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Rita B. Tessier, 93, of Madison died May 9, 2026, at her home. She was born in Salem, Mass., the daughter of Wilfred and Yvonne Sigman (Vailla…

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Julia Joan Blake, 89, died on March 23, 2026. Born July 24, 1936, in Fryeburg, Maine, Julia later lived in Minot, Maine. Independent, hard-wor…

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June (Heftye Steele) Waltz, age 94, passed away in North Conway, N.H. She was the daughter of the late Rudolph T. Heftye Sr. and Christina (Bu…

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FRYEBURG, Maine — Richard Gene Monson, 84, of Fryeburg, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2026. Born in Denmark, Maine, Richard grew up in th…

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Rebecca (Becky) Gardner of Center Conway, N.H., passed away in her home on Feb. 24, 2026, after a long and courageous fight with cancer.

Rep. Jessica LaMontagne became interested in natural funerals after witnessing a loved one’s home burial in Vermont. “I was really quite moved by the experience,” she said Thursday, Jan. 23, addressing the House Committee on Executive Departments and Administration.  The experience set LaMontagne, a Dover Democrat, down a path of learning about alternative funerals. Under […]