Dover High School Alumni Obituaries

Charles E. Charlie Terrell Sr. of Shoals age 88 went to his heavenly home on February 4 2026. Born April 12 1937 in Martin County he was the son of Charlie Terrell and Bertha Mae Owens Terrell. He was the 11thchild of 12 and the last living member of his family. He married the love of his life Wilma...

Barbara Anne Finlayson 78 of Bowdoin died on Wednesday July 10 2024 at the Hospice House in Auburn. Born on July 14 1945 in Bar Harbor the daughter of Olga Elizabeth Finlayson she grew up in Portsmouth N.H. and graduated from Saint Thomas High School in Dover N.H. in 1963. A lifelong Catholic she se...

He was born to Percy and Cora Keene Jan. 71937 and was raised in Mechanic Falls by foster parents George and Blanche Meggett. Gene married his wife. Marlene Pray also of Mechanic Falls. Dec. 4th 1954. He served in the United States Air Force from 1955 to 1960 at Biloxi Miss. And Dover Del. returning...

Robert attended Gardiner High School and had a Degree in Electronics. He retired from the Air Force after 20 years of service and most recently he worked for Dupont Auto Service in Dover NH for 17 years. He enjoyed playing with his dog Shantay gardening and working around the house. He also enjoyed ...

Ann Louise Schroeder Donnell of Brunswick Maine formerly of Bath Maineand Berwick Maine died November 22 2021 at her home in Brunswick. Shewas born in Memphis Tennessee on December 23 1944 daughter of the lateLouise and Henry Donnell. Ann graduated from Morse High School class of1963 and received he...

Reinhold Taylor Wappler 35 passed away at home in Portland Maine on March 15 2021. Taylor was born in 1985 in Rochester New York to Ron and Kelly. For most of his adulthood he struggled with addiction and was taken from this world prematurely due to an overdose. Taylor enjoyed boating on the lake go...

HarpswellSharon B. Merrill died on February 6 2021 from Covid 19 at the Governor King memory care wing of Catagan Lodge The Highlands in Topsham Maine. A beautiful gracious gifted and talented lady she will be sorely missed by all of us that knew and loved her. Sharon was born on March 10 1943 in Fr...

Christopher Woodruff passed away at home in Westbrook Maine on January 21 2020. He was born at the WentworthDouglas hospital in Dover New Hampshire on February 8th 1974 and lived most of his life in Maine. Chris grew up in Bath Maine and was a 1992 graduate of Morse High School where he enjoyed play...

BATH Varney Joseph Leonce Charron 69 of Bath passed away peacefully on December 22 2017 at Togus Springs. Varney was born in Brunswick on February 17 1948 and was the only child to Varney Joseph Charron and Yvette Belanger Charron He attended St. Johns Catholic School and then went on to Chevrus Hi...

Mark E Pennington 68 of Clayton DE passed away on Monday January 26 2026 after a difficult and courageous battle with cancer. Mark was born July 20 1957. He was preceded in death by his father Edwin Pennington mother Shirley Pennington Queen and husband Daniel J Queen Jr all of Wilmington. He is sur...

Patricia Ann Wyatt 89 of Tampa Florida passed away on January 23 2026. She was a native of Lake Worth Florida and a lifelong Florida resident. Patricia graduated from Jefferson High School in 1954. She was a member and a Sunday school teacher at Concord Baptist Church Tampa. Patricia is preceded in ...

Dover Monta Grey Harrington died in her home in Dover after a four your bout with cancer. She was born in 1949 in Oakland California. Her father was in the Air Force and so the family moved often including spending a few years in Japan. She graduated high school in Fairborn Ohio and attended Wright ...

JosAntoio Ortiz a hard working engineer devoted family man and selfless volunteer passed away on January 20 2026 at the age of 88. on November 7 1937 to Antoio Too Ortiz and Celia M. Ortiz Jos moved to Manhattan New York at the age of nine. A bright and driven student he pursued his passion for scie...

Bernard L. DeCristofaro Jr. passed away suddenly on December 27 2025 at Hackettstown Hospitalsurrounded by his loved ones.He was 70 years old.Bernie had recently received a livertransplant andwas full of hope and gratitude in his final days. Bernie grew up in the Germania Park area of Rockaway Towns...

