Georgia Florence Jones Nicoll, of Boothbay, passed away April 13 after a brief illness.

She was born Feb. 27, 1927, the daughter of George and Loantha Jones. After graduating from Lincoln Academy, she attended Forsythe School of Dental Hygiene and

Barbara A. Farrar, 71, of Wiscasset, entered into rest on April 13.

Graveside service to be held at a later date.

Donations may be made to the Lincoln County Animal Shelter, 27 Atlantic Highway, P.O. Box 7, Edgecomb, ME 04556.

Arrangements a

John Archibald Wheeler, 96, summer resident of South Bristol, a legend in physics who coined the term “black hole” and whose myriad scientific contributions figured in many of the research advances of the 20th century, has died.

John was the Josep

Ruth Sylvester Prior, 92, of Nobleboro, formerly of Hamden, Conn., passed away April 12.

Ruth was the widow of Thomas Malcolm Prior; mother of Carol R. Prior of Dunnellon, Fla. and Thomas E. Prior of Hamden, Conn. Born in Madison on May 15, 1915,

Polly Lauder Tunney, 100, of Greenwich, Conn. and South Bristol, died April 12 at her North Stamford, Conn. home after a stroke. She also had a summer residence on John’s Island in South Bristol.

Mary “Polly” Lauder was born April 24, 1907 to Geor

Phyllis Ann Waisanen, 74, of Warren, died April 11 at her home.

Phyllis was born Nov. 3, 1933 in Warren, the daughter of Eino Leino and Thelma Oxton. Prior to graduating from Warren High School, Phyllis journeyed to Belfast to work for a local ph

Dorothy G. Hardy, 82, of Coopers Mills, died April 9 at Maine General Medical Center in Augusta after a brief illness. Dorothy was born on Jan. 12, 1926 in Whitefield, the daughter of Charles and Gladys Tibbetts. She attended local schools and gradua

Robert E. Walker, 67, of Jefferson, died April 9 at MaineGeneral Medical Center, Thayer Campus surrounded by family and friends. He was born in Lewiston on July 26, 1940, a son of the late Jay A. Walker, Sr. and Marion (Cromwell) Walker.

Mr. Walke

Florence Helen (Matthew) Hutchins, 81, of Damariscotta, passed away on the evening of April 9 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta. Born here May 2, 1926, she was the daughter of John E. and Millie A. (Weaver) Matthew. Attending local schools, Florence was

Alice P. Trent, 82, of Boothbay, died April 8 at her home in East Boothbay. She was born July 28, 1925 in Bristol, Conn., a daughter of George and Alice Lacourse Pappas. She grew up in Bristol, Conn. attending local schools. She graduated from Bristo

Albert Joseph Violette, 63, of Somerville, died unexpectedly April 9 at his home. He was born in Augusta on Nov. 6, 1944, the son of Albert J. Sr. and Regina Agnes (Levesque) Violette.

Mr. Violette enlisted in the U.S. Army at age 18 and served th

Shirley A. Nicholson Pietila, 80, of Waldoboro, passed away April 7 at her home. Shirley recently celebrated her birthday, the first week of March at two open houses in her home, with over 100 family and friends present.

She was born in Methuen, M

Jaswin Murphy Camber, 73, of Thomaston, passed away April 6 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport after a brief illness.

Jaswin was born Sept. 12, 1934 in Friendship, the daughter of the late Everett and Laura Benner Murphy and the granddaughter o

Alton Irven Gammon, 70, of Warren, owner of the former Gammon’s Garage and active community member, died April 5 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland after a battle with leukemia.

Mr. Gammon was born Oct. 4, 1937 in Thomaston, the son of Irven