All Obituaries

Elaine Crook Hatch, 93, passed away on the afternoon of October 11, 2019 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta, with her husband David by her side.  Born on January 3, 1926 in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of Wilson B. and Ruth (Shaw) Crook. Moving to Maine at the age of 7, she was a graduate of Bristol High School in 1944. That summer, she married David S. Hatch, a U.S. Marine serving in World War II.  After raising her family, Elaine was employed by the Cricket Shop in...

Frank Stevenson Burton, 86, of Damariscotta, ME, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Wednesday morning, October 9th.  His beloved wife Nancy was at his side. Steve was born in Hartford, CT to Frank H. and Marion (Giddings) Burton, and had four siblings.   He grew up in Worcester, MA, graduating from Classical High School and Clark University, ’56.  Following college, he pursued Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI where he was commissioned Ensign, U.S....

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Clayton Grover, 87 of Newcastle, passed away on the afternoon of October 4, 2019 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough.  Born on September 22, 1932 in Wiscasset, he was the son of Ernest and Dorothy Grover. Clayton grew up in Wiscasset, attended local schools and graduated from Wiscasset Academy where he excelled at baseball.  Upon graduating from high school, he served in the U.S. Army for two years during the Korean Conflict.   Upon his honorable...

Robert N. Reed, 87, of Edgecomb, passed away peacefully on the evening of September 28th at the Togus VA Medical Center in Augusta, ME. Bob was the son of Kenneth Parker and Veula H. Reed of Edgecomb. He graduated from Lincoln Academy in Newcastle in 1950. After graduating, he joined the Air Force before entering the private sector to work for the Chrysler Motor Company.  In 1967, Bob married the love of his life, Billie Ann Hammond of Mississippi. In 1973 they moved to Maine where...

Vernon S. “Vern” Phillips, Age 77, passed away at his residence at Hodgdon Green in Damariscotta, on the morning of September 23, 2019.  Born on December 8, 1941, (one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor) in Waltham, MA, he was the beloved only child of George "Stewart" and Mildred Phillips.  While Vern did not go far in school, the Waltham Public Schools awarded Vern a Certificate of Achievement for a perfect record of attendance from September 1955 to June...

Mary Ann Tootell, 90, passed away peacefully on the afternoon of September 21st at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta with her daughters by her side.  Mary (aka Marion) was the daughter of Arthur & Alice (Letourneau) Charbonneau, and was born on May 10th, 1929.    She grew up in North Providence RI, and summered in Point Judith & Block Island RI.  After graduating high school, she worked at Morin’s Sign Shop as the secretary where she met her husband,...

Robert (Bob) Dean Thomas, 86, of New Canaan, CT passed quietly at dawn on September 20 in Damariscotta, ME surrounded by his wife and children. He was born to Floyd and Ottie Thomas on March 28, 1933 in Elkhart, IN.  He graduated Barrington High School in Barrington, IL where he was a multi-sport athlete.  He pursued a Fine Arts degree at Bradley University before being drafted into the U.S. Army.  He was inducted in the Centurion Society at Bradley which was awarded to...

Austin Eugley, 21, passed away unexpectedly on September 19th 2019. He was born in Portland, Maine on April 4th 1998 to parents Christine Rapa and Tony Eugley.  He graduated from Lincoln Academy in 2016 and later attended Regis University in Denver, Colorado. Austin had a beautiful childhood and spent lots of time among family and friends. He was patient, devoted, and loving, and was always there for his family and sisters, whom he adored. Austin grew up on the coast of Maine. His...

Robert C. Gerrard, passed away at Cove's Edge in Damariscotta, Maine on Friday, September 13, 2019.  He was born in Malden, Massachusetts on June 17, 1937 to William Francis Gerrard and Mary Compton Gerrard, both of Prince Edward Island.  He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Davis Gerrard; his two sons, Anthony and Christopher and his daughter-in-law Deidre Caron; and his brother, Keith and his four grandchildren, Madeline and Amelia Gerrard, Madeline Caron and Tucker Wood. Bob...