BAR HARBOR Kenneth Elmer Smith, “Mucker,” born March 14, 1930, in Bar Harbor, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. Born to parents Clarence and Mona (Goss) Smith, Ken was the youngest of six children. After his graduation from Bar Harbor High School Ken enlisted in the United States Navy, proudly serving aboard the …
HALLOWELL AND SWAN’S ISLAND Ralph Vahan Hagopian died on Oct. 14, 2018, surrounded by family. The family expresses heartfelt gratitude to the hospice nurses who ensured his comfort to the end. Ralph was born March 20, 1930, in New York City, but developed a lifelong love of the outdoors during family vacations to Connecticut. He …
NORTHEAST HARBOR Harry Rosengarten Madeira, 92, passed away at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. He was born on June 25, 1926, in Ardmore, Pa., the son of Crawford Clark Madeira and Sarah Claypoole (Neilson) Madeira. Known to his family and friends as “The Chief,” he attended the …
BAR HARBOR Elizabeth Barry Houghton died from the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s disease, at peace, on Oct. 10, 2018, at Birch Bay Village, where she had resided for more than four years. Born in Minneapolis, Minn., on June 7, 1931, she was daughter of Walter and Geraldine Barry, granddaughter of Edward F. Dunne, mayor of …
BERNARD Suanne Morse Price, 75, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, at an Ellsworth hospital after a brief illness. She was born on Dec. 4, 1942, in Passaic, N.J., the daughter of Robert W. and Ruth B. Morse. Suanne graduated from Montclair High School and continued her studies in art in Italy. Suanne’s first marriage to …
SEAL COVE Louise Evelyn Lawson, 92, passed away at her home in Seal Cove on Oct. 14, 2018, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Louise was born Sept. 12, 1926, in the village of Center in the town of Tremont on Mount Desert Island. She was the first daughter and third child of John …
SCARBOROUGH James Eugene Salisbury, 70, died peacefully at Seaside Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Portland, Oct. 15, 2018, after a battle with glioblastoma brain cancer. He was born Nov. 18, 1947, in Bar Harbor to Everett Joshua Salisbury and Agnes Hamor Salisbury right after the Fire of ’47. He was one of the “bus …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR George Thomas Vose, 89, of Southwest Harbor died peacefully Oct. 10, 2018, at a Bangor health care facility. A native of Bangor, George was born May 6, 1929, the son of George A. and Grace (Gallagher) Vose of Bangor. He graduated from Bangor High School in 1947 and from Bowdoin College in 1951, …
BAR HARBOR Barbara Cleaves Cole, known as “Bobbie,” passed peacefully in her sleep on Oct. 15, 2018, at the age of 90. Born Feb. 12, 1928, in Charleston, S.C., to Col. Haskell Hadley Cleaves and Geraldine Hamor Butterfield Cleaves, both of Bar Harbor, she traveled widely during her youth, due to her father’s military career. …
