Diane Gail Lindgren, 65, of Newcastle, died peacefully at home with her children on May 15. She had battled a rare form of cancer since Oct. 2005.
Born June 2, 1941 in Quincy, Mass., Diane was the daughter of Evelyn M. Osier Lindgren (originally fro

Edith Alfreda Dodge, 101, passed away on May 1 at her residence in Boothbay.
Born Jan. 16, 1906 in East Boothbay, she was the second child of six born to Alfred Seavey and Ida May Van Horn Dodge.
She attended local schools, graduating from Lincoln

Ralph L. Simmons, 78, of Friendship, passed away on May 26 at Fieldcrest Manor in Waldoboro, following a long illness.
Born Dec. 30, 1928, he was a son of Ralph and Ruth (Harding) Simmons. He attended Friendship Village Schools, Coburn Classical Ins

Geraldine “Gerry” Maude Hersom, 74, of Wiscasset, passed away May 15 at her residence with her family by her side.
Born in Edgecomb on June 2, 1932, she was a daughter of Herbert G. and Beulah (Reed) Lamson.
She attended Wiscasset schools and gradu

June MacLaren Reed, 88, of Rye Brook, N.Y., and Pemaquid, passed away May 26 en route from her apartment in New York to Pemaquid, where she planned to spend the month of June.
She was born Clara June MacLaren on July 4, 1918, in a house overlooking

Debra Ann (Bowles) Abbott, 49, of Cushing, passed away on May 14 following a long illness with cancer.
She was born March 8, 1958 in Rockland, daughter of Earl and Priscilla (Curtis) Bowles, Sr.
She worked as a CNA and later as a Medical Records Te

Jeanne Bloor Adams, 86, of Falmouth and Ocean Point, passed away at her home on May 25, following a long illness.
She was born in Trenton, N.J. on Sept. 29, 1920, daughter of W. Harry Bloor and Evva Averre Bloor. She graduated from Trenton High Scho

Edward J. Bancroft, 67, of Wiscasset, died May 12 at a Brunswick hospital.
He was born in Madison on Aug. 26, 1938, a son of Everett A. and Almira F. (Mitchell) Bancroft.
He married Sylvia and together they moved to Wiscasset in 1974. He was employ

Ruth Pauline “Polly” Bartasevich, 93, of Damariscotta, passed away early on the morning of May 25 at Miles Memorial Hospital.
The daughter of Jacob B. and Mary (Himelrick) Sine, she was born Sept. 6, 1913 in Ft. Worth, Tex.
Polly grew up in Morgan

Denise M. Rhinehardt, 51, of Wiscasset, passed away on May 11 at her home.
She was born Jan. 1, 1956 in Moosup, Conn.
Denise will be remembered by all who knew her as a selfless woman, with a great sense of humor who always made you smile. For more

Connie (Moran) Mara, 90, of Waterford, Conn., passed away peacefully on May 22.
Born in Clinton Mass. on Aug. 24, 1916, she was the daughter of Irish immigrants, John Moran and Brigitte Scanlon Moran. She grew up and was educated in Clinton, Mass.

Ruth A. Sweeney, 70, of Old Orchard Beach, formerly of Newcastle, passed away on May 9 at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass.
Born April 24, 1937, she was the daughter of George and Mary (McCormack) Carter.
Together with her husband, the late

Edward F. Pacana, 91, of Jefferson, passed away on May 22 in his sleep at the Knox Center for Long Term Care.
Mr. Pacana resided in Jefferson for many years; he still, however, referred to Pennsylvania as home and often spoke of his family he loved,

George R. Spinney, 86, of Wiscasset, passed away on the afternoon of May 8 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta. Friends are invited to be with the family from 6-8 p.m., Thurs., May 10 at Strong Funeral Home in Damariscotta. A service to honor Mr. Spinney