Frank P. King, 97, of Nobleboro, passed away at home on the morning of July 8, 2025. Born in Utica, N.Y. on Nov. 19, 1927, he was orphaned and at two was adopted by Anthony and Bhula King. He went on to have five siblings (all deceased), Anthony, Dorothy, Thomas, Donald, and Caroline.

Ethel Stansfield, of Wiscasset, passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 8, 2025.

Robert H. Flory Jr. died in his home in Walpole on July 3, 2025 among the people he loved most in the world: his wife, Kathleen, and his family: Brian, Sally, Will, Ryn, and Fritz.

David Glidden, 75, formerly of Damariscotta and Newcastle, passed away on the afternoon of June 29, 2025 after a period of declining health. Born in Damariscotta on May 8, 1950, he was the son of Doris and Bentley Glidden.

Lila Blechman, formerly Lila Hanson, nee Lila Lucy Bullock, died peacefully on June 21, 2025. Lila was born Oct. 29, 1921 to Dorothy Julia Smith and Earl Clayton Bullock in the family farmhouse in Underhill Center, Vt. She was the third of seven children and the last of her generation.

Robert Alan Benner, 89, a lifelong resident of Waldoboro, passed away on July 3, 2025 with his daughter Teresa Bailey by his side. He was born to Otis and Ida E. (Jackson) Benner on Feb. 3, 1936.

David J. Caron, 83, of New Harbor, passed away at his home on the afternoon of July 4, 2025, after a brief illness. Born in Millinocket on June 15, 1942, he was the son of Joseph and Cora (Paradis) Caron.

Janice O’Brien died on Dec. 31, 2024 at her home in Chamblee, Ga. surrounded by love and family and listening to piano arrangements of her favorite church hymns. Janice was raised in Brockton, Mass. with her elder brother, James. She obtained her bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts in 1958 and went on to earn a Master of Library Science from Case Western University.