Obituaries

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OWLS HEAD — The family of Shelby L. Pare, 61, who died peacefully on March 28, 2017, in her new dream home with her loving husband, niece and nephews at her side, invite family and friends to…

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CAMDEN – A graveside service for Bernice K. “Bea” Newbegin, 93, who died April 3, 2017, at Sussman House in Rockport, will be held Friday, May 12, at 2 p.m.at Achorn Cemetery in Rockland.

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BELFAST — Graveside interment for Milton E. Thorndike will be held Wednesday, May 10, at 1 p.m. at Grove Cemetery in Belfast.

Arrangements are under the care of Riposta Funeral Home.

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BELFAST — A funeral service for Roberta "Bobbie" Riley will be held Saturday, May 6, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 95 High St. in Belfast.

Interment will follow at Grove Cemetery…

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WEST ROCKPORT — Norma L. Greenrose, 74, widow of Oscar A. Greenrose, died April 17, 2017, at the Sussman House in Rockport. Born in West Rockport on Jan. 19, 1943, she was the daughter of Edwin…

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ROCKPORT — Gladys Irene Kimball, 92 passed away on April 29, 2017, at Knox Center Long Term Care in Rockland, where she had resided since June 2016.

Born Aug. 5, 1924, she was the daughter…

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WALDO — Patrick H. Carrara Jr., 76, of Waldo, passed away comfortably on April 29, 2017, at home with his family and friends at his side. He was born May 22, 1940, the son of Patrick and Anne (…

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A graveside service and committal for Louis Stephen Alex, 75, who died Jan. 5, 2017, will be held Monday, May 15, at 11 a.m. at Achorn Cemetery in Rockland.

Arrangements are in the care of…

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Barry Pretzel crossed the Rainbow Bridge, with his beloved dogs that predeceased him, on April 28 — a beautiful spring afternoon — at Gosnell Hospital Memorial Hospice in Scarborough, Maine, after…

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FRIENDSHIP — Tammy A. McAlister, 47, a bright light in this world, was extinguished too soon on April 25, 2017, with her son at her side and leaving all that knew her with saddened hearts.

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CAMDEN — Walter Sukeforth, 96 years young and a World War II veteran, peacefully passed away on April 18, 2017, in Camden after a brief illness.

Walter was born Dec. 11, 1920, the son of…

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BELFAST — Timothy Ralph Bucklin, 55, passed away peacefully on April 16, 2017, with family by his side. He was born in Belfast on Dec. 3, 1961, the youngest of eight children. He was the son of…

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APPLETON, Maine/OXFORD, Mass. — Lloyd Elston Leigher, 86, of Appleton, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2017, at Quarry Hill in Camden. Lloyd was born in Appleton on May 6, 1930, to Carolyn (…

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CAMDEN — Dr. Jack Schoonmaker Blaisdell died March 4, 2017, at the age of 102. Up until the week of his death, he was exercising three times a day on his rowing machine, emailing his friends and…

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BOSTON, Mass. — Rolande Ann Johndro, 33, passed away on April 6, 2017, due to complications associated with a cardiac procedure, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston, Mass.,…

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WARREN — Joan F. Wentworth, 80, died April 23, 2017, with family at her side, at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport.

Born in Boston on April 6, 1937, she was one of seven children of…

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ROCKPORT — A graveside committal for Agnes Kent Webber March, 76, who died Jan. 12, 2017, will be held Wednesday, May 3, at 2 p.m. at St. James Cemetery on Erin Street in Thomaston.

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BRUNSWICK — Donald James Cassidy, 76, died peacefully on April 16, 2017, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, with his entire family at his side.

Born in Rockland on June 7, 1940, he was…

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CAMDEN — There will be a graveside service for Dorothy Keller Hibbert, 93, who died Feb. 5, 2017, on Saturday, May 6 at 11 a.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery in Camden.

Arrangements are with Long…

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ROCKPORT — Rosalie Fogg, 73, died April 19, 2017, at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, following a brief struggle with pneumonia.

Born in Rockland on March 26, 1944, she was the…

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CAMDEN — Jonette Whitehead Hardester passed peacefully and comfortably on April 22, 2017, in the late afternoon, surrounded by her family. She is survived by her two children, Jennifer and Joshua…

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CUSHING — David B. “Dexter” Glidden III, 27, died unexpectedly on April 15, 2017, at his home.

Born in Rockport on March 10, 1990, he was the son of David B. II and Kelly M. Elwell Glidden…

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NORTHPORT — Edwin Ernest Pessara Jr., 73, died peacefully on April 19, 2017, at his home in Northport.

A member of the Mid-Coast Community Band, he is survived by his wife, Carol (Chase)…

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CAMDEN — Milton Slade, 91, died April 21, 2017, at Anderson Inn at Quarry Hill in Camden, surrounded by his loving family. He was predeceased by his wife, Ditte Slade, who died Sept. 21, 2016.…

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APPLETON —- Crosby Edward "Ted" Johnson, 89, passed away March 17, 2017, in Englewood, Fla. Graveside services will be held Saturday, May 13, at 1 p.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery in Appleton.

