Edna Ann Barstow Verney passed away peacefully on Dec. 30, 2023 from declining health at her home in Sheepscott surrounded by her family. She was born in Ellsworth, Maine on Dec. 8, 1936 to Henry and Olive (Kelliher) Barstow. 

On Dec. 18, 2023, Joseph J. Cirigliano, of Nobleboro, finished his life on Earth. He passed away as his wife Carol and his two daughters were at his bedside.

Ernest Gallerani III, 70, of Wiscasset, formerly of Boston, Lynn, and Milford, Mass., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 13 after a period of declining health.

Normand Raymond Daigle, 93, of Edgecomb, passed away peacefully on Dec. 16, 2023. Normand was born on Nov. 13, 1930 to Raymond Daigle and Laura (Chamberlain) Daigle.

Donald “Donnie” E. Prior, 50, of Bremen, passed away at his home on Dec. 22, 2023. Donnie was born on Feb. 18, 1973, in Rockland, to parents Craig E. and Cynthia A. (Gould) Prior.

Gail M. Blomquist, 85, of Gardiner Road, in Dresden, passed away on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023.

Nelson Woodbury “Bull Moose” Webber, of Bremen, passed away quietly on Dec. 18, at the age of 94, and, according to his wishes, in the same home in which he had been born, to Fernando and Alice (Grotton) Webber.

Martin L. Steucek IV, 81, of Alna, died peacefully at his home with his beloved wife by his side on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023.

Michelle A. (Dance) Anderson, age 51, of Amesbury, Mass., passed on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023.

Lawrence “Larry” M. Gross, 72, of Waldoboro, passed away peacefully at the Sussman House in Rockport on Dec. 16, 2023, with his loving family by his side. Larry was born on Aug. 5, 1951, to Percy Gross and Alice (Hatch) Gross.

Margaret E. Holden, 86, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away at LincolnHealth’s Miles Campus on Dec. 12, 2023. Margaret was born on March 9, 1937, in Queens, N.Y. to parents Kenneth and Kathryn (Frahm) Chichester.

Linda Pierpont, 81, of Jefferson, passed away peacefully at the Sussman House in Rockport on Dec. 7, 2023, after a courageous struggle with cancer. She was a loving and compassionate friend to many and the seeds of her concern for others came back to her tenfold in her final weeks. Friends took her to her medical appointments and arrived at her doorstep from near and far, bringing meals and messages of love. She is deeply missed by so many.