John Pence passed peacefully on Friday, May 19, 2023. He died as he lived: on his own terms and thinking about someone other than himself. John was a husband, a son, a brother, an uncle, and a friend. He was also a teacher, a counselor, a human resources executive, and an employment consultant. One of […]

Patricia Ann (Rice) Lothrop, age 80, of Kennebunk, died on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, after a period of declining health. She was the beloved wife of Robert J. Lothrop, Sr., with whom she celebrated her 47th wedding anniversary last month. Born and raised in Lynn, she was the daughter of the late John F. and […]

Ruth Renwick Cram, 96, of Kennebunk, died Sunday, May 28, 2023. Ruth, daughter of Vertie and Louden Renwick, was born and raised in Athol, Massachusetts, and attended Becker College In Worcester, Massachusetts. She met her husband of 65 years, the late Chester “Chet” David Cram, Jr., at Moody Beach in Wells, in 1945. They married […]

Thomas Edgar Harden Sr., 80, of Kennebunk, passed away May 26, 2023. He was born Nov. 29, 1942 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, to Richard and Ruth (Naylor) Harden. Tom attended Salisbury, Massachusetts, and Newburyport, Massachusetts, schools growing up. He worked at Pettengill Farm in Salisbury as a teenager. He then worked as an auto mechanic at […]

Lawrence Allen McKay, born Nov. 28, 1933, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. Lawrence was born in Bar Harbor where he grew up and attended Bar Harbor High School. While there he was involved in sports playing on the basketball team. He was happily married to Gloria Allen (they shared the same middle […]

Maureen Philomena Raiter, 81, a resident of Kennebunk, died on Saturday afternoon, April 1, 2023, peacefully and surrounded by family and friends. Maureen was born on Oct. 6, 1941 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Anthony and Anita (Petroski) Janerich. She graduated from Swoyersville High School and then from Bloomsburg College in 1963. Maureen is […]

Gloria Nadeau passed away after a lifetime of love on May 23, 2023. Gloria Eleanor was born June 18, 1937, to Peggy (Lesuer) and Elton Welch of Kennebunk. Gloria attended Kennebunk school systems and excelled in her classes. She played the clarinet and was a cheerleader. She then met her husband Fredrick “Buck” Nadeau. They […]

MSGT Stuart E. Brooks, USAF, Ret, 85, of Arundel, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2023, at his home, following a period of failing health, surrounded by his children. Stuart was born Jan. 1, 1938, in Baldwin, Maine, the son of Robert Wesley and Evelyn Guptill Brooks, and was raised on the family farm in Freedom, […]

Michael William Lewko was born Jan. 10, 1954, to William John and Eleanor Rose (Haggins) Lewko of Stone Avenue in Claremont, New Hampshire. He died May 12 at Maine Medical Center after a brief illness. He was the eldest of three children, sister Elizabeth (Dana) Whipple and son Aaron (Rosa) Whipple, brother James (Sara), and […]