Helen Chater (Marston)

CAMDEN — Helen Marston Chater slipped her mooring on November 15, 2023 just after sunset, following a stroke in the company of her daughters and her oldest and youngest grandchildren at the Sussman House. She was born at home in Rockport on May 12, 1926 to parents Alice Small Marston and Charles Atwood Marston.
On a winter day, in 1942, she met a young man, Avard “Bud” Chater, from Camden, while skating on the Lily Pond in Rockport. Their lives together were inseparable from that point on. They endured World War II and, upon Bud's return from the war, they married on June 15, 1946. They bought a piece of property from Bud’s father in Camden at the edge of the Rockport border and built...

Sandra Rollins (Morton)

WEST ROCKPORT — Sandra Morton Rollins, 81, widow of Scott G. Rollins, died on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Born in Rockport on August 21, 1942, she was the daughter of Ralph W. and Marguerite (Buzzell) Morton.
Sandra was a member of the Rockport High School Class of 1960, a small class that kept in touch with one another over the years. On August 10, 1960, she married Scott Rollins beginning a life together that spanned six decades. Scott and Sandra settled in West Rockport where they raised their family and built the Rollin’s Auto Body business.
Scott and Sandra enjoyed square dancing, camping, attending dances at the Camden American Legion Hall and working together to build an...

Sidney Peasley

Sidney L. Peasley, obituary
Fri, 03/24/2017 - 12:30pm

Sidney Peasley
THOMASTON — Sidney L. Peasley, 71, of Thomaston, died March 17, 2017, at the Sussman House in Rockport. Born in Rockland on Feb. 1, 1946, he was the son of Nathan G. and Anna (Burrill) Peasley and was a 1964 graduate of Rockport High School.
During high school, Sid went to work at First National, where he has remained through the company's acquisition by Hannaford. He had worked in the Rockland, Boothbay, Damariscotta and Augusta stores before retiring as produce manager.
For the last several years, Sid has resided in Thomaston, having lived previously in Chelsea and Camden.
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Judith Walker (Rhodes)

Camden, Maine
Judith Walker Obituary
Obituary published on Legacy.com by Long Funeral Home & Cremation Service on Nov. 6, 2023.
ROCKPORT.Judith (Rhodes) Walker, 85, of Rockport, died on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at the Sussman House in Rockport. Born in Portland on February 11, 1938, she was the daughter of Albert and Wilma (Carroll) Rhodes and was a graduate of Rockport High School.
A talented musician and pianist, Judy grew up attending the Rockport Baptist Church when it was located in the village of Rockport. She loved playing the piano at church and growing up in the community. Later, Judy became a member at the West Baptist Church.
A loving daughter, m...

Janice Graffam (Small)

Janice Graffam Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Janice Graffam in Rockport, Maine, who passed away at the age of 83, on July 20, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
In the vast expanse of eternity, may Janice find peace everlasting, cradled in the gentle embrace of the universe. And as we stand on the shores of remembrance, may her legacy inspire us to live each day with purpose, passion, and profound gratitude for the gift of life itself.
A funeral service will be held on Sunday, August 4th 2024 at 3:00 PM at the Rockpor...

David Spear

David Lawrence Spear, 66, died peacefully in his home on May 29, 2012, surrounded by his family.
He was born in Rockport, the son of Laforest True Spear Jr. and Dorothy Mae Mellville. He graduated from Rockport High School in 1963 and then attended Northern Maine Vocational Technical College for two years before entering the Army in September 1967. He was in communications, serving two years in Korea and one year in Bayonne, N.J., before being honorably discharged in June 1970.
He was an accomplished business owner in Camden of Shell Elms Service Station for many years before building D.L. Spear and Son in Rockport in 1988. He was a 32nd degree Mason and Shriner. In his retirem...

Rebecca Goforth (St. Clair)

Agnes May Leach (Sullivan)

OWLS HEAD — Agnes May (Sullivan) Leach passed peacefully into Heaven on January 12, 2024, at the age of 91. Her husband Louis, who passed away three months and one day before her, was there to greet her. She is
whole again in the presence of her Lord and united with her loved ones.
Agnes was born on March 25, 1932, in Rockport, to John and Lavina (McDermott) Sullivan. Educated in Rockport schools, she was a proud graduate of Rockport High School and attended Knox Business College.
It was love at first sight when Louis first spotted Agnes as she was leaving the Strand Theater in Rockland. His immediate response was, “Wow!” They exchanged wedding vows on December 24, 1951....

Avis Tolman (Taylor)

ROCKPORT — Avis T. Tolman, 100, a longtime Glen Cove resident, died peacefully on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, at the Sussman House in Rockport. Since 2017, she had resided at Bartlett Woods in Rockland.

Avis was born in Farmington on March 20, 1924, the daughter of Merton L. and Gladys Brown Taylor.

Avis began school in Farmington and the following year attended school in Augusta. After moving to Glen Cove with her family, she attended Rockport schools and graduated from Rockport High School.

She married her childhood sweetheart, Evans L. Tolman, Dec. 29, 1941.

Avis devoted herself to being a homemaker and mother. In 1949, she began working at VanBaalen&rsq...

Mary Sweet (Tolman)

CAMDEN — Mary T. Sweet passed away April 24, 2023, at Quarry Hill in Camden.
Mary Esther Sweet was born Aug. 15, 1931, the daughter of Esther Bryant Tolman and Vernon I. Tolman in West Rockport.
Mary graduated from Rockport High School as valedictorian of her class and attended the West Rockport Baptist Church. After graduation she attended business college and worked for General Motors and the Salvation Army in Meriden, Conn. Upon returning to Maine she was employed for twenty years at Passmore Lumber, as office manager and bookkeeper, and at Rankins, Inc. in Camden. She retired in 1998 to care for her husband of 44 years, Alton E. Sweet, until his death in 2003.
Mary e...