BLUE HILL – On Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, a tragic automobile accident took the life of Sara J. Wilson Wardamasky.

A devoted mother, wife, daughter, sister and friend, Sara will be deeply missed by all who knew her. A celebration of Sara’s life will be held at a later date.

The youngest of three children, Sara was born on July 2, 1963, to Ken and Sally Wilson. She grew up in Pearl River, N.Y., and received her high school diploma from The Center for Open Education in 1981, continuing on to Plattsburg, SUNY College, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in social work. Sara married Dave Wardamasky July 25, 1992; they were blessed with a daughter, Juliette Kenna. She fulfilled her dream by earning her master’s degree in social work from the University of Maine.

Sara lived her life with passion. We loved her laugh, her beautiful smile and clear-to-the-soul-eyes. She loved her family and friends genuinely; and was bountiful with hugs and “I love you” for all of us. She blessed us with her courage, kindness, and her wisdom. Frequently gifting heart rocks, feathers, crystals, jewelry and delicious food, she was generous beyond compare.

She was passionate about family, the elders she served, her community, nature, animals, rocks and crystals, singing, hiking, dancing, drumming, social justice, women’s rights, healthy living, protecting the environment and anything Native American. She was proud of her Cherokee heritage and enjoyed cultivating relationships with the Wabanaki and other Native American brothers and sisters here in Maine at powwow socials, water protector rallies and other Native American gatherings.

Sara is survived by her husband, Dave, daughter Juliette, mother, Sara (Sally) Wilson, of Blue Hill, sister Katherine (Kit) Valentino of Denville, N.J., brother David Wilson and sister-in-law Diane of Slate Hill, N.Y., and eight nieces, six nephews and many beloved friends.

A woman of radiance, Sara continues to be a magical, mystical spirit, ever expanding and evolving… waiting to greet us on the other side.

“May the longtime sun shine upon you,

All love surround you,

And the pure, pure light that’s within you

Guide your way home.”

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to gofundme.com/sara-wardamasky.

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Hancock County

Richard Avery, 83, of Portland, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., and Great Cranberry Island, at Gosnel House, Scarborough. Celebration of life 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, Unity of Greater Portland, Windham.

Alice M. Bagley, 70, of Hancock, Feb. 1 at her home. Funeral service Feb. 6, Hancock Congregational Church. Interment, Eastside Cemetery, Hancock.

Rosemarie (Caron) Baker, 89, of Salisbury Cove, Feb. 2 at Mount Desert Island Hospital. Funeral service Feb. 7, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Bar Harbor. Funeral service and burial Feb. 8, Knollwood Memorial Park, Sharon, Mass.

Nita Hale Barbour, 85, of Belfast and Deer Isle, Feb. 4. at Waldo County General Hospital. July memorial service, Deer Isle.

Marian R. Carre, 85, of Corea, Feb. 1. Spring burial.

Sheila Gamble Cook, 97, of Cambridge, Mass., Sorrento, and Providence, R.I., Jan. 22 at her Providence home. Spring memorial service, Cambridge, Mass. Spring memorial service, Sorrento.

Mary Sybil (Wallace) Cousins, 108, of Stonington, Jan. 28 at Island Nursing Home, Deer Isle. Spring celebration of life.

Leslie Maurice Crockett, 84, of Bar Harbor, Jan. 24. Spring memorial service.

Fred A. Davis, 71, of Town Hill, Feb. 2 at Bangor.

Ulrich Werner Eschholz, 84, of Trenton, Feb. 4. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, Somesville Union Meeting House. Spring burial service, Eastford, Conn.

Joanne Amy Grindle, 80, of East Orland, Feb. 2. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, Orland Methodist Church.

Eileen L. (Danes) Hanson, of Quincy, Mass., and Bar Harbor, Feb. 1 at Sunrise of Braintree Assisted Living, Braintree, Mass. Private graveside service, Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree.

Jill Richards Landers, 30, of North Andover, Mass., formerly of Bucksport, Feb. 4 at her home. Funeral service 10 a.m. today, Thursday, Feb. 9, Conte Funeral Home, North Andover. Burial, Ridgewood Cemetery, North Andover.

Jane Grindle McVay, 63, of Sedgwick, Jan. 30 at her home. Summer celebration of life.

Judith L. Richmond, 71, of Surry, Jan. 25 at her home. Memorial service 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, Edward K. Arey Community Center, Bucksport.

Barbara I. Rossow, 96, of Blue Hill, Feb. 5.

John Henry Schafer, 90, of Northeast Harbor, Jan. 19. August memorial service.

Sylvia Ann Sinclair, 85, of Davenport, Iowa, formerly of Bass Harbor, Jan. 31 at Ridgecrest Village, Davenport. Service Feb. 4, Koning Chapel, Ridgecrest Village, Davenport. Inurnment at later date, Rock Island National Cemetery.

Nola Marie (Sherman) Soper, 85, of Bucksport, Feb. 4. Visiting 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, Mitchell-Tweedie Funeral Home, Bucksport. Celebration of life 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, Belfast Church of the Nazarene. Spring interment, Oak Grove Cemetery, Orland.

Robert O. Speigel Jr., 50, of Otter Creek and Seal Harbor, Jan. 21. Celebration of life 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, Dog and Pony Tavern, Bar Harbor.

Michael C. Tate, 72, of Bar Harbor, Feb. 2 at Cape Coral, Fla.

Sara J. Wilson Wardamasky, 53, of Blue Hill, Feb. 1. Celebration of life at later date.

Dorothy Althea (Robinson) Worcester, 92, of Southwest Harbor, Feb. 3 at her home. Service of remembrance 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10, Jordan-Fernald Funeral Home, Somesville.

