Maria Kraus Murphy, 89, of Waldoboro, passed away Oct. 2 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta.

Peter John Collins, 47, of Waldoboro, was found Oct. 26, having passed away from injuries sustained in an automobile accident believed to occurred Sept. 19.

Wendell A. Reed, 80, of Friendship, left this life Oct. 15 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

William “Bill” Frank Fruin, 75, of North Haven, Conn., passed away peacefully on Oct. 1 at his cottage on Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson.

Margaret Chaney, 88, of Alna, passed away at her home on the Sheepscot River Oct. 26.

Ruth V. Horan, 58, of Wiscasset, died at her home on Oct. 8.

Florence Lydia Wood Taylor, 98, passed away Oct. 3 of cardiac complications.

The Rev. Dr. Mary Jeanette Harrington, 58, of Sheepscot, renowned Unitarian Universalist minister and co-founder of Gulf Coast Volunteers for the Long Haul, died Oct. 26 at home after a courageous struggle with ALS.

Helen Catherine Macpherson Gillespie, 93, of Damariscotta, died on Oct. 13 at Cove’s Edge, with her family by her side.

Kate Crane, 92, a resident of Chase Point, formerly of Stonington, Conn., died Oct. 2 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta after a period of failing health.

Alexander “Whip” Buck, 80, died peacefully Oct. 24, surrounded by his family at Capital Healthcare Hospital in Trenton, N.J.

Lindsey Milan Chapman Merritt, 12, died peacefully of cancer at home with her family Oct. 7. She was the daughter of Del and Jacqueline Merritt of Damariscotta.

Diane Clara “Dee Dee” Weymouth, 46, of Fairfield, died peacefully Sept. 7 at the Oak Grove Center in Waterville after a long battle with liver disease.

Lewis Austin Havener, 69, of Friendship, died Oct. 24 at home surrounded by his family.