Funeral Homes in Vinalhaven, ME

Facts about the city

Vinalhaven is a town located on the larger of the two Fox Islands in Knox County, Maine, United States. Vinalhaven is also used to refer to the Island itself. The population was 1,165 at the 2010 census. It is home to a thriving lobster fishery and hosts a summer colony. Since there is no bridge to the island, Vinalhaven is accessible from Rockland via an approximately hour-and-fifteen-minute ferry ride across West Penobscot Bay, or by air taxi from Knox County Regional Airport.

Vinalhaven Obituaries

It was reported by Washington Post (DC) on July 19th, 2020 that Carolyn Austin Pardoe passed away in Vinalhaven, Maine.  Pardoe was 86 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Carolyn Austin's life.

It was written by Worcester Telegram & Gazette on November 22nd, 2015 that Kathleen Jane Corey (Peterson) passed away in Oxford, Massachusetts.  Ms. Corey was 65 years old and was born in Vinalhaven, ME.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Kathleen Jane's life.

It was reported by Worcester Telegram & Gazette on August 26th, 2012 that George A Smith died in Worcester, Massachusetts.  Smith was 87 years old and was born in Vinalhaven, ME.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor George A's life.

It was revealed by Sacramento Bee on March 11th, 2012 that Kenneth Black "Ken" Calderwood died in California.  Calderwood was 90 years old and was born in Vinalhaven, ME.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Kenneth Black "Ken"'s life.

It was reported on January 27th, 2010 that Derek Leighton passed away in Vinalhaven, Maine.  Leighton was 29 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Derek's life.

History

The first families of Vinalhaven are considered to be Arey, Calderwood, Carver, Coombs, Dyer, Ginn, Greem, Hopkins, Lane, Leadbetter, Norton, Philbrook, Pierce, Robert, Smith, Wadsworth, Warren and Vinal. Pinkish-gray Vinalhaven granite, excavated by the Bodwell Granite Company, can be seen in the Harry S Truman Building Department Building in Washington, D.C. High quality granite was discovered in 1826, and Vinalhaven became one of Maine's largest quarrying centers for the next century. Vinalhaven is a noted lobster fishing community. Europeans visited in the 1500s, and English people Martin Pring Martin Pring named the archipelago "Fox Islands" in 1603.