Washington County

Marie Margaret Annis, 97, of Charlotte, Feb. 3 at Marshall Healthcare, Machias. Spring graveside service, Round Pond Cemetery, Charlotte.

Forrest B. Atwater, 73, of Cherryfield, Jan. 28 at Bangor Memorial Hospital. Celebration of life at later date.

William Robert Boyer Jr., 71, of Hume, Ill., Desert Hot Springs, Calif., and Cherryfield, formerly of Decatur, Ill., Dec. 23 at his Desert Hot Springs home. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial, Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur.

John C. Burse, 89, of Eastport, Feb. 2 at Bangor.

Flora Dow, 84, of Cherryfield, Jan. 28. Burial at later date, Intervale Cemetery, Cherryfield.

Daniel H. Earley, 87, of Eastport, Jan. 27 at Eastport. Visiting 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, Mays Funeral Home, Eastport. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, Mays Funeral Home. Interment, Hillside Cemetery, Eastport.

Mary Ellen (DeWitt) Farnsworth, 70, of Cherryfield. Service 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, First Baptist Church, Cherryfield.

Pauline E. Look Kenney, 90, of Winterport, Jan. 22. Service 1 p.m.  Sunday, Feb. 12, Church of Christ, Jonesport. Spring committal.

Daniel Lucien Lacasse, 60, of Calais, Jan. 31 at Calais Regional Hospital. Burial Mass 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, Immaculate Conception R.C. Church, Calais. Spring committal.

Annie Lou Risley, 79, of Addison, Feb. 4. Service 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, Church of Jesus Christ, Lamb of God, Jonesport.

Norman M. Tracy, of Milbridge, Feb. 3 at Ellsworth.

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ELLSWORTH – Joann Adrienne Levin (nee Wittkopf) died peacefully on Feb. 6, 2017, in Ellsworth, at the age of 81.

Joann is survived by her children, Lysa Anne Levin and Denise Marie Hue of Ellsworth; Jonathan Ari Levin of Queens, N.Y., and her granddaughter, Lilly Marie Hilton.

Joann was born on Feb. 20, 1935, in Fond du Lac, Wis., to Paul and Grace Wittkopf (nee Pierre). She graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and Hunter College in New York with a degree in geriatric care. She worked at the Workmen’s Circle Nursing Home as a recreational therapist while raising her children. Joann retired to Bar Harbor and in her later years moved to Ellsworth.

Her children remember her as a generous and gentle mother who always had a compliment or kind word to say about everyone she met. Joann loved walking and nature.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Friends in Action or Birdsacre-Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary, both in Ellsworth. The family would like to thank the caregivers at the Maine Coast Memorial Hospital for their remarkable dedication and palliative care.

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BAR HARBOR – Michael C. Tate, 72, of Bar Harbor passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, in a Cape Coral, Fla., hospice facility, after a short illness surrounded by family. He was born March 9, 1944, in Bernard, the son of the late Carleton and Jessie (Mitchell) Tate. He was also predeceased by a brother, Ralph Tate.

Michael served in the Navy as a young man, but was anxious to get back home to Maine and his family and friends and make his life on Mount Desert Island. He had a strong, independent personality, which served him well during his 53 years as a lobster fisherman out of the Cranberry Isles and Southwest Harbor. He made many friends in towns along the coast all the way to Nantucket as he traveled for ground fishing, scalloping, shrimping and urchin dragging. It was important to Michael to lend a hand to others when they needed help when he could. He felt that the fishing community would only benefit, when they all worked together. He truly enjoyed seeing the younger fisherman coming into the business and becoming prosperous from their hard work.

Michael enjoyed spending winters at “fish camp” in Saint James City, Fla., but due to his fast moving illness he was unable to get back to Maine to say goodbye to the many friends he made over the years, other family members, and also many of his new friends in Florida. But he did hear and see all their good wishes and prayers online and on the phone and felt blessed by that.

He is survived by his beloved wife and partner of 43 years, Sharon Tate, his loving children, Leslie Mark and husband, Nick, of York, Stephanie Walsh and husband, Richard, of Benton, Camron Hall of North Dakota, Matthew Tate of Phoenix, Ariz., Deanna Hoffmann of Atlanta, Ga., and Holly Tate Brown and husband, Michael, of Saint James City, Fla., Clarence Tate of Virginia; a sister, Elizabeth Allen and husband, David, of Mount Desert; and his dear friend Tom Hanson of Bar Harbor. Michael was also the proud grandfather and uncle to eight wonderful grandchildren and six nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be scheduled for the spring on Mount Desert Island.

Memorial contributions in memory of Michael C. Tate are suggested to The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, for cancer research.

Friends are invited to send condolences via the on-line guest book which can be found at www.MullinsMemorial.com.

Mullins Memorial Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cape Coral, is entrusted with final care.

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PORTLAND/EAST BLUE HILL – Marian Helena Long, 63, of Portland and East Blue Hill, died on Feb. 7 after a brief illness. The daughter of Thurston and Sibyl Long, Marian grew up in Westchester County, N.Y., and graduated from Tufts University with a B.S. in mechanical engineering. She was a registered professional engineer in safety in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a Board Certified safety professional. After an international career of 25 years with Arthur D. Little Inc., where she was a partner, Marian relocated to Maine, where she served as vice president at Woodard & Curran and as a principal at Gradient Planning, LLC. Marian will be remembered for her dry sense of humor, quick wit and analytical mind. Marian found great joy and pleasure in the work and personal relationships she formed over the years.

She is survived by her sisters, Nancy L. Struve of Falmouth, and Martha L. Pokras of Scarborough, and by nephew Gregory C. Struve and nieces Amanda and Christina Pokras. Donations in her memory can be made to the Maine Coast Heritage Trust (join.mcht.org/memorial-gift-donation).

