Camden, Maine Francis “Frank” Joseph O’Hara Sr., 91, died on Aug. 3, at his home in Camden, Maine, surrounded by his family. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on Oct. 29, 1931, he was the son of Francis Joseph and Dorothy (MacCalduff) O’Hara. He married Donna “Jill” Hildreth in Portland, Maine, onRead More

Vineyard Haven, Mass. James (Jim) Howard Lobdell, the first of three sons of Margaret Kisk and Howard Lobdell, arrived with the incoming tide on Aug. 20, 1943. He left us, much mourned, with the outgoing tide, on July 22. He was 79. Sitting with him as he set off onRead More

Bristol, R.I. After a wonderful 92-years of life, Herbert P. Browne, Jr., died peacefully next to his wife of 66 years, Christine Gorcynski Browne, on July 6. Herb and Christine founded Bristol Bagel Works in 1994 with their son, Rob, where they worked side by side until they could noRead More

Southport, Maine Andrew Compton “Andy” Holmes, 89, died July 1, 2023 at Lincoln Health Miles Campus in Damariscotta. Andy was born Nov. 4, 1933, in Middletown, Connecticut and graduated from The Albany Academy in 1951, Wesleyan University with a B.A. in chemistry in 1955, and from the University of PennsylvaniaRead More

Cataumet, Mass. Mark Chase passed away on June 11, 2023 at home surrounded by family. He was the husband of Anne (Turner) Chase. Born in New Bedford, Mass., he was the son of the late Donald and Jacqueline (Key) Chase. Mark was a loving husband, father and “grampa” who devotedRead More

Tenants Harbor, Maine James S. “Jim” Barstow, III, longtime captain and owner of Monhegan Boat Line, passed away unexpectedly on June 7, following a brief illness. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on Sept. 21, 1943, Jim was the firstborn child of Margaret and James S. Barstow II. His childhood homeRead More

Fontana, Wisc. Harry Clemons “Buddy” Melges Jr. passed away on May 18, 2023. He leaves behind a remarkable legacy as one of the most accomplished and revered sailors in American history. Born on January 26, 1930, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, Buddy dedicated his life to the pursuit of excellence on theRead More

Topsham, Maine James Ferguson Millinger was born in York on Feb. 5, 1935. He died in Topsham on May 5, 2023. Jim was the son of Mrs. and Rev. Walter H. Millinger, pastor of the First Parish Church in York from 1929 to 1952. When he was 12, his motherRead More

Portsmouth, N.H. Capt. Robert (Bob) N. Stewart passed away suddenly on April 2, 2023 in Maine while working aboard his yacht, Adrianee. He was a spry and zesty 91-year-old with a love for the sea. Known to all as Bob, he was born in Boston in 1932. Bob served inRead More

Thomaston, Maine Marshall “Sandy” Grant Bolster Jr., passed away peacefully on April 2 at the age of 77. Sandy was born in Boston, Mass., on March 19, 1946 and was the fourth child, and only son, of Catherine and Marshall Bolster Sr. Sandy was raised in Wellesley, Mass., attended NobleRead More