Although it is probably frowned upon to speak of actually dying in an obituary, it is important here. The art of dying well is not a topic that you hear a lot about these days, but it was…
Obituaries

Malcolm Rodney “Mickey” Jones of Wiscasset passed away peacefully at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough on April 5, 2020, after several months of battling Lewy Body…

Syvilla Ada Wyman Sukeforth, 83, a long-time resident of Wiscasset, went home to be with the Lord on April 2, 2020 with family by her side.
Born on Jan. 11, 1937 to Raymond and Theresa…

Local artist and long-time Boothbay Harbor summer resident Patricia Ryan Zolper, 90, died March 30, 2020 at the Country House retirement community in Greenville, Delaware.
Pat’s passions…

Carroll M. Vannah, 84, of East Boothbay, Maine passed away peacefully at the Gosnell House in Scarborough on March 28, 2020.
Carroll was born in Damariscotta in 1936 to Kenneth Wilson…

Linda Rosemarie Toothaker, 69, of Brunswick, formerly of Harpswell, passed away at home on March 28, 2020 in the company of loving family members.
She was…

Ethyle (Tootie) Corinne Smith, 90, passed away peacefully on March 14, 2020 at St. Andrews Village, Assisted Living, Boothbay Harbor, Maine and went on to hold her two youngest…

Charles L. Bailey, 81, of Damariscotta, formerly of Edgecomb, passed away March 20, 2020.
He was born in Damariscotta on Feb. 3, 1939, a son of Linwood…
John J. “Jack” Riley Jr. of Callawassie Island passed away in Beaufort, South Carolina on Feb. 20, 2020. He was 88 years old.
Jack was born to John and Jeannette Riley in Lynn,…

We are saddened to announce the death of our mother Elizabeth Littlefield Sprague on March 10, 2020 surrounded by her family. Mom battled Alzheimer’s disease for the past 13 years and had been…
John Laird Ross, 73, passed away on March 17, 2020 at home surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer.
John was born in Recife, Brazil April 6, 1946 to Archie and Katharine…

Sharon M. Simpson, 74, of Birch Point Road, Wiscasset, died March 17, 2020.
Sharon’s journey home to God and to be with her husband ended after battling a long illness while passing at home…

Jennifer “Jenny” Dalton Long, 55, of Wiscasset passed away suddenly on March 15, 2020.
She was born in Damariscotta on March 31, 1964, daughter of Stanley P. and Delia A. Dalton. She…
The memorial service for John Grundy for 10 a.m. Saturday at the St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Wiscasset has been canceled due to the ongoing concern for the well-being of the community at this…

Edna Nora Soule, 73, of Zephyrhills, Florida, formerly of Wiscasset died Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Gulfside Hospice in Zephyrhills.
She was born in Sanford on Nov. 2, 1946, a daughter of…

Tom Iampietro, a teacher by avocation and a life-long scholar of the sea, passed away on March 4, 2020 from sudden congestive heart failure. He was 67, and had just moved to Wiscasset in June to…

John Joseph Grundy, 81, of Freedom Song Lane, Wiscasset died March 8, 2020 at Togus in Augusta.
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 21, 1938, a son of John Joseph and Bertha…

William Edward Gindele of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, formerly of East Boothbay and for 44 years loving companion of Carol Buxton of West Boothbay Harbor, died at home on the afternoon of March 6,…
A Celebration of Life service for Alice H. Thompson of Southport, who died Dec. 29, 2019, will be held Saturday, June 6 at 2 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 25 Industrial Park Road, Boothbay. Al…
Anna Krebs died Feb. 25, 2020 at The Pines of Poughkeepsie, New York. She was 93. Anna was born on Jan. 29, 1927 to Agnes and Valentin Lippert in Aschaffenburg, Germany.
She married Edgar…

Gregory Lee Lemar, 59, of Dresden, died on Feb. 23, 2020 at Moosehead Lake in Greenville in a snowmobile accident while he and his wife enjoyed a sport they loved.
Beginning at the age of…
Dugald C. McLeod Jr., of Southport died of complications from pneumonia on Feb. 21, 2020 in London, the city he loved.
Toby was the beloved husband of Nancie Atwell, beloved father of Anne…

After many months of battling increasing disability of his adult-onset muscular dystrophy in the comfort of their home in Boothbay Harbor, M. John O’Connell gave in peacefully Feb. 16, 2020 at…

Jane Callahan Harriman, 70, of Wiscasset and formerly of Terre Haute, Indiana passed away on Feb. 2, 2020.
She was born on Dec. 1, 1949 in Terre Haute, Indiana to John P. and Lucille (…