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BLUE HILL – Jeannette Lee Candage, 92, died Feb. 9, 2017, at her apartment at Parker Ridge Retirement Community, Blue Hill. She was born April 24, 1924, in Portland, daughter of Evilyn V. and John Nash.

Jeannette earned a business certificate from Beals College in Bangor. She then went to Washington, D.C., and worked for several years during WWII. After returning to Maine, she met Rufus and they were married on May 25, 1946. Together they opened Candage Hardware & Supply in 1958. Jeannette was town clerk for Blue Hill for 35 years. She served on the Board of Trustees for George Stevens Academy, of which she was the chairman for nine years. She enjoyed teaching and doing many arts and crafts during her retirement.

She is survived by son John and wife, Annette, of Blue Hill; grandsons, Robert Joseph and wife, Kristy, of Blue Hill, Christopher John and wife, Kateri, of Bucksport; niece Merideth Colwell Shea and husband, Thomas; nephews, Charles Colwell and wife, Mimi, and family, George Colwell and wife, Brenda, and family. She was predeceased by her husband, Rufus; and sister Vivian Colwell of Hancock.

A service of remembrance will be held 2 p.m., Feb. 17, 2017, at the South Blue Hill Baptist Church.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Jeannette’s memory may be made to the South Blue Hill Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 633, Blue Hill, ME 04614.

Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald, 49 Main St., Blue Hill.

Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.

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BROOKLIN – Alice C. Egland, a longtime summer resident of Brooklin, died on Feb. 7 at the age of 93 at Messiah Village in Mechanicsburg, Pa. She is survived by her sister Ruth Tapley of Brooklin, niece Lori Edwards of Holden, nephew Steven Egland of Brewer, nieces Margaret DeCamillis of Ephrata, Pa., Ruth Benson of Mechanicsburg, Pa., Janet Trovato of Manheim, Pa., and Carol Becker of Landing, N.J.; and nephews Paul Becker of Bethlehem, Pa., and Joel Becker of Denver, Colo.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Thomas and Bessie (Jensen) Egland, Alice lived in Queens Village, N.Y., most of her life before moving to New Jersey, where she resided in Rockaway after retiring. She later lived with family in Succasunna before moving to Messiah Village in Pennsylvania, where her brother-in-law, Rev. Robert Becker, also resided. She graduated from the High School of Music and Art in New York, N.Y., and played the piano and organ throughout her life. She was a graduate of Norwegian Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing and Columbia University and had a long career as a nurse and administrator, serving at hospitals in Wisconsin and New York City. She was a longtime member of St. Albans Lutheran Church in Queens, N.Y., and later at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Succasunna, N.J. While in Maine, she enjoyed the fellowship at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Ellsworth.

Alice was a caring and generous woman who lived her faith in daily life. She loved her family and was a friend to many. She enjoyed her summers in Maine with family and friends, and was active in organizing and accompanying the summer hymn sings at the Rockbound Chapel in Brooklin.

A memorial service will be held on Feb. 25, 2 p.m., at the Chapel at Messiah Village, 100 Mount Allen Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Rockbound Chapel, c/o Paul Gallo, 666 Reach Road, Brooklin, ME 04616.

For more information or to send messages of condolence, please visit www.parthemore.com.

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WEST NEWTON, MASS. – Mrs. Jean (Pendleton) Gardiner, of West Newton, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, at her home. She was 96.

Jean was born on Nov. 23, 1920, in Winter Harbor, the youngest of 11 children born to the late Frederick and Elvira Pendleton. She was a graduate of Winter Harbor High School where she captained the girls’ basketball team.

She lived in Waltham before moving to West Newton more than 50 years ago and until her retirement worked for BayBank and its predecessor bank, Newton-Waltham Bank.

Jean was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She had a passion for reading and loved a good mystery. She loved poetry as well and would often quote a verse spontaneously from memory. She enjoyed traveling with her late husband, Jack. Together they explored the country and the world including visits to Europe, South America and Australia. They also enjoyed cruising, notably to Alaska, the Mediterranean, and to various Caribbean Islands. Of all he places she traveled, Jean loved England the most.

The wife of the late Richard J. “Jack” Gardiner, she leaves her children, Valerie M. Hunt of Boston, Sandra L. Flanagan of West Newton, Sharon L. Bird of West Newton, Marcia A. Balducci and her husband, James, of Woburn, Janice M. Benes of Ashland, Diana M. Chagnon and her husband, Robert, of West Newton, Walter A. “Al” Bird of West Newton and Carolyn A. Fandel of Waltham and 15 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

Jean was also the mother-in-law of the late Walter Hunt and Albert Flanagan and a sister of the late Maisie Lee, Martin Pendleton, Nathaniel Pendleton, Frederick Linden Pendleton, Iris Newman, Mamie Desestrait, Lois Hammond, Frances Clark, Natalie Bjorkgren and Charles Pendleton.

A graveside service was held on Saturday, Feb. 11, in Mount Feake Cemetery, 203 Prospect St., Waltham.

Memorial donations may be made to Good Shepherd Community Care, 90 Wells Ave., Newton, MA 02459.

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CORNWALL, PA./SURRY – Roger M. Knisley

What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. …. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. Crowfoot, Native American

On Feb. 3 on a starry morning, crystal against deep, cold black, I look out over a frozen bay. Holding the phone and speaking with my sister in the ER, we make the surreal decision to let our father go. At 4:30 a.m., stroking his hand, she holds the phone and we listen together as all life support is turned off. Then there is only silence, into which the doctor in the ER gets back on the phone and confirms Dad’s death.

When I start writing this I am in a plane heading home to Dad. Before I have my computer in hand, the stories start pouring into my mind, irrepressible as he was. We all have special and particular memories of him, but these are mine. When I think of Dad, I think of this quote by the publisher Bennett Cerf, I often wanted to be bolder than I was, and as I’ve gotten older … I’ve been able to be much more outrageous, really.

