William E. Pinkham, 61, of Southport Island, former lobsterman and caretaker of Mouse Island, passed away quietly at home on June 19, following a long illness.
Known locally as “Pinky,” he was the eldest son of Erwin (Chick) and Mary Pinkham of Spru

Elizabeth D. (Betty) Bjork, 70, of Lincoln, Mass., and New Harbor, an innovative mathematics educator and curriculum developer, died on June 6, following a brief illness.
Born in Medford, Mass., on July 5, 1936, Betty was the daughter of John Doane

Philip Bradford Burgess, 87, of Madison, Conn., died on June 26 at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford, Conn.
He was born on Nov. 4, 1919 in Worcester, Mass., to the late Charles S. and Louise R. Burgess. He grew up in Grafton, Mass.
In 1944, he ma

Shepherd Welsh, 78, of Dresden, died on June 16 at home with his family at his side.
Born March 13, 1929, in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of Harold and Gertrude Welsh. He was an avid reader as a child, with a special interest in American history,

Thelma Louise Newell, 91, of Whitefield, passed away on June 5 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta, where she had been a resident for the past four years.
She was born on Feb. 20, 1916, the daughter of John and Alice Newell. Thelma attended school in Kin

Craig Abraham Ladd, 60, of Somerville, passed away on June 25 at Country Manor in Coopers Mills.
Born March 14, 1947 in Stratton, Vt., he was the son of Paul R. Ladd, Jr. and Eva Hegemann Ladd. He lived many years in Wickford, R.I., where he ran a V

Joan Estella Arsenault, 69, of Bath, passed away June 16 at her home.
Born June 22, 1938 in Boothbay, Joan was a daughter of the late Ernest (Sr.) and Sophie Abbott Morton. She was a 1957 graduate of Boothbay Harbor High School and in 1958, married

Willie “Billie” Louise Barnes, 78, of Wiscasset, died on June 5 at her residence.
She was born in Jesup, Ga. on Nov. 2, 1928, a daughter of Walter and Willie Lou (Thomas) Ingram.
She graduated from Wiscasset Academy in 1946, and Maine General Schoo

Robert L. Winchenbach, 87, longtime proprietor of R. L. Winchenbach Millwork, died at home on June 23, following a long illness.
Visiting hours 6-8 p.m., Thurs., June 28 at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock St., Rockland, where

Karl F. Berger, 62, a resident of Bremen and an active community leader, died suddenly on June 16 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta.
Karl was born Aug. 21, 1944 in Ware, Mass., the son of Henry Romaine and Nannie Howard Berger. He was a gra

Laura S. Kirkpatrick, 83, passed away on June 5 at her home in Union, surrounded by her loving family.
Born June 27, 1923 in Union, Laura was the daughter of Everett and Reta Butler Storer.
She graduated from Union High School, class of 1940.
She

Victor V. Burnheimer, 85, of Waldoboro, died peacefully at Miles Memorial Hospital on June 21.
He was the son of Victor V. Burnheimer, Sr., and Sara Grotton Burnheimer of North Nobleboro.
Victor graduated from Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield

Mary Louise (Wendy) Lounsbury, 77, of Damariscotta, passed away on June 15 at her home.
The daughter of Boyd T. and Ruth Hay (Cross) Barnard, she was born May 4, 1930, in Wilmington, Del.
Wendy graduated from Oakwood Friends School in Poughkeepsie,

Mary E. Dufour Baker, 72, passed away unexpectedly at her home on June 4.
She was born Sept. 22, 1934 in Windsor, the daughter of Wilfred and Annie Hopkins Dufour, Sr.
Mary was a graduate of Erskine Academy. She loved baseball, reading and crocheti