Maurice Irenée Denis, 89, known to his friends and loved ones as “Denny” went to be with his Lord on Dec. 23, 2011, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn.

Roger Everett Shuman, 89, passed away peacefully at Quarry Hill in Camden on his birthday, Jan. 6.

Mable King, 91, of Wiscasset, died Jan. 2 at Wiscasset Green in Wiscasset.

Elizabeth L. “Betty” Wallace, 78, of Waldoboro, died Jan. 27 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.

Joanna MacMurtry Workman, 93, of Thomasville, Ga., passed away on Jan. 5.

Mary Gilsey Parmley, longtime Newcastle resident, passed away on Dec. 23, 2011 from natural causes.

Cynthia Anne Shaw, 56, of North Conway, N.H., formerly of Wiscasset, died unexpectedly Jan. 27 with her family by her side.

Ellen Leighton Miller went home to the Lord on Jan. 30 surrounded by her family at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta.

Gertrude Pearl Hoffses, 92, of Waldoboro, died Jan. 2 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta.

Lura Beatrice Robertson, 81, formerly of Dresden, died Jan. 26 at the Heritage Rehabilitation and Living Center in Winthrop.

George “Poger” Russell, 80, of Newcastle, passed away on the morning of Jan. 30 at Chase Point Riverside in Damariscotta, with his family by his side.

Douglas L. Moore II, 41, of Portland, died unexpectedly on Dec. 30, 2011 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Carmen J. “Gootch” Salluce, 82, of West Boylston, Mass., passed away on Dec. 9 after a long courageous battle with lung cancer.

Ernest H. “Buster” Grover Jr., 82, of Wiscasset, passed away peacefully at Togus Veteran’s Hospital on Nov. 30 with his family by his side.