Dad was ambitious. In 1954 my parents moved to Annville, Pa., because my mother was hired to teach at Lebanon Valley College. By this time in his life, he’d already worked for Deloitte Haskins & Sells, served as the shortest, skinniest, nerdiest, toughest marine in history, and gone to college and graduate school on the GI Bill. Soon after they arrived in Pennsylvania, he found a job as a CPA with an impeccable gentleman called Cease Pottiegher who always wore to work, and after hours, a three-piece suit with white shirt and cufflinks. He also chain-smoked cigarettes from an elegant holder, and sipped vodka discreetly but all day long from a silver flask. Within a few years dad had bought him out, and opened two more offices.

Dad was smart, athletic and shrewd, but the real tipping point was that he tried harder. In high school, at a height of 5’6”, Dad, because he could jump higher than anybody else, was center on his varsity basketball team. Besides being a high scorer and one of the best foul shooters, he always guarded the opponent’s top scorer, which often resulted in his fouling out — a bit of a problem since there were only eight players on the team. In his senior year, this little Ohio team went to States and won handily. Then they all rode back like a band of refugees in the big old American car of fan JB Smith – Dad and another squeezed into the trunk. To get into the Marines, Dad had to overcome a major obstacle. He didn’t weigh enough. A recruiter counseled him to eat two bananas, a large bowl of oatmeal, drink a pitcher of water, and hold it… It worked. The first morning he fell out for roll call, the drill instructor looked at a hat resting on a pair of spectacles, and a uniform reaching well beyond its arms and legs. He said What the hell do we have here? OK four eyes, fall out. And you better come back tomorrow looking like a soldier. That night dad sewed some adjustments. Boot camp bulked him up by 40 pounds, he earned the rank of sergeant, was excused from many gruesome practice runs because he was a crack typist, regularly babysat for the commander and was his designated chauffeur when one was needed to pick up his Powers model wife.

Dad was indulgent. I remember sitting in a church pew one Sunday morning with my friend Kit, whose mother, as mine, spent the service in the choir loft. Dad was the designated chaperon for many of us kids. Mid-service, a white mouse crawled out of my friend’s pocket and onto the program between us where we were playing hangman. We convulsed in what we assumed to be soundless giggles, then gently stuffed the frightened pet back into our pockets. Years later I asked Dad if he knew that we once brought a mouse to church, and if he did why he didn’t do anything. He shrugged and said, What was I going to do?

Dad was immoderate and fearless when faced with an obstacle. He loved a smoothly manicured green lawn. One day he decided that the ground-dwelling rodents making holes in his yard had to go. As my sister recalled, she is outside helping Dad with the yard work. He sweetly asks her to stay on the patio. He then empties a full five-gallon gas can and pours a healthy glug into each available hole. Our rectangular lawn was serenely long and abutted six other properties. He headed back to the patio to join my sister, but not before tossing a lit match into the nearest hole. For a few spectacular minutes the neighborhood exploded, flames and black smoke shot from the holes and lifted the sod in ripples. Dad was delighted. Then, our mother ran out with me in her arms. They hadn’t discussed this lawn improvement project. The expressions of our mother and our neighbor Dr. Sheese, whose lunch on the breezeway had been interrupted by this, contradicted Dad’s view that this had been an otherwise spectacularly satisfying job. Our neighbor’s patio was cracked in half, but we don’t recall seeing those pesky rodents again for quite a few summers.

Fast-forward 40 years later to summertime in Maine. My husband John turned into our driveway in Surry to help Dad do some trimming. Midway down the drive he stopped because Dad was standing on the seat of the riding mower, raising a chainsaw above his head, and preparing to saw a limb. John quietly talked him down using the same calming tones you’d use with a skittish horse. Dad couldn’t understand what we got so worked up about.

Dad was handy. With the exception of plumbing and electrical work (due to several memorable incidents, we all agreed to call the professionals for these), Dad was always enthusiastic to apply his handyman skills to a wide variety of home improvement projects. He kept running to-do lists for both Dee’s and Val’s homes as well as taking on the role of fix-it-guy for friends and neighbors. A broken chair leg, a squeaky door, a rotten tree limb, a scratched table — Dad was the guy who would take care of it.

Dad was open-minded. At my mother’s house just a few miles away from his childhood home, where he spent considerable time, my grandmother Clara Theobald might be hosting a traveling Baptist choir (all African Americans) and hoping for a hootenanny where she could play her ukulele and belt out gospel songs in a passionately shaking alto. Conversely, at Dad’s house his grandfather stored his KKK robe in the attic. Despite their contrary views, and the fact that Dad was not in agreement with his grandfather, he was devoted to both of them.

Dad was kind. As a child, I remember Charlie the beggar coming to our house. He told us he’d grown up as part of a traveling caravan where his mother was a gypsy queen. Mom always gave him food and Dad tried many times over the years to give him jobs. Nothing stuck. But we were all grateful for having known each other.

And finally, there was dad’s humor. Before I left Maine, I poked around old folders and found Dad’s first word-processed letter, a landmark. The computer never came easily to him but it never stopped him from trying. The letter contains this anecdote.

I had another new experience yesterday. I was unrepentantly into the ladies BRAS. Nev had been complaining that the five new sports bras that she and Val had spent considerable time shopping for were too tight and that she looked flat in them. Her direct comment was, “I don’t look like a woman in them!” Now, I don’t know what the purpose of a sports bra was supposed to do except make you flat so things don’t hit you in the head while you’re running. Anyway, after three hours and four stores, we finally wind up with two bras, neither of which fit the specifications that Val gave me. If I learned anything from this it was to stay out of women’s bras.

