Obituaries

BELFAST — Pauline L. Heroux (Murphy), 67, of Belfast passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 23, 2023, at Sussman House in Rockport after a 7 year battle with cancer. She was born at…

Charles M. Orear, 67 of Rockport, Maine, gently passed from this earth on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at Sussman House.

Charlie was born on April 2,1956 in Seattle, Washington, where he resided…

BELFAST — Brent Hilton Soper, 76 of Belfast, passed away on July 17, 2023.

Brent was born in Castine, Maine on September 17, 1946, to Richard and Frances Soper. He spent most of his life…

CAMDEN — A graveside service for Clarista “Chris” Benner, 84, of Camden, who died on May 29, 2023, will be held Saturday, August 5, 2023, at 10 a.m., at the Mountain View Cemetery in Camden. …

HERMON — Richard M. Stewart, 77, died after a long illness, July 24, 2023 in Brewer.  He was born November 11, 1945 in Bangor, the son of Carl and Elizabeth (Birmingham) Stewart.

Rick…

ROCKPORT — Douglas Allan Hall, 63, husband of Janet L. Hall of Rockport, died on Sunday, July 23, 2023 in Rockport. 

A complete obituary will be published later. 

Calling hours…

WARREN — Mark LeRoy Erickson died of a heart attack on June 23, 2023, in his home in Warren, Maine. He was born in Rockland on April 17, 1951, to Carl Erickson and Mary (Norwood) Erickson Stewart…

NORTHPORT — Ramona D. Glidden, 68 of Northport, passed away on July 18, 2023 at Woodlands in Rockland.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, July 25, 2023, from 10 - 11 a.m., with a funeral…

NORTHPORT — Joy M. Armbrust, 60, of Northport, Maine, passed away July 15, 2023. 

Joy was predeceased by her parents, Mel K. and Gloria M. (Manetti) Armbrust, and was survived by her child…

FRIENDSHIP — Velta Olga Jahnke, 85, of Friendship, passed away peacefully at Shady Oaks in Bristol, Connecticut on July 8, 2023. She was born on May 3, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York to parents…

On July 19, 2023 Candace Alexander Arau, 86, passed away peacefully after a brief illness. She was born September 2, 1936 in Camden, Maine.

A native of Rockport she attended Rockport High…

VINALHAVEN — It is with deep sorrow and much love we announce the passing of a husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, Randall W. Farnham, 67, who passed away unexpectedly due to…

WALDO — Janice Marie Curtis, 83, of Waldo passed away on July 20, 2023, at home. She was born in Swnaville the daughter of Frank Herbert and Jeannette Mary Roberts.

Janice was a generous,…

ROCKLAND — Elizabeth “Betty” B. Ekberg, 96, of Rockland, Maine, passed away at Winward Gardens in Camden on July 14, 2023. Betty was born on February 11, 1927, to Sylvester and Blanche (Ely) Brown…

FALMOUTH — Douglas Gordon Hartley passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023 in Scarborough, Maine surrounded by family and friends.

Douglas was born in London, England, on March 25, 1934. His…

THOMASTON — Marion R. Hall Stone passed away July 18, 2023. Born January 29, 1925, she was one of four children to Leon and Mary Francis Hall. Her three siblings Theresa, Virginia & David have…

Jim Campbell, of Belfast, died Tuesday June 20, 2023, of a heart attack.  

James Joseph Campbell was born in Philadelphia August 22,1946, to parents James J. Campbell and Margaret Maguire…

CAMDEN — Carter Mann, 76, of Camden, passed away on July 8 at Sussman House in Rockport after a long evening surrounded by his immediate family.

Carter was born at Camden Hospital on May 8…

PALERMO — Nancy Rose Carrel, 72, of Palermo, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2023. She was born in Dixmont, Maine on August 25, 1950, to William and Christine (Hustus) Ridley.

Nancy…

APPLETON — Betty J. Dyment, born Dec. 13, 1946, passed away on July 4, 2023 at the age of 77. She was predeceased by her husband, Donald I. Dyment.

CAMDEN — Dawna Gay Pine, 74, of Camden, passed away on July 16, 2023 as the result of Alzheimer’s.

Dawna was born on October 10, 1948 and raised in Long Beach, California by her parents,…

FRIENDSHIP — William Arthur Jahnke, 87, of Friendship, passed away peacefully at Harbor Hill Center in Belfast on July 4, 2023. He was born on March 20, 1936, in Barryville, New York to parents…

UNION — Terry Lyn Cook, 69, passed away, Tuesday, July 11, 2023 after declining health and a brief hospital stay.

