Ronald Neal Wentworth, of Wiscasset, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025 at the age of 76. Ron was born on Dec. 2, 1948 and raised in Haverhill, Mass.

Anne Susan Wilber passed away peacefully at home after a long-term illness.

The Cleaves family is sad to relay the passing of their patriarch, George Cleaves, on Sept. 29, 2025.

Dr. John William Towne, 89, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 at his home in Bremen.

Michael C. Sykes Sr., 65, of Waldoboro, passed away unexpectedly on the evening of Aug. 28, 2025, at his home. He was born on July 28, 1960 at Miles Memorial Hospital (now MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital) in Damariscotta.

John “Jack” Banta, 79, of Damariscotta, embraced eternal life on Oct. 9, 2025. Born May 12, 1946 at the Catholic Hospital in Paterson, N.J., Jack was the middle child of Doris (Huxster) and Howard McFaden Banta. Jack attended schools in Kinnelon, N.J., graduating from Butler High School in 1964. His favorite subject was history and he was particularly fond of the school’s library services where he worked as a volunteer.

Stuart J. Mahan, 82, of Damariscotta, passed away peacefully with family by his side at the Sussman House in Rockland on Oct. 10, 2025. He was born at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta on Aug. 19, 1943 to John and Hazel Mahan, of Pemaquid Harbor. He spent his childhood exploring the woods, water, and fields in and around the peninsula honing his skills as an outdoorsman and sailor. As a young man he worked under the tutelage of his grandfather, father, and uncles, who taught him the crafts of carpentry and boatbuilding. He attended a one-room schoolhouse in Pemaquid before attending Bristol School and High School.

Charles Harrison Frazier Meade died peacefully on Oct. 11, 2025 in his home in Newcastle surrounded by loving family.

Marlene Burns, 87, passed peacefully on Oct. 10, 2025 at Cove’s Edge Nursing Center in Damariscotta.

It is with heavy hearts that we share the unexpected passing of Anthony “Tony” A. Tozier, 56, of Jefferson, who passed away at his home on Sept. 19, 2025, surrounded by love from his beloved wife, Cindy.

The world lost a bright light when Judith Anne Mitchell died suddenly of natural causes, on June 3, 2024. She was born in New York City to musical parents: her father, William, was a musicologist and professor at Columbia University; her mother, Adelheid (Wagner), was a concert pianist.