Mary Hayes Murphy, 98, of Kennebunk, formerly of Somerville, died on Sept. 7, 2021. Born in Somerville on Sept. 7, 1923, to her beloved parents the late Timothy and Mary (Maloney) Hayes. Beloved wife of 63 years to the late James Patrick Murphy. Devoted mother to Dennis J. Murphy and wife Cynthia, of Medford, Patricia […]

  The Rev. Joan Ingwersen Mabon, on Dec. 19, 2020, of Kennebunk. Born in Middletown, Ohio, July 19, 1930, she graduated from Duke University, class of 1952, with a B.A. degree in music. A summer romance in Kennebunk Beach, with her future husband and life partner, Thomas M. Mabon (“Tim”) led to their marriage in […]

Roger William Sundin, Sr., 98, of Portland, formerly of Kennebunk and Springvale, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at the Barron Center in Portland following a period of failing health. Roger was born Aug. 15,1923, in Boston, the son of Fritz Gustav Sundin and Mary (Steele) Sundin and spent his formative years in Warwick, Rhode Island, […]

Kimberly “Kim” Eaton, 80, a resident of Biddeford died Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, at Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford following a brief illness. Kim was born Jan. 29, 1941, in Seoul, Korea, a daughter of In Kyung and Bok Sun Kim. She graduated from high school and a two-year business school in Seoul. In […]

Catherine Gardner McBride, 59, a resident of Kennebunk, died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, at Maine Medical Center in Portland following a long illness. Catherine was born on May 28, 1962, in Pittsburgh, the daughter of James William and Joan Virginia (Earle) Gardner. The Gardner family moved to Kennebunk shortly thereafter. Cathy was a graduate of […]

Hazel Kimball Austin, 92, a longtime resident of Cat Mousam Road, Kennebunk, died on Aug. 20, 2021, at Avita of Wells following a period of declining health. She was born in Kennebunk on Nov. 2, 1928, a daughter of Ernest L. and Jessie (MacQuarrie) Kimball. She lived in Kennebunk her entire life, graduating from Kennebunk […]

June Etta Fernie July 2, 1927 – Aug. 19, 2021 A Life Well Lived A child of the depression and the Second World War, June was the eldest daughter in a family of seven children. She left her home in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, aged 17 for Toronto where she found work as a secretary at […]

Paul V. Bonneau, of Cape Porpoise, died peacefully Aug. 13 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston after a long struggle with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and heart failure. Paul was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, on July 26, 1949, to Frank X and Jeannette Grenier Bonneau. He graduated from Assumption Prep and College, then headed west to fulfill […]

Sharon A. Staz died on Monday, Aug. 6, at her second home in Camden. She was 78. Sharon was born in Ohio in 1943 to Harry William and Winnifred E. Staz. She graduated from Ithaca College in 1965 with a B.S. in speech/drama. Sharon’s career stretched from financial and business management positions at several colleges […]

Lifelong resident of Kennebunk, Clifford S. Welch, 102, passed away Thursday Aug. 5, 2021. Clifford was born in Kennebunk, March 24, 1919, to the late Raymond and Mary (Chaney) Welch. He married Eileen Dempsey in Kennebunkport on April 20, 1947, where they raised three children. Clifford proudly served his country in the United States Navy. […]