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ROCKLAND — Dorothy I. Small, 97, passed away peacefully on April 18, 2017, at Knox Center for Long Term Care, after a period of declining health. She was born in London, England, to William and…

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ROCKLAND — Joseph O. “Gump” Coolbroth Sr., 90, died April 15, 2017, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, following an extended illness.

Born in Lynne, Mass., on Dec. 20, 1926, he was the…

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NORTHPORT — Mitzi Joy Lichtman was born July 23, 1949, in New York and grew up in the Bronx. She came to Maine in the 1970s and stayed, to our great benefit, settling in the Belfast area. Mitzi…

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To say that Jan Ernst Adlmann had a flair for living is to put it mildly—he loved to say, "If you're not living life on the edge, you're taking up too much room." And so, at age 80—despite various…

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WEST ROCKPORT — Norma Lermond Greenrose, 74, widow of Oscar A. Greenrose, died April 17, 2017, at the Sussman House in Rockport.

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CAMDEN — Walter L. Sukeforth, 96, of Camden, died April 18, 2017, at Windward Gardens in Camden.

A complete obituary will be published and services will be announced later.

If…

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ROCKVILLE — Donald M. Frye Sr., 83, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2017, at home.

Donald was born in Rockland on May 24, 1933, to William and Agatha (Towle) Frye. After attending…

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LEWISTON/NORTHPORT — Mary Lou Crawford, 91, passed away on April 17, 2017, in Lewiston. She was born in Camden on June 8, 1925, to Charles S. and Alice (Geduldig) Meservey.

Mary Lou…

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KNOX — Margo E. Kenney, 63, died April 16, 2017, at her home in Knox after a long illness. She was born in Dickinson, N.D. on Oct. 14, 1953, to Rosemary and Kenneth Bayer.

She is survived…

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ROCKLAND — Joseph O. “Gump” Coolbroth Sr., 90, formerly of Tenants Harbor, died April 15, 2017, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, after an extended illness.

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AUGUSTA — Dorothy M. “Dot” Conway, 93, former Warren and Rockland resident, died peacefully on April 14, 2017, in her sleep.

Born in Sidney on Feb. 4, 1924, she was the daughter of Edward “…

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ROCKLAND — A graveside committal service for Frederick A. Gnade, who died unexpectedly on March 6, 2017, will be held Friday, April 28, at 11 a.m. at Village Cemetery on Erin Street in Thomaston…

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HOPE – Craig Knowlton, 31, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2017, after a period of declining health.

A graveside service will be held Wednesday, May 10, at 2 p.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery…

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CAMDEN — Margaret R. Talbot, 101, died peacefully on April 14, 2017, just a few months shy of her 102nd birthday,  at The Sussman House in Rockport.

Born in Calais on July 4, 1915, she was…

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OWLS HEAD — Dorothy (Goodnow) Todd, 91, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.

Dorothy was born March 26, 1926, in Stillwater, to Fred and Evelyn Goodnow…

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APPLETON — A graveside service will be held for Frank Leigher, 83, of Appleton, who passed away on Feb. 6, 2017, will be held on Saturday, April 29, at 10 a.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery in Appleton…

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BELFAST — Albert J. Salvatore Sr., 73, of Belfast, died peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of April 17, 2017. He was the son of Albert Frank Salvatore and Josephine Roscia, his wife.

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BELFAST — Marion F. LeBlanc, 88, passed away on April 12, 2017, at Tall Pines in Belfast. She was born July 22, 1928, in Greenville, the daughter of Harry and Nora (Nichols) Fitzgerald.

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Betty Collins, 90, passed away April 11, 2017, at the Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast. Betty was born Dec. 29, 1926, to the late Clarence and Edna Woodbury and was raised in Northport.…

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BELFAST — Lillian (WASSON) Gilpatrick, 96, of Belfast, passed away on April 14, 2017, at the Waldo County General Hospital Hospice Unit. She was born Sept. 11, 1920, in Ossipee, N.H., the daughter…

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ROCKLAND – A graveside service for Miriam V. Widdecombe, who went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Jan. 23, 2017, will be held Tuesday, April 18, at 2 p.m. at Achorn Cemetery. The Rev. David…

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Rose A. Wilson (O'Clair), 87, who passed away on Feb. 10, 2017, in Florida, will be remembered with a graveside service on Friday, April 21, at 10:30 a.m. at Village Cemetery on Erin Street in…

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Shirley Arline Achterhof (Nicholson), 89, who passed away on Dec. 29, 2016, will be honored with a memorial service on Saturday, April 22, at 1 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 33 Chestnut St…

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ROCKPORT — Michael “Mike” Hughes, 34, died suddenly on April 9, 2017, after a heart attack. His loving family was at his side.

Born in Rockport on Nov. 11, 1982, he was the son of James…

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OWLS HEAD — Shelby L. Pare, 61, died peacefully on March 28, 2017, in her new dream home with her loving husband, niece and nephews at her side.

Born in Rockland on Nov. 9, 1955, she was…