Helen Marjorie Beers (Short)
Oct 16, 2020
Vanceboro – Helen Marjorie Beers, 90, passed away Friday, October 16, 2020 at Colonial Healthcare in Lincoln. Helen was born in McAdam, NB on December 4, 1929, daughter of Harry and Thelma (Robinson) Short. Helen graduated from McAdam High School, Class of 1946. She worked in a local grocery store until marrying Hollis Beer on February 16, 1949. They settled...
Verna Marguerite MacKechnie (Gibson)
Oct 13, 2020
Calais – Verna Marguerite MacKechnie, 103, went to be with her Lord & Savior on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Marshall Healthcare in Machias. Verna was born in Calais on January 9, 1917, daughter of George and Tressie (Langille) Gibson. She worked at Ware Knitters in Calais as a presser. Verna was a devoted and faithful member of both the...
~ Sabattus Family
Oct 1, 2020
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated in memory of John and Carolyn Sabattus and their two daughters, Sharon Sabattus and Lisa Turner at 11:00 am, Saturday, October 17th at Immaculate Conception RC Church, Calais by Father Kevin J. Martin. The four family members will be buried together at Calais Cemetery following Mass. Please follow CDC guidelines throughout the service with...
Mamie Ethel Farquharson (Collier)
Sep 26, 2020
Princeton – Mamie Ethel Farquharson, 77, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 at her home in Princeton. Mamie was born in Moncton, NB on March 21, 1943, daughter of Clifford and Violet (Wilson) Collier. Mamie graduated from Chipman High School in New Brunswick and went on to work as a waitress in Sussex, where she met her future husband Alfred...
Mary C. Casey
Sep 22, 2020
Alexander – Mary Cecilia Casey, 71, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2020 at Downeast Community Hospital after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Mary was born September 8, 1949 to James and Mary (Bernardini) Casey. She attended Immaculate Conception Catholic grade school, graduated from Calais Memorial High School in 1967 and completed business school before joining the family business, Boston...
Wilfred Walter "Billy" Gross Jr.
Sep 21, 2020
Lubec and Machias – Wilfred “Billy” Walter Gross Jr., 36, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 21, 2020. Billy was born in Machias on December 30, 1983, the third child of Wilfred Walter Gross Sr. and Brenda (Lyons) Gross. Bill was very athletic and played many sports during his high school career, but his favorite sport was basketball. He and...
James D. Perley Jr.
Sep 20, 2020
Indian Township – James Donald Perley Jr., 37, passed away unexpectedly on September 20, 2020 at his home. Jimmy was born to James and Cindy Perley on January 19, 1983 in Bangor. He attended grade school at Indian Township and graduated from Calais High School, Class of 2001. Jimmy was joyful, gentle and had a great respect for life and...
Rebecca Sears Hill
Sep 19, 2020
Eastport & Ellsworth – Rebecca Sears Hill, 77, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth. Rebecca was born in Portland on June 26, 1943, daughter of Clifford and Mae (Bowler) Hill. Rebecca was predeceased by her parents and grandparents. She has no known surviving family. Rebecca will be buried at North Gorham Cemetery in...
Raymond E. Faulkner
Sep 18, 2020
Calais & Island Falls – Raymond E. Faulkner, 78, passed away Friday, September 18, 2020 surrounded by family at Houlton Regional Hospital. After graduating high school in Island Falls, Ray worked for the Island Falls Hardware until enlisting in the U.S. Air Force. Following his service, he returned home and went back to work for Island Falls Hardware until starting...
Melissa Anne Corbett (Jones)
Sep 13, 2020
Baileyville – Melissa Anne (Jones) Corbett, 51, passed away following a long battle with a rare autoimmune disease on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center. Melissa was born in Calais on July 9, 1969, daughter of Dale and Bernita (Shain) Jones. Melissa graduated from Woodland High School, Class of 1987, and Husson University with an...
