with COPD, Tuesday, June 6, 2017, surrounded by her loving family at Pen Bay Medical Center.

Born Oct. 21,…

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CAMDEN — Judy Kove Block (née Freedman), of Camden, Maine, passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the age of 76. She was born Sept. 10, 1940, in Los Angeles, Calif. She attended Hollywood High…

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BELFAST — Paul Lyndon Hazard, 74, passed away on June 5, 2017, at Harbor Hill Center. Born Sept. 21, 1942, in Cambridge, Mass., Paul was the son of Clarence Hazard and Jessie (Chisholm) Hazard. He…

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ST. GEORGE — A graveside service with military honors for Vernon E. "Bun" Stanley, 92, of St. George, who died Feb. 24, 2017, will be held Friday, June 16, at 11 a.m. at South Parish Cemetery on…

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WARREN — Oke Meklin, 84, husband of Susan Starrett Meklin, died June 4, 2017, after a brief illness. A complete obituary and service information will be published.

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MORRILL — Howard Herbert passed away on June 4, 2017, at Tall Pines in Belfast. Howard was born Dec. 13, 1921, to Thirza (Cross) and George Herbert in Waldo, the youngest of five.

He met…

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BURIEN, Wash. — Neva M. Heath, 84, longtime Rockland resident and wife of the late George W. Heath, died June 2, 2017. A full obituary will be published.

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THOMASTON — A graveside service for Lewis T. Carmichael Jr., 71, who died unexpectedly on Feb. 13, 2017, will be held Saturday, June 17, at 3 p.m. at Village Cemetery in Thomaston.

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TENANTS HARBOR — A graveside service for Malcolm E. Wiley, 92, who died Jan. 21, 2017, will be held Thursday, June 15, at 10 a.m. at Seaside Cemetery, Tenants Harbor. The Rev. William Hickey will…

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OWLS HEAD — Scott Winfield Young, 62, died June 4, 2017, at the Sussman House in Rockport, following a long courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Rockland on Dec. 16, 1954, he was the son…

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AUGUSTA — William M. Butterfield Jr., 95, proud veteran, went home to be with the Lord on Memorial Day, May 29, 2017, at Maine Veterans Home in Augusta.

Born April 12, 1922, in Perham, Bill…

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Ellen Marie Roberts, 80 left this world on June 2, 2017, at Sussman Hospice in Rockport, after a brief illness. During her short time there, she received the best of care. She was born May 2, 1937…

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HOPE — The graveside service for Obed A. Hart, 89, of Hope and Belfast, and who died April 1, 2017, will be held Saturday, June 17, at 1 p.m. at Hope Grove Cemetery on Route 235 in Hope. The…

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BELFAST — Marion F. LeBlanc, 88, passed away in Belfast on April 12, 2017. Graveside services will be held Friday, June 9, at 2 p.m. at Mountain View Cemetery in Camden.

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BELFAST — Avis H. Howells, 97, passed away on March 15, 2017, in Belfast. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, June 13, at 2 p.m. at First Church in Belfast on Court Street in Belfast.…

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CAMDEN — On March 23, 2017, Evelyn Pitcher Richards went to her Lord. Mom was born Nov. 22, 1924, to Philderam Pitcher and Addie (Keller) Pitcher. She was one of three children, including Lawrence…

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CALAIS – Margaret Tinker, 102, our loving mother, passed away peacefully on May 31, 2017, in her sleep at the Seaport Health Care in Ellsworth.

She was born in Quincy, Mass., in 1914 to…

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HOPE — Alan Walter Brown, 85, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died peacefully on May 26, 2017, surrounded by family, at Windward Gardens in Camden.

Alan was born…

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WALDOBORO — Dollis Claudette (Davis) Jones, 74, of Waldoboro, passed away peacefully on May 30, 2017, at Maine Medical Center, in her husband's arms with her loving family surrounding her.