All Obituaries

Dorothy A. Sibley, 82, passed away on the morning of April 2, 2020 at her home in Dresden. 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.      

John A. Janell, 82, of Bristol, Maine passed away unexpectedly on the morning of April 2, 2020 with family present.  He died just three months after the passing of his loving wife Jean, and three days before their 62nd wedding anniversary. He was born in Boston, MA on October 3, 1937 to Albert and Katherine (Luoma) Janell.  He spent his early childhood on the family farm in Ashby. He attended Fitchburg schools, graduating from Fitchburg High School in 1955.  He received...

Barbara Lusk Abrahamson died on April 1 at the age of 92. Born in Jamestown, North Dakota, she was one of four Lusk sisters in a very close-knit family. “Mother and Daddy” and the girls attended First Congregational Church each week in Fargo, ND. Barbara had a long and close association with the United Church of Christ, attending Andover Newton Theological School and becoming ordained as a minister. As part of her ministry, she spent one summer working with the religious leaders...

Richard H. Poland, Sr., 85 of Bristol, passed away on the morning of March 30, 2020 at the LincolnHealth - Miles Campus in Damariscotta.  Born in Round Pond on March 11, 1935, he was the son of Frank and Marjorie Poland. He graduated from Bristol High School in 1953, and enlisted in the U.S. Army as part of the Army’s ASA from 1955-1958.  After returning home, he married Diane Hilt of Union on April 18, 1959. They resided in Bristol with their four children. He worked as a...

William “Will” Webber, 51, passed away unexpectedly on the afternoon of March 29th 2020. He was born on March 2nd 1969 in Rockland, Maine to Nelson Webber and Helen Creamer Webber.  Will grew up in Bremen, Maine surrounded by the ocean, which he learned to love. He served active duty in the Navy after high school and later graduated from Maine Maritime Academy with a degree in Naval Science. He began to take much of the responsibility and work at the family marina business...

Mary Hazel Lane Genthner, 86 of Pemaquid, passed away on the evening of March 27, 2020 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta.  She was the last surviving member of fourteen children in the Perlie and Flora Lane family. She was born on December 5, 1933 in New Harbor, and attended schools in Pemaquid Beach, New Harbor and Bristol High. Hazel enjoyed playing cards, sewing, collecting postcards and genealogy.  More than anything, she loved her family and friends, and always put...

Jack O. Brackett, 83 of New Harbor, passed away on the morning of March 24, 2020 at the MidCoast Hospital in Brunswick.  Born on August 30, 1936 in Portland, he was the son of Linwood and Una Brackett. Jack graduated from Bristol High school in 1954, and married Isabel Olson later that same year.  He went on to pursue his interest in commercial fishing, and spent several years working on the ocean. In 1971 he started his own business, Brackett & Sons well Drilling, retiring...

  Harvey Frederick Lund passed in the comfort of the Gosnell House hospice care, on the morning of March 24th, 2020. Born on January 23rd, 1945, he spent his final years battling Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Dementia. Harvey was a man who loved the simple sweet pace of life, enjoying retirement in the beautiful state of Maine that he called home. He was the son of Harry and Zilphia Lund.  Harvey grew up in South Portland and was a graduate of South Portland High...

Arthur E. Mack, 79 of Nobleboro, passed away on the evening of March 17th at the LincolnHealth - Miles Campus in Damariscotta.  Born in Amherst, Massachusetts on December 16th, 1940, he was the son of Merrill and Gladys, and husband to the late Sarah Mack. A longtime PE Teacher, coach and Athletic Director at Lincoln Academy, he is survived by his two children, Karen Martin and Jerry Mack. He will be remembered privately by his family.  Arrangements are under the direction and...

John Jicha, Jr., 89 of Bremen, passed away on the afternoon of March 14th at the LincolnHealth - Miles Campus.  John was born in New York City on June 27,1930, the son of Anna and John Jicha, Sr. At an early age, the family moved to Chatham, NJ. In 1948, he was inducted into the Chatham High School Baseball Hall of Fame for pitching a no-hitter. He graduated from Seton Hall University, where he was Captain of the Ice Hockey Team. He worked as the Loan Manager of the Keansburg-...