Louise E. Leach, 91, of Schooner Cove, died July 1 at Mercy Hospital.
She was born in Lamoine, a daughter of Hollis and Addie Ingalls Austin.
She graduated from Castine Normal School in Castine, and began her teaching career in a one-room schoolhou

Ella Elizabeth DeMers, 89, of Woolwich, passed away peacefully in her home on May 17, following her beloved husband Edward by seven years to the day. She was a gifted teacher and writer and a beloved parent.
Mrs. DeMers was born April 24, 1917, in B

Frederica (Freder) Sylvester Hilton, 97, of Bremen, died May 17 at Fieldcrest Manor, Waldoboro. She was born Jan. 5, 1909, in Rockville, the youngest of three children born to Ida Emery Sylvester and Frederick Sylvester. Her father died the day she w

Janet B. Powell (nee Black), 72, of Chatham Borough, N.J., passed away at Morristown Memorial Hospital on May 17. Janet was born in Everett, Mass., and raised in Mamaroneck, N.Y. She graduated from high school from St. Catherine’s Boarding School for

Walter Winfield McLain, 85, who was born Jan. 13, 1921, in Bremen, died May 14 in Bath. He was the seventh of nine children of Albert T. and Catherine Mountain McLain of Bremen. “Bill” graduated from Waldoboro High School, class of 1938, and went on

Candice Jean Barter, 40, of Wiscasset, died suddenly on May 12 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta.
Candy, as she was known to family and friends, was born April 25, 1966 in Boothbay Harbor, a daughter of Donna Mae Emerson Durgan. She was a g

Elizabeth E. (Betty) Atwood, 86, of Damariscotta, passed away on the morning of May 9 at Cove’s Edge Nursing Home, Damariscotta. The daughter of Louise G. (Johnson) Emery and Barton Comstock Emery, she was born on Aug. 9, 1919 in Holliston, Mass. She

John Edward Shea, 89, went home to be with the Lord on the morning of May 8. John was born in Peterboro, N.H. on Jan. 16, 1917, the son of Edward and Hazel Green Shea. He attended local schools and worked as a custodian. He was discharged from the U.

Phyllis E. Reed, 70, of Wiscasset, died May 7 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.
She was born in Edgecomb on Aug. 10, 1935, daughter of Phillip and Louise (Colby) Pinkham. She graduated from Lincoln Academy. On Oct. 23, 1954, she married A

Robert Eugene (Hawk) Kaler, Sr., 60, of Bremen, passed away May 6 at his home with his loving family by his side.
The son of the late Andrew C. and Jessie (Genthner) Kaler, he was born in Damariscotta, Jan. 17, 1946.
Following his public education,

Roy Clifford Robbins, 72, of Wagener, S.C., entered into rest May 5.
Mr. Robbins was born in Brockton, Mass., son of the late Weldon Francis and Helen Gertrude Holt Robbins.
He was predeceased by brothers, Weldon F., Jr. and Bill Robbins.
Mr. Robb

Constance Loraine Mink, of Friendship, died May 5 at the age of 69, at Shore Village Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Rockland, after a brief illness. Constance, known affectionately as Connie, was born in Appleton on Nov. 5, 1936, the youngest o

Mary K. (Molly) Eipper, 83, of the Lathrop Community in Easthampton, Mass., died May 3 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, Mass.
Molly, with Alfred, her husband of 63 years, lived in Damariscotta for 20 years, moving to Massachusetts in 2000.

Ernest “Herk” Mildrum, 74, of Cumberland and South Bristol, died May 2 with his family by his side. He was born on Nov. 18, 1931, in New Britain, Conn., son of the late Philip E. and Dorothy Barnes Mildrum.
Herk is survived by his loving wife of 53