Frances H. Beote, 92, of Union, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, following a period of declining health, Dec. 19 at her home.

Barbara Louise Wright, 64, of Whitefield, died Dec. 5 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Wendell P. Webber Jr., 81, of Pittsfield, Mass., died Dec. 20 at Berkshire Medical Center.

Neil W. Barter, 73, of Boothbay Harbor, died Dec. 5 at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor.

Eleanor Burt, known to her friends and family as Lee, died in New Hartford, N.Y. on Dec. 15.

Lloyd Paden Shepherd, 89, of Waldoboro, died Dec. 3 at Maine Veterans Home in Augusta.

Arthur M. Creamer, 91, of Waldoboro, passed away peacefully at the Togus VA Medical Center on Dec. 13.

Frances R. Garside died peacefully Nov. 29 after a short illness at Saratoga Hospital.

Austin L. Soule, 80, of Waldoboro, passed away at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta on Dec. 7.

Cheryl Mae Sprague, 53, of Bowdoin, passed away peacefully at the home of her parents on Dec. 4 after a brief illness.

Jean Mocarski died on Dec. 17 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta after a brief illness.

Gerald H. Asch, 55, of Jefferson, died Nov. 23 after a brief battle with cancer, with his children by his side.

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.