During Dad’s last evening in the ER he startled the staff into a smile. Yvonne (Lanese) Fritz, who had been holding his hand keeping it warm in the hours before my sister arrived, waited in the trauma room while he was wheeled away for some tests. When he’s rolled back in, he raised his fist in triumph and said to Yvonne, “It’s a girl!”

Dad was predeceased by his wife, Nevelyn, his sister Juanita Dorn, his brothers Richard and Marion, and his parents Alice and Elza “Dave” Knisley. He is survived by his daughters Valerie and Dee, and their husbands, Jean-Marc Braem and John Ruger, his brother Jack Knisley and his wife, Ann, along with a large extended family, all of you, and the legacy of hope, humor, reverence and irreverence, high jinx and optimism that if we let it, will live on in each of us.

As Rumi 13th century Muslim poet says Tis only the semblance of death – in reality it is a migration.

In lieu of flowers, you may send a donation to the United Methodist Church, 1 North College Ave., Annville, PA 17003.

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Hancock County

Richard Avery, 83, of Portland, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., and Great Cranberry Island, at Gosnel House, Scarborough. Celebration of life 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, Unity of Greater Portland, Windham.

Ronald Baker, 76, of Bar Harbor, Feb. 10. Visiting 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, Jordan-Fernald, Mount Desert. Funeral service 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, Jordan-Fernald, followed by luncheon reception, Atlantic Oceanside, Bar Harbor.

Barbara A. Bracy, 73, of Southwest Harbor, Feb. 8 at her home. Service Feb. 14, Jordan-Fernald, Mount Desert.

Murray William Butler, 86, of Ellsworth, Feb. 7.

Jeannette Lee Candage, 92, of Blue Hill, Feb. 9 at her home. Service of remembrance 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, South Blue Hill Baptist Church.

Alice C. Egland, 93, of Brooklin, Feb. 7 at Messiah Village, Mechanicsburg, Pa. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, Chapel at Messiah Village, Mechanicsburg.

Jean (Pendleton) Gardiner, 96, of West Newton, Mass., formerly of Winter Harbor, Feb. 6 at her home. Graveside service Feb. 11, Mount Feake Cemetery, Waltham, Mass.

Edwin Hamel, 76, of Ormond Beach, Fla., Feb. 11 at Daytona Beach, Fla.  Summer graveside service, Bucksport.

Roger Knisley, 87, of Cornwall, Pa., and Surry, Feb. 3 at Hershey, Pa.

John F. Kollman, 73, of Bar Harbor, Feb. 9 at Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor. Spring celebration of life.

Joann Adrienne (Wittkopf) Levin, 81, of Ellsworth, Feb. 6 at Ellsworth.

Marian Helena Long, 63, of Portland and East Blue Hill, Feb. 7.

Michael C. Tate, 72, of Bar Harbor, Feb. 2 at a Cape Coral, Fla., hospice facility. Spring memorial service, Mount Desert Island.

Washington County

Shirley Ruth (Tyler) Clark, 86, of Waterville, formerly of Calais, Jan. 27 at Oak Grove Center, Waterville. Memorial service at later date, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waterville.

David Arlan Libby, 78, of Melbourne, Fla., formerly of Calais, Feb. 3 at Melbourne. Celebration of life at later date. Burial, Nutter Cemetery, Corinna.

Elmer B. Look Jr., 72, of Whiting, Feb. 3. Spring celebration of life.

Jeanette Ann (Bishop) Chabot Ramsey, 75, of Eastport, Feb. 11 at Togus VA Medical Center, Augusta. Spring graveside service, Hillside Cemetery, Eastport.

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BAR HARBOR – Susan M. Blaisdell, 71, died Feb. 15, 2017, in Bar Harbor. She was born May 26, 1945, in New Haven, Conn., the daughter of James and Ruth (Spencer) Lombardi. Susan loved to be with children. She worked in special education as an aid at Conners Elementary School in Bar Harbor and was a bus driver for 21 years. Susan worked in the Bar Harbor town office for almost 10 years, prior to her retirement.

She enjoyed being a mother and grandmother and she loved the New England Patriots.

She is survived by her husband of 19 years, Richard Blaisdell of Bar Harbor, three sons; Joseph M. Lipinski and wife, Lisa, of Augusta, Steven J. Lipinski of Ellsworth and Kevin M. Lipinski and wife, Kelli, of North Haven, Conn. Stepson Jeremy W. Blaisdell and partner, Rachel Spinney, of Trenton, four grandchildren; Alicia Harriman, Joseph A. Lipinski, William and Madison Lipinski, and two great-grandsons. Susan was predeceased by her brother Nelson Lombardi.

At Susan’s request, services will be private.

Contributions in Susan’s memory may be made to Downeast Horizons, 77 Union St., Ellsworth, ME 04605. Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald, 1139 Main St., Mount Desert. Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.

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BROOKSVILLE – Leona Sylvester Gray, 69, passed away peacefully at her home on Feb. 15, 2017, after a courageous battle with dementia. Leona was born on Nov. 9, 1947, at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. She was the eldest daughter of the late Paul E. and Helen H. Sylvester.

Leona grew up in South Blue Hill helping with her family’s egg business and spending cherished time with her dear grandparents Leon and Prudence Sylvester. She graduated from George Stevens Academy in 1965 and attended Northern Maine Vocational School, where she obtained her license as an LPN. She worked at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital and later as a dental assistant at a local dentist’s office. She eventually worked alongside her husband, John, as the bookkeeper for their family business.

She was married to John Hunnewell Gray on Aug. 16, 1969. Leona was a truly devoted wife and mother who made sure her three children received college degrees from the schools of their choice. At the same time, she decided to return to school herself and achieved her associate degree in library science from the University of Maine at Augusta in 2000. She served on the Brooksville School Board for three years, volunteered at the Brooksville Elementary School library, and was very active in the Brooksville United Methodist Church for many years.

