Ellsworth Howard “Sturgis” Turnbull, 89, passed away peacefully Sept. 13, 2022, in Ellsworth. Sturgis was born Dec. 28, 1932, in Seal Harbor, the only child of Howard and Emma (Grindle) Turnbull. He graduated from Gilman High School in 1951. After just two semesters at the University of Maine, Sturgis decided more school was not for …
Blue Hill On Aug. 22, 2022, at the all too young age of 46, Andrew passed away unexpectedly, succumbing to a heart attack. Born on Nov. 27, 1975, in Blue Hill, Andrew lived, worked and thrived in Downeast Maine his entire life. He grew up hiking in Acadia National Park, where he cut his teeth …
Bar Harbor Lucy Elizabeth Triplett, 92, died peacefully surrounded by family on Sept. 15, 2022. Lucy was born on July 22, 1930, in Wakefield, Mass., the daughter of Gabriel and Grace (Zagaria) Pica. She attended nurses training at Massachusetts Memorial Hospital and worked at Peter Bent Brigham hospital before moving to Maine to take a …
Lamoine Katherine K. Whitaker, 93, passed away Sept. 14, 2022, in Bangor. Kay was born in Hermon, Aug. 17, 1929, the daughter of Montford and Doris (Patten) Kimball. Kay was a graduate of Ellsworth High School, Class of 1947. In 1949, Kay married Warren Whitaker and began raising a family. She stayed at home with …
Southwest Harbor Linwood S. “Woody” Leighton passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 10, 2022. Woody was born in Bass Harbor on Aug. 6, 1940, to Newell “Everett” and Juanita Leighton. Woody lived a quiet but active life with his beloved wife of 64 years, M. Irene Leighton, who predeceased him a short four months …
Mount Desert Edward “Ted” Bromage died peacefully at MDI Hospital on Sept. 10 after a long, wonderful life shared with family and countless friends that he gathered along each step of his journey. Ted was born on June 1, 1937, in Providence, R.I., where his father worked for the Providence Journal-Bulletin. He grew up in …
Gouldsboro Point Keep a fire burning in your eye Pay attention to the open sky You never know what will be coming down… Into a dancer you have grown From a seed somebody else has thrown Go on ahead and throw some seeds of your own And somewhere between the time you arrive and the …
Maine/Missouri Marshall Holt Smith, age 97, resident at Morningside Assisted Living Chillicothe, Mo., passed away on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, at Morningside Nursing in Chillicothe, Mo. Born the eldest son of Carl “Dewey” Smith and Clara G. Phillips Smith in Lamoine, Maine on March 16, 1925, he was a graduate of Ellsworth High School in …
Ellsworth Robert “Bob” Dickens passed away at Eastern Maine Medical Center on August 29, 2022. Bob was born in Alexandria, Virginia on February 2, 1939, to Paul and Beatrice Dickens. Bob’s father was an economist for the United States Treasury and took the family to live in England after the end of the Second World …
Sullivan Maynard Eugene (Roach) Hardison, 33, of Sullivan, passed away on Aug. 29, 2022 at his home after a courageous battle with a long illness. Maynard was born in Ellsworth, Maine to Roland and Shawna Hardison in 1988. Maynard loved to be on the water, boating, fishing and spending time with his best friend. He …
Ellsworth Maria K. Dupuy of Ellsworth passed away on August 31, 2022. She was 71. Born March 28, 1951, in Budapest, Hungary, Maria came to the United States with her parents (Frank Kovacs, Sr. and Maria Kovacs) and brother (Frank) during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Maria grew up in Connecticut until moving permanently to …
Hancock Robert (Bob) Bruce McKenney, 76, died unexpectedly August 31, 2022, at a Bangor hospital. Bob was born Dec. 27, 1945, in Skowhegan, the son of Bernard and Virginia (Cook) McKenney. He graduated in Madison where he met his high school sweetheart, Donna Jean Bahr, who became his wife of 55 years. Bob and Donna lived in …
