Obituaries

BELFAST — Linda Jewell, 82, passed away October 8, 2022 in Belfast. Linda was born in a small New Hampshire town in 1940.

She obtained her nursing degree from New England Deaconess…

Joan Teresa Whelan McDermott, born 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died October 19, 2022 at the age of 93. Her death was expected a few times over the past decades but God intervened, giving…

VINALHAVEN — Malcolm “Mac” E. Smith, 86, husband of Hazel (Conary) Smith, 86, died on Friday, October 21, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport. 

A complete obituary will be published…

NORTHPORT — David C. Kinney, age 85, of Northport, passed away peacefully at Harbor Hill Center in Belfast on October 21, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was born January 9, 1937 in Searsport,…

Robert (Bob) Fish, 82, career teacher at Westbrook High School, noted for unsurpassed kindness, gentleness, and industriousness, departed this life at Gosnell Memorial in Scarborough on October 21…

Julianne Jones Edmondson, 78, of Camden, Maine, died Sunday, October 9, 2022, at Sussman House in Rockport, Maine.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 29, 2022, at 1 p.m., at…

VINALHAVEN — It is with deep sorrow and much love that we announce and mourn the passing of Owen Richard Adair, 31, of Vinalhaven, Maine. Owen’s body was found October 18, 2022 on Vinalhaven. …

OWLS HEAD — Barbara L. Colson, 93, passed away surrounded by her family Friday, October 14, 2022 after a period of declining health. Barbara was born in Rockland on September 13, 1929, the…

DEWEY, ARIZONA —  Lyonel Price “Pete” Hoching, 77, died February 15, 2022, at his home.

Formerly of Rockland, Maine, he was a 1962 graduate of Rockland High School.

Pete was a…

CUSHING — Linda G. Bunsick, 72, passed away peacefully at the Sussman House on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, with her family by her side.

Born in Abington, Pennsylvania, April 19, 1950, she…

HOPE — Karen Elizabeth (Smith) Gray, 77, wife of Terance P. Gray of Hope, died on Monday, October 17, 2022 at her home after several months of declining health. Born in Camden on March 9, 1945,…

Jane Elizabeth Russo, 90, of Searsmont, Maine, passed away peacefully on October 17, 2022.

Born in Salem, Massachusetts on December 2, 1931, she was the fourth daughter of Henry and…

Terry William Robinson, Sr, 81, passed away on October 16, 2022 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine.

Terry was born on October 5, 1941 in Warren to Lewis and Elsie (Partridge)…

BROOKS — Catherine Butler, 75 of Brooks, passed away from a long illness on October 17, 2022 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was born May 17, 1947 in Bath, Maine to Merton and Arlene (…

OWLS HEAD — Clifton Ross, 88, life-long resident of Owls Head, died peacefully, Thursday, September 15, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport.

Born in Owls Head, April 6, 1934, he was the…

BELFAST — Eldon "Ruffy" Loblein, 74, of Belfast, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 15, 2022, in Bangor. He was born on August 4, 1948, in New York, New York. 

He spent his…

APPLETON — David L. Ober, 67, died early Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Brigham & Womens Hospital in Boston, following a period of declining health.

Born in Camden, June 2, 1955, he was…

HOPE — Virginia L. Crabtree, of Hope, passed away peacefully in her home where she was surrounded by her daughters on Sunday, October 9. She was born in Rockland on January 14, 1932, she was the…

HOPE — Kevin Scott Warren, 64, of Hope, died on Friday, October 7, 2022 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport. Born at Knox County General Hospital in Rockland on May 2, 1958, he was the son of…

SOUTH THOMASTON — Frank J. Baudanza, 83, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.

Born in Rockland, July 2…

Marie (Molly) Shore McKellar died unexpectedly of natural causes at her home in Lincolnville on December 30 2021. She was 66.  

Molly will be best remembered for her deep love of animals…

WASHINGTON — Tobby W. Stinson, 45, passed away at his home on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, leaving behind his dad, Walter Stinson, and his partner Mary of South Hope; his brother, Corey Sukeforth of…

Alvin “Al” L. Giles Jr., 78, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2022. Al was born on June 3, 1944 in Framingham, Massachusetts to the late Alvin and Eleanor Giles. 

Al proudly served his…

ST. GEORGE — Major (US Army retired) Mark A. Bartholomew was born March 19, 1940, in Ware, Massachusetts to Colonel Lisle Bartholomew and Vera Mensch Bartholomew. Diagnosed with aggressive cancer…

BELFAST — Betty Jane (Christopher) Sprague, 91, of Belfast, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on September 27, 2022. Betty was born May 25, 1931to Bert and Rexxie…

BELFAST — Lucy Mae Dublin, 92, of Belfast, passed away on October 6, 2022, at her home surrounded by family. 

