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.

Samuel Paul Jacobs, 29, of Brunswick, died suddenly Dec. 26 in Portland after a brief illness.

Elizabeth “Babs” Walden Palmer, 93, a resident of Thompson House and Waldoboro, passed away on Dec. 17 after a long battle with COPD and dementia.

William N. Stephenson, 84, of Lisbon Falls, passed away on Dec. 1 following a brief illness, at The Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice.

Keith L. Leeman, 82, passed away on Dec. 25 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta surrounded by his loving family.

Mae N. Tibbetts, 91, of North Deering, formerly of South Portland, passed away on Dec. 15 at Fallbrook Woods in North Deering.

Bethany Hope “Light” Delano, 47, of Friendship, unexpectedly slipped away in the night of Nov. 28 at her home.

John H. Gay III of Gainesville, Fla., formerly of South Bristol, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 28.

Patricia Carhartt Howard, of Newcastle, died on Dec. 12 at home, surrounded by friends and family.

George Styles, 90, of Thomaston, died Nov. 29 at Mercy Hospital in Portland.

Thomas Edward Wetmore of Northfield, Minn. passed away Dec. 13.

Roland W. Chaples, 83, of Waldoboro, passed away peacefully at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport on Dec. 13.

Phyllis Adele Simpson Zucchi, 89, of Waldoboro, died peacefully at her home on Nov. 30 with her family at her side.