Nettie Salo (Hawes)

Born in Rockport, February 5, 1926 she was the daughter of Frank and Emma Kent Hawes. She was one of 16 siblings and attended local Rockport schools as well as Rockport High School.
Nettie moved to Bath where she worked at Senter’s Department Store. She then moved back to Rockport and worked at Knox Woolen Mills until 1945, when she married Arvo G. Salo. Nettie then spent a year working at JJ Newberry’s in Rockland and a year working at Green Island Packing Company. After leaving that job, she would spend the rest of her life as a mother and homemaker, having adopted her nephew after his mother’s death when he was only two and a half. Nettie took great pride in having a neat home. View Memorial and Tributes

Gary Henry

ROCKLAND — Gary Lee Henry, 80, of Rockland, Maine, passed away unexpectedly on Aug. 24, 2024, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, Maine.
Gary was born on Jan. 21, 1944, in Rumford, Maine, the youngest of Clifford and Ethel Henry's six children. After Clifford died in a car accident when Gary was six, Gary and his mother lived with relatives in Maine, Massachusetts and New Jersey, where Ethel remarried. The family later bought a home in Rockport.
Gary graduated from Rockport High School in 1962 and joined the United States Navy that year, following in the footsteps of his father and two of his older brothers.
Gary was very proud of his military service as a Sonar Te...

Eileen Nuppula (Hre)

ROCKLAND — Eileen Marie (Hare) Nuppula, 77, died peacefully on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at Breakwater Commons. A dedicated teacher and avid gardener, she was talented in many things and exemplified self-sufficiency.

Eileen was born in Rockland on May 5, 1947, the daughter of Charles and Eleanor Shute Hare. She was in the second-to-last graduating class of Rockport High School. She graduated with an education degree from U Maine Orono in 1969 and went on to teach for 32 years.

When her family car broke down, Eileen met Jerry Nuppula as his family stopped to help. This chance encounter led to a lifetime love, sealed with a wedding on April 5, 1969. Eileen an...

Vernon Hunter

Vernon B. Hunter.
WEST ROCKPORT — Vernon Barrows Hunter went home to his Lord and Savior, following a period of declining health, Friday, February 3, 2023, with his son keeping watch at Waldo County General Hospital. He was 91 and had been an active and involved member of the Midcoast community up until the last year of his life. Between his family, his work, and his activities, it was a rare trip out of the house when he didn’t meet someone he knew.
The son of Francis Leroy (F.L.) Hunter and Farolin Sophrona Barrows Hunter, he grew up in Rockville, a member of the seventh generation of his mother’s family in the village. He loved sports from an early age, and he happi...

Roger David Jones

ROCKPORT - Roger David Jones, Sr., 90, passed peacefully late December 4, 2023 at the Sussman House in Rockport after a long illness.

Born September 4, 1933, to Oramon and Marion Armstrong Jones, Roger was a lifelong resident of Rockport. After attending local schools, he joined the United States Coast Guard and spent those four years on the Snohomish, keeping the Penobscot River ice-free. After leaving the Coast Guard in 1960, he went to barbering school in Lewiston where he began his lifelong career as a barber, following in the footsteps of his father and older brother, Allen. He worked in Rockland for a while and then in 1966, he joined with his younger brother, Lowell, f...

Herbert Carl Kontio

FARMINGDALE — Herbert Carl Kontio, 77, of Farmingdale, died peacefully with his loved ones by his side at home on the morning of Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
Born in Rockland on May 11, 1946, the son of Henry and Mary (Ranta) Kontio, Herb grew up on a blueberry farm. As a boy, he developed lifelong interests in fishing, rock collecting and gardening. He graduated from Rockport High School.
Herb met the love of his life, Janet, at the University of Maine, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Upon graduation, he was a recipient of a full scholarship to the University of Delaware for a master’s degree leading to a PhD. Shortly after, he was draf...

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Betty Lord (Leland)

Obituary of Betty Murray Lord
Betty M. Lord of Northport passed away on April 1, 2024. She was born on June 12, 1944, to Fred and Mary Theresa Leland.
She graduated from Rockport High School in 1962.
She was a graduate of Plus School of Business in Portland, Maine.
She was married to Elwin H. Lord on November 8, 1964.
She was a mother, homemaker, and CNA.
She was predeceased by her son, Elwin H. Lord Jr.(Skip), and her husband, Elwin H. Lord Sr..
Betty is survived by her daughter Dianna Lord and her companion Vern Poppe, her son Roderick Lord and his wife, Sarah. As well as five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildre...

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Pauline Smith (Long)

CAMDEN — Pauline M. Long, 93, died on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at Pen Bay Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family.

Pauline was born in South Thomaston on Sept. 1, 1931, the daughter of Harry and Marion Morse Smith. Educated locally, she attended and graduated from Rockport High School in 1949. Following high school, Pauline enrolled in the Woman’s Army Corps (WAC), serving in Fort Bliss, Texas.

On April 6, 1952, Pauline married Cedric W. Long. Together they made their home in Camden.

When her children were in school, Pauline worked in the Camden School District with the hot lunch program, where she could keep an eye on her children...