Kernan Cross, a long-time Midcoast businessman and fixture in several community performing arts groups, passed away Jan. 13, 2022 in Brunswick.

Robert Hall Baird Sr. passed away and went to be with the Lord on Dec. 31, 2022, with family by his side at LincolnHealth Hospital in Damariscotta after a brief illness at the age of 96 years old. Born on April 14, 1926, in Edgecomb to Frank and Ellen Baird, Bob grew up in Sheepscot/Newcastle.

Edward “Fred” Thomas Kretschmer Jr., longtime Pioneertown, Calif. and Pemaquid resident, 68, passed away Dec. 26, 2022.

Paul Fossett Sproul, 73, of Round Pond, passed away Dec. 28, 2022 with his wife, Norma, and family by his side.

Barbara Jane Frederick, 89, of Topsham, died peacefully at the Midcoast Senior Health Center on Dec. 11, 2022 with her family at her side.

Marjorie E. Rackliff, 93, of Dresden, died on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, at Augusta Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Augusta.

Jerry Wayne Closson Jr., “Wayne,” 61, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Jan. 24, 2023 after a brief illness.

Cody Robert Chase, 29, of Augusta, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Jan. 20, 2023. He was born in Damariscotta on April 5, 1993, the son of Anissa and Ryan Chase.

Dorothy Banks Wing passed away on Dec. 14, 2022 after a brief illness surrounded by her loved ones. Dottie was born to the late Irving and Cynthia Banks on Feb. 2, 1944 in Jefferson. She was a 1962 graduate of Lincoln Academy where she participated in several clubs and was a member of the National Honor Society.

On Jan. 18, 2023, Richard “Dick” Wilshire, 89, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend to many passed at the Sussman House where he was surrounded by family and friends.

“Old sailors never die but sometimes, when the tide is low, they just sail away.” Capt. Art’s ship sailed Jan. 20, 2023 after an adventurous 77-year voyage. He hauled anchor after a bout of congestive heart failure complicated by the residual effects of COVID-19 two years prior.

Shirley Gertrude Patch (Eaton) Ferris, born May 2, 1924, Worcester, Mass. to Athelie and Frederick Patch, peacefully left this life at first light, Jan. 11, 2023 with her daughters by her side at The Lincoln Home in Newcastle where she enjoyed her final years with friends, much laughter, and a spectacular view of the Damariscotta River.

Janet Y. Leinonen passed away peacefully at The Woodlands of Hallowell on Jan. 16, 2023.