Alice A. Ellis, 96, of Damariscotta, passed away at Cove’s Edge Nursing Home on Dec. 4.

Paul R. Springer Sr., 81, of Waldoboro, died Dec. 26 at the Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport after a brief illness.

Linda Bates Hazard, 64, of Belfast, died Dec. 6 in Rockport after a six-month battle with cancer.

Steven Walker, 59, of Alna, died unexpectedly Dec. 13.

Kathy Anne “Queen Bee” Connors, 22, of Wiscasset, died Dec. 10 at her residence.

Harland Sherman Prior, 76, of Cushing, died Dec. 3 at his residence surrounded by his family, after a long illness.

Kathlyn N. Bryant, 88, of Newcastle, died peacefully on the morning of Dec. 11.

Thomas Martin Gallant, 61, of Waldoboro, passed away Nov. 29 at his home after a brief illness.

Evelyn C. Manchester, 64, of Edgecomb, died Dec. 9 at a Portland hospital.

Richard C. Schmehl, 88, of Bremen, passed away peacefully Nov. 30. An aviator and outdoorsman all his life, Dick was a presence to those who knew him.

Marjorie Clark Hewett, 85, of Jefferson, went to be with her Lord and Savior Dec. 11 after a brief period of failing health.

Robert E. “Flash” Brewer, of Boothbay, died early Nov. 24 at home surrounded by family.

Alfred B. Sherman, 87, of Boothbay, died on Dec. 29 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.