Ryan Patrick Chase, 30, of Whitefield, passed peacefully April 17 surrounded by his loving family at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Mass. He was born Dec. 22, 1977 in Augusta and was the oldest child of Pat and Robin (Fenderson) Chase of Whitefield.

Ruth Sylvester Prior, 92, of Nobleboro, formerly of Hamden, Conn., passed away April 12.

Ruth was the widow of Thomas Malcolm Prior; mother of Carol R. Prior of Dunnellon, Fla. and Thomas E. Prior of Hamden, Conn. Born in Madison on May 15, 1915,

Virgil Wilbur Winchenbach, 91, of Waldoboro, went home to be with the Lord on March 30.

He was born on Nov. 22, 1916 in Waldoboro, a son of the late Millard and Ruth Studley Winchenbach.

He was a self employed clam fisherman before he enlisted

George A. Abbott, 90, of Wiscasset, died on March 21 at Saint Andrew’s in Boothbay Harbor.

He was born on Feb. 28, 1918 in South Portland, a son of the late Roland and Teresa (Johnson) Abbott.

Growing up on Bailey Island, George loved boating,

Evelyn W. Hathorne Roberts, 94, of Hallowell, died March 12 at Glenridge Nursing Home in Augusta.

She was born Jan. 16, 1914, the daughter of Hartley and Mildred Bishop Hathorne in Woolwich.

Evelyn attended Woolwich and Bath schools, graduatin

Phillip K. Peters, 33, of Boothbay, died suddenly March 5 from injuries received in an automobile accident.

Mr. Peters was born in Boothbay Harbor on Sept. 12, 1974, the son of Leo Peters and Elizabeth Riplese Peters.

He attended Boothbay scho

Clara (Reynolds) Brackett, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away comfortably March 30 at her residence after a short illness. She was born in South Berwick, May 5, 1922, the daughter of Clyde and Gladys (Brown) Reynolds.

She graduated from Berwick Acade

Cecilia Barbara McQuaide, 97, of Prospect Harbor and Ellsworth, died March 20 at an Ellsworth healthcare facility.

She was born June 23, 1910 in Medea, Penn. the daughter of George P. and Elizabeth (Uhl) Horn.

While accompanying her husband ove

Roena B. Stover, 83, of Waldoboro, died the night of March 12 at Fieldcrest Manor in Waldoboro.

She was born Nov. 15, 1924 in Lincolnville, a daughter of the late Joel C. and Alice E. (Townsend) Hills.

Mrs. Stover was a graduate of Camden High

Madeline Gamage, 78, passed away March 5.

She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Leland Gamage; four sons, Ronald and wife Linda of Nobleboro, Alan and wife Sandy of Unity, Brian of Ovieda, Fla., and David and wife Diana of Ellington, Conn.;

Miss Florence Belle Russell, 106, of Whitefield, passed away March 29 at the Augusta Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Alna on March 19, 1902, one of 13 children of Edwin and Sarah Rines Russell.

She graduated from Lincoln Academy in Newcast

Dorothy Matteson Putnam, 98, of Friendship, died at the South Portland Nursing Home on March 20. Dot was the youngest of three children born to Hobart V. and Edna M. Matteson on Dec. 17, 1909. She graduated from Bradford Jr. College, Mills College, a

Frederick Bailey Clunie, of Sheepscot, passed away on March 11 at the Cove’s Edge nursing facility in Damariscotta. Born June 21, 1922 in Rumford, he was the son of Robert Clunie, Jr. and Melitta Carrol Clunie. Fred grew up on Academy Hill in Newcast