George Wesley Bowden, Sr., 80, of Whitefield, died unexpectedly at his home on Sept. 10.
Born in Washington, D.C. on May 15, 1926, he was the son of Reuben and Theresa Clarke Bowden. He grew up and was educated in Jefferson.
He was employed by Hall

Edward L. “Ted” Pickard, of Dresden, died at Glenridge Rehabilitation Center on Sept. 9, after a long illness.
He was born March 5, 1932 in Boston, Mass., the son of Mildred Lawrensen and John F. Pickard.
Ted was a graduate of Gardiner Area High Sc

Elden Burkett Maddocks, Jr., 86, of Union, passed away Sept. 9 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.
Elden was born Sept. 5, 1920 in Appleton, a son of Elden, Sr. and Claudia Grinnell Maddocks.
He was a graduate of Washington High School, Class of

Donald Louis “Gizmo” Bredeau, 43, of Waldoboro, passed away Sept. 8 at Miles Memorial Hospital.
Donald was born in Damariscotta on March 18, 1963, a son of Louis and Doris Sanborn Bredeau.
A lifelong resident of Waldoboro, Donald attended Waldoboro

Arthur Ludwig, 88, of Warren, died Sept. 8 at Fieldcrest Manor in Waldoboro, after a brief illness.
He was born March 4, 1918 in Milton, Mass., a son of Edward and Olive Snow Ludwig. He and his family moved to Hope when he was a young teen in the ea

Robert David Hughes, of Westport Island, died Sept. 7 surrounded by his family, after a brief and courageous battle with lung cancer.
Bob was born in Boston in 1941, attended Thayer Academy, Tufts University and Georgetown Law Center.
Bob strove to

Dr. Alfred A. Ring died Sept. 5 in Gainesville, Fla.
He was born Jan. 25, 1905 in Germany, to the late Elisabeth and Salo Ring.
He immigrated to Mt. Vernon, N.Y. in 1925. In 1932, he married Elsie Bardusch, who died in 1973. In 1975, he married Emi

William “Bill” E. Douglass, 62, of Rockport, died unexpectedly at his home on Sept. 3.
Born in Whitefield, Jan. 5, 1944, he was the son of Chester L. Douglass, II and Bernice Rancourt Douglass. He was educated in Whitefield schools.
In 1956, The Am

Reuben H. Wood, Sr., 96, died Sept. 2 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta.
He was born Jan. 10, 1910 in Westport, Mass., a son of Alonzo B.T. Wood and Rose Blair Wood. He grew up in Westport, Mass. where he was known as “brother” or “Bob.”
He married Cr

Carl Linwood Beal, 45, of Waldoboro, passed away Sept. 2 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his family.
Carl was born March 15, 1961 in Damariscotta, the son of Mona Beal.
He attended Bristol Consolidated School to the sixth grade

Jane Napier Blake, 82, of Jefferson and formerly of Hamden, Conn., passed away Sept. 1 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
She was born May 26, 1924 in Greenwich, Conn., a daughter of James D. Napier, Sr. and Caroline Wincapaw Napier. She graduated

Harold “Cappy” Maynard Jameson, 86, passed away Aug. 6 at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.
Harold was born July 9, 1920 in Friendship, the son of Albert and Bertha Cook Jameson.
After graduating from Thomaston High School, he began his career on

Joel Patrick Maguire, 37, of Augusta, passed away unexpectedly on Aug. 5.
He was predeceased by his father, Daniel L. Maguire.
Joel is survived by his wife, Lisa (Burnham) Maguire; children, David Daniel Maguire and Connor Patrick Maguire; mother,