At her request, there will not be any service.

Memories and…

Kathleen I. Pendleton left us to join her loved ones in Heaven on October 4, 2022. She was one of eight children, born to the late Avis and Charles Murphy. 

Kathleen and her husband,…

Kris Johnson. Artist. Dog rescuer. Mother. Collector of Cherished Things and People. Force to be reckoned with. Words cannot fully encompass the opinionated, stalwart, passionate, productive…

LINCOLNVILLE — Harriette Louise Masalin, 86, of Lincolnville, died on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Woodland Memory Care in Rockland. Born in Portland on July 14, 1936, she was the daughter of…

ROCKLAND — Bernice “Bunny” Carter Bennett, 99, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, October 2, 2022.

Born in Cushing, July 31, 1923, she was the daughter of Alfred and Bertha Carter Orne…

LINCOLNVILLE — Paul A. Nizio, 78 years, of Lincolnville, Maine, passed away Friday September 23, 2022, at his home after an extended illness. He was a beloved husband and loved brother. 

ROCKPORT — Malcolm Cram White, Jr., age 77, passed away unexpectedly on September 23, 2022. The oldest child of the late Sarah Hasler and Malcolm Cram White, he was born on November 27, 1944, in…

STOCKTON SPRINGS — Linda J. Farias, 68 years, of Stockton Springs, Maine, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Waldo County General Hospital.

She was born June 7, 1954, in Belmont,…

ARGYLE, Texas — Justin Paul Elliot, 41, son of Linda Elliot, passed away on September 27, 2022.

Born in Long Beach, California Justin and his mother quickly moved back to Maine where he…

ROCKLAND — David Oliver Harden, 80, died Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at Harbor Hill Center in Belfast, from complications of COVID-19.

Born in Rockland on August 30, 1942, David was the…

Michael Stevenson Fisher, 58 of Northport, Maine, passed away unexpectedly while visiting his grandchildren in Omaha, Nebraska. Michael was born on May 21, 1964, to Peter Fisher and Sally Crockett…

SOUTH PORTLAND — Frederick “Fred” Allen Brann, 70, passed away at his home on Friday, September 23, just as he would have chosen. Fred was born to Lloyd and Carrie (Walker) Brann on May 19, 1952,…

On Sunday, September 25, 2022, Paul Foster Whittaker, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at the age of 72 after a hard-fought battle with cancer and chronic illness.

Paul…

ROCKLAND — Dusty Chase, 37, husband of Bree Chase, and father figure to Jonas Hunter-Young and Adrian Hunter, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022.

A celebration of his life will be…

CAMDEN — Georgia A. Chapin, 93, fought a good fight and finished her course on earth on September 21, 2022 where she peacefully joined her Lord and Savior, with family by her side, at the Sussman…

ROCKPORT — Veronica G. Abbott-Wheat, age 89, of Rockport, passed away September 3, 2022, at Quarry Hill in Camden.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Veronica was the daughter of emigrant parents…

ROCKLAND — Carol Jane “Mickey” Michael Winpenny, 86, passed away comfortably and peacefully at Sussman House on Sunday, September 18, 2022.

Born on December 26, 1935 in Drexel Hill…

WARREN — Burton “Wayne” Starrett, 97, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2022 at Quarry Hill in Camden, Maine with his family by his side. Wayne was born on June 27, 1925 to Arthur Starrett and…

SWANVILLE — Jeanna L. Bonin, 60 years, of Swanville, Maine, passed away September 24, 2022, at her home.

She was born August 1, 1962 in Belfast, Maine, the daughter of Raymond and Beulah (…

ROCKLAND — John W. Marr, Sr. died after a series of complicated medical conditions and procedures, comfortably in his home on September 12, 2022.

Born on January 8, 1951, to Harold Sr. and…

HOPE — Andrew W. Jones II, 65, husband of Kathi (Stein) Jones passed away from Glioblastoma at his home on Sept 18, 2022.

Born in Framingham, Massachusetts, he was the son of Leon Jones Sr…

STOCKTON SPRINGS — Megan Alice Sawyer, of Stockton Springs, left this earth on Saturday, September 10, 2022. She was born in Camden, Maine on November 12, 1976. 

Megan was a loving, caring…

Linda Jean “Gilmore” Harvey passed away on September 23, 2022, at the Sussman House in Rockland, Maine, at 5:28 p.m., surrounded by family and friends.

Linda Jean Gilmore-Harvey was born…

George "Brian" Farrar, age 48, sadly passed away unexpectedly on September 12 after battling with depression for years.

He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Jessica (Green) Farrar; his…

ROCKPORT — Ronald L. Overlock, 73, husband of Berneice (Westfall) Overlock, died on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at his home. Born in Portland on May 20, 1949, he was the son of Ralph L. and Lois (…