All Obituaries

Woodstock – Eugene “Glen” Gowell, 61, of Woodstock, passed away unexpectedly on May 17, 2022 at CMMC in Lewiston.  He was born in Bath, the son of Coreen Gowell on June 9, 1960.  He grew up in Brunswick and attended Brunswick Schools.  Glen, as he was known to his friends, joined the United States Army and proudly served his country for 4 years.  At the time of his death, Glen was employed at the Bethal Food Lines, which he took great pride in doing and...

The world lost an unforgettable man early in the morning of Wednesday May 11, 2022 when Grant Alden Connors died at Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick, after a long battle with cancer. He was 78 years old. Possessed of omnivorous curiosity, he was a life-long learner and impassioned teacher, a dedicated family man and a gracious and generous host.  He quickly made friends of strangers and students of children anywhere and anytime.  His home was always available to anyone in need of...

Bath - Bruce Richard Garbin passed away on May 7, 2022 at home after a long battle with cancer.  He was born on August 29,1949, in Brooklyn, New York to Emmanuel and Shirley Garbin.  After graduating from Newburgh Free Academy, Class of 1967, he enlisted into the United States Navy.  He served as an Electronics and Communications Engineer, retiring in December 1979 at Brunswick Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine.   He married Cheryl V. Dudley (deceased) and they raised...

Yarmouth - Pamela J. Cline passed away peacefully at Massachusetts General Hospital on May 3, 2022 at the age of 62, after a hard fought battle with a long term illness. She was surrounded by her loving husband of 41 years David Cline, and her 2 children Christopher Cline (Brunswick) and Heather Provost (Durham). Pam was born in Yarmouth on June 21, 1959. She enjoyed spending time at camp on Cobbosseecontee Lake with family and friends, sitting by the campfire and listening to loons call...

Paul Ingraham Wren Jr. (Graham) passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 1, 2022.  He was born May 10, 1935 in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Paul Ingraham Wren and Alice Trumbull Wren.  Graham and his two sisters, Mary and Frances, were raised in Medford, and Kennebec Point in Georgetown, Maine where they spent every summer. Graham graduated from Medford High School and studied Mechanical Engineering at Tufts College, graduating in 1957.  As an ROTC graduate, he gave his next...

Woolwich - Benson Gilmore, affectionately known as Benny, Ben, Gentle Ben, Dad, Umpi, Papa, and Grampy, passed away on Monday April 25, 2022 surrounded by his wife and children. He was 68 years old. Benny was born and raised in Bath, Maine. He attended Newell School, Bath Jr. High, and graduated from Morse High School in 1971. He met his love, Bette, in ninth grade and they married in 1978 and grew their family from there. He worked at BIW and Gilmore’s Seafood Market. “The...

Woolwich – Helen Elizabeth Cummings Reed passed quietly on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022 in her home with family at her side. Known to all as Betty, she was born February 27, 1929, the only daughter of Helen Elizabeth Powers Cummings and Thomas John Cummings in Bath, ME. She attended Bath schools and was a cheerleader at Morse High School where she met and fell in love with and eventually married Carlton Day Reed, Jr. of Woolwich.  She graduated from Gorham State Teachers...

Bath – Barbara H. Plant, 91, of Western Ave. died Saturday April 2, 2022 in Yarmouth following a brief illness. She was born Nov. 5, 1930 in New London, CT, a daughter of Clyde K. and Evelyn Buffington Baker and was educated in the Woolwich schools and Morse High School. Barbara married Robert Coombs in 1947 and later Wallace Plant. She was a member of the Bath Church of the Nazarene, and enjoyed roses, shopping, going for car rides, and keeping an eye on the neighborhood. Barbara...

Woolwich – Clinton Edward Davis, 95, of George Wright Road, died March 27, 2022, at his residence surrounded by his family and faithful cat Little Guy.  He was born in Auburn on July 24, 1926, a son of Leroy W. and Brida E. (Merrill) Davis. As a child, Clint grew up in Sydney and lived on a farm. Later the family moved to the Bath area, and he graduated from Morse High School, Class of 1945. Clint worked for Sears, Roebuck & Co. for 47 years and was the Receiving Manager....