Pamela Kent Laak, 92, passed away in the early morning of May 21, 2024, while her son Bruce sat next to her, holding her hands. A daughter of Lewis Shaw Kent and Madelyn Ames Kent and the second of five children, she was born on Feb. 18, 1932, in Montclair, N.J. but spent her childhood growing up in Chatham, Mass.

Marie E. (Rich) Lane was born on Jan. 25, 1932, in Medford, Mass., and passed away peacefully on Dec. 7, 2024, in Lisbon Falls, with her loving family by her side.

Alan Wilson Zeller II, lovingly known as “Chops,” passed away peacefully at home in Newcastle, on Dec. 15, 2024. Born on May 23, 1957 in Hanover, N.H., Chops lived a life defined by resilience, kindness, and a boundless zest for life.

Richard Prentice Sr. (Dad, “Bamp,” and an honorary grandfather to many) passed peacefully at his home on Dec. 14, 2024 at the age of 92, surrounded by his loving family.

George Harry Leonard, of Owls Head, passed away on Dec. 12, 2024, at the age of 76. He was born in Rockland on June 23, 1948, the fourth of eight of Joseph Sr. and Barbara Leonard. He worked as a lobsterman, a miner in Wyoming, button factory worker in Waldoboro, Crowe Rope in Warren, and more than 20 years at Fischer Engineering in Rockland (where he was lovingly known as “Grumpy”).

Louis H. Brown Sr., 92, passed away on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 at his residence. He was born in Wade on April 25, 1932, a son of Clarence C. and Jennie (Skinner) Brown.

Andrea Stevenson died unexpectedly at her home in Centerville, Mass., on Dec. 6, 2024. She was 44 years old.

June Louise (Cousens) Storey, of North Reading, Mass., passed away on Thursday, Nov. 21, surrounded by her loving family.

Gary L. Collamore, 78, of Newcastle, passed away on the morning of Dec. 8, 2024, at the Sussman House in Rockport, after a period of declining health. Born in Damariscotta on Aug. 29, 1946, he was the son of Maynard and Margaret (Prior) Collamore.