William G. Waters died at his home on May 5. Born in Blakley, Ga., he was the son of Eleanor Smith Waters and Robert O. Waters.

Stephen Douglas McLean Sr., of Waldoboro, passed away June 12. He was born Jan. 11, 1954 in Rockland to Douglas Harold and Joan Sarah (Derosier) McLean.

Stacy Rae Day, 50, of Alna, passed away peacefully on the morning of June 12 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. Born in Damariscotta on Aug. 26, 1965, she was the daughter of Colin and Marcia (Campbell) Hall.

Edwin “Ned” Franklyn Brush Jr., 74, of New Harbor, passed away on the afternoon of May 31 at his home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born July 17, 1941 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of Ruth and Edwin F. Brush.

Venson “Vinny” Edgar Simmons, born on Oct. 13, 1957 to George and Cynthia Simmons. Venson passed away on June 10 at the Sussman House in Rockland after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.

Arthur B. Slater, 90, died June 10 with his loving family at his side.

Eleanor Charlotte Gruhn, of Waldoboro, passed away on June 7 at MaineGeneral Hospital in Augusta. Eleanor was born on Oct. 7, 1925 in South Boston, daughter of Paul and Mary (Philben) Gruhn.

A memorial service for Vera D. Lincoln, who passed away on March 21, will be held at 10 a.m., Sat., June 18 at the Strong-Hancock Funeral Home in Damariscotta. A reception will follow the service in the Strong-Hancock Reception Room. She will be laid to rest in the Alna Cemetery.

Brenda Lee Licciardi, 59, of Newcastle, passed away peacefully at home on the afternoon of May 30 surrounded by her loving family, after a long battle with heart disease. She was born on Dec. 23, 1956, in Bridgeport, Conn.

A graveside service for Gary C. Barter, of Waldoboro, who passed away on Jan. 16, will be held at 2 p.m., Sat., June 18 at the Shuman Cemetery in Waldoboro.

Lewis Emerson Savage, 80, of Wiscasset, passed away on the afternoon of June 3 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Born in Woolwich, on May 1, 1936, he was the son of Wallace Irvin Savage and Mildred Curit Savage.

Ernest Francis Robinson Jr. died from Agent Orange complications at LincolnHealth – Miles Campus with his loving wife by his side on June 6. He was born Sept. 30, 1943 in Thomaston to Ernest F. Robinson, Sr. and Bertha (Winslow) Robinson.

Ruth Davis Ray passed away on June 5 comfortably in her own bed at The Garden in Brunswick after a loving visit with her daughter and niece.

Boyce Ficklen Martin, Jr., former Chief Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and a longtime summer resident of Pemaquid Point, died Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at his home in Louisville, Kentucky.