With her library science degree, Leona became the head librarian at the Brooksville Free Public Library, where she enjoyed meeting and talking with all sorts of people, but she especially enjoyed working with children and sharing her love of reading with them. She was never so happy as when she was reading to the children of the community during story time, particularly when reading one of her favorite children’s books, “Miss Rumphius,” written by Barbara Cooney. Sadly, it was during this time when the early signs of dementia began to set in and she withdrew from her very active life.

Leona is survived by her devoted husband of 47 years, John H. Gray; her three children, Lydia Garrant and husband, Steve, of Mont Vernon, N.H., Gerald Gray and wife, Rebecca, of Brooksville, and Liza Saturley and husband, Galen, of Fairfield, Iowa; her six beloved grandchildren, Lily, Alex, John “Jack,” Tony, Gray, and Leo; her three sisters, Linda Sylvester of Vero Beach, Fla., Louise Holyoke and husband, Billy, of Orrington, Laverne Redding and husband, Dana, of Calais; her sister-in-law Jane Bowden and husband, Bob, of Pleasant Ridge Plantation; her many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

The family would like to thank hospice volunteers Mike and Elaine Belinsky for their years of assistance. The family would especially like to thank our special friend Carol Skoglund for the countless hours of help that enabled us to keep Leona at home during her illness

There will be a gathering to celebrate Leona’s life on March 25, 2017, at 11 a.m. at the Brooksville United Methodist Church followed by a reception at the Brooksville Townhouse.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Leona’s memory to the Brooksville United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 34, Brooksville, ME 04617, The Friendship Cottage, P.O. Box 1107, Blue Hill, ME 04614, Hancock County Home Care and Hospice, P.O. Box 655, Ellsworth, ME 04605 or the charity of your choice.

Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald, 49 Main St., Blue Hill.

Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.

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FRANKLIN – Richard C. Havey Sr., died Feb. 15, 2017, at his home. He was born in Sullivan, June 8, 1938, the son of Charles and Hilda (Petrie) Havey.

Richard served in the United States Air Force for four years. He was married for 57 years to the love of his life, Faye. He retired from the MDOT Bridge Division 2. Richard mowed and did roto-tilling for many in Franklin and the surrounding towns. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife, Faye; son Richard Havey II and wife, Diane, son Wayne Havey and wife, Julie, all of Franklin; grandchildren Melissa, Cheryl, Emily and Heather; great-grandchildren Matthew and Kylie. He was predeceased by his parents; son Mark; brothers Joseph, Charles and Doug.

Graveside services will be announced in the spring.

Contributions in Richard’s memory may be made to the Franklin Fire Department, c/o Bob Grindle, 4 Tracy Road, Franklin, ME 04634.

Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald, 113 Franklin St., Ellsworth.

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SOUTHBOROUGH, MASS./GOULDSBORO – Francis E. “Perk” Perkins Jr., 75, of Southborough, Mass., and Gouldsboro, a founding partner of Boston law firm, Perkins, Smith & Cohen LLP, died on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Edith B. “Dodie” Perkins; devoted father of William S. Perkins and his wife, Sarah L., of Newton, Mass.; loving grandfather of Wilder H. and Fitch E. Perkins.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in memory of Perk, in support of the Mass General Hospital and sent to “MGH Multiple Myeloma Program,” Mass General Hospital, c/o Development Office, Attn: Tyrone Latin, 125 Nashua St., Suite 540, Boston, MA 02114

Arrangements are under the care of the Morris Funeral Home, 40 Main St., Southborough. To leave words of condolence to the family, please visit www.morrisfuneralparlor.com.

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STEUBEN – Barrett Kolby Whynott, born Feb. 15, 2017, at 9:18 a.m. to his parents, Joseph and Kelsey of Steuben, at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital. The first time he opened his eyes he met Jesus. Born at 35 weeks, he weighed 6 pounds 9 ounces and was 20 inches long. He is survived by his siblings Bailey, Rylan and Kimber.

Joseph and Kelsey would like to thank the midwives of Maine Coast Women Care and the nurses at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital for all their support.

There will be a private service held at a later date.

You will forever live in our hearts, Little Bear.

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EAST BLUE HILL – Barbara Anne Haynes Cousins of East Blue Hill, died peacefully at Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, on Feb. 15, 2017.

Barbara was born on May 30, 1938, at the Hurley Hospital in Ellsworth. She was the first daughter of Newell P. and Lillian (Haley) Haynes. The same day as her birth, her father was hatching baby geese in the wood stove oven. At the time of her death, she was the family matriarch.

Barbara graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1956 and Mount Ida Junior College, Newton, Mass., in 1958.

After college she worked in Florida as a dental assistant, returning to Maine to marry John D. Cousins in 1961. When her three boys were mostly grown, she worked in the family business, Webbers Cove Boatyard in East Blue Hill.

At 52 years old she began to substitute teach and tried downhill skiing for the first time! For many more years she was on the board of the Blue Hill Society Aid for Children and the board of Four Town Nursing. She greatly enjoyed her time as a charter member of The Red Hat Society of Blue Hill.

Barbara loved her family, her gardens and she loved to travel around world. She spent many happy days on Patten Pond and Blue Hill Bay.

She is survived by her three beloved sons and daughters-in-law. J. Gregory Cousins and Katie Burnett of Fort Pierce, Fla., J. David Cousins and Gail Cousins of Blue Hill, and Matthew Haynes Cousins and Anneliese Riggall of Blue Hill. Seven grandchildren, Todd and Reilly (Gregory), Haley, Adam and Lillian (David) Tyler and Lybra (Matthew) Five great-grandchildren, Macie, Molly, Cassidy, Lucas and Colton. One sister, Judy Baernstein of Seattle, Wash. Sister-in-law Jean Kelley of Pittsfield. Many nieces, nephews and several cousins. As well as dear lifelong friends Jane Gashlin, Joyce Bissett and Irene Rachinski.