Tamara J. Stetson Chase, age 56, left this world too soon on Feb. 17, 2020. Her passing, be it unexpected, was peaceful. Born Feb. 3, 1964, she will continue to live on in the hearts of those who…

Carlton B. Plummer passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the Legacy Care Unit at Sunny Acres in Chelmsford, Massachusetts on Feb.13, 2020 at the age of 90. The staff…
On Feb. 5, 2020 John Herrick Moses Jr. passed away peacefully.
He was born March 15, 1939 in New York City, the son of Kay and John Moses, of Pig Cove Road, Southport. John spent his…

Ann Winslow Cochrane, 90, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Feb. 8, 2020.
Ann was born on March 3, 1929. She was the daughter of the late Gordon and Janet Winslow,…

Glenn A. Townsend died unexpectedly on Feb. 5, 2020.
He was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine on July 4, 1948 to Francis and Dorothy (Sproul) Townsend. Glenn graduated from Boothbay Region…

Beloved by many, Joy Mehrl of Wiscasset passed away on Feb. 5, 2020 in the presence of her family.
Margaret Joy Brenner was born in 1946 to her…
There will be a Celebration of Life for Christopher Pinkham on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor.

Hilary Heaton, born Feb. 7, 1928, in New York City, died peacefully on Feb. 2, 2020, after a brief illness.
He was the son of Maurice and Berenice VanSlyke of Valley Cottage, New York. In…

Argirios Takis Kazakos of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, world traveler, devoted family man, tireless worker, skilled handyman and lover of vanilla ice cream, passed away at the age of 83 on Feb. 3, 2020…

John R. “Jack” Barry, 70, of East Boothbay, Maine, passed away on Feb. 3, 2020 with loving family after a brief battle with cancer.
Jack’s greatest love was his family and he always went…

Carla Diane (Fritz) Allen of Corvallis, Oregon and Southport, Maine, died Jan. 31, 2020.
She was born Oct. 23, 1967.
Throughout her New England childhood days, California college…

Merlin “Cush” Gray Jr., age 88, passed away peacefully on Feb. 1, 2020.
Merlin was born in Boothbay Harbor on June 25, 1931 to Merlin and Edna (Cheviot) Gray. Upon graduation from Boothbay…

Bruce M. Johnson, passed away Jan. 26, 2020 in his home in Southport, Maine.
He leaves his wife of 40 years, Enid. Those who love and will miss this kind man are not only Enid, but also his…

Helen M. Walsh of Machiasport was a beloved wife, mother, sister and friend who passed away on Jan. 14, 2020 on what would have been her and Patrick’s 53rd wedding anniversary. Helen will be…

On Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, Christopher Pinkham of Boothbay, loving and devoted father and husband, passed away at the age of 44. Chris died suddenly and tragically when the fishing vessel he was…

Dennis Grant Hill, 66, of Edgecomb and Wiscasset, passed away on the afternoon of Jan. 25, 2020 after a long battle with cancer.
Born in Aberdeen, Maryland on Oct. 1, 1953, he was the…
Samuel Parkman Newbury of Farmington, Connecticut died peacefully Jan. 22, 2020.
Sam was born Aug. 21, 1931 in Providence, Rhode Island, son of Nathan Newbury Jr. and Elizabeth Stuart…
Stuart Emery Greenleaf, 83, passed away peacefully on Jan. 22, 2020 at his residence with his loving family by his side.
Born in Boothbay on Oct. 12, 1936, to Elaine and Emery Greenleaf.…

Lois “Jerry” Day Mason died peacefully at her home on Westport Island, Maine, Jan. 8, 2020.
Born in Boston on May 4, 1919, Jerry was the daughter of Harold and Cecil Scheibe. She grew up in…
Constance H.E. Schumann of Wiscasset passed away peacefully on Oct. 19, 2019 at age 78.
She was born in Toledo, Ohio on Jan. 18, 1941, the only child of James and Margaret Effler.
…

J. Richard Thomas died on Jan. 19, 2020 from complications of heart disease.
He graduated from Gilman School in 1943 and Princeton University in 1947 and served as an officer in the Marine…

Christine Marie “Tina” Ham, 67, passed away peacefully on Jan. 15, 2020 at her home, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with progressive…

Edwin Dexter, age 95, passed away peacefully on the evening of Jan. 19, 2020 at his home in Waldoboro.
Edwin was born on October 7, 1924 in West Haven, Connecticut to the late Joseph H.…

Doug Bragg, kind, funny, loved by many and often referred to as “Daddy Doug,” was born on April 30, 1947 and passed peacefully Jan. 16…

Mary Lee Brown of Boothbay Harbor died Jan. 10, 2020.
Mary Lee was born in Boothbay Harbor to the late Alice and Judge Hurley on a blustery March day (March 26, 1938). She was active in…