Maria Rita Fisher, better known as Esa, passed on Feb. 20, 2022, her 56th birthday, surrounded by family and loved ones after her courageous four-year-long battle with cancer.

John W. Thomas III, 80, of Dresden, passed away on the afternoon of May 21, 2022, surrounded by his large and loving family. Born in Damariscotta on Jan. 15, 1942, he grew up in Boothbay with his mother and siblings.

Marie O’Brien, 87, of Effingham, Ill., formerly of Maine, went from the arms of her family to the arms of her Lord Jesus Christ on May 20, 2022, and is now reunited with her husband and son.

Beverly C. Rines, 88, of Alna, passed away on the evening of May 20, 2022 at Chase Point in Damariscotta. Born in Walpole on July 13, 1933, she was the daughter of Sumner and Ruth (Feltis) Curtis.

Alan George Carlson, 88, of Woodstock, Ga., passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. The