All Obituaries

Arrowsic – Harold Mercer Blanchard Jr., 87, died from complications from Parkinson’s Disease on July 24, 2021.  He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years.  Mary Louise Blanchard, his sons, Scott and Will, daughter-in-law Michelle, granddaughter Sophia, sister-in-law Ann Wall and husband Frank, niece Alison Keily, nephew Jay Wall and many beloved cousins.  He was a proud graduate of Newark Academy and Williams College where he received a B.A. in Economics and...

Arrowsic – Heather Lynn Woodman of Arrowsic, gained her wings on Thursday, July 22nd 2021.  She was born on July 26th 1980 in Bath, Maine, a daughter of Dave & Cheryl (Wallace) Garnett of Bath. Heather graduated from Morse High School, class of 1999.  She married the love of her life, Sam Woodman on May 27th 2006.  Later they welcomed their biggest accomplishments, Brayden and Chloe to complete their sweet family. Heather enjoyed making everyone happy.  Her...

Arthur O. Berry - Professor Emerita   Gorham - Arthur O. Berry, a retired professor from The University of Southern Maine and Gorham resident passed away peacefully on Friday April 10, 2020.   He was born in Bath, ME on November 9, 1928- the son of F. Arthur and Marie Oliver Berry. He graduated from Morse High School (1946). He was active in the Morse High Band and Boy Scouts of America. He served as a counselor at Camp William Hinds B.S.A. and attributes his many lifetime...

Gorham - Beverly Ann Berry, a resident of Gorham, passed away peacefully Friday February 5, 2021.  She was born in Bath, ME on August 1, 1934, the daughter of Kathleen (Gray) and F. Horace Rittall Jr. Beverly grew up in Five Islands Maine where she attended schools, graduating from Morse High School in Bath. She would often reflect on the many memories of growing up in Five Islands.  As a teen she worked during the summer in the dining hall on Malden Island. Recalling the row over...

Sheila Marie Zittel passed away peacefully on July 20, 2021 at the age of 70 in Brunswick, Maine.  Sheila was born to John and Mary Fahey Barry on April 24, 1951 in Norwich, Connecticut and grew up in a busy household with sisters Noreen and Kathy and brother Paul. Raised in Norwich, she graduated from Norwich Free Academy in 1969, then continued to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree from Albertus Magnus College in 1973 with a major in history. She then completed...

Phippsburg- Janet Leah (Snow-Costedio) Gilliam, 70, of Sebasco Estates, passed away peacefully after a courageous 1 ½ year battle with pancreatic cancer at her home surrounded by her loving family on July 14th, 2021. She was born in Bath on October 7, 1950, a daughter of Arthur and Gladys (Hall) Snow. She grew up in Bath, attending local schools and graduated from Morse High school with the class of 1969.  She met Glenn Gilliam and married him on July 19, 2006 and made their...

Bath - Yvonne Theresa Laffely 89 went to see her mother on July 13, 2021 at the residence of her son at 2 Schooner Ridge, Bath, Maine surrounded by her family. Yvonne was born in Freeport, Maine March 23, 1932. A first generation American citizen she was the only daughter of Gerard and Marie (Cloutier) Boucher originally from Quebec, Canada.   Yvonne was educated in Bath schools through the eighth grade. When old enough to enter the work force, she started working at Verney...

Topsham – Emelda M. Bonang, 94 of Dewey Dr., joined her beloved husband Al in heaven on Friday July 9, 2021.                 She was born in the french town of Eagle Lake on Aug. 22, 1926, the third of six children. Her parents were Edward and Delina Dube Langlais. At nine, she moved to Howland. In high school she moved to Brunswick to work in the Cabot...

Bath – Alice Mae Preble Webber, passed away on July 9, 2021.  She was born in Bath, Maine on August 29, 1946, to Donald and Erma Preble.  Alice graduated from Morse High school in 1964 as First Honor Essayist of her class, and from the University of Southern Maine-Gorham in 1968.  In 1988, she married the love of her life Cecil E. Webber who passed away in November 2020.  Mrs. Webber was a lifelong educator who taught for 33 years in Portland and West Bath Public...

West Bath – Barbara Fuller of West Bath, passed away January 14, 2021 in Chesapeake, VA. She graduated from Morse High School, Bath, and University of Maine, Farmington.  A dedicated professional, Barbara worked as a social worker for the State of Pennsylvania for several decades helping children.  Always desiring to help others, she volunteered innumerable hours to assist adults in every community that she lived in and touched many lives.  She will be dearly missed but...