Geary Wayne Smith, a man beloved by family and friends, died peacefully, surrounded by loving family on Sept. 6, 2021, at the Sussman House in Rockport.

Dr. James Topping Hudson passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. Jim was born in West Hartford, Conn., on July 21, 1931, to Wheaton Grenville and Jessie Topping Hudson. In 1940, the family moved to Freeport where they opened the Hudson Bay Guest House, a precursor to the many B&B’s now in Freeport.

Reginald Robert Charles (Bob) Howell passed away with his family by his side at Maine Medical Center on Sept. 18, 2021.

Carl J. Wilms, of Waldoboro, died Sept. 17, 2021, at an Augusta hospital as a result of complications from surgery. The son on Hugo J. Wilms and Vivian Johnson Wilms, he was born in Boston on April 13, 1954.

Doris Bredeau, 93, passed away peacefully on Sept. 13, 2021 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta. She was born Nov. 27, 1927, the daughter of Willard and Alice Wilson Sanborn.

Barbara Jeanne Vitallo, 75, of Damariscotta, passed away very unexpectedly in the early morning hours of Sept. 10, 2021.

Elsie Jennette Fossett Herald, 91, of Damariscotta, passed away on the afternoon of Sept. 13, 2021 at Riverside, Chase Point in Damariscotta.

Roland Sawyer Barth, educator, sailor, farmer, 84, a product of public elementary school in Miami, Fla., and a one-room schoolhouse in Alna, spent his career as a teacher, principal, professor, consultant, and author, working tirelessly to improve public education and foster communities of lifelong learning. He passed away peacefully on Sept. 12, 2021, in Maine surrounded by his family.

Alfred Clement Bourgoin, 87, of Walpole, passed away peacefully with his wife Sandra by his side, on the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2021. Born on Nov. 11, 1933 in Bath, he was the son of Alfred Sr. and Evelyn (Coombs) Bourgoin.

Ruth E. Castner, 89, of Waldoboro, left her family very peacefully on the evening of Sept. 8, 2021, heading out on the road again for her next great trip. Ruth was known as “GG” or “Gram” to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Paul T. Farrin, 85, of South Bristol, died peacefully at home on his birthday, Sept. 5, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Born on Sept. 5, 1936, in Damariscotta, he was the son of Afton and Annie May Farrin.

Jack Sarmanian, of Wells and formerly Edgecomb, and Lexington and Watertown, Mass., passed away on Sept.11, 2021.