MOUNT DESERT and Orono George F. Peckham Jr., 91, formerly of Mount Desert, died on Aug. 19, 2019, at Dirigo Pines in Orono surrounded by loved ones and caregivers. George was born on MDI Sept. 1, 1927, to G. Frazier Peckham and Evelyn (Leighton) Peckham. He attended local schools graduating from Gilman High, Northeast Harbor …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR and Sitka, Alaska On Aug. 4, 2019, Agnes Sampson Sawyer, 93, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and embarked on her next adventure on a Sunday morning, her favorite day of the week. She was born on Feb. 14, 1926, in Princeton, N.J., to Prof. Edward Sampson and Alfreda Cope Lewis of Philadelphia, …
MOUNT DESERT Ruth Murphy 90, died from a short illness on Aug. 2, 2019, at MDI Hospital. She was born Jan. 26, 1929 in McKinley, the daughter of Charles and Evie (Ott) Gott. Ruth graduated from Pemetic High School in Southwest Harbor. Ruth married Maitland Murphy after high school. She was baptized as a Jehovah’s …
MOUNT DESERT Caspar Willard Weinberger Jr., 72, died Aug. 8, 2019, at his home. He was born Jan. 9, 1947, in San Francisco, Calif., the son of the late Caspar Willard and Rebecca Jane ( Dalton) Weinberger Sr. Caspar was a graduate of Burlingame High School, Burlingame, Calif., and from Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass., in …
GOULDSBORO Rose Ellen Butler Sargent, 58, died unexpectedly at home on Aug. 2, 2019. She was born on Aug. 23, 1960, the daughter of Harland S. and Agnes M. Harper Butler. Rose will be forever remembered by her loving sons, Johnathon “J.D.” Hamor and fiancée Mercy Hardison, and Albert M. Gott and fiancée Lindsey Law; …
ELLSWORTH Claire B. Getchell, 71, passed away July 27, 2019, at her home. She was born in Stoughton, Mass., Aug. 12, 1947, the daughter of Bernard and Catherine (Barrett) Cassidy. She graduated from Stoughton High School. Claire worked at Jackson Lab in health research as a lab tech for 10 years. She was a member …
MOUNT DESERT Stephen W. Cotter, 69, of North Conway, N.H., died Sept. 25, 2018, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, following a brief illness. Born in Winthrop, Mass., the son of Thomas and Marguerite (Webb) Cotter, he was a self-employed master plumber for over 40 years Surviving family members include his companion of 30 years, …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR Townsend Pillsbury passed away peacefully at home in Harwich, Mass., on July 12, 2019, surrounded by family and friends. Born in Derby, Conn., on Oct. 4, 1956, she attended Harwich schools and Plymouth State College. Townie called many places home: Harwich, Mass., Gilford, N.H., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Southwest Harbor, Maine. Her quick …
SWAN’S ISLAND Earland R. Lowell passed away on June 27 at the age of 102. He was born June 27, 1917, in Lewiston. Son of Henry T. Lowell and Florence Rand Lowell. Earl is survived by his sister, Madeline Lowell St. Louis, of Auburn. There will be no service, per his request.
NORTHEAST HARBOR Redmond C. S. Finney, a retired Gilman School headmaster, died on July 31 at the MDI Hospital in Bar Harbor. The Upperco, Md., resident was 89 years old. Born in Baltimore and known as Reddy, he was the son of Dr. George Finney, a general surgeon, and his wife, Josephine Stewart. He was …
