All Obituaries

Arrowsic – Mildred E. Knight, 90, of Preble Point Road, died Sunday, June 26, 2022 following a short illness at Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick.  She was born in Bath, May 14, 1932, a daughter of Raymond and Laura E. Warner Doughty.  She grew up in Arrowsic and was educated in local schools and attended Morse High School. On Dec 24, 1949 she married Stewart “Paul” Knight and they made their home in Arrowsic.  She worked numerous jobs throughout her life...

Windsor - Mary Anne Sprague, born May 11, 1942, died peacefully at her home on Friday, June 24, 2022.  A 1960 graduate of Morse High School and Bath native, Mary Anne loved sharing stories about the area in “the old days” and often regaled her family with tales of local legends and childhood adventures. She took great pride in her children and grandchildren and often remarked that her kids were her “whole life”. She loved to host family gatherings (creating core...

Phippsburg - Vincent Bert Wells, 37, died June 20th, 2022 in a boating accident.   Vince was born in Brunswick, ME on September 13th, 1984, to Lewis and Gail Wells. Vince’s recipe for life was simple: family, fun, and full throttle. His inquisitive nature led him to have an eclectic combination of hobbies. You never knew what he’d be up to next. He enjoyed everything from sports, road trips, cooking, video games, and hunting to landscaping, spirituality, comedy and...

Brunswick – Jeanne D’Arc Bourque, 101, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 19, 2022 at Horizons Living and Rehab Center.  She was born in Brunswick, daughter of Adelia and Jean Baptiste Pelletier on July 16, 1920. She loved playing cards and always looked forward to the next game.  She was accused of cheating but she only actually just changed the rules. She thoroughly enjoyed traveling, having been to the Balloon Festival in Albuquerque, NM, Canada, Nova Scotia, a...

Phippsburg – Merle E Gilliam, 94, of Phippsburg, passed away peacefully on June 9, 2022 at the Garden in Brunswick.  Merle was the oldest child of Oscar & Mina Gilliam, born in Phippsburg on Jan 29, 1928.  Merle graduated from Morse High School in 1946.  After graduating, Merle worked proudly alongside his father, Oscar, fishing the coast of Maine.  On Nov 10, 1950 he married his soul mate, June McIntyre, and the couple made their home in Phippsburg to raise...

  West Bath -  Judy Newman of West Bath, passed away peacefully on June 8, 2022, at Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick.    She was born on October 20, 1953, in Lubec, to parents Donald Paul Richardson and Eleanor Mae (Archer) Richardson.  She graduated from Lubec High School in 1972 and from the University of Maine at Orono in 1986, majoring in Secondary Education.    Judy and her husband, Dana Newman, were married in 1972.  They would have...

Ada (Scaggs) Melville, 91, of Georgetown, Indiana, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2022. She was a longtime member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bath, Maine She was born on April 1, 1931 in Argillite, Kentucky to Pleas and Grace (Wells) Scaggs. In addition to her parents, Ada was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin Melville; daughter, Grace Morris; and nine siblings.  Ada is survived by her daughters, Alice Bennett (Robert), Teresa Cunio; sons, Mike (Susan), Paul (Susan),...

Woolwich – Dennis A. “Tony” Youland of Reed Road lost his battle with Parkinson’s Disease on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at the age of 72 in the home that he loved with the woman that he loved by his side.  He was born in Bath, on September 13, 1949 the son of Arthur L.A. and Dorothy M (Reed) Youland. He graduated from Morse High School class of 1967, attended S.M.V.T.I., served in the U.S. Airforce, served as assistant chief on the Woolwich Volunteer Fire Dept.,...