All Obituaries

West Bath -  Frank W. Sparks III, 83, of Birch Point passed away on Friday, July 10, 2026.      He was born in Bath on April 16, 1943, a son of Frank Sparks Jr. and Evangeline M. Sparks and grew up in Woolwich.  He graduated from Morse High School in 1961 and upon graduation entered the United States Navy, later being honorable discharged in 1965.  While serving in the U.S. Navy he was stationed on board the USS Intrepid CVS-II, now a museum in N.Y. ...

Bath -  Beverly M. Wallace, 93, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at Hillhouse in Bath.       She was born in Brunswick on April 29, 1933, a daughter of Fred P. and Esther B. (Stone) Ring.  While in High School she was employed at Hyde School in Bath.  In 1952 she graduated from Morse High School in Bath and on October 4, 1952 she married Louton H. Wallace. She was very well known for her many years of employment at Wilson’s Drug Store in ...

Phippsburg – June 25, 2026, was a gorgeous sunny summer day, and it was also the day that Philippe William Pelletier, 78, the handsome, hilarious, dog loving, motorcycle riding, genius, warrior of a human being slipped away from us on a breeze of salt air.             He left us on his own terms.  In the sunlight and open air on his front deck, in the company of Teemu, the Pomeranian, his newly planted sunflowers, and his ...

Brunswick – Linda M. Rau, 76, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at her home, surrounded by the love of her family. She attended Bath schools and Morse High School in Bath. She was employed at Congress Sportswear for many years. Linda later worked at Bath Iron Works, retiring in 2012 as a Preservation Technician. On June 5, 2010, she married Daniel P. Rau. Linda enjoyed playing cards, her trips to Las Vegas visiting with family, and playing “any game of chance.” She ...

Arrowsic - Stanley Lane, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on May 31, 2026, at the age of 84. He was born on February 5, 1942, in Flushing, Queens, New York, to Janet and Jesse Lane. He was preceded in death by his parents and his twin brother, Michael. Stan graduated from Ohio State University, where he swam butterfly on the varsity swim team, and received his masters degree from SUNY Buffalo. Following his education, he built a successful ...

Obituary John S. (Jack) Henderson, Ph.D John Stanton (Jack) Henderson died May 25, 2026. Born in Bath on January 25, 1939, he was the only child of A. Bernard and Lillian (Lewin) Henderson.  Raised in Phippsburg, he attended Bath schools and graduated from Morse High School in 1957.  Finishing his undergraduate studies at Bates College in 1961, Jack accepted a NDEA Fellowship at Brown University, where he had a Fulbright Grant in 1964 and completed a Masters degree and his Ph.D ...

James “Jim” (or “Jimmy”) F. Carleton, 79, of West Bath, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2026, after a short but fierce battle with esophageal cancer. Jim was the son of the late Maynard L. and Beatrice (Rose) Carleton. Following graduation from Morse High School (class of 65), Jim enlisted in the U.S. Air Force (1966-1969) and served as a Sgt. in the Vietnam War.  Jim continued his service joining the Air National Guard from 1982-2000. On November 30, 1968, he ...

Bath - Caroline “Carrie” L. Placey, 58, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at Maine Medical Center in Portland due to complications from open heart surgery. She was born in Portland, Maine on September 16, 1967, a daughter of Tim and Gladys (Doughty) Placey. She graduated from Greely High School in Cumberland and attended the University of Maine. She was employed at TD Bank in Lewiston as a fraud manager. She met Joe Hahn, the love of her life in March 2008. She was ...

West Bath -  Michael T. Drake, 52, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at his residence.    Michael was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on January 8, 1974, the son of Cary and Nila Gay (Warner) Drake.  In 1992 he graduated from Morse High School in Bath.  Michael began lobster fishing at the age of 13, continuing until retiring from that in 2023.  At the age of 15, he was a junior firefighter with West Bath Fire Department.  On March 3, 1992 he ...

Bath - Kenneth T. Chubbuck, 95, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2026, at his residence.      He was born in Wiscasset on April 25, 1931, a son of Harvey and Marion (Munsey) Chubbuck.  Ken graduated from Morse High School and entered the United States Navy, serving in the Korean Conflict.  He married MaryJo Colby and was employed at Chicago Bridge & Iron for many years.  He was later employed at Bath Iron Works as an outside machinist retiring after ...