BAR HARBOR Gerard Edwin Haraden, 89, of Bar Harbor, died on Feb. 10, 2019. He was born Aug. 13, 1929, the son of Shirley and Sylvia (Brewer) Haraden, in the house his grandfather built on Cottage Street. Gerard graduated from Bar Harbor High School in the Class of 1947. He studied civil engineering at the …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR AND JENSEN BEACH, FLA. Dorothy Marshall, a seasonal resident of Seawall, passed away peacefully on Jan. 25, 2019, at the age of 92. Caring, self-reliant and adventurous, Dorothy spent her lifetime engaged in all things youthful and outdoors. For many years, she was a Girl Scout leader of Troop 2 in her hometown …
BAR HARBOR GEORGE N. DEMAS The extra-large heart and powerful lungs of George N. Demas, aka “the boy from away,” stopped on Feb. 5, 2019. We are all the better for knowing him, and he will be massively missed. He was born George Nicholas Demas on May 20, 1932, in Bellaire, Ohio, to Nicholas and …
BANGOR Anthony Walter Sohns, also known as Tony “The Bug Man,” died of a heart attack while on a business trip in Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 6, 2019. He was 41 years old. Sohns was raised in Bucksport, where his love of the natural world grew along the shores of Silver Lake. He began collecting at …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR Margaret Evelyn Webb Martel, 92, of Southwest Harbor passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, at Sonogee Rehabilitation and Living Center in Bar Harbor. She was born Margaret Evelyn Webb in Boston, Mass., on Nov. 8, 1926. Margaret then grew up in Ipswich, Mass., graduating from Ipswich High School in 1943. As …
ORONO AND MOUNT DESERT Don Eldon Coates, 97, died Dec. 23, 2018, in Orono. A celebration of Don’s life will be held Saturday, Feb. 9, at 11 a.m. at the Church of Universal Fellowship, 82 Main St., Orono, with Rev. Lorna Grenfell, officiating. The family invites relatives and friends to share conversation and refreshments in …
BLUE HILL Robert (“Robin”) (“Bob”) John Walls of Blue Hill passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 23, 2019, surrounded by loved ones. Bob was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was born on June 23, 1932, the son of Anna (Lang) Walls and Greeley Walls Jr. He graduated from Gilman High School in Northeast …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR M. McCormick Hassel, 72, died Jan. 18, 2019, in Bangor. She was born Jan. 18, 1947, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Robert P. and Ruth G. (Billburg) Johnsen. M. worked as an administrator for the Sarah B. Foundation. She enjoyed collecting books, renovating homes, antique collecting and taking care of her …
MANHATTAN Oscar Kelley Anderson Jr. Aug. 24, 1937 – Jan. 20, 2019 O. Kelley Anderson Jr., beloved husband and father, died recently in Manhattan after a long illness. Born in Winchester, Mass., in 1937, the only child of O. Kelley Anderson Sr. and Alma Weichel Anderson, Kelley was raised on Beacon Hill and in Manchester-by-the-Sea. …
