Joel Huston Dodge, 99, passed away Jan. 30; this area lost one of its most accomplished and interesting characters.

Linda Louise Turner, 74, of Warren, passed away in Marietta, Ohio on Feb. 2. She was born on May 15, 1942 to Freda Stimpson.

Margaret (Laddie) Drucker passed away peacefully at her Sprucewold home in Boothbay Harbor on Feb. 5.

Annette B. Cameron, 86, of Chamberlain, passed away the afternoon of Feb. 3 at the Lincoln Home in Newcastle surrounded by her loving husband and family.

Angela Vangeli Fox, formerly of Cumberland, Maine passed away peacefully on December 29, 2016 in Virginia Beach, VA.

Yvonne Ann Waltz, of Waldoboro, passed away Jan. 15. She was born on Nov. 13, 1941 to Frank and Hazel Creamer.

Virginia W. Spear, 94, formerly of Warren, died Jan. 27, at Cove’s Edge.

Betheo “Bee” Madelyn (Harkins) Davis, 97, of Waldoboro, passed away peacefully at her home early on Jan. 29 after a day surrounded by the love and laughter of her children, grandchildren and nephews.

Daniel “Danny” Wayne Beal, also known as The Music Man, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away unexpectedly in Kansas City, Mo. on Jan. 25.

Larry K. Olsen, 83, of Jefferson, died on Jan. 20 in the LincolnHealth – Miles Campus. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth E. (Feyler) Olsen.

Benjamin (Ben) D. Etheridge Sr., 74, of Arcadia, Fla., formerly of Pemaquid, passed away Jan. 27.

Rodney Alan Lowery, 66, died instantly, peacefully and far too soon on Jan. 26 on Squirrel Island, with his caring friends attending him, and having just smiled at them in his friendly and genuine way.