Martha Emily Valentine Hathaway, 79, of Newcastle, passed away quietly July 28 after a long and spirited battle with cancer at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor.

Born in Montclair, N.J., the daughter of the late Carleton and Ruth Valentine,

Elsie B. Lash, 84, of Friendship, died July 16 surrounded by her loving family, following an extended illness at the Knox Center for Long Term Care in Rockland.

Born Aug. 29, 1923, in Jefferson, she was the daughter of Ernest and Nancie Sprowl Bo

Raymond E. Hunt, of Jefferson, passed away on July 3 at Maine Medical Center. Born April 18, 1954, Raymond was the son of Eldon and Beryl (Hodgkins) Hunt.

Raymond attended Lincoln Academy, class of 1973, where he was a varsity athlete. Raymond wo

Morgan Lee Leask, 26, of Woolwich, died unexpectedly in Brunswick on July 27. She was born in Brunswick on Nov. 30, 1981. Morgan was well known and loved.

Morgan loved to fish, snowmobile and to camp. She loved crafting and crocheting. She worked

Howard Kipp Kornahrens, 90, of South Bristol, died July 14 at Cove’s Edge Nursing Home, Damariscotta, after a long illness.

Howard, the son of Herman and Adelaide Kornahrens, was born in Weehauken, N.J. on Nov. 23, 1917. After graduating from Col

Jessica Marie Nichols, 22, of Waldoboro, died July 2 in Hope. She was born Jan. 26, 1986 in Rockport, a daughter of Terrence and Carla Moore Nichols. She grew up in Waldoboro and attended local schools. She received her diploma from Rockland High Sch

Joanne M. Cooney, 86, of Longmeadow, Mass., died July 26 at the Julian J. Leavitt Family Jewish Nursing Home, Longmeadow, Mass.

She was born in Rochester, N.Y., and was the wife of the late James S. Cooney.

Mrs. Cooney has lived in Longmeadow,

John D. Hough, 77, of New Canaan, Conn. and Nobleboro, died July 14 at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York, N.Y.

Born July 12, 1931 in Rochester, N.Y., he was the son of the late E. Douglass and Margaret Fitzpatrick Hough.

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Bert A. Arsenault, 73, of Bath, died July 1 at Winship Green Nursing Center after a brief illness.

Mr. Arsenault was born in Otisfield March 5, 1935, the son of Francis and Mabel Arsenault, and attended Arrowsic schools.

A longtime employee of

Alice Gray Woodall, 98, of Jamaica Plain, Mass., died with grace at her home on July 26. She was the wife of the late James M. Woodall, MD. Born in Boothbay Harbor, she was the daughter of the late Roland M. and Alice M. (Martin) Gray.

Mrs. Woodal

Steve Stevens, 68, of Newcastle, died suddenly on July 13. Steve was born on Oct. 11, 1939, in Providence, R.I. After graduating from high school, he relocated to San Francisco, Cal. where he owned and operated the Steve Stevens Employment Agency for

Milton Van Evera Oakley, 90, of Parkville, Md., formerly of Waldoboro, died July 26 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, Md. Milton was born to Walter and Catherine Oakley and raised with his older brother Vincent in Buffalo, Minn. where he was an Eagle S

Virginie Bennett Brown died peacefully at home on July 12, in Baltimore, Md. Most of her family was there with her.

Ginie was born on Aug. 4, 1929 in Canton, Ohio, the daughter of Donald V. and Leonie L. Bennett. She attended high school in Washin

Stanley Milton Wick, Jr., 86, of East Greenwich, R.I. died June 29 at home. The cause was heart failure.

Named for Henry Morton Stanley, the explorer and journalist and John Milton, the poet of Paradise Lost, he was born in New York, July 29, 1921