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.

Arthur Stanton Wells Jr. passed away peacefully on Dec. 9, 2023 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Known as Stan by family, friends, and colleagues, he was born in Kingsport, Tenn. in 1931. From very early youth he spent summers at Christmas Cove in South Bristol, at a house where his grandfather, Capt. Frank B. Wells, first resided, and where his father, Arthur S. Wells, was raised. The house remains in the Wells family to this day.

Julia Hardy Ackerman died aged 70 on Dec. 12, 2023, in Portland, succumbing to a long illness. Born on Sept. 19, 1953, in Knoxville, Tenn., Julia was the daughter of Edward Ackerman and Adrienne Desjardins.

Sandra Marie Pagnano (St. Pierre) passed away on Dec. 14, 2023 at the age of 81. She was born in Weymouth, Mass., on Aug. 21, 1942 to Louis and K. Frances St. Pierre of Weymouth, Mass. As the mother of five children and “Nana” to 12 grandchildren, Sandra was devoted to always being there for her family. And so her family, in turn, was there for her when she died peacefully in her sleep at home in Union.

Samantha C. Zaccadelli, 35, of Windsor, passed away on Dec. 11, 2023. Samantha was born in Springfield, Ohio on Aug. 2, 1988, to Mark Anthony Zaccadelli and Brook L. Hartshorn.

Eric Kendall Lee, 55, passed away on Dec. 5, 2023, at home in Waldoboro.

Darren “Darry” S. Bryant, 61, of Jefferson, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. He was born on May 6, 1962, in Augusta. He was the son of Ralph L. Bryant Jr. and Donna E. (Dawson) Bryant.

On Dec. 11, 2023, Sylvia Brann died unexpectedly, in the arms of her husband of 50 years, at their home in Whitefield.

Catinka Knoth, 72, of Rockland, passed away on the morning of Dec. 5 at the Sussman House in Rockport, following a brief illness.

Jerry Curtis, 69, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 at the Northern Light Primary Care in Waterville.

After several years of declining health, Heather Macdonald Shaughnessy (80, of Damariscotta Mills), passed away at Maine Medical Center on Dec. 9, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.

William N. Pearson, 83, passed away peacefully on the morning of Nov. 12, 2023 at LincolnHealth’s Miles Campus in Damariscotta, with his family by his side.