Rebecca “Becky” B. Maxwell, 85, a lifelong resident of Waldoboro, passed away on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay. The firstborn of five children, she was born on Gross Neck in her grandparents’ home on April 2, 1940, a daughter of the late Ernest and Margarite (Simmons) Berce. She was a descendant of Conrad Heyer, Waldoboro’s first German child born in town.

Mae C. Reynolds, 93, passed away peacefully and surrounded by love on Oct. 22, 2025.

Arnold “Bill” William Benson, 81, of Waldoboro, passed away peacefully on Oct. 17, 2025 at the Sussman House in Rockport.

Ethel Winslow Benner, 100, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side in Waldoboro on Oct. 27, 2025. Ethel was born Aug. 3, 1925 in Nobleboro to Winfield Winslow and Grace Cunningham Winslow. Ethel was a hardworking woman. She began working on her family farm then worked for the Waldoboro Button Factory for several years and later as an assistant cook at Fieldcrest Manor Nursing Home.

David “Dave” Philip Bernstein, of Alexandria, Va., passed away on Oct. 22, 2025 with his beloved wife at his side after stoically fighting several health conditions for many months.

Jacqueline Sirois, 64, passed away on Oct. 27, 2025 after losing an aggressive battle with Alzheimer’s. Jacquie was born on Sept. 30, 1961 in Buffalo, N.Y. She then grew up in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Over her adolescent years, she eventually moved to Machias, where she would attend the University of Maine and meet her husband, Mike Sirois.

Sheala O’Brien Jackovich was born 95 years ago in Durban, South Africa as an only child where her father, Terrence, raised greyhounds. Sheala met Tony, her beloved husband, at a roller rink in Durban when he was in port as a Merchant Marine. They returned to the states and settled in many places over the years, including California, London, New York City, Galveston, and Vermont, just to name a few. They bought their home in Round Pond in the late 1960s and spent a few years summering there while they renovated and winterized.

Barbara Kelley Cundy, 91, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Oct. 25, 2025 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor. Barbara was born Dec. 21, 1933 in Boothbay Harbor to John Scott Kelley and Estella M. Pinkham Kelley. Barbara grew up in Boothbay Harbor and attended local schools.

What began in 1958 at the junior prom at Huntington High School on Long Island, N.Y. ended on Oct. 12, 2025 with the passing of Marion A. Olson, 82, of Nobleboro. Marion was a loving, caring, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She lived the active life she wanted and was most proud of successfully raising two sons and a husband.

Jeremy Ray Gardner, 65, of Wiscasset, passed at home following a long illness. Jeremy was born in South Charleston, W.Va., where he resided until enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1978. He spent 11 years as a gunner’s mate.

Robert Phillip Wareheim, 70, passed away on Oct. 17, 2025, at home with his cat on his lap and surrounded by his wife and children, after a long battle with Type 1 diabetes.