Alfreda M. Clifford was born in Lincoln, on Aug. 27, 1950 and was the youngest daughter of Alfred and Ruth (Hollis) Twist. She graduated from Penobscot Valley High School and went on to Greenfield Community College and Aroostook College. In 1971, she married Danny Clifford and had two beautiful children. She lived in West Enfield for 25 years, then in Southern Maine for the last 40 years. Freda made and nourished meaningful relationships from wherever she lived throughout her life.

Daniel Hunter Gatz passed away peacefully on Oct. 29, 2023 with his daughters by his side. He was 84.

It is with broken hearts that the family of Dr. Jay T. Allen announces his passing, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. His wife and two of his daughters were at his side.

Betty A. Langley, of Freeport, died peacefully the morning of Oct. 11, 2023. She was born May 19, 1930 to Hazel E. (Gillis) Smith and A. R. “Bob” Smith Jr. in Boston, Mass.

Jeffery K. Weeks, “Quillbur,” 63, of Jefferson, passed away unexpectedly at home, doing what he loved, on the afternoon of Nov. 2, 2023. Born on Feb. 10, 1960, he was the son of Wilbur C. and Eda (Fancher) Weeks.

Michael Hand Smith, 80, of Edgecomb, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Oct. 30, 2023. He was born on Oct. 25, 1943, in Concord, Mass., to Graydon and Patricia (Hand) Smith.

Lee Weston Reilly, 89, of Hudson, Fla., passed away Monday, Oct. 30, 2023 at Marliere Hospice House in New Port Richey, Fla.

William Hammer died Oct. 12, 2023 at his home in Nobleboro, after several falls that contributed to rapid decline. Bill was born in Scandia, Kan. on Oct. 8, 1937, and his lifelong frugal demeanor was a result of the Great Depression’s impact on Midwest farming families during the ‘30s and ‘40s. He learned not to ask for much and this quality persisted until his death.

Betsy Hurst Piper left us too early on Oct. 25, 2023 at her winter home in Spring Hill, Fla. John Cotter, her husband of nine years, and Rascal, a rescued Boston terrier mix, never left her side. Betsy had been courageously battling throat cancer since last year, before coming down with pneumonia and COVID.

Ann Mary Chiarchiaro, a beloved snowbird hailing from Nobleboro and Fort Myers, died peacefully on Oct. 21, 2023 following a prolonged illness. Her grace and dignity remained with her throughout her final days on this earth.

Ernest “Ernie” E. Black II, 71, died Oct. 28 in Marlborough, Mass. Ernie was born Dec. 13, 1951, to Edwin Black and Edna Jacobsen Black. Ernie is survived by his wife, Mary Black; and by his loving family.

Dwight “Paul” Benner passed away unexpectedly Oct. 27 in Machias. Paul was born in Damariscotta on May 5, 1957 to Daniel and Ella (Willey) Benner Sr.

Bonnie L. York, 71, of Damariscotta, passed away on the afternoon of Oct. 27, 2023 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta, with her loving son, Darren, her sister, Terry, and her nephew, Aaron, by her side. Born in Damariscotta on Aug. 5, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Mabel Fanny “Ann” Pagurko.

Kristin Lynn Martin Turcotte went home to be with her lord and savior, Jesus Christ on Oct. 21, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Jefferson, into a Christian home on Nov. 6, 1972, to Charles M. Martin and Ann Hewett Martin. She attended Jefferson Village School from kindergarten to eighth grade and then went on to Medomak Valley High School where she graduated in 1990.