Obituary: Jacqueline J. Elderkin

Jacqueline J. Elderkin, 96, died peacefully on the evening of July 25, 2026, in Boothbay. Born in Bingham, Maine on Feb. 21, 1930, and raised in Skowhegan, she was the daughter of Philip and Marion Jacques. “Jackie” was an accomplished violinist who earned admission to Boston University School of Music, then later attended the University of Maine at Orono and graduated from Maine Teachers College at Farmington. She met John Elderkin, a Southport summer resident, and married before settling in Boothbay after buying an old farm on Back River Road. Jackie taught at Boothbay Center School, later spent winters in Sarasota, Florida starting in the early 1960s, and enjoyed gardening and volunteering at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. She is survived by three children and multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The family thanked staff at St Andrews Village.