She was predeceased by her husband of 35 years, John D. Cousins Sr., her parents, and her mother- and father-in-law, Maurice and Leatha Cousins of East Blue Hill.

To my sons and grandchildren and great-grandchildren:

“May you each have love, happiness and peace of mind. Everything else goes by the way.” Mother and Pama

Those who are planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider the charity of their choice.

A church service and reception is planned at St. Francis by the Sea in Blue Hill, on Friday, Feb. 24, at 3 p.m.

A graveside memorial and celebration of life party will be held in Blue Hill this summer.

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ELLSWORTH – Rev. Robert Evans Simon was born on Nov. 21, 1923, to Edward Martin Simon and Madalene Evans Simon in West Chester, Pa. He graduated from West Chester High School and from Drexel University and was a member of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. He then went on to serve with the 11th Armored Division in Europe during WWII. While serving, he realized his life’s purpose to serve God and others.

Upon his return, he attended Bangor Theological Seminary in Maine where he became an ordained Congregational minister in 1958. He was commissioned to serve as a missionary to the Micronesian Pacific island of Pohnpei for nine years before returning to Eastport where he married Harriet Varney in 1968. He spent the next 40 years pastoring churches and serving communities in Grand Lake Stream, Eastport, Perry, Meddybemps, Greenville, Rockwood, Chesuncook and Milbridge. He always was active in many local clubs and activities. He especially loved being involved with anything centered around music as he enjoyed directing, singing, and playing multiple instruments. He retired to Ellsworth where he was a member of the First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ. God called his most faithful servant home on Feb. 15, 2017, at 6:55 p.m.

Predeceased by his parents and brother Edward Simon Jr. of New Holland, Pa. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include their son Brooks (Tim) Simon of Ellsworth, their daughter Patricia Chubbuck and her husband, Kenneth, of Windsor, granddaughters Deanna Hoskins and her husband, Christopher, of Raleigh, N.C., and Ashley Chubbuck of Raleigh, N.C. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be given to First Congregational Church of Ellsworth where a memorial service will be held on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m.

Condolences and memories may be shared at www.maysfuneralhome.com.

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C./WINTER HARBOR – Dr. John Ernest Parker Jr. passed from this Earth to eternity on Feb. 18, 2017, leaving behind his cherished wife of 74 years and his beloved daughters. Dr. John (Jack) Ernest Parker Jr. was born in Emporia, Va., on March 22, 1920, to John Ernest (Eddie) Parker Sr. and Virginia Alice (Jennie) Kitchin Parker. Jack married his wife, June Lorraine Chandler Parker, in Syracuse, N.Y., on Oct. 22, 1942. Together Jack and June had two daughters, Judy and Jeannie, who adore their father. The Parkers have been longtime members of Centenary United Methodist Church of Winston-Salem.

Having graduated from high school at the age of 16, Jack began his undergraduate studies at Wake Forest College. With a degree in history, Jack graduated Phi Beta Kappa and went on to Syracuse University for graduate work earning master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Medieval French literature. In 1950, Jack returned to Wake Forest College as a professor of romance languages. He continued his career as a French professor and served for a period of time as chairman of the Education Department. He retired from Wake Forest University in May of 1987.

During World War II, Jack served in the Navy as an officer and navigator aboard the U.S.S. Niobrara (AO-72), and the U.S.S. Elokomin (AO-55). Following the war, he served in the Naval Reserve. Never did he tire of sharing wonderful stories from his Navy days. He always said the “Navy coffee” was the best coffee ever brewed.

Because his father worked for the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, Jack not only loved trains, but he could also recite any Atlantic Coast Line timetable that existed. He was an avid fan of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts cartoon characters. He was a voracious reader who never ceased his yearning for knowledge. He and June enjoyed traveling to France and Switzerland with students for the Wake Forest University Independent Studies program affiliated with The Experiment in International Living.

Each summer from 1969 to 2013, Jack and June drove to Winter Harbor to the old house that they restored lovingly themselves. There was no place on this Earth where they were happier to be. It was while they were in Maine that Jack became involved in the Maine Sea Coast Mission, where he served as vice president of the board.

Jack was preceded in death by his parents and by his only sister, Virginia (Jute) Dozier. He is survived by his wife, June, and his daughters: Dr. Judy Land of Montezuma, N.M., and Jeannie Boyd and her husband, Mark, of Pinetown, N.C. He is also survived by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Robert Swink Jr., his wife, Cara, and their children Josh, William and Hadley; Scott Swink and his wife, Lisa, and their daughter Abby; Erin Swink Dzielecki and her husband, Kevin, and their children Anna, Kate and Jack (name-sake); Bejamin Boyd and his wife, Mandi, and their daughter Merida.

The funeral will be held Tuesday Feb. 21, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Centenary United Methodist Church. The visitation will be held one hour preceding the service. Interment will take place at the Greenwood Cemetery in Winter Harbor.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Maine Sea Coast Mission, 127 West St., Bar Harbor, ME 04609, or to Centenary United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem. Condolences can be sent to Mrs. John E. Parker Jr. at Heritage Woods Retirement Home, 3812 Forrestgate Drive, Apt. 11, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. Online condolences may be made through www.salemfh.com.

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Hancock County

Clifford T. Berrouard, 48, of Ellsworth, Feb. 6 at Bangor. Visiting Feb. 18, Jordan-Fernald, Mount Desert.

Susan M. Blaisdell, 71, of Bar Harbor, Feb. 15 at Bar Harbor. Private service.

