All Obituaries

Jean E. Smith, 93 of New Harbor, passed away on the morning of November 30, 2021 at the LincolnHealth - Miles Campus in Damariscotta. A graveside service for Jean will be held in the new section of the Harrington Cemetery (behind the meeting house), at 1:00pm, on Tuesday, December 7, 2021.  A full obituary will be published here as soon as possible. Arrangements are under the direction and care of the Strong-Hancock Funeral Home, 612 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME 04543. ...

Robert "Bob" Agnew, 69 of Damariscotta, passed away at his home on the evening of November 29, 2021 A memorial service is currently being arranged, and details will be posted here as soon as possible.  Arrangements are under the direction and care of the Strong-Hancock Funeral Home, 612 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME 04543.      

Richard Vernon Brewer Sr., 81 of Newcastle, died November 23, 2021 at the Sussman House in Rockport after a brief illness.  He was born in Boothbay Harbor on December 24, 1939 a son of  Vernon Castle Brewer Sr. and Doris M. (Higgins) Brewer and grew up in Boothbay Harbor. His entire life was centered around providing for his family.  He had a love for the water and dug worms most of his life.  He loved to dig, go to yard sales, and putter in his yard in the endless...

Mrs. Sylvia (Alexander) Martin, a resident of Camden, ME, formerly from Alna, ME and Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on the morning of November 19, 2021 at the age of 93. Sylvia was born in Waltham, MA on January 10, 1928, the daughter of the late Alfred and Fanny (Griffith) Alexander.  She was raised in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High School class of 1947.  Upon graduation, Sylvia was a recipient of an art scholarship to The Commercial Art School of Design, Boston...

Jeffrey Parker Lawson, 68, passed away unexpectedly in his beloved home in Walpole, on the afternoon of November 15th, 2021.  Jeff was born in Pennsylvania, to George Joseph Lawson and Eunice Parker Lawson, both of whom predeceased him.  Jeff grew up in Hamden, Connecticut where he attended Hamden High School.  After graduation, Jeff moved to Nashville, TN to attend Vanderbilt University.  He later joined the US Navy as a P-3 pilot and then embarked on a 30+ years career...

Shawn Christopher Cowan, age 49, of New Harbor, Maine, lost his courageous two and a half year battle with cancer in the early morning hours of November 14th, 2021.  He passed away peacefully, in his home, surrounded by his family and loved ones. Shawn was born on March 21, 1972, he was the son of Martha (Reilly) Worthley of Bremen and David Cowan of New Harbor.  As a young child, Shawn lived in Jefferson where he attended Jefferson Elementary School through the 4th grade, he and...

David Ford Boring, 64, of Nobleboro, died on Saturday morning, November 13, 2021 at his home.  He was born in Niskayuna, NY to Jennie and Kenneth Boring on June 22, 1957.  He grew up in Burnt Hills, NY and graduated from The Albany Academy and Harvard University.  Dave was a member of the Harvard martial arts club where he mastered top forms and played on the Mather House football team. Dave and his wife, Carolynn Molleur, discovered Damariscotta Lake in 1999 and visited...

Reginald Lee Reilly, 90, passed away peacefully on November 12, 2021. Born on February 24, 1931 in Damariscotta, and raised in New Harbor, he was the only child of Carl and Geneva Reilly.  As a boy, Reggie attended local schools and worked alongside his father in their grocery store, C.E. Reilly & Son, a staple to the local community since 1928.  When his father passed away, Reginald took over the operations of C.E. Reilly & Son at the young age of 21.  In 1950,...

Gary Leon Michaud passed away comfortably on the evening of November 12th, at his home in Nobleboro with his family beside him. He was born in June of 1952 to Alve and Buelah Michaud, in Biddeford Maine. The youngest of 7 children, he spent his childhood in Kennebunk, hunting and fishing with his father and brothers, picking potatoes at the family homestead in Fort Kent and picking blueberries for actress/singer Jane Morgan in Kennebunkport.  As a young teen, Gary began working as a...

One day you will read in the papers that Barbara A. Wade of Walpole, Maine is dead. Don’t believe a word of it! At that moment she will be more alive than ever before. She has flown away, gone up higher to be Home with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.   Barbara Ann Wade of Walpole died peacefully at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta, on November 11, 2021, at the age of 72, and is now home with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Born on September 24, 1949, in Rochester,...