All Obituaries

Reginald Robert Charles (Bob) Howell, passed away with his family by his side at Maine Medical Center on September 18th, 2021.  Born between the World Wars in Exeter, England to parents Reginald and Beatrice, Bob served in the Local Defence Volunteers (the humorously portrayed “Home Guard” of TV show Dad’s Army fame) while still at high school. His family and friends will long remember his entertaining stories about defending England’s Southern coastal roads...

Etta Clara Morrison, 90, passed peacefully on the morning of Friday, September 17, 2021 at her home in New Harbor, surrounded by love. Etta was born the second eldest of five children to Alberta (Sprague) and Theodore Buswell in Minturn, on Swan’s Island Maine, on June 4, 1931. Etta grew up on Swan’s Island, where she lived, worked, and started her own large family. She resided there until 1978, when she moved to New Harbor. Many of you will remember Etta as the strong willed...

Elsie Jennette Fossett Herald, 91, of Damariscotta, passed away on the afternoon of  Monday, September 13, 2021 at Riverside, Chase Point in Damariscotta. Elsie was born on May 23, 1930 in Bristol a daughter of the late Loring H. and Louise (Robbins) Fossett.  She grew up in Bristol and was a graduate of Bristol High School. Elsie was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.  She worked in the kitchen at Miles Memorial Hospital until her retirement after...

Roland Sawyer Barth, Educator, Sailor, Farmer, 84  -  (1937-2021) ROLAND S. BARTH, a product of public elementary school in Miami, Florida, and a one-room schoolhouse in Alna, Maine, became a teacher, principal, professor, consultant, and author who dedicated his career working tirelessly to improve public education and foster communities of life-long learning. He passed away peacefully on September 12th in Maine, surrounded by his family.   Mr. Barth was born in 1937...

Alfred Clement Bourgoin, 87, of Walpole, passed away peacefully with his wife Sandra by his side, on the afternoon of September 11, 2021.  Born on November 11, 1933 in Bath, Maine, he was the son of Alfred Sr. and Evelyn (Coombs) Bourgoin. Al grew up in Brunswick, attended local schools and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1952.  After graduation, he worked at Bath Iron Works for a short time before joining the U.S. Air Force and serving honorably for four years during the...

Priscilla P. (Verney) Puckey, 81 of Newcastle, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021, surrounded by her family at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, after a year long battle with heart disease. Priscilla was born on July 13, 1940 to Elbridge F. Verney, Jr. and Helen L. (Keyes) Verney of Sheepscott.  She attended Franklin Elementary School and graduated from Lincoln Academy with the class of 1958.  After her graduation, Priscilla enlisted in the U.S. Women’s Army...

Barbara Jeanne Vitallo, 75 of Damariscotta, passed away very unexpectedly in the early morning hours of September 10, 2021.  The day before her passing was one of beautiful weather.  She enjoyed her garden in the morning and joined her companion, Rob DeWitt, for a day that included lunch on the Damariscotta waterfront where boats on their moorings added to the beauty.  That evening at home, three deer gathered in the front yard to eat apples and she rushed to take pictures of...

Peter Lincoln Rines, 59 of Wiscasset, passed away on the afternoon of September 8, 2021, following a long illness, surrounded by his loved ones.  Peter was born in Damariscotta, Maine on August 19, 1962, the fifth of seven children born to Benjamin and Virginia (Butler) Rines. On the day of his eighth grade graduation, Peter bought himself a 1930 Model A.  It was a pile of rust and rubble that he would restore, with the help of Chum DiPerri, just in time to drive it to his high...

Dr. James Topping Hudson, passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Jim was born in West Hartford, Connecticut, on July 21, 1931, to Wheaton Grenville and Jessie Topping Hudson. In 1940, the family moved to Freeport where they opened the Hudson Bay Guest House, a precursor to the many B&B’s now in Freeport. Jim attended Freeport schools and graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon in Northfield, MA, in 1949. He then attended the College of Agriculture at Cornell University,...

Ruth E. Castner, 89 of Waldoboro, left her family very peacefully on the evening of September 8, 2021, heading out on the road again for her next great trip.  Ruth was known as “GG” or “Gram” to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.   She was born in Edgecomb, ME on August 29, 1932, and lived her life working and raising her family in Waldoboro.  She safely transported several generations of children during her 40 years driving a school bus...