Bar Harbor Nancy Gilley, 81, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on April 2, 2019. She was born March 11, 1938, in Bar Harbor, the daughter of Erwin and Clara (Beam) Webber. Nancy married Reginald Gilley Sr. and on Dec. 24, 2018, celebrated 63 years of marriage. For many years Nancy served …
Middletown, Conn. Lewis Nelson Lukens died on Sept. 8, 2018, at his home in Middletown, Conn., with his wife of over 54 years, Ellen, and children at his bedside. He was 91 years old. Lew was a professor of biochemistry at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., from 1966 until his retirement in 1999. He worked …
Ellsworth Bonnie Marie Tripp, 62, departed the Earth peacefully surrounded by love April 18, 2019. She was born in Bar Harbor, May 2, 1956, the daughter of Walter and Loretia Tripp. Throughout her life, she cherished her daughter the most, her friends and family. For those who knew her, she always had a smile on …
Pretty Marsh Robert L. “Niffie” Smallidge Niffie Smallidge, 87, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on April 6, 2019. Niffie was born on Aug. 25, 1931, in Somesville, and was the son of Lewis and Mazie (Brown) Smallidge. Niffie grew up on Mount Desert Island thoroughly loving “his Island.” He attended school in …
Bar Harbor Adam Joshua “A.J.” Emmett, 45, passed from this Earth on April 11, 2019, from accidental drowning in Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor. A.J. was born on July 26, 1973, in Pittsburgh, Pa., the son of Mark and Paula Emmett. A.J. grew up a happy and mischievous kid who could often be found …
North Huntingdon, Pa. Debra Loretta Jellison McCormick, 65, of North Huntingdon, Pa., passed away peacefully at home April 1, 2019, after a long battle with cancer. She was born Sept. 4, 1953, in Bar Harbor, the second daughter of Jeremiah Wooster and Constance Hanscom Jellison. Debbie, as she liked to be called, graduated with honors …
Gouldsboro Margaret “Peggy” B. Ashmall passed from time to eternity April 12 at home. She was born Dec. 23, 1942, in Saginaw, Mich., the daughter of George and Margaret Baldwin Paine. After graduation from Arthur Hill High School in Saginaw, Mich., Peggy earned an associate degree from Delta College in Michigan. She headed the vehicle …
SEAL HARBOR Richard P. Urfer, a longtime summer resident of Seal Harbor, died on March 30, 2019, at the age of 82. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chester Urfer of Spring Green, Wis. Mr. Urfer was active in international finance throughout his career, starting with Morgan Stanley in the 1960s, when …
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. Mae Rideout, 88, of Middletown, R.I., passed away on April 7, 2019, surrounded by her family. Mae was born in Bar Harbor to Theodore and Lena Mitchell. Mae married Joseph Rideout of Albuquerque, N.M., on April 19, 1952, in Albuquerque, N.M. Mae was a 53-year resident of Aquidneck Island and proprietor of Meadowlark …
