Dorothy “Dot” Emma Sears, 97, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 18, 2023, at the Knox Center for Long Term Care in Rockland.

John R. Hilton, 82, of Newcastle, passed away on June 17, 2023, at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Damariscotta on Dec. 17, 1940, to John H. Hilton and Irma Chase, John grew up in Newcastle.

A celebration of life memorial will be held for Bobbie Joyce Eaton on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 10 a.m. at Long Funeral Home in Camden. Bobbie was born on July 12, 1937 in her Cherokee grandfather’s log cabin, which he had built on his Cherokee allotment in a rural area near Stilwell, Okla. Bobbie’s parents were Walter Chitwood and Helen Beanstick Chitwood.

Leland Leroy Wallace, 84, died June 11 at LincolnHealth’s Miles Campus in Damariscotta. He was born April 13, 1939 in Damariscotta to Eben Wallace and Edith Winchenbach Wallace. Leland grew up in Waldoboro and graduated from Waldoboro High School.

Chester “Gene” Chubbuck, of Edgecomb, died May 25, 2023 from complications of dementia after a stay at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Scarborough.

This beautiful piece of artwork was done by our local and extremely talented and kind friend, Glenn Chadbourne. This will be on display at Bob’s celebration of life on Saturday, June 24 at 1 p.m. at the Central Lincoln County YMCA in Damariscotta.

Ramona Thompson Gaudette, of Southport Island, passed away June 4, 2023.

Harry Emmons passed away on June 10, one day after celebrating his 106th birthday with family and friends at Chase Point in Damariscotta. Born in Jamesburg, N.J. in 1917, Harry is survived by his son, Robert and wife, Holly, of South Bristol. He is also survived by his grandson, Lee, of Newcastle, his wife, Rebecca, and devoted great-granddaughter, Natalie.

Billie Marion MacGregor, born Jan. 1, 1934, in Jersey City, N.J. to her parents Agnes (nee Szott) and William B. Smith. Billie attended Saint Anthony’s Grammar School and Ferris High School in Jersey City. After graduation she worked at the New Jersey Window Cleaning Company as a bookkeeper, office administrator, and manager.

A memorial service for Ernest “Tommy” Thompson, who passed away at his home on Christmas morning, will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at the Strong-Hancock Funeral Home in Damariscotta. He will be laid to rest following the service at the Chamberlain Cemetery in Round Pond.