Mary Hold Merrill (Rusnak)
Sep 11, 2020
Calais – Mary Merrill, 96, passed away Friday, September 11, 2020 at Marshall Healthcare in Machias. Mary was born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia on May 12, 1924, daughter of George and Helen (Yurco) Rusnak. Mary immigrated to the United States in 1926 through Ellis Island. During the war, she worked at National Pneumatic Company in New Jersey. It was there that...
Ruth Muller
Sep 11, 2020
On Friday, September 11, 2020, Ruth Muller passed away at home peacefully in her sleep to be with her Lord and Savior at 105 years old. Ruth Muller was born on January 3, 1915 in Germany. At 9 years old, she and her family were forced to escape the tensions of World War 1 by immigrating through Ellis Island to...
Pierre C. Woog
Sep 8, 2020
Eastport - Dr. Pierre Charles Woog, professor, husband, father and force of nature who was known for his passionate generosity and persistent curiosity, died peacefully on September 8 at his home in Eastport, Maine. He was 78. Dr. Woog was born in Laboule, France to Roger and Renee Woog. Roger was a film producer in Paris, but Pierre was born...
Daniel Dawson
Sep 6, 2020
Calais, ME & Everett, MA – Daniel Pitts Dawson, 54, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020 at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Danny was born on January 7, 1966, son of Philip and Mary (Spillane) Dawson. After graduating from Learning Prep School in Massachusetts, Danny became a civilian employee with the U.S. Coast Guard, and also worked...
Doreen Elizabeth Hill (McGarrigle)
Sep 5, 2020
Calais – Doreen Elizabeth Hill, 89, passed away surrounded by family on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Calais Regional Hospital. Doreen was born in Calais on May 25, 1931, daughter of the late John Philip and Dora Mildred (Purcell) McGarrigle. After graduating from Calais Memorial High School class of 1949, she worked at Woolworth’s and Steve Hills bowling alley. In...
Paul N. Cox
Sep 5, 2020
Eastport – Paul Noel Cox, 71, passed away at his home in Eastport on September 5, 2020. Paul was born in Salt Lake City, UT on March 17, 1949 to Herman and Carole (Christmas) Cox. Paul was an accomplished legal scholar, he graduated first in his class from the University of Utah, College of Law, earning his Juris Doctor degree...
Jean Marie Johnson (Chaffee)
Sep 4, 2020
Calais – Jean Marie (Chaffee) Johnson, 84, passed away Friday, September 4, 2020 at her son and daughter's-in-law home with family at her side. Jean was born in Calais on December 7, 1935, daughter of John Willard and Bernice (McKnight) Chaffee. Jean graduated from Calais Memorial High School, Class of 1954. On April 7, 1955 she married Rosco Johnson and...
John Donald "Jack" Surles Sr.
Aug 30, 2020
John D. “Jack” Surles, Sr. passed peacefully surrounded by family on August 30, 2020. Born July 6, 1940 in Lubec, Maine he moved to Eastport, Maine and called Eastport home. He lived in Brookline, Massachusetts and Punta Gorda, Florida until he came home again in 2020. He is predeceased by his father, John R. Surles, his mother Marjorie (née Tinker)...
Louis James Lucas Jr.
Aug 29, 2020
Baileyville, ME – Louis James Lucas Jr, 35, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, August 29, 2020. Louis was born in Phillipsburg, NJ on June 21, 1985, son of Louis J. Lucas Sr. and Beth A. (Stine) Hillman. After attending school in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Louis eventually moved to Maine where he worked as a carpenter, and most recently was employed...
Hank Williams "Bill" Bailey
Aug 26, 2020
Princeton – Hank Williams “Bill” Bailey, 64, was surrounded by his family when he passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at his home. Bill was born in Hartford, CT on March 17, 1956 to Donald and Patricia (Norman) Bailey. Princeton was always his home, it is where he married the love of his life, Donna L. Melanson on June...
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