Eli James Olson, 25, died on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 in a tragic hiking accident on El Capitan mountain in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas. Eli was born August 1, 1997 in Dover-Foxcroft, the third of five children born to Scott and Doreen Olson of Charleston. Eli is survived by his parents Scott and Doreen […]

Captain John Maclean, 88, of William Street, passed away March 12, 2023 at Samaritan Summit Village in Watertown, where he had been a resident since November of 2020. He was born December 30, 1934 in Buffalo, NY, son of Archibald and Effie Gillies Maclean. He graduated from Hamburg High School in 1953 and then from […]

Following a long illness, Wil Langdon passed away on March 12,2023. He was born on July 7, 1945 in New London, CT. After completing his high school education at Robert E. Fitch Sr. High School, in 1964 he enrolled at Maine Maritime Academy, in Castine, Maine. Wil graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor’s Degree in […]

Frederick Victor Glidden passed away peacefully on March 8, 2023, at his home in South China, Maine surrounded by his family. Fred was born in Gardiner, January 15, 1948, to George Burton Glidden and Pauline Winifred (Stimpson) Glidden.  After graduating from Erskine Academy in 1966, he then achieved his Maritime Engineering Degree from Maine Maritime […]

Thomas J. Frederick, 78, passed away February 26, 2023, at Northern Light Mayo Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born August 22, 1944, in Waterville, the son of Anthony J. and Evelyn (Gamble) Frederick. Tom (“Tommy”) grew up in Pittsfield, Maine and attended Maine Central Institute where he graduated […]

Joseph Michael Leo Findlan, a resident of New Richmond, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2023, at the age of 72. A 1972 graduate of Maine Maritime Academy, he was the husband of 35 years to Donise “Doni” Findlan (nee Conley), whom he married in 1981. He was the father of Meredith (Randy) Lindsey and […]

Dan Davis – yeast wrangler, rum distiller extraordinaire, harbormaster, gourmet cook, house and boat builder, musician, Liberal Cup denizen, perpetually mustachioed man with an infectious laugh, and loving husband, son, father, and brother – died in Cumberland on February 20, 2023. He was 57. Born in Portland in 1965, Dan had an early interest in […]

Gary Kenneth Wheaton passed away at home at age 82 on January 29, 2023. Gary was born December 11, 1940 in Millinocket, Maine to parents Kenneth Cecil Wheaton and Harriet Marie (MacKenzie) Wheaton. Gary graduated from Stearns High School in 1959 and from Maine Maritime Academy in 1962. He was drafted into the US Army […]

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of James Gregory Kus. On Jan. 29, 2023, James went home to be with the Lord. James was born on May 20, 1951 to Joseph and Sophie. James graduated from Winthrop High School and went on to Maine Maritime Academy where he graduated in 1976. […]

Robert ‘Eli’ Whitney was born in New Rochelle, NY in 1957 to Horace Burton and Marjory Mackay Whitney on May 14 “Eli” has passed on to the next stage in his journey on January 26th. Raised in upstate New York, he graduated from Fayetteville-Manlius High School in 1975 with no honors to mention. He then […]

Rodney Latham Scribner, 87, of Randolph, died at his home following an illness on Sunday, January 22, 2023, with Shirley by his side. He was born in Rumford, Maine, on May 6, 1935, the son of Dwight and Evaline (House) Scribner. Rodney was educated in Norway, Maine schools and graduated Maine Maritime Academy in 1956, […]

“Old sailors never die but sometimes, when the tide is low, they just sail away.” Capt. Arthur S. Melanson’s ship sailed January 20, 2023 after an adventurous 77 year voyage. He hauled anchor after a bout of congestive heart failure complicated by the residual effects of Covid-19 two years prior. Born September 13, 1945, in […]

CANAAN- Aarne Michael Cummings, 77, died on January 20, 2023, at his home in Canaan. Mike was born on November 29, 1945, the son of the late Aarne and Bertha (Olson) Cummings. He graduated from Hartland Academy with the class of 1963 and received his degree from Maine Maritime in 1968. He was a merchant […]

On Jan. 15, 2023, Captain James Elliott “Jim” Pillsbury, U.S.N. (Retired), departed on his final voyage. He was born Oct. 2, 1956, in Weymouth, Mass., to Joanne Elliott Pillsbury and Charles Peterson Pillsbury. He is survived by his three sons, Charlie, Elliott and James; his best friend and former wife Marcy Arthur Pillsbury; James’ partner […]

Bob completed his watch, signed “the log,” and went home to his Lord and Savior on Jan. 13, 2023. He was born Jan. 29, 1931, in Gardiner. He grew up on a small dairy farm in North Whitefield and attended a one-room school grade 2 through 7 at South Windsor before his family relocated to […]

Herbert O. Hodgkins, 88, passed away after a short illness on January 13, 2023 at home. He was born June 29, 1934 in Ellsworth, the son of Dana and Winifred (Rice) Hodgkins. Herb graduated from Ellsworth High School, class of 1953 and Maine Maritime Academy, class of 1956. He also attended Husson College. Following graduation, […]

Glenn O. Hornberger passed away on January 12, 2023 at the age of 87 years. He was surrounded by his wife and family. Glenn was born in Burlington VT on May 1, 1935. His parents were the late Marcella (Burdette) and Lawrence W. Hornberger. As a child, he moved several times throughout New England and […]

Arthur G. Lilienthal, Jr. January 6, 2023 Arthur G. Lilienthal Jr, 70, of Baldwinsville, NY passed away in his home surrounded by his family early Friday morning. The Man, The Myth, The Legend. He kicked the crap out of cancer for 23 years, battling non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia since 1999. Art was born […]

Thomas Gerard Spearin Jr., 77, died Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, at the Sussman House in Rockport after a period of declining health. Born in Rockland, Feb. 14, 1945, he was the son of Thomas Gerard Spearin Sr. and Reecyl Clark Spearin. Tom was a graduate of Thomaston High School and a 1967 graduate of Maine […]

Bertram A. Magnus, 90, passed away on December 29, 2022. He was born on May 25, 1932, in Jamaica, NY, the son of Bertram P. and Stefanie Haltis Magnus. A graduate of Maine Maritime Academy, Class of 1953, he spent many years serving in the Merchant Marine as well as proudly serving in the U.S. […]