82 of Schnecksville died on February 4 2026 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home Allentown. He was the husband of Alice S. Kistler Hammond to whom he was married 59 years. Born in Dover Ohio February 8 1943 Jacob was the son of the late Robert J. and Jane Goettge Hammond. He worked for P.P.L. in the rates and...

Ruth Marie Sherwood Haas a longtime resident of Arlington MA peacefully passed away on Monday April 28 2025 at Brookview while under the compassionate care of hospice. She was 87 years old. Ruth is survived by her older brother Abijah Edward Sherwood of Princeton IL her devoted son Jason Giles Haas ...

Chicopee Donna Marie Woods 75 passed away at CareOne at Redstone on January 17 2026. The daughter of the late Edna M. Meserve and William J. Woods Donna was born on June 15 1950 in Dover NH. She attended Holy Name School was a graduate of Chicopee High School and received her LPN and later her RN de...

Carlene Ann Pafford, 79, of Ossipee, NH, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2025, at Wentworth Senior Living in Portsmouth, surrounded by her loving family.Born on March 12, 1946, in Portsmouth, NH, Carlene was the daughter of Margaret and William Fernald. She grew up on Brackett Lane and attend...

Robert “Bob” Elon Davis, age 97, of Lee, New Hampshire, peacefully passed away January 18, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Born on September 7, 1928, in Concord, NH. Bob spent his childhood growing up in Greenland, NH. He began his married life with Enid in nearby Rye, NH where they grew thei...

Portsmouth, NH – Russell Ernest Cousins, age 76, a US Army Veteran of Vietnam, of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2026, at Portsmouth Hospital following a long period of declining health due to “Agent Orange” exposure and lasting complications from injuries sustained during his depl...

Dr. Thomas Nathan Decker, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and physician passed away of cardiac complications at his home in the arms of his loving wife and soulmate, Vicki, on January 2nd, 2026, at age 77.Dr. Decker was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to the late Emma Decker, a first gener...

Elizabeth Kidney Craig Sanner age 88 passed away peacefully on December 23 2025 at Ginnys Place in Rockledge FL. She was the beloved daughter of Maurice and Olivia Snow Kidney. Elizabeth devoted 34 years of her life not only to her family but also to her students. She taught English drama speech and...

Durham William Murdock MacBride 86 of Edendale Lane Durham died peacefully December 16 2025 at Johnson Creek Village in Dover NH with his wife Roberta at his side. Bill was Born July 31 1939 in Walpole MA the son of Arthur Sloan and Lilian MacDonald MacBride. He graduated from Walpole High School i...

Carolyn Lucy Fink Bigwood of Stratham New Hampshire died peacefully at the Hyder Family Hospice Home on Sunday January 18 2026. Carolyn was born in Hackensack N.J. on August 10 1931 the daughter of the late Arthur L. and Myrtle Rose Fink. She grew up in Hasbrouck Heights N.J. attending Hasbrouck Hei...

Henry R Henderson Hank Jack of all trades and family man passed away Sunday January 25 2026 at his home in Landing NJ. Henry was born on September 13 1948 in Dover NJ to his parents Fredrick19131999 and Katherine 19222000 Henderson. He spent a better part of his childhood in The Richard Mine area of...

MAYSVILLE -- Jim Joe Toncray, 80, of Maysville, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2026 at Good Samaritan UK Hospital in Lexington.Jim was born at Hayswood Hospital on Oct. 12, 1945 to the late Jane Dwyer Toncray and A. J. Toncray.Jim attended Maysville Public Schools until entering the Kentucky Military Institu...

Robert William Bob Byrnes 77 passed away peacefully on December 18 2025 at Morristown Memorial Hospital. Born in Morristown New Jersey Bob was the beloved son of the late Robert S. Byrnes and Mary L. Benz Byrnes. A lifelong resident of Morris County he dedicated his life to education athletics and s...

Carrol L. Pierson passed away peacefully on Saturday November 8 2025 surrounded by the love and light she had created within her family at Mira Vie Assisted Living in Montville NJ. For 82 years she poured unconditional love infectious laughter and cherished memories into the lives of all who knew he...