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.

Robert J. Lemar, 83, of Dresden, died at his home on Jan. 16.

Ruth Gunderman Jones, 91, of Alna, passed away on the afternoon of Dec. 23, 2012 at the Cove’s Edge Nursing Facility in Damariscotta.

John E. Reed Sr., 91, of Waldoboro, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 23 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta with his family by his side.

Wanda (Wendy) H. Bailey, 82, of Dresden, died unexpectedly on Jan. 19 at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta surrounded by her loving family.

Our wonderful mom, Edna Kingdon Brown, left us on December 31, 2012.

Marjorie C. Gamage, 88, of New Harbor, passed away peacefully at Cove’s Edge Nursing Facility in Damariscotta on the evening of Jan. 23 surrounded by her loving family, after a brief illness.

Russell G. Bailey, 86, of Lansdale, Penn., formerly of Sellersville, Penn. and Bristol, entered into eternal life Jan. 13 in St. Mary Manor, Lansdale.

Ruth Olive Rowell Taverner, 91, of Hallowell, formerly of Augusta, died on Dec. 28, 2012 at her residence.

Earle G. Barlow, 89, died Jan. 25 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.