Dennis C. Gaecklein, 52, passed away peacefully on March 4 with his loving family by his side, surrounded by love. Dennis was born on March 19, 1963 in Boothbay Harbor to Charles Hasson and Nancy Hasson Gaecklein. He and his sister were later adopted by David Gaecklein, and raised by David and Nancy in Boothbay Harbor. He attended local schools and graduated from the Boothbay Region High School, Class of 1982.

Sara Lee Browne passed away on March 7 in Melbourne, Fla. after a brief illness. Known to her friends and family as Dee, she was born on June 17, 1935 in Minneapolis, Minn., daughter of Cmdr. O.J. and Katherine Martyn.

Joyce Joy, 86, longtime resident of Richmond and 33-year employee of the Maine Veterans Hospital at Togus, passed away Nov. 11 at Springbrook Center, Westbrook.

Donald Roy Sigler, of Bristol, passed away with family by his side on Nov. 23 after a long illness.

Sandra J. LaFlamme, 75, died Nov. 5 at LincolnHealth – Miles Campus in Damariscotta.

Ross S. Keller passed away peacefully on Nov. 20 among family and the caring staff at Harbor View Cottage in Newcastle.

Paulette V. Weeks, 65, of Damariscotta, died Nov. 13 at her home.

Lilla A. Crain, 87, died Nov. 14 at Country Manor Nursing Home in Coopers Mills.

Dorothy Wells Howell, 90, of Whitefield, best known as “Dot,” passed away peacefully on Nov. 13 surrounded by her loving family.

Sylvia P. Fitts, 83, of Monmouth, died Nov. 19 at Lamp Memory Care Center in Lisbon, where she had resided for the past three years.

Margaret MacDonald, of Boothbay, passed away on Nov. 14 after a lengthy illness surrounded by her loving family.

Rose Marie (Simmons) Hill, 64, passed away on Nov. 18 at Central Maine Medical Center, in Lewiston, with her family by her side.

Cory Alan Barter, 38, of Wiscasset, died Nov. 12 in Whitefield from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.