SURRY Ann G. Sawyer, 97, died Aug. 14, 2018, at an Ellsworth health care facility. She was born April 10, 1921, in Stonington the daughter of Herbert Hosmer and Hester Anen (Clarke) Warren. Ann attended high school in St. Petersburg, Fla., and then Stonington High School, which she graduated from. She went to Normal School …
BREWER Elsie R. Frost, 91, died peacefully at Woodlands Nursing Home in Brewer, Aug. 8, 2018. Daughter of Byron L. and Mary Brown Robinson, she was one of five daughters who grew up in Southwest Harbor. In recent years, she had been a long-term resident at Woodlands who never lost her wonderful sense of humor …
MOUNT DESERT Barbara Jean Gilfillan passed away on Aug. 9, 2018, peacefully amongst her loving family and her closest companion these past six years, Holly, her beloved Corgi. Born Jan. 9, 1933, to Fred and Nettie Blanchard on Beech Hill, Somesville, she recounted many memories about what life was like in simpler times. In 1954, …
STEUBEN Robert Allen Benedict, 86, of Steuben, died peacefully at home Aug. 10, with his family surrounding him. He was born and raised in Beverly, Mass., with two brothers and a sister, son of Harold and Christine Benedict. As a teenager, Bob was a private first class in the Massachusetts National Guard, during which he …
Mt. Pleasant, SC Cmdr. John Richard Spear passed away on Aug. 10, 2018. He was born in Bar Harbor on March 14, 1932. He graduated from Bar Harbor High School in 1950 and was class president. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Maine Maritime Academy and a Master of Education from The Citadel. …
BANGOR Robert Edward Hamor, 83, died Aug. 7, 2018, at a Bangor hospital. Robert was born in Bar Harbor on Sept. 23, 1934, the son of Edward R. Hamor Jr. and Sylvia M. (Johnson) Hamor. A private burial will be held at Hillside Cemetery, Bar Harbor. A service of Brookings-Smith, Bangor.
RICHMOND AND BAR HARBOR Betty Jean (York, Dow, Silk) Moody of Richmond and Bar Harbor died peacefully at home on Aug. 2, 2018, after a long battle with emphysema. She was born Aug. 29, 1941, in Hartland, Maine, the daughter of Woodrow W. and Doris L. (Walker) York. She was predeceased by two sons, William …
TERRA LINDA, CA Jeffrey John Grey (Jeff) died peacefully on July 29, 2018, surrounded by his wife Linda and his children Menemsha and Jeff, after suffering a heart attack four days earlier at his home in Terra Linda, Calif. Jeff was born in Gloversville, N.Y., on Nov. 13, 1945, the only child of Edward and …
LOS ANGELES, CA Matthew Taylor Mellon It is with great sadness that the family of Matthew Taylor Mellon II announces his passing on April 16, 2018, at the age of 54. Matthew will be lovingly remembered by his children Araminta, Force and Olympia as well as his former wives Tamara Mellon and Nicole Hanley Pickett, …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR Linda A. Dow, 69, died Aug. 3, 2018, at Mount Desert Island Hospital. She was born in Bar Harbor March 3, 1949, the daughter of Ralph M. and Ruth Ann (Thurston) Grindle. Linda was a member of the Pemetic High School class of 1967. Linda is survived by her husband of 28 years, …
