Frances A. LaMontagne ne Frances Ann Tessier (“Fran”) died on Sept. 11 at the age of 94. She was surrounded by her three daughters, Denise Plouffe of Orange, Massachusetts, Laure’ LaMontagne of Decatur, Georgia, and Heloise Strickland of Kennebunkport. She was briefly under the care of Beacon Hospice at her apartment at Huntington Common where […]

Earl W. Beauchemin, 72, of Arundel, died suddenly on Sept. 10, 2022, at his residence. He was born May 1, 1950, in Kennebunk, the second youngest of 17 children born to Joseph and Dora Beauchemin. He graduated from Kennebunk High School, class of 1969 and went to work for several local plumbing companies before receiving […]

James F. Smith, beloved husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather and great friend to many died at his home in Kennebunk on Sept. 1, surrounded by his loving family. He was 86. Born May 15, 1936, in Saugus, Massachusetts, Jim had a life filled with purpose, meaning and accomplishment. Jim grew up in Saugus, attended Bentley College […]

Ann C. Berry, 90, of Kennebunk, passed away peacefully on Sept. 1, 2022, at Huntington Common with her two daughters at her side. She was born June 2, 1932, in Union, Maine, to Franklin Benson Calderwood and Marion Kennedy Calderwood and grew up on the family farm on Clarry Hill. She always enjoyed telling stories […]

Shawman Lee (Detterman) Meireis, 40, a resident of Naples, Florida, and formerly of Kennebunk, died suddenly on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, in Chicago from injuries sustained when she was struck by a vehicle. Shawman (Noni) was born Aug. 29, 1981, in Stoneham, Massachusetts, the daughter of David K. Detterman and Karen M. Burke. She is […]

Eugene John Dowd Jr. (Chuck) of Bryn Mawr, and most recently Kennebunk, passed away peacefully on Aug. 29, 2022, after a courageous battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. At his passing, he was surrounded by his family and long-time companion, Mary Daggett. Chuck was predeceased by his wife Sue, parents Eugene and Iva (nee Cole), and […]

Janice (Jan) Buffum of Kennebunk, passed away on Aug. 6 after a lifetime of smiles and laughter. She was a loving mother, a caring teacher, and a true friend to so many. She lived her life by the cross-stitched words of poet Sam Walter Foss hanging on her wall, “Let me live in my house […]

Helga Joan Dunbar passed away peacefully on July 31, 2022, at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital at the age of 87. Helga was born on Feb. 25, 1935 at the Hale Hospital in Haverhill, Massachusetts, the daughter of Harold D. Osgood and Ruth H. (Frecker) Osgood and sister to H. Davison Osgood, Jr. Helga graduated from […]