Virginia R. Lawrence, 89, passed away Dec. 15 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, following a long illness.
She was born Oct. 21, 1917, in Minneapolis, Minn., the middle daughter of Geno and Emma (Jezewski) Rossi. Virginia was proud of her I

Norma Elaine Davis Black, 66, of Friendship, passed away Dec. 1 at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport after a brief illness.
Mrs. Black was born June 12, 1940, in Waldoboro, the daughter of Lauriston “Dave” and Lois (Harkins) Davis. She was a

After courageously battling cancer for six years, Ethelyn Barbour-Shultz peacefully joined her husband, Ronnie Barbour, on Dec. 27. She was born in Nobleboro on Dec. 31, 1939.
Ethelyn Ralph married Ronnie Barbour on Aug. 31, 1957. Until his death in

Irven A. Gammon, 94, of Warren, passed away Dec. 15 at Penobscot Bay Medical Center.
Irven was born Jan. 11, 1912, in Warren, the son of David Leonard Gammon and Rose Moody Gammon. He graduated from Warren Academy.
On Oct. 8, 1933, Irven married Ha

Florence Elizabeth Burley passed away Dec. 27 at her home at Schooner Cove, Damariscotta.
She was born in New York City, July 15, 1907, the child of Henry C. and Rosa Herning Schwenke, who both emigrated from Germany in the late 1800s. She grew up b

James William McLaughlin, infant son of Rachel Smith and Brian McLaughlin, passed away Dec. 15 at Miles Memorial Hospital.
He leaves his mother of Damariscotta; father of Bremen; maternal grandfather, Robert Blagdon and wife Marla of Wiscasset; pate

David Arnold Hardy, 62, of Rockland, died unexpectedly on Nov. 29 after suffering a seizure.
David was born in Rockland Oct. 25, 1944, to the late Francis Arnold Hardy and the late Doris Cecelia Hardy. He grew up in Thomaston with his older sister

Ervin “Bud” Eugene Maynard, 81, of Brunswick, formrely of Wilton, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Nov. 12.
He was born in Dexter on April 9, 1925, to Hollis and Marguerite Maynard.
He graduated from Dexter High School, a

Lillian May Ross, of Thomaston, passed away Nov. 3 at Fieldcrest Manor in Waldoboro, after a long illness.
She was born May 16, 1917 in Revere, Mass., the daughter of Joseph and Lena Giehelhausen Huntington.
Lillian attended Howe High in Billerica,

George S. Burgess, 92, of Bristol and West Newton, Mass., died Nov. 29 at Epoch Senior Healthcare in Weston, Mass., after four years of declining health.
Born in Waltham, Mass., he was the son of the late Charles and Nettie Burgess.
After high scho

Howard “Howie” F. Ryder, 57, of Greenville, died Nov. 11 at Eastern Maine Medical Center from complications of multiple myeloma, an aggressive cancer of the blood.
Howie was born in Greenville on May 11, 1949, to Faustena (Knight) and Edwin B. Ryder

Liticia Ann Bryer, 21, died Nov. 3, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
Visiting hours 6-8 p.m., Tues., Nov. 7 at Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home, 975 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay.
Fun

Albert G. Melvin, 79, passed away on Nov. 28 at Miles Memorial Hospital, after a long illness.
He was born Sept. 19, 1927, in Jersey City, N.J., where his parents, the late Albert and Harriet Melvin settled after leaving Halifax, Nova Scotia. From t

Bruce Thresher Pierce, 94, of Westport, died Nov. 10 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta.
Bruce was born July 10, 1912, the son of Charles Freeman Pierce and Grace Inez Thresher.
After graduating from Hartford Public High School in Hartford,