Jeanne Elizabeth Havran, 92, of Portsmouth, NH, died December 26, 2021 at Portsmouth Hospital. She was born June 3, 1929 in Watertown, NY to Alton and Ruth (Kissel) Adams. She
KITTERY, Maine Martha Kowal soaked in the sun on her quiet back porch along Chauncey Creek and sipped hot tea while discussing her memoir.
As her nursing assistant cooked and organized her home, the scent of bacon seeped from the kitchen, while Kowal, 76, recounted the story of her life thus far and slowly worked her way through an English biscuit.
Her memoir, which comes nearly three decades after she was diagnosed with Parkinson s disease, aims to share her experiences with the world.
Parkinson s has limited Kowal s mobility significantly, but it hasn t stopped her from climbing mountains, going on African safaris, boxing and much more over the years.