A. (Alvan) Donald Arsem, 90, whose easygoing demeanor and endless good humor made him an admired figure in the corporate boardroom, the university classroom and beyond, died on Jan. 2.

Cynthia Victoria Anderson, 86, of East Boothbay, left this world on Dec. 25, 2013, in Boothbay Harbor.

Cynthia Hennessey, 73, of Jefferson, passed away peacefully on Jan. 27 at her home.

Linwood Leighton Workman, 97, of Thomasville, Ga., passed away on Jan. 23 under the tender care of the staff at Southern Pines Senior Residence Facility and Hospice of Southwest Georgia.

Raymond Melvin Kennedy, 84, passed away peacefully at Quarry Hill in Camden on Jan. 1 with his loving family by his side.

Mervyn S. Parmenter, 84, of Whitefield, passed away suddenly on Jan. 4 at the Veterans Hospital at Togus.

Christopher M. LaFrance, 37, of Jefferson, died unexpectedly from injuries sustained in a car accident Jan. 21 in Union.

William (Bill) Arthur Langer, 67, of Wiscasset, died Jan. 4 at Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick, of cancer.

Peter John Hoyenski, 54, of Waldoboro, died at home of natural causes on Jan. 19.

Scott Soule, 43, of Wiscasset, born on May 2, 1970, passed away at the Lincoln County HealthCare Miles Campus, on Jan. 5.

Richard Eric Durgan, 56, of Woolwich, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 24.

Henry F. Lessner, 63, of South Bristol and most recently Damariscotta, passed away at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth on the morning of Jan. 4.

Patricia Ryan, 75, of Boothbay, died Dec. 27 at her home.

Ann Norwood Day Stone, 83, of Damariscotta, passed away peacefully on Dec. 17.