Gladys E. Glidden, 88, died peacefully at home on Dec. 3, 2025, with her loving family by her side.

Deborah Ann (Hodgdon) Westbrook, 87, passed away peacefully on Dec. 4, 2025 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.

Charity D. Farrar, 77, of Wiscasset, passed away on the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, which would have been her 59th wedding anniversary, after a brief battle with cancer. She was born in Hanover, N.H. on April 3, 1948 to the late Clarence L. and M. Arlene (Elliott) Strong, of Littleton, N.H., where she grew up.

Kenneth “Ken” Lee Jones, of New Harbor, passed away peacefully on Sept. 18, 2025, at Winship Green in Bath, where he’d been a patient for the past six months.

Roberta “Robyn” Stevens Jones, of New Harbor, passed away peacefully on Oct. 24, 2025 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor after a long illness.

Norman “Norm” Best, 80, of Whitefield, died Nov. 30, 2025, due to complications from pulmonary disease. He passed away at Hillside Terrace in Hallowell surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Rumford on Nov. 4, 1945, a son of Norman E. and Everdine (Knox) Best. He grew up in Augusta, graduating from Cony High School in 1964.

Lisa K. Shenton, 66, passed away peacefully on the morning of Dec. 2, 2025 from a brain tumor. She spent her final weeks at home, surrounded by loved ones.

George Dennis Cushing, 75, of Whitefield, died on Nov. 29, 2025 at MaineGeneral Hospital in Augusta.

Robert Hazard Edwards died at home on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. An American citizen, Rob was born in London and raised in Middletown, Ohio. His father worked for a steel company based in Ohio and met his mother in England. They moved to the U.S. during the war in 1940. He attended public schools in Ohio, was an Eagle Scout, and finished high school at Deerfield Academy. He received an A.B. in English from Princeton University and read law at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, where he received a B.A. in 1959 and an M.A. in 1977. In 1961, Rob earned an LL.B. from Harvard University and was admitted to the federal bar.

Brian Merrill Bailey, 62, of Jefferson, passed away at his home on the evening of Nov. 25, 2025 from complications of cancer. Born in Damariscotta on Sept. 28, 1963, he was the son of Merrill and Shirley (Atkinson) Bailey.

Lorraine “Lori” Eyring (Sosto) Gonyea passed away peacefully on Dec. 1, 2025. Lori was born in Baltimore, Md. in 1933. She was educated at Notre Dame of Maryland school and college and worked as a medical secretary at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore where she met the love of her life, Robert J. Gonyea, M.D. In 1961, Lori and Dr. Gonyea wedded and stayed happily married for 65 years. They raised two daughters, Karen Elizabeth McInnis, of Hingham, Mass., and Lisa Marie Ouellette, of Bangor.

Monica P. Moore (née Penney) passed away peacefully on Nov. 27, 2025, in Edgecomb, at the age of 96. Born on Nov. 17, 1929, Monica was the last surviving child of Arthur and Margaret Delorey Penney. She grew up in a large family alongside her brothers Russell, Arthur, and Charles Penney, and her sisters Marjorie Martin, Irene Vinal, Betty Henderson, and Peggy Chadwick.

After a wonderful, long life, Janet B. Reilly, of New Harbor, passed away on Nov. 28, 2025, at 95 years of age. Janet was born on Dec. 12, 1929, in Oceanside, N.Y. to Frank and Hope Bannister, and was raised in Rockville Centre, Long Island. She spent her summers in Southwest Harbor, where her family had resided for generations.