Francis A. Collins Sr., 82, of Warren, left quietly surrounded by family on Jan. 8 at Pen Bay Medical Center.

John Howard Gay III, 88, of Gainesville, Fla., and formerly of South Bristol, passed away unexpectedly on the morning of Dec. 28, 2012 with his wife, Pamela Buck, at his side.

Paula Jean Hersom, 49, of Wiscasset, passed away Jan. 18 at her residence.

Gail (Foster) Campbell of Harwich Port, Mass. and Naples, Fla., formerly of Scituate, Hingham and Quincy, Mass., died Jan. 12 at home surrounded by her loving family.

David Scott Owen, 79, of Newcastle, died in Augusta on Jan. 6 at the Maine Veterans Home.

William French McFarland Jr., lifelong resident of South Bristol, died on Jan. 9 at the Togus Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Augusta.

Ann Withe Holmgren, of Canton, Conn., formerly of Burlington, Conn., passed away peacefully and courageously Christmas Eve morning, 2012.

Cecil H. Brann, 92, of Somerville, died at his home Jan. 24 as the result of a fire.

Lorraine McClintick, 71, passed away peacefully on Jan. 17 at Quarry Hill in Camden with her loving family by her side.

Shirley A. (Lessner) Gilliam, 75, of Brunswick, passed away on Jan. 8 after losing her battle with cancer.

Reverend Susan Carol Goodwin, 57, of Waldoboro, died at Chase Point in Damariscotta on January 11, after a long battle with lung disease.

Allan Gerald Martin, 80, of Union, passed away peacefully on Jan. 19 at the Riverside Home in Thomaston with his loving family by his side.

Mildred “Miffy” Wikstrom Crafts, 84, of Bath, passed away at Hill House in Bath on Jan. 9 with family members by her side, after a decade long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Emily F. Johnson, 77, of South Bristol, passed away at her home on Jan. 25.