Roger N. Brown Jr., 44, of Palmyra and Newport, formerly of Bucksport, Feb. 7 at his Palmyra home. Memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, First Baptist Church of Stetson. Spring burial, Highland Cemetery, Carmel.

Barbara Anne Haynes Cousins, 78, of East Blue Hill, Feb. 15 at Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor. Church service and reception 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, St. Francis by the Sea, Blue Hill. Summer graveside memorial and celebration of life, Blue Hill.

Alice C. Egland, 93, of Brooklin, Feb. 7 at Messiah Village, Mechanicsburg, Pa. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, Chapel at Messiah Village, Mechanicsburg.

Geneva M. Frost, 81, of Mariaville, Feb. 18 at Ellsworth.

Leona Sylvester Gray, 69, of Brooksville, Feb. 15 at her home. Celebration of life 11 a.m. Saturday, March 25, Brooksville United Methodist Church, followed by reception at Brooksville Townhouse.

Clyde Morris Grindle, 79, of East Orland, Feb. 13. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, Orland Methodist Church.

Richard C. Havey Sr., 78, of Franklin, Feb. 15 at his home. Spring graveside service.

Ronald E. Hurd, 68, of Bar Harbor, Feb. 21 at Florida.

Richard S. Kelley, 83, of South Windsor, Conn., formerly of Northeast Harbor, Feb. 17 at St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, Conn. Funeral service Feb. 22, Wapping Community Church, South Windsor. Private burial.

Walter G. LaPointe, 91, of Surry, Feb. 13 at Togus VA Medical Center, Augusta.

Charles W. Lawson Sr., 88, of Ellsworth, Feb. 17 at Bangor.

Edward J. Mandell Jr., 81, of Mount Desert, Feb. 17 at Mount Desert. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, March 4, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Bar Harbor.

Granville G. Miller, 86, of Ellsworth, formerly of Belfast, Jan. 24. Memorial service noon Friday, Feb. 24, Riposta Funeral Home, Belfast.

Dr. John Ernest Parker Jr., 96, of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Winter Harbor, Feb. 18. Funeral Feb. 21, Centenary United Methodist Church, Winston-Salem. Interment, Greenwood Cemetery, Winter Harbor.

Francis E. Perkins Jr., 75, of Southborough, Mass., and Gouldsboro, Feb. 14.

Rev. Robert Evans Simon, 93, of Ellsworth, Feb. 15. Memorial service 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, First Congregational Church, Ellsworth.

Marguerite Staples, 97, of Swan’s Island, Feb. 16 at a Bangor nursing home. Visiting Feb. 19, Jordan-Fernald, Ellsworth. Funeral service and burial at later date.

Wayne K. Stearns, 56, of Bucksport, Feb. 18 at Togus VA Medical Center, Augusta. Visiting 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, Kiley & Foley Funeral Home, Bangor, followed by service. Burial, Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor.

Helen Irene (Wasson) Thompson, 82, of Brewer, formerly of Dedham, Feb. 14 at St. Joseph Hospital, Bangor. Celebration of life Feb. 18, Brookings-Smith, Brewer. Spring interment, Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor.

Barrett Kolby Whynott, infant, of Steuben, Feb. 15. at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth. Private service at later date.

Washington County

Gerald Emmons Cookson, 73, of Calais, Feb. 14 at his home.

Frederick N. Crowley, 68, of Columbia Falls, Feb. 10. Service Feb. 19, VFW, Harrington. Spring committal.

Edmund Clarence Del Monaco Sr., 92, of Calais, Feb. 16 at Bangor. Summer burial.

Ivan D. Graham, 91, of Machias, Feb. 12.

Thomas Wentworth Hilyard, 93, of Pembroke, Feb. 6 at his daughter’s home, Camano Island, Wash. Summer celebration of life.

Ruth Irene (Jamieson) Shain, 73, of Halifax, N.S., Jan. 21. Memorial service Jan. 30, Saint Vincent’s Nursing Home, Halifax. Spring interment, Baileyville.

Mary Iona Simmons, 85, of Addison, Feb. 9. Spring service.

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MOUNT DESERT – Edward J. Mandell Jr., 81, died after a long illness on Feb. 17, 2017, at home surrounded by his loving wife, daughter and grandson. He was born on March 22, 1935, in Somerville, Mass., son of Alice V. (Walsh) Mandell and Edward J. Mandell Sr.

He loved Maine so much he did not want his birthplace revealed in his obituary. Sorry, Dad! Edward graduated from Cape Elizabeth High School and the University of Maine, Orono. He served in the Marine Corps for two years before serving on the state police for 21 years, retiring as a corporal detective. Ed also served as the police chief of Mount Desert for 10 years. As a police officer he was well respected and known for his ability to communicate with people and to act with fairness and compassion.

Edward considered his life an adventure that he could never have imagined. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends boating, camping, hunting, and fishing or just having an interesting conversation. In his retirement he became an accomplished bird carver and gardener. As a fan of sports, his loyalty to the New England Patriots and the Boston Red Sox was unfaltering and rewarded with many surprises and victories.

Edward is survived by his wife of 58 years, Anne (Middlesworth) Mandell, his daughter Jean Mandell and her husband, James M. Valles Jr., of Barrington, R.I., and two sons; Edward J. Mandell III and his wife, Jeralyn, of Toledo, Ore., and Michael Mandell and his husband, Richards Federle, of Seattle, Wash., and three grandchildren, Matthew and William Valles and Kiya Lair as well as many very close friends.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 21 Ledgelawn Ave., Bar Harbor, ME with an 11:15 reception to celebrate his life at St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church, 41 Mount Desert St., Bar Harbor. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a charity of your choice.

Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald, 1139 Main St., Mount Desert. Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.

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