Henry D. Thompson Sr., a beloved pillar of Friendship, passed away and gained his wings on Sept. 29, 2023, after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born on Oct. 7, 1947, to John and Madeline Thompson in the very town he called home throughout his entire life.

Barbara Louise McLaughlin, 84, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 12 at home, surrounded by family. She grew up in Bremen, with one sister and five brothers. Childhood stories of a welcoming and loving home for friends and family, a pet pig, a dog named Penny and sisterly love fests involving torn dresses and scissors always made us laugh. Getting hit by a truck, hitchhiking, and sending tourists in circles were early signs of the mischief she enjoyed creating her whole life. This high school graduate was a smarty, sought out by engineers for her commonsense feedback on new products during her 19 years at GTE Sylvania. Her intelligence, work ethic, and silliness made her a beloved employee and friend.

Rae Cogan Fales, 89, passed away peacefully at her home in Warren on Sept. 29, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Born on Oct. 28, 1933, she attended Warren schools and graduated in 1952 from Warren High School.

William K. Karas Jr. passed on Sept. 19, 2023, after years of negotiating cancer. Born Sept. 17, 1937, Bill was the first child to Hungarian immigrants William Kalman Karas and Nadia Ermalowicz, he learned English at age 5 to attend grammar school.

Eli “Lee” W. Chamberlain (aka Hobbit), 62, of Damariscotta, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. He was born on Nov. 20, 1960 to Albert Chamberlain and Joyce Holt Chamberlain in Brockton, Mass.

On Sept. 29, Arlene Jones, 70, mother, sister, “Granny,” and “Gigi,” went to be with the lord. Arlene was born in Jefferson on Sept. 10, 1953 to Lewis and Patricia Jones. She grew up in Jefferson on a small farm called Half Acre Farm. She enjoyed having a large family and caring and raising many farm animals.

Linda Stinson Day, 81, of Chopps Cross Road, in Woolwich, passed away peacefully on Sept. 28, with her family by her side.

If the value of a man’s life is measured by the number of friends he has made and people who loved him, then Peter Fischer truly lived a life of great worth. Peter, of Bristol, passed away on Sept. 16, 2023, at the Sussman Hospice House in Rockport, following a 21-month battle with pancreatic cancer. However, Peter never let that disease conquer his spirit for life. He traveled to Louisiana for a music festival; canoed in northern Maine; hiked in Baxter State Park; as well as continued his involvement in three aquaculture businesses: Damariscove Seafood, Pemaquid Mussel, and Maine Fresh Sea Farms (seaweed aquaculture), which he founded with Seth Barker.

Nancy Jane Tierney Graham had a fabulous life. Born in Hartford, Conn. in 1933, she was the second of seven children of Allen and Florence Tierney. Nancy was fearless, curious, capable, and incredibly smart. In 1950, Nancy was fixed up on a blind date with a handsome young man named Joel Graham, also a Hartford resident, who was a student at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. For the next four years, Nancy would take the train from Hartford to Brunswick to visit Joel at Bowdoin for classic college weekends where girls wore cocktail dresses and gloves, smoked cigarettes, and sipped on Sidecars.

On the morning of Sept. 17, 2023, Carol Ann Langlois woke up at home in New Harbor. An ocean breeze gently wafted into her room. Looking up, she saw the loving face of her devoted husband, Donald, gazing upon her. She smiled beautifully then passed away peacefully. She was 85.

Johnna Albee Sproul Porter, of Marietta, Ga., died peacefully in her home, surrounded by loving family, on Sept. 23, 2023, at the age of 77.

We are saddened to share that Larry Lee Baker, 82, of Nobleboro, passed away in his home on Sept. 17 after fighting cancer for many years. He was born to Ruth V. Wildes Baker and Milton W. Baker, in Brunswick. He attended elementary school at a one-room schoolhouse in Bowdoinham, going in early to start the wood stove in winter for his classmates.