BUXTON - Jason Hap Anderson, 46, passed away unexpectedly, while doing something he loved, on May 3, 2026.
He was born in Silverton, Idaho on March 26, 1980, the son of Carol Griffin and Roger Anderson. Jason was proudly from Northern Idaho and was homeschooled by his loving mother. He did spend a few years in a Christian school, which he also enjoyed. He attended Christ for the Nations bible college in Dallas, TX. While there he enjoyed working as a valet and as a waiter at Johnny Rockets. He also spent some time working down in the mines at Sunshine Mine in Kellog, ID.
Shortly after, he moved to Maine and began a career in carpentry. He was self-employed for a few years before finding a work-home as a sub-contractor at Eider Investments in 2004. He acquired such tremendous skill and knowledge over the years that he became the go-to man whenever someone needed guidance or direction on a project. He was honestly the go-to man for everything, work, friends and home life. If he didn’t know the answer right away, he was the guy who could always help you figure it out. Many days in the last 10 years, since becoming the Eider Shop Manager, he would joke about how he didn’t even get to touch wood at all that day.
Jason met his wife, Stacy, online in June of 2011. They only texted each other, constantly, with 2 or 3 nervous phones calls to one another, until March 25, 2012, when Jason asked Stacy if she would like to meet, right that moment, at the Dayton Rod and Gun Club. It was like magic when they met. All they wanted was to be together from that moment on.
Jason and Stacy were married on June 14, 2014, with their son, Abel, being born the following April. Jason was such an amazing provider for his family. He absolutely loved being able to have Stacy stay home to raise their son while he worked so hard to provide such a wonderful life for them.
Over the years he’s enjoyed many annual big family trips to a rented summer lake house in Gray, and to Santa’s Village in New Hampshire, always just a week or so before Christmas, as that’s when it’s most magical. In 2023 they took a big family trip to Disney World. Jason commented how he’d never imagined he’d be going to Disney World, but was so happy to be there and experience it all with his family. Jason was always up for anything Stacy wanted to do. Be it going to the old Saco Drive-In, searching for sea glass at Spring Point Lighthouse in Portland, Funtown/Splashtown, Salem, MA, the Fryeburg Fair, Monster Truck shows in the pouring rain, the Globetrotters, The Nutcracker, and so many concerts, plays, musicals, and comedy shows.
Jason was an artist. He was not only an extremely gifted carpenter and cabinet maker, he was also so gifted musically that he taught himself how to play the guitar, ukulele, and mandolin, with a side of bongos. He sang beautifully. There was a season in his life where he enjoyed weekly jam sessions with a few friends at the church across the street from his house.
Jason had a love of cooking and was amazing at throwing things together and having them come out delicious every time. Many times his son Abel would only like food the way it comes from the restaurant, so he would find their recipes and make them exactly the way Abel liked them. He was also the grill master for the whole family, including his Eider work family.
In the last handful of years Jason really became interested in hunting and fishing. He found peace in the beauty and quiet of nature. As with everything else he did, he immersed himself in reading and learning all he could about each hobby. He had them down to a science. He spent so many days taking his son, Abel and grandson, Sylas fishing with him for hours at a time. He loved every moment.
Jason was also a born gun enthusiast. His mom has fond memories of him sticking his toy guns in the side of his pants as a toddler, and there they’d stay. It was a lifelong interest, with him teaching many others the rules of firearm safety, how to shoot correctly, and winning competitions at ranges around Maine.
Jason is predeceased by his father, Roger Anderson. Survivors include his wife Stacy of Buxton, his three sons and one daughter, Justin Anderson and his partner Katlyn Breault of Portland, Avery Townsend and his fiancé Jamie White of Old Orchard Beach, Abel Anderson of Buxton, and Cobbi Anderson of Portland, along with one grandson, Sylas Townsend of Old Orchard Beach. He is also survived by his mother and stepfather, Carol and Richard Griffin of Rose Lake, Idaho, along with brothers Scott Abey and Brian Abey of Sandpoint, ID, sisters Landa Lacey, of Rose Lake, ID, Viki Yeager, Nikki Thompson, together with “his brothers’ sister” Heather Draggo, all of Sandpoint, ID. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews from both Idaho and Maine. He enjoyed an extra special relationship with his niece Lily Phillips-Carter and his nephew Max Carter, of Buxton, ME.
Visitation will be held on Thursday May 14th from 1 - 2 PM, followed by a 2 PM service at the West Buxton Baptist Church, 62 Parker Farm Road (Rt. 112) in Buxton.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Poitras Funeral Homes, www.mainefuneral.com