All Obituaries

Georgetown - Joseph Edward Kendzia Jr., 64, of Georgetown, Maine passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on November 23, 2022 in the home he built after a sixteen month battle with glioblastoma. Joe was born in Westerly, RI on January 8, 1958 to Madeline and Joseph Kendzia, Sr. He attended Immaculate Conception School and Westerly High School, Class of 1976.   Joe worked as a manager in the design department at Bath Iron Works and as a master carpenter. He was an avid...

Phippsburg - Edward M Skillin died suddenly at home Nov. 18, 2022 with his love Doris Stewart right there with him as she had been for the last 4 years. Ed was born in Phippsburg July 28, 1940, to Thelma and Maurice Skillin. He graduated from Morse High School in 1958. Ed married Patricia Murphy on Dec. 1, 1956 and they were together 63 years until her passing in Jan. 2018. They had three daughters. Ed worked for Reed & Reed, then BIW at night while cutting wood and trucking it during...

West Bath - William Arthur Bruce, age 87 passed away peacefully at home 11-16-22 with his family nearby. Born to William Allison Bruce Jr. and Mary Maude Larrabee 7-31-35 in Bath, Maine. As a member of the class of 1953 Morse High School, active in football, track and basketball. Bill graduated from San Francisco College of Mortuary Science and worked for many years at Dillingham Funeral Home, Auburn, Maine. He served as a camp counselor in his high school years and later became an associate...

Phippsburg - On November 9, Joseph Octave Benoit, a beloved husband, father, papa, brother, uncle, and friend to many, passed away. He was 77 years old. Joe was born on December 22, 1944, in Bath, Maine, to Charles and Bernice Benoit. He graduated from Morse High School, class of 1964, and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy serving honorably in Vietnam on the U.S.S. Sacramento. After four years of service to his country, he attended and received a Bachelor of Science degree in business from...

Marthe P. Dowling of Brunswick passed away on November 5, 2022, after a long illness. Marthe was born in Brunswick on December 24, 1932, to Leonard and Germaine (St.Pierre) Schinck. She was raised on the family dairy farm in Brunswick and lived her entire life on that land. She was baptized at St. John’s Church and was a lifelong communicant. Marthe attended St. John’s Catholic School, graduating in 1947, and was a boarding student at the former Sacred Heart...

Bowdoinham - Edna M Seeley, 89, of White Rd. Passed away peacefully at her home on Friday November 4th. She was born December 13th, 1932, in Stockton Springs Maine. The 4th child of 6 to her parents Alvin and Gertrude (Ambrose) Gott. She was educated during her early school years in the Bowdoinham school system before her family moved to Connecticut where she graduated from High School in New Haven. After starting her family in Connecticut, she moved back to her home state of Maine. In her...

Westbrook - Richard J. Largay, of Westbrook, formerly of Bath, passed away on October 28, 2022 at home in Westbrook, surrounded by his loving family.  The son of Kenneth and Faustina (Palmer) Largay, Richard was born in Rockland on February 26, 1928. He attended St. Mary’s Grammar School (Augusta), Cony High School, and graduated from Morse High School (Bath) in 1946. At Morse, he was Captain of the baseball team and member of the football, basketball, and swimming...

Topsham – Sally Jeanne Elizabeth Kappler, 78, of Topsham, died on Oct 20, 2022.  She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Charles J. and Jeanne (Dieffenbach) Kappler of Topsham and sister of Barbara K. Howard of Asheville NC, all of who predeceased her.  Her marriage to David W. Anderson of Arlington MA ended in 1987.  After her education in public schools in Connecticut and Maryland, Sally Jeanne received a B.A. degree from Centre College and a M.S. in...