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EAST BLUE HILL – Dwight Sherwood Webber, 73, passed away on June 23, 2016, at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital due to several progressive health conditions. He was born in Blue Hill, August 29, 1942, the son of Kermit and Beulah (Eaton) Webber.

He was a 1960 graduate of George Stevens Academy. His love of sports inspired him to later coach GSA girls’ basketball and cross country. He also served on the GSA Board of Trustees.

Among his employers were Webber Cove Boatyard, L.S. Thorsen Corp. and Stinson Canning Company. He also became self-employed – Dwight S. Webber, Painting Contractor and caretaking at summer homes.

Dwight served many years as Director/Officer at Blue Hill Fair and Eastern States Exposition (The Big E), and as a Director of the Maine Agricultural Fair Association, and member of the South Blue Hill Baptist Church. He was enabled to turn each new challenge during his illness into faith for a better day tomorrow.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Eileen (Leach) Webber; son, Dwayne; daughter-in-law, Cindy; grandchildren, Michelle and Matthew Webber; son, Dale; daughter-in-law, Amy; grandchildren, Acadia, Molly and McIntosh Webber; sisters, Sharon Brown and Margo Webber; sister-in-law, Mabel Bowden; one niece and six nephews.

He will be sadly missed by his family and many friends.

A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

Those who desire are requested to contribute in Dwight’s memory to Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 604, Blue Hill 04614-9900.

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

Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.

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Washington County Deaths

Glenn Karrer Armstrong, 88, of Harrington, May 6 at Fla., Memorial service 2 p.m., Sunday July 17, Faith United Methodist Church, Columbia. Burial, Forest Hill Cemetery, Harrington.

Una Rose (Lee) Cropley, 79, of Danforth, Feb. 18 at Houlton. Service June 25, Danforth Hilltop Cemetery.

Terry Chester Lee, 63, of Danforth, May 26 at Bangor. Service June 25, Danforth Hilltop Cemetery.

Carleton Joseph Lewey, 68, of Pleasant Point, May 25. Service 1 p.m., Saturday, July 2, Pleasant Point Tribal Cemetery.

Cynthia P. Longfellow, 93, of Lambert Lake, June 25 at Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor. Graveside service at later date, Keene Farm Family Cemetery, Dyer Township.

Stephen Harvey Mulholland, 94, of Princeton and Calais, June 25 at Calais Regional Hospital. Memorial service, 3 p.m., Friday, July 8, Mays Funeral Home, Calais.

Roger G. Noyes, 60, of Danforth, March 11 at his home. Graveside service, 1 p.m., Saturday, July 9, Danforth Hilltop Cemetery.

Eric S. Sternberg, 42, of Machias, June 23 at Machias. Service June 29, Machias Valley Grange Hall.

Thelma E. Thornton, 92, of Calais, March 14 at her home. Service June 26, Calais Cemetery.

Hancock County Deaths

Wayne Robert Allen, 86, of Sedgwick, June 17 at Blue Hill. Service 3 p.m., Sunday, July 3, Pine Grove Cemetery, North Sedgwick.

Kendall Lloyd Alley, 84, of Hancock, June 12 at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth.

Jean B. Beckmann, 87, of Ellsworth, June 16 at St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, Md. Service held June 29, Jordan-Fernald Funeral Home, Ellsworth. Graveside committal, 12 p.m., today, Thursday, June 30, Maine Veterans Cemetery, Augusta.

Edward F. Brackett, 63, of Birch Harbor, June 22 at Corea. Celebration of life, 4:30 p.m., Saturday, July 2, Hammond Hall, Winter Harbor. Reception following at Masonic Hall, Winter Harbor.

Cynthia Ann Bridges, 74, of Bangor, formerly of Stonington, June 23 at Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor. Memorial service, 3 p.m., Friday, July 1, Bragdon-Kelley Funeral Home, Stonington.

Patrick H. Campbell, Jr., 65, of Dedham, June 25. Visitation, 12 p.m.- 2 p.m., today, Thursday, June 30, Kiley & Foley Funeral Services, Brewer. Service following.

Lucinda Jane Caughey, 69, of Southwest Harbor, June 2. Service, 7:30 p.m., Friday, July 1, Neighborhood House, Northeast Harbor.

Robert T. Dalsgard, 66, of Freeport and Brooksville, June 23 at a Freeport healthcare facility. Graveside service June 29, Mount Rest Cemetery, Brooksville.

Pamela E. (King) Davis, 61, of Ellsworth, Feb. 16 at her home. Celebration of life, 1 p.m., Saturday, July 2, Charlotte Rhoades Butterfly Garden, Southwest Harbor.

David C. Faltings, 52, of Ketchum, Idaho and Ellsworth, June 9. Private celebration of life, Idaho.

Mary Elaine Grenier, 80, of Lamoine, June 23 at a Bangor hospital. Memorial mass 11 a.m., today, Thursday, June 30, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ellsworth.

Jeanette E. Griffin, 89, of Franklin, June 20 at Maine Medical Center, Portland. Graveside service June 25, Bayview Cemetery, Franklin.

Mark Mitchell Havey, 51, of Franklin, June 20 at his home. Graveside service 10 a.m., Saturday, July 2, Bayview Cemetery, Franklin.

Daniel L. Larson, Jr., 68, of Ipswich, Mass., and Northeast Harbor, June 13. Remembrance, 11 a.m., Saturday, July 9, St. Mary’s-By-The-Sea, Northeast Harbor. Interment, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.

Elizabeth E. Liscomb, 96, of Bar Harbor, Jan. 12 at Bar Harbor. Graveside service 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 5, Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Bar Harbor.

Jessie (Cameron) McAvoy, 92, of Sherman Station and Ellsworth, June 22 at Courtland Living Center, Ellsworth. Burial Mass June 27, St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, Benedicta. Interment, Stacyville Cemetery.