Born in Rockland, July 14, 1953 she was the daughter of Linwood and…

ROCKPORT — A celebration of life for Alexandra (Sani) Wolf Fogel, who died February 28, 2023, will be held Friday, August 4, 2023, at 11:30 a.m., at the First Congregational Church of Camden, 55…

LINCOLNVILLE — Farolyn Ann Young, 74, of Lincolnville, died on January 25, 1923 at the Sussman House in Rockport. Born in Camden at the former hospital on Mountain Street, she was the daughter of…

SOUTH THOMASTON — Adelbert E. ‘Barney’ Elliott, 86, died peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family, Monday, July 10, 2023, after a period of declining health.

Born at Owls Head,…

BROOKS — Robert (Bob) Eastman Hamilton Jr., 87, of Brooks passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by loved ones on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Bob was born in Portland, Maine on April 26, 1936…

CAMDEN — Marie A. Schumann, 79 of Camden, passed away early Monday morning, July 10, 2023, at Harbor View Cottage, where she had spent the last four years, with the caregivers who loved her. Her…

SWANVILLE — Carol Meiling Yee, born April 15, 1943, died peacefully at home in her own bed on June 19, 2023, following a brief illness a few months after her 80th birthday. She left this realm…

FREEPORT — Ronald Bruce Nielsen, 80, passed away on July 1, 2023, after a period of declining health. Ron was born in Portland, 1943, to mother Winifred B (Tuttle) Nielsen and “Dad” Norman Nielsen…

FRIENDSHIP — Marlene Powell, affectionately known as “Boo” passed away peacefully on Monday, July 10 after a short stay at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay. Born September 23, 1942 to Cyrus and…

WARREN — Elizabeth Forss Philbrook passed away into the presence of her savior surrounded by her family on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at her home 800 Eastern Road in Warren, Maine.

She was…

WALDOBORO — Dwayne M. Severson, 58, of Waldoboro, passed away peacefully at his home with his loving family by his side on July 6, 2023. Dwayne was born on March 19, 1965, in Marlborough,…

“When she shall die, take her and cut her out into little stars, and she will make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will be in love with the night.” - William Shakespeare (…

BELFAST — Robert Meggison, 74 of Belfast, passed away July 6, 2023 at home. 

Funeral services will be held Saturday, at 2 p.m., at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, 95 Court St., Belfast…

CAMDEN — A Celebration of Life for Charles “Del” Babb, 86, who died on April 23, 2023, will be held Sunday, July 16, 2023, from 4 - 6 p.m., at the Camden Yacht Club.  

Condolences and…

APPLETON — Charles “Scott” Conant, 62, passed away on June 28, 2023, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. With his family close by his side after a long battle with cancer.

Born in…

ROCKPORT — Helen F. Heald, 86, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth. Helen was born in Rockport, the daughter of Frank and Alice (Wheatly) Priest. She…

UNION — Kevin Peter Soule, 59, died July 4 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. Kevin was born March 13, 1964 in Rockport to Peter B. Soule and Marcia E. Willey-Soule. Kevin graduated from…

LINCOLNVILLE — Kerry Jean Albano was born on April 5, 1951 in Waterville, and was the daughter of Lois and Russell Brown.

The family relocated to New Jersey, where she graduated from…

ROCKLAND — Stephen Gary Jordan, 71, of Rockland, Maine passed away at his home on June 17, 2023.

Stephen was born on November 15, 1951, in Portland, Maine to parents James Francis and…

A cemetery service has been added to Richard MacLeod Dodge’s celebration of life, Sunday, July 23. Richard passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Sunday, April 23, after a period…

LINCOLNVILLE — Fritz J. Trisdale, 74 of Lincolnville, unexpectedly passed away on June 24, 2023, at his home.

He was born July 19, 1948, in Munich, Germany to U.S. serviceman Raymond…

CAMDEN — Luis C. Pfeiffer, 49, born Luis Chavarria-Pecado, in Managua Nicaradua on November 10, 1973, died of liver failure and related complications at Maine Medical Center in Portland on June 16…

WALDOBORO and WARREN — Nathanael Wyatt Read, 10, of Waldoboro and Warren, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on June 26, 2023, at the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland…

ST. GEORGE — Corinne M. Darby, 95, died peacefully, June 22, 2023, at Sunnybrook Senior Center in Brunswick.

Born in St. George, October 9, 1927, she was the daughter of Adrien H and…

ROCKLAND — Bree Catherine Hunter-Chase, 47, died unexpectedly, Thursday, June 22, 2023 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, January 2, 1976, Bree was the…

A celebration of life for Barbara Ann Putnam, who died April 25 2023, will take place on Saturday, July 15, from 3 to 6 p.m.

Contact the family for details: putnamfamily.july15@gmail.com…

ROCKLAND — Charlotte M. Martinez, 83, passed away peacefully at home on June 25, 2023, with family by her side. Charlotte was born on September 1, 1939, in Louisville, Kentucky to Amos Snyder and…

BELFAST — Elaine F. Saucier, 81, of Belfast, passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side at Sussman House in Rockport on June 27, 2023, after a lengthy battle against Myelodysplastic…