Nicholas Penn Nowland Sr., 73, of East Blue Hill, March 29 at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. Celebration of life Saturday, 2-4 p.m, July 2, at the Nowland residence, East Blue Hill. Interment Seaside Cemetery, Blue Hill.

Dr. Henry Thomas Perkins, 78, of Bristol Mills and Penobscot, June 10 at his Bristol Mills home. Celebration of life at later date. Burial, family plot, Penobscot.

Margaret Stewart Perkins, 82, of Pinellas Park, Fla., and Bucksport, June 23 at a Florida hospital. Celebration of life at later date, family camp, Toddy Pond.

Elizabeth S. Trapp, 78, of Sargentville, June 20.

Dwight Sherwood Webber, 73, of East Blue Hill, June 23 at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. Memorial service at later date.

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ELLSWORTH – Catherine Ann Walls, 78, of Ellsworth, daughter of the late Ernest and Cora Pottle of Perry, died at a Bangor Hospital on July 1, after a brief illness.

She was predeceased by her husband, the love of her life, Glenwood Walls Sr., in 1991. She is survived by one brother, James Pottle of Standish.

She was a beloved mother of her five children: Glenda Brooks, James, Glenwood Jr., Edna and Daniel Walls, and grandmother of Marie Rudolph, Brandon and Morgan Brooks, Kmry Todhunter, Michael Tripp, Calder Bourke and Tatiana Walls as well as great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

Catherine was known for her kindness to any children she met, many who claimed her as their own “Grammy,” and her love of animals. She will be deeply missed by her family and all those who knew and loved her for her kind, generous spirit and fun-loving nature.

She was a member of the Ellsworth Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and had a strong faith in Bible promises. A memorial service will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Christian Ridge Road, Ellsworth, on Saturday, July 9, at 4 p.m.

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BROOKLIN – Patricia N. Gorski, died June 26, 2016, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was 76.

Bunny was born in New Jersey on May 6, 1940, the older of two children of Irene and Carroll Morris. The “rabbit test” to determine pregnancy was relatively new at that time, and when it came back positive, little Patricia was nicknamed Bunny even before she was born. She embraced the name and made it her own. The rabbit became her totem and family and friends always enjoyed giving her gifts, cards and paintings featuring her spirit animal.

Bunny grew up in a number of towns in the Morristown area of New Jersey for most of her childhood. She was proud to be descended from two signers of the Declaration of Independence: Robert Morris, financier of the American Revolution; and Charles Carroll, who became the first U.S. senator for Maryland.

Bunny graduated from the Academy of Saint Elizabeth in Convent Station, the oldest all-girls high school in New Jersey. During her school days, she might have met her future husband, Richard “Dick” Gorski, while attending dancing classes for local girls and boys — if he hadn’t ducked out of the classes and gone to the movies instead.

Bunny later met Dick, the love of her life, on a blind date in 1958. They married in 1960, and had two children, Peter and Elizabeth (Beth), and lived in several New Jersey communities, including Bernardsville and New Vernon. Dick worked for architectural firms in New York City, while Bunny not only was a loving wife and mother, but devoted herself to social and political causes such as the campaign of George McGovern and protesting the war in Vietnam. She also taught herself to become a gourmet cook, an accomplished gardener and amateur farmer, raising goats, pigs and chickens.

In 1976, Bunny and Dick and their family made a radical change in their lives by moving to Brooklin, which at the time was extremely isolated and rural. Life there was a struggle at first, with the family combating illness and unemployment and having to cut nearly 16 cords of firewood that first winter to keep their old, uninsulated farmhouse warm.

But Dick and Bunny — eternal optimists despite many challenges — persevered and became integral members of the community. Dick worked for WoodenBoat magazine in Brooklin for many years and was active in local politics. Bunny became a mainstay of the local Democratic Party and held many occupations over the years, including running her own yarn shop in Blue Hill, teaching cooking, doing landscaping and becoming a polarity and massage therapist.

It was that training combined with her life-long acquired knowledge of the body’s chemical balancing and workings that helped she and Dick in 1999 in their fight against brain cancer with which he had been diagnosed. That battle came to an end nearly two years later, far longer than his doctors had given him.

Bunny later became a founder of the Brooklin Pottery Co-op and a successful potter. Her work was sold in a number of galleries around the state. One of her early creations, delicate and lacey “Bunny Bowls” were in demand from day one and she was continually asked to produce more.

But most of all, Bunny was known as a friend. Virtually everyone in Brooklin — and many in nearby Blue Hill — knew Bunny Gorski. A true extrovert, she loved a party, and talking to and being with other people — family and friends — was her greatest joy. Pete and Beth came to call her the “Energizer Bunny” because no matter how late the hour, she was always up for one more round of conversation. Until the end, Bunny remained young and vigorous for her age and had plans to live until she was 500.

During Bunny’s last week at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, she rallied herself to hold one final party with a group of close friends and family. On a brilliant sunny June afternoon, everyone sat around her bed as she and they enjoyed a favorite dessert of chocolate bouchons and mango gelato. Everyone laughed and talked, Bunny most of all. Her room was filled with flowers and cards and, as one friend wrote, although they couldn’t all be there in person in her room, an entire town was with her in spirit.

Bunny was predeceased by her husband, her father and mother, and her brother, Norman Morris. She is survived by her daughter Beth, of Portland; her son, Pete, and daughter-in-law, Tess Nacelewicz, both of South Portland; sister-in-law Marcia Orr, of Mountain City, Tenn.; six beloved nieces and nephews; and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews.

A celebration of Bunny’s life will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 9, at The Bay School’s Emlen Hall in Blue Hill. A reception will follow at 1 p.m., at The Farmhouse Inn in Blue Hill. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: The Brooklin Youth Corps.

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PENOBSCOT – Marcia I. Robertson, a longtime resident of Penobscot, died July 4, 2016, at the Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. She was born May 8, 1923, the daughter of Urban and Doris Leach.

She is survived by two daughters, Shannon Maresca and her husband, Louis Johnson, of Hawaii, and Bonnie Grindle of Blue Hill; two sons, Dale Robertson and his wife, Stephanie, of Colchester, Conn., and Dennis Robertson and his wife, Patricia, of Penobscot; a brother, Phillip Leach, and his wife Patricia of Hallowell; 11 grandchildren, Michael Maresca and wife Nicole, Mark Maresca and fiancée, Lianne Shen and Matthew Maresca and wife, Barbara, Dana Grindle, Linda Grindle and Sandra Grindle-Peck, Michelle Mendonsa, Kimberly Robertson and Jennifer Labrie and husband, James, and Dawn and Debra Robertson; and eight great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Ralph Robertson, in 2001, and her son-in-law, Jerry Grindle in 2013.

Marcia was a graduate of Clark High School in Penobscot, Class of 1941.

While raising four children, she was involved with blueberries; from working in a blueberry factory to being an owner and operator of 30 acres of blueberry land.

She enjoyed many activities, including square dancing, boating, swimming and beating us all at Scrabble. After retiring she and Ralph enjoyed living winters in Hawaii and Zephyrhills, Fla. Whether she was called Marcia, Mom, Nana or Nannie, it is agreed she was a great cook, an avid reader and a loving mother and grandmother.

A graveside memorial service will be held on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 11 a.m., at the Bayview Cemetery on Route 199 in Penobscot. Reception to follow at the Penobscot United Methodist Church at 14 Southern Bay Road, Penobscot.

Memorial contributions in her memory may be sent to the Penobscot Fire Company P.O. Box 20, Penobscot, ME 04476. Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald, 49 Main St., Blue Hill.

Condolences maybe expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.

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BRIMFIELD, MASS./GOULDSBORO – Richard A. Morris, 71, passed away peacefully at his camp in Gouldsboro, July 2, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Worcester, Mass., July 3, 1944, the son of Robert H. and Helen (Carew) Morris.

Dick was Brimfield’s emergency management director, a constable, a long-term member of the Brimfield Fire Department and was past president of the Brimfield Ambulance Service. Dick was a 25-year employee of Bay Bank and retired from Merrill Lynch Trust Co. in 2006.

He was a past director of the Estate Planning Councils of Hampden County and of Boston, served as a past director of the Chartered Life Underwriters of Springfield, and served as chair of the Investment Committee of the Wing Health Foundation. Dick was a past president and trustee of the Hitchcock Free Academy and a member of the First Congregational Church of Brimfield for 48 years, during which time he chaired many committees, served as church moderator, and was a 40-plus year choir member.

Dick was also a director of the Brimfield Area Master Singers and a member of the Gouldsboro Historical Society. Dick and Sandy have volunteered for many years at the Schoodic Scramble for the benefit of Eleanor Widener Dixon Memorial Clinic in Gouldsboro.

Besides his mother, Dick leaves his high school sweetheart and wife of 50 years, Sandra Pauly Morris; children, Richard Jr. of Sudbury; Laura Fowler and husband Daniel of Hermon, and Melissa Young and husband Jason of Paxton; eight grandchildren, Ben and Anya Morris; Danny, Katie and Mike Fowler; Abby, Hannah and Chloe Young; sister, Catherine M. Lloyd; several nieces and nephews; and many friends and neighbors who rallied to support him and his family when he was ill. Dick was predeceased by his father, Robert H. Morris, in 1996.

Friends are invited to call 6-8 p.m., Monday, July 18, at Lombard Funeral Home, 3 Bridge St., Monson, Mass. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 19, at the First Congregational Church of Brimfield, Mass. Interment at the Brimfield Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Dick’s memory to the First Congregational Church, PO Box 203, Brimfield, MA 01010.

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

Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.

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HANCOCK POINT/FORT MYERS, FLA. – Baxter P. Jones, “Bubba,” died peacefully June 27, 2016, at his home in Fort Myers, Fla. He was born in Island Falls on March 14, 1936, to Paul L. Jones and Dorothy A. Spearen. Baxter grew up in Island Falls, graduated from Island Falls High School, Maine Central Institute and attended University of Maine, Orono.

Baxter owned and operated P.L. Jones and Son Well Drilling in Ellsworth for many years. He retired to lobster fishing in Frenchman Bay and the Skillings River. He enjoyed every minute of lobstering as captain of the Sumpn Fishy. Baxter enjoyed camping, fishing, golfing, boating, betting on NASCAR with “Crindle” and did them well. He was known for his tall tales and amazing stories.

He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Priscilla Marsters Jones; daughters Deborah and partner Corportate Dave, and Karlene Wright and husband, Gerry; sons Wendell “Yogi” and wife, Melody, Paul, Christopher Holmes and partner Theresa Cousins, and Jonathan Holmes and partner Sherri; grandchildren Joshua Jordan and wife Stevi, Jacob Jordan and fiancée Calla Lane, Noah Jordan and wife, Caitlin, Amy Chase and husband, Warren, Asa Jones and partner Rachel Ball, Lindsey Bradley and husband Brendan, Marine Jones, Acadia Jones, Hunter Jones, Jaelyn Jones, Michael Holmes and fiancée Shelby High, and Jeremy Holmes; great-grandchildren Megan Jordan, Caleb Jordan, Elliott Jordan, Bryer Jordan, Autumn Chase, Addison Chase, Marlee Bradley, Irelyn Bradley, Findley Bradley; and his sister Jerolyn Ireland.

He was predeceased by his parents, his son Preston Jones, and the mother of his children, Sandra Brown Jones.

Graveside services will be held at Riverside Cemetery, Hancock, on Aug. 20 at 1 p.m., gathering to immediately follow at 561 Bayside Road, Ellsworth.

Special thank you to Hope Hospice of Fort Myers and all their friends for assisting Baxter to remain in his home with Priscilla, as were his wishes. “He was fun while he lasted.”

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Hope Hospice, 9470 Health Park Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33908 or any hospice of your choice.

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Washington County Deaths

Pauline L. Bailey, 92, of Lubec, July 1, at Machias. Service 2 p.m., Saturday, July 9, Christian Temple Church of Lubec. Interment, Split Hill Cemetery, Lubec.

Lorraine H. Cottrell, 87, of Calais, June 30 at Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor. Private graveside service, Calais Cemetery.

Norma Avis Foss Flaherty, 85, of Marshfield, July1 at her home. Graveside service July 6, Getchell Cemetery, Marshfield.

Bruce Richardson Ingalls, 82, of Machias, June 27 at Machias. Service July 2, Longfellow Cemetery, Machias.

Roger G. Noyes, 60, of Danforth, March 11 at his home. Graveside service, 1 p.m., Saturday, July 9, Danforth Hilltop Cemetery.

Constance Rosalind Ouchi Waits, 92, of Milbridge, June 28 at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth. Celebration of life at later date

Hancock County Deaths

Gwendolyn Carter Clement, 84, of Ellsworth, July 4. Memorial service at later date.

Mary M. Cunningham, 91, of Bar Harbor, Jan. 26 at Bar Harbor. Graveside service 11 a.m., Saturday, July 9, Ledgelawn Cemetery, Bar Harbor.

Elaine B. Dawson, 88, of Bernard, July 3.

Patricia N. Gorski, 76, of Brooklin, June 26. Celebration of life, 11 a.m., Saturday, July 9, The Bay School, Emlen Hall, Blue Hill. Reception, 1 p.m., The Farmhouse Inn, Blue Hill.

Baxter P. Jones, 80, of Fort Myers, Fla., and Hancock Point, June 27 at his home in Fort Myers. Graveside service, 1 p.m., Aug. 20, Riverside Cemetery, Hancock.

Caroline Elizabeth Lawson, 98, of Ellsworth, July 4 at Ellsworth. Graveside service 11 a.m., July 11, Brookside Cemetery, Mount Desert.

Richard A. Morris, 71, of Brimfield, Mass., and Gouldsboro, July 2 at his Gouldsboro home. Memorial service, 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 19, First Congregational Church of Brimfield, Mass. Interment, Brimfield Cemetery.

Marcia I. Robertson, 93, of Penobscot, July 4 at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. Graveside service, 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 12, Bayview Cemetery, Penobscot. Reception following at Penobscot United Methodist Church.

Catherine Ann Walls, 78, of Ellsworth, July 1, at a Bangor Hospital. Memorial service, 4 p.m., Saturday, July 9, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Ellsworth.

Sherman Alex Watt, 52, of Orono and Bucksport, June 28 at Bucksport. Private burial.

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CHERRYFIELD – Lewis S. Johnson Sr. (Buddy), age 78, went to be with the Lord on Sunday July 3, 2016, at his home in Cherryfield, surrounded by family.

He was born on Dec. 31, 1937, in Gouldsboro, the son of the late Shirley L. Johnson and Elizabeth R. Johnson of Gouldsboro.

He was a loving husband and father; loved by many. He never met a stranger. He worked in many different fields, but the work he loved most was caring for his animals and his garden. He was a member of the New Dawn Pentecostal Church in Harrington, where he and his wife pastored.

He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Merrilene, and their five children; Gene Cowperthwaite and his wife, Michelle, Raymond of Huma, La., Lewis Johnson Jr. and his wife, Beth; daughter Effie Moulton and her husband, Randy, of Kansas City, Mo., and Merrill Johnson Sr. and wife, Debbie, seven grandchildren; Cecilia Moulton, Merrill Johnson and fiancée Molly, Daniel L Moulton, Anna Wilbur and husband, Josh, Laz Johnson and wife, Shauna, Anjulene Johnson, and Brandon Blanchette and fiancée Dakota, two sisters; Alice Vance, Arlene Robinson and husband, Harry, three brothers; Barry Johnson, Peter Johnson and wife, Elaine, and Dale Johnson, and many nieces and nephews.

Lewis was predeceased by his parents, three sisters and two brothers.

Services will be held Saturday, July 16, at the New Dawn Pentecostal Church in Harrington from 2 to 5:30 p.m.

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HANCOCK POINT – Mary (Etzler) Hawks Steinhardt, 93, of Roanoke, Va., and Hancock Point, passed away from natural causes on Friday, June 24, at Brandon Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Roanoke. She was affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Church of Roanoke.

Mary was born in Mount Airy, N.C., on Nov. 26, 1922, oldest child of Ruth Etzler Hawks and Howard Washington Hawks of Lambsburg, Va. She was predeceased by her parents and by her two brothers, Howard Warren Hawks and Richard Eugene Hawks.

Mary received her Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Class of 1944, and was one of the first women admitted to the school. While still an undergraduate, she addressed the Virginia Legislature on the value of coeducational education.

She also received a Master of Arts degree in psychology from Hollins College in 1967, writing her thesis on language acquisition in infants. For many years, she taught developmental psychology and early childhood education at Virginia Western Community College in Roanoke, where she was known to be a committed and inspiring teacher. She was tireless in pursuing the well-being of children in Virginia and was recognized for her work by the governor of the Commonwealth and by the Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education.

Mary was active politically, especially as a member of the League of Women Voters in Bethlehem, Pa., and in Roanoke, where she served on multiple boards for a variety of civic groups. She is also remembered for her role as a supportive and hospitable faculty wife when her husband, Ralph Steinhardt, taught chemistry at Hollins. They met and fell in love at VPI, where they shared a joie de vivre that lasted until Ralph’s death in 1994. Mary also worked briefly at the library at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where Ralph had served during World War II on the Manhattan Project.

Mary was a distinguished cook and reader, passing these affections happily to her children. She enjoyed music passionately, looking forward especially to the annual Bach Festival in Bethlehem. She and her family most enjoyed sharing a summer house in Hancock Point, where her infectious wonder and appreciation for the natural world found much to rejoice in, a quality she maintained until the very end.

It was here in Maine that her natural talent as hostess and cook found time to flourish, as friends from far and wide came to spend time on the wide front porch, and to share the conviviality of Ralph and Mary’s hospitality. Coming to Maine in the summertime came to be the time she could most indulge her generous impulses as matriarch, colleague and friend. After Ralph’s death, she found time for her lifelong desire to garden, and established a lovely one that brought her, her family and passersby great joy.

Those who knew her best will remember her for a brilliant mind, a sympathetic heart, and an eye and an ear for beauty They will also remember her habitual farewell, “Be careful crossing the Hudson!” and her observation late in life that “we live in a wondrous world!”

She will be joyfully remembered and sadly missed by her survivors: her daughter Theresa Ruth and her husband, Walter B. Neilsen-Steinhardt; her daughter Sarah Jean Steinhardt, her husband, David Turkheimer, and her daughter, Anna Ruth Cantor; her son Ralph Gustav Steinhardt, his wife, Donna Scarboro, and their children, Ruth Jackson Steinhardt and Ralph Gustav Steinhardt Jr.; as well as her beloved sisters-in-law, Kathleen Joan Culbreth Hawks and Louise Myers Hawks, and many nieces and nephews and their children.

There will be a memorial service at the Hancock Point Chapel on Aug. 14, 2016, at 5 p.m., followed by one in Roanoke, Va., on Sept. 24, 2016, at a venue to be determined later.

Following the service, her remains will be interred with those of her husband in Lambsburg, Va. The family wishes to thank the staff and administration of Brandon Oaks Retirement Community, especially its Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where Mary spent her last years.

In lieu of flowers, mourners wishing to remember Mary may donate to the Frenchman Bay Conservancy (frenchmanbay.org), the Bach Choir of Bethlehem (bach.org) or to the Mary and Ralph Steinhardt Fund (Science Seminars) through Hollins University (hollins.edu).

The family would like to thank their many friends and family for their kind expressions of comfort at this difficult time.

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NORTHEAST HARBOR/ HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. – Dorothy Haynes Haskell, 87, formerly of Northeast Harbor, died peacefully on June 26, 2016, at her home in Hackettstown, N.J. She was born Feb. 3, 1929, in Northeast Harbor, the daughter of Roger H. and Sylvia (Pinkham) Haynes.

Dorothy graduated from Gilman High School and worked for the Knowles Co. and the Rockefeller Estate in Maine. In 1952, Dorothy married Sterling E. Haskell, also of Northeast Harbor. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 2012.

After raising her family, she completed her education, receiving a master’s degree, and worked for Medical Care Development in Augusta as the director of grants management and program policy. After retiring to Florida, she and her husband enjoyed playing golf together as well as sailing. Dorothy also was an avid duplicate bridge player.

Dorothy is survived by her son, Bruce Haskell, and wife, Helen, of Long Valley, N.J.; three grandchildren, Bridget Corby of Long Valley, N.J., Neil Haskell and Liza Haskell, both of Morristown, N.J., and two great-grandchildren, Andrew and Brendan Corby. She was predeceased by her husband.

Interment will be held at Forest Hill Cemetery, Northeast Harbor, with private graveside prayers to be held in the fall.

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

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WASHINGTON COUNTY

Glenn Karrer Armstrong, 88, of Harrington, May 6 at Fla., Memorial service 2 p.m., Sunday July 17, Faith United Methodist Church, Columbia. Burial, Forest Hill Cemetery, Harrington.

Walter Dale Calder, 72, of Easport and Madisonville, La., June 27 at Covington, La. Memorial service, 2 p.m., Sunday, July 17, Mays Funeral Home, Eastport.

George Arthur Carver, Jr., 82, of Addison, July 6 at Jonesport.

Merrill Spear Conti, 89, of Eastport, July 10 at his home. Visiting, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., today, Thursday, July 14, Mays Funeral Home, Flagg Chapel, Eastport. Funeral service 11 a.m., Friday, July 15, Blakey Memorial Methodist Church, Eastport. Burial, Hillside Cemetery.

Bruce M. Crowley, 67, of Jonesport, July 6 at his home. Service 2 p.m., Sept. 2, Greenwood Cemetery, Jonesport.

Amy Wilcox Kelley Dennison, 86, of Lubec, July 6 at her home. Graveside service July 9, Upper North Lubec Cemetery.

Agnes W. Fickett, 95, of Cherryfield, July 8 at Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor. Celebration of life, July 11, First Baptist Church of Harrington. Committal, Rock Maple Cemetery, Harrington.

Lewis S. Johnson, Sr., 78, of Cherryfield, July 3 at his home. Services 2 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Saturday, July 16, New Dawn Pentecostal Church, Harrington.

Michael E. Morrell, 35, of Robbinston, July 4 at Robbinston. Celebration of life, July 9, Second Baptist Church, Calais. Burial, Brewer Cemetery, Robbinston.

Nancy L. Nielsen, 85, of Lubec May 23 at her home. Celebration of life, 1 p.m., Sunday July 31, Cobscook Community Learning Centre, Trescott.

Howard T. Overman, 66, of Lubec, July 9 at Machias.

Stanley C. Sargent, 51, of Milbridge, July 2 at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth. Service 12 noon Saturday, July 16, Narraguagus High School, Harrington.

June Marie (Ruth) Stanley, 86, of Lubec, July 7 at Ellsworth. Graveside service, July 11, Green Acres Cemetery, Lubec.

HANCOCK COUNTY

Gyvonne E. Allen, 90, of Hopewell Junction, NY., Dec. 24, 2015, Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, NY. Graveside service July 8, Rural Cemetery, Sedgwick.

Norwood W. Bakeman, 89, of Bucksport and Ellsworth, July 7 at Seaport Village, Ellsworth. Private service at later date.

Edna Carol Carter, 82, of Blue Hill, July 4 at her home.

Gwendolyn Carter Clement, 84, of Ellsworth, July 4. Celebration of life 12 p.m.-5p.m., July 17, 191 Surry Rd, Ellsworth.

Donald Greenlaw Davis, 86, of Deer Isle, July 5 at Island Nursing Home, Deer Isle. Memorial service, 1:30 p.m., Aug. 7, Mount Adams Cemetery, Deer Isle.

Robert Michael Davis, 38, of Hancock, July 10 at his home. Celebration of life, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Saturday, July 16, VFW Hall, Ellsworth.

Philip Joseph Dussault, 71, of East Blue Hill, July 5 at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital, West Roxbury, Mass.

Ralph V. Gowen, 86, of Bucksport, July 2 at Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor. Graveside service, 2 p.m., Sept. 3, Megquier Hill Cemetery, West Poland.

Marjorie J. (MacFarland) Hamblen, 90, of South Gardiner, formerly of Southwest Harbor, July 5 at Glenridge Nursing Facility, Augusta. Memorial service July 8, Riverview Congregational Church, Gardiner. Graveside service July 9, Mount Height Cemetery, Southwest Harbor.

Almont T. Haskell, 69, of Blue Hill, July 6 at his home. Celebration of life, 1 p.m., Saturday, July 16, Congregational Church, Blue Hill. Graveside service, 4 p.m., Mountain View Cemetery, Blue Hill.

Dorothy Haynes Haskell, 87, of Hackettstown, NJ., formerly of Northeast Harbor, June 26 at her home. Interment, Forest Hill Cemetery, Northeast Harbor.

Gary Wayne Johnson, Sr., 64, of Lamoine, June 28 at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth. Celebration of life at later date.

Jaye A. McKenney, 85, of Lamoine and Punta Gorda, Fla., June 5. Visiting, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m., Saturday, July 16, Birmingham Funeral Home, Old Town. Graveside service, 2 p.m., Lamoine Cemetery.

George Robert Sinnett, 78, of Southwest Harbor, April 23 at Deltona, Fla. Memorial service, 10 a.m., July 16, Church of Our Father, Hulls Cove.

Mary (Etzler) Hawks Steinhardt, 93, of Roanoke Va., and Hancock Point, June 24 at Brandon Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Roanoke, Va. Maine memorial service, 5 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 14, Hancock Point Chapel. Interment, Lamsburg, Va.

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HANCOCK – Cynthia Post (Cindy), beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, died on July 11, 2016, at Eastern Maine Medical Center after an unsuccessful treatment for pneumonia and congestive heart failure. She was 73 years old.

She is survived by her sons Brendan and Liam Goodman, her daughters-in-law Vicka and Theresa, her grandchildren Graham, Gabriel and Bella, her sister Diana Post-Hall, her brother-in-law Cliff Hall and the many friends she made along the way.

Cynthia was born in Philadelphia, Pa., in October of 1942 to Edith and Joseph Post. During her early years, Cynthia enjoyed spending time with her Irish grandparents, Margaret and George Wilson. These caring people were devoted to her. Cynthia remembered and spoke of their loving kindness throughout her life.

Cynthia was educated at Abington Friends School (AFS), where the Quaker values of compassion, love of learning and independent thought remained with her throughout her life. Cynthia came to enjoy working with children as a result of helping out at the family’s nursery school, which was located in their home on Cheltenham Avenue.

A slender girl, Cynthia studied first ballet then modern dance. She excelled at choreography and performing while in high school. After graduating from AFS, she briefly served as a teaching assistant in the modern dance department at the University of Pennsylvania. She then moved to New York City at age 17 to work at a magazine and study dance under Martha Graham.

In 1970, Cynthia married Dr. Paul Goodman while living in City Island, N.Y. The couple had two sons together, Brendan and Liam.

The family moved to Hancock in 1981, where Cynthia resided the rest of her life. Cynthia and Paul separated in 1983 and were later divorced.

While raising her sons as a single mom and briefly caring for her ailing mother, Cynthia worked as a substance abuse counselor at New Horizons. She soon earned degrees in Movement Therapy and Counseling Psychology from Antioch Graduate School, College of the Atlantic, The New School and the Laban Institute of Movement Studies. In 1992, Cynthia began working as a child protective case worker for the state of Maine and also served as an adoption worker and supervisor until her retirement in 2011.

Always gregarious with a comedic wit, Cynthia was a free spirit who loved taking classes, listening to music and playing the bodhran. She acted in several plays with the Penobscot Theatre Company and the New Surry Theatre and continued to dance throughout her life. She also had a soft spot for animals and often took in stray dogs and cats that had nowhere else to go.

Cynthia had a penchant for social justice and an innate compassion for all people that crossed her path. Upon her retirement she became very involved with the Community Union of Ellsworth, whose goals include raising the minimum wage and fighting inequality.

The work they did together was very important to her and she could often be found demonstrating, picketing and asking people to think about the choices they make in life. Additionally, Cynthia was a regular volunteer for the Welcome Table soup kitchen and the Democratic Party of Hancock County.

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ELLSWORTH – There will be a memorial service for Beatrice Martin at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 23, at the Asheville Church, Gouldsboro. All are welcome.

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EAST BLUE HILL – Donald Harvey Hunt, husband of Dorothy Johnson Hunt (deceased), died in Eugene, Ore., on June 13, 2016, at the age of 96.

Dorothy was born in East Blue Hill in 1917, and was a member of the Long Family Kindred, the descendants of the founder of East Blue Hill.

Don was born in Worcester, Mass., on June 12, 1920, the oldest son of Pitman Willis Hunt and Alice Ada Dow. He joined the Army as an enlisted man in 1940, was made an officer in 1942 and served in the Army Air Force Weather Service as a weather officer pilot and instructor in meteorology, mustering out with the rank of major in 1946. There he was one of the first pilots to fly into a hurricane to obtain meteorological data.

He then entered Harvard College, became fluent in Russian and graduated with a major in Russian studies in two years. Don then began top secret U.S. government work he never talked about. When the group he managed was merged into the CIA, he chose to move to California to work on the top secret development of the Distant Early Warning defense system (DEW Line).

Don returned to government service in the Washington area, where he received a service award from President Lyndon Johnson. He was involved in special assignments including: recommended preparations to limit earthquake damage in San Francisco, which were implemented before the next major earthquake; evaluation of then dwindling supplies of natural gas, leading to a reversal of historic regulatory policies which inhibited development of reserves; and as science adviser, negotiation of the Ozone Treaty, which has removed the risk we all faced of major increases in exposure to harmful radiation from the sun.

He led the reorganization of the National Weather Service and related services into a new agency, coming up with the name NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). Serving as deputy administrator until his retirement, he led efforts to improve the prediction of both everyday weather and severe storms. At the end of his career, he led NOAA’s deployment of Doppler Weather Radar, the basis of weather radar today.

After his wife Dorothy’s death in 1994, he married Yvonne Fries of Calgary. They were happily married for more than 15 years, and traveled extensively, ending with a six-week grand tour of Europe, and celebrating his 90th birthday in Paris. Tragically, Yvonne died soon thereafter. Don spent the remainder of his life at Cascade Manor in Eugene, Ore., where he was well known for telling stories of his life and loved by all.

He is survived by his children Clifford, Karen and David, his grandchildren David (Wally), Elizabeth (Ellie), Shirley Chan and Tina Beutler, his great-grandson, Justin Chan, his stepchildren Allan Fries, Jim Fries and Barbara Berry, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

A memorial service will be held at Seaside Cemetery in Blue Hill, Maine, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 23, 2016, but attendees should arrive at least 15 minutes early due to limited parking.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for contributions for the maintenance of Seaside Cemetery, which can be mailed to: Town of Blue Hill, Attn. Jody Murphy, P.O. Box 412, Blue Hill, ME 04614. Checks should be made payable to: Town of Blue Hill, with the memo line “Upkeep of Seaside Cemetery.”

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SURRY – John Jacob Furth, MD, age 87, professor emeritus at the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, a resident of both Upper Darby, Pa., and Surry, passed away in Philadelphia on July 6, 2016.

John was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Mary Elizabeth Autry Furth, and his brother, Eugene Furth. He is survived by his daughters, Karen, Susan and Robin Furth; sons-in-law, Jay Nubile, David Lunden and Mark Rutter; and grandchildren, Sara Furth Lunden, Corinne Furth Lunden and Alex Nubile.

Memorial Service: Saturday, July 23, 2 p.m., at the Lansdowne Friends Meeting, 120 N. Lansdowne Ave, Lansdowne, Pa.

Memorial contributions: “Friends of the Swedish Cabin” 9 Creek Road, Drexel Hill, PA 19026; “Darby Creek Valley Association,” P.O. Box 732, Drexel Hill, PA 19026, www.dcva.org/donate; or “Blue Hill Heritage Trust” 258 Mountain Road, P.O. Box 222, Blue Hill, Maine 04614.

www.bluehillheritagetrust.org

Additional information: www.haganfuneralhome.com.

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ELLSWORTH – George E. Tassara, 78, of Ellsworth, peacefully passed away at home on July 12 after a courageous five-year battle with lung cancer.

He was born Nov. 21, 1937, in New Orleans, La., the son of Rudolph and Beulah (Cheramie) Tassara. At 17, he joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at Otis Air Force Base on Cape Cod, in Massachusetts, where he met his wife, Betty.

After discharge from the service, he was employed as a production supervisor in New Bedford, Mass., for many years. In 1996, George and Betty sold their home in East Freetown, Mass., and bravely set out for Bar Harbor, where they bought and successfully operated the Llangolan Inn and Cottages for 10 years. Upon retirement, they moved into a new home in Ellsworth and joined the First Congregational Church, becoming active members.

George served as a member of the Board of Trustees and all-around handyman for the church. George was a devoted husband and father, always supportive and interested in his children’s activities. He loved jazz and big band music. Throughout his life he enjoyed many live concerts of famous musicians, many times taking his teenage children and their friends to these concerts. George loved to travel, visiting 43 states, and especially enjoyed the national parks.

George is survived by his wife of 59 years, Betty (Elizabeth Lovenbury) Tassara; a son, George Tassara Jr. of Albuquerque, NM.; two daughters, Aldonna Girouard and her husband Keith Girouard of Housatonic, Mass.; Pamela Tassara and her husband John Powell, Ph.D., of Arlington, Mass.; sister Christina Mascarella and her husband, Sidney, of Baton Rouge, La.; four grandchildren: Ian and Mariah Girouard; Benjamin and Adam Powell; several nieces and nephews; a sister-in-law Irene Ashley and her husband, Mark. He was predeceased by his sister Esta Tassara.

A memorial service will be held at First Congregational Church of Ellsworth, 2 Church St., on Friday, July 22, at 11 a.m. There will be no calling hours.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Congregational Church music committee. Please share a memory or note of sympathy with George’s family at www.directcremationofmaine.com. Arrangements are under the care of Direct Cremation of Maine, 182 Waldo Ave., Belfast.

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SWAN’S ISLAND – Mr. Stephen Charles Joyce, 80, died July 2, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his family.

A memorial service was held at Woodland Baptist Church in Wake Forest on Saturday, July 16, 2016. Mr. Joyce will be interred on Aug. 7, 2016, in the Rose Hill Cemetery on Swan’s Island following a memorial service in the Methodist Church.

Mr. Joyce was born in Ellsworth on June 24, 1936, to the late Rachel Moulden and Charles Henry Joyce. He was employed by IBM, for over 40 years, as a field engineer and later as a technical writer.

He was raised on Swan’s Island and throughout his life his love of the island and island life never waned. In addition to visiting the island as often as he could, he stayed involved by archiving historical documents and photographs along with the creation and maintenance of the island’s complete genealogy. No matter where he lived, Swan’s Island was his home.

He spent his spare time enjoying woodworking, gardening, automobile repair, genealogy, and following NASCAR. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army.

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CAPE ROSIER – Dorothy D. Bakeman, 93, passed away July 20, 2016, at the Island Nursing Home. She was born in Castine Oct. 2, 1922, the daughter of Evelyn G. (Candage) and David E. Dyer.

Mrs. Bakeman went off to teaching school and returned to educate many, many children in the Brooksville and Deer Isle area. She taught all of her six children in the classroom while being the old-fashioned teaching principal and her husband, “Gook,” drove the bus. Mrs. Bakeman was known as a true lady by all who knew her.

Mom was a beautiful cook who loved to do Christmas cookie trays, quilting, crocheting, and always made sure everyone had mittens. Mother was always a safe confidant to her many children and grandchildren in their different times of need while maneuvering through this life.

Dorothy is survived by her children, Frank Bakeman, Robert and his wife Helen, Elaine Murak, Mary Ellen and husband Cordell Gross, Elizabeth and husband Robert Herrick and David Bakeman grandchildren, Keara and husband Donnie Wallace, Adrienne and husband, Tony Beaulieu, Trisha and husband, James Friend, Nicole Bakeman, Amber and husband, Michael Ranney, Keith Murak and wife, Kristin, Gail and husband, Peter Grant, Molly Varnum and partner Scott Grindle, Annie and husband, Keith Tilsley, Melanie and husband, Ed Schleich, and Sara Herrick; sister Alice Dyer; brother Elmer and wife, Magda Dyer; sisters-in-law Ursula, Lorraine, and Carol Dyer; many nieces, nephews and great-grandchildren.

Dorothy was predeceased by her husband, Oliver; siblings, Verna, Linwood, Fred, Victor, George; life’s best friend Aunt Nellie Moores; and granddaughter Kristen Marie Herrick.

The family wants to thank all of her excellent caregivers at the Island Nursing Home where she resided for the past few years. She felt of them as family and enjoyed “counseling” her younger flock in their various hiccups of life.

A celebration of Mrs. Bakeman’s life with family will be held at the Brooksville Public Service/Library building noon-2 p.m., Aug. 7, 2016. Burial will be private at her request.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Dorothy’s memory may be made to the Brooksville Free Public Library, P O Box 38, Brooksville 04617 in her honor of her many years devoted to education. She especially enjoyed art and literature.

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

Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.

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Washington County

Shirley Jean Cogswell, 71, of Pleasant Point, July 23 at a Bangor Hospital. Visiting Wednesday, July 27, 2 p.m.-1 p.m., Friday, July 29, at her daughter’s home, Peter Dana Point. Mass 2 p.m. Friday, July 29, St. Ann Roman Catholic Church, Peter Dana Point. Burial, Tribal Cemetery.

Sterling D. Crowe, 85, of Pembroke, July 11 at Pembroke. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, Iron Works Methodist Church, Pembroke. Committal service 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Augusta.

Jeremy D. Dean, 29, of Alexander, July 24 at Baileyville. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, July 20, Woodland Cemetery, Baileyville.

Dr. James G. Flanagan III, 85, of Roque Bluffs, July 15 at Roque Bluffs. Service July 23, St. Theresa’s Church, Briarcliff Manor, NY.

William Follis, 67, of Eastport, July 21. Service 2 p.m. Friday, July 29, Bayside Cemetery, Eastport

Jacqueline Irene Leavitt, 89, of Ellsworth, July 16. Family Mass 8 a.m., today, Thursday, July 28, St. Joseph’s Church, Ellsworth.

Philip W. Look, 56, of Jonesboro, July 22 at Machias Hospital. Graveside service 2 p.m. Saturday, July 30, Forest Hill Cemetery, Jonesboro.

Dominic Polchies, 59, of Indian Island, July 14. Memorial service noon, today, Thursday, July 28, at his camp.

Robert A. Salvo, 32, of Pleasant Point, July 19 at Portland. Service July 23.

Barbara W. (Parlin) Sawyer, 88, of Machias, July 23.

Hancock County

Dorothy D. Bakeman, 93, of Cape Rosier, July 20 at Deer Isle. Service noon, Sunday, Aug. 7, Brooksville Public Service/Library.

Douglas B. Chapman, 79, of Bar Harbor, July 19. Burial Mass 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Bar Harbor.

Mary E. Crocker, 86, of Lewiston, formerly of Bar Harbor, July 19 at Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston.

Alton F. Downer, 96, of Blue Hill, July 24 at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital.

Yvonne B. Downes, 88, of Bucksport, July 19 at Westgate Nursing Home, Bangor. Graveside service July 26, Riverview Cemetery, Bucksport.

Vera Mabel Bunker Foss, 98, of Franklin, March 21 at Golden Acres Boarding Home, Franklin. Graveside service 10 a.m. Aug. 5, Riverside Cemetery, Hancock.

Augustus P. Gregory, Jr., of Santa Cruz, Calif., and Bucksport, July 13 at his Santa Cruz home. Celebration of life noon, Aug. 3, Santa Cruz Yacht Club, Calif.

Daphne McKay Hutchins, 82, of Bar Harbor, July 22 at Mount Desert Island Hospital. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, July 30, Jordan-Fernald Funeral Home, Mount Desert. Interment, Otter Creek Cemetery.

Jeanne Reta (Demers) Joyce, 78, of Swan’s Island, July 8 at Golden Acres Retirement Home, Franklin. Graveside service, 12:15 p.m., Aug. 20, Rose Hill Cemetery, Swan’s Island.

Winifred Louise Kemp, 90, of Blue Hill, July 21 at Deer Isle. Service 3 p.m. Saturday, July 30, St. Brendan’s Episcopal Church, Deer Isle.

Marjorie V. (Conary) King, 91, of Ellsworth, July 18 at Courtland Rehabilitation, Ellsworth. Memorial service 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Ellsworth.

Jacqueline Irene Leavitt, 89, of Ellsworth. July 16.

Dwight Sherwood Webber, 73, of Blue Hill, June 23 at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. Memorial service 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 29, First Baptist Church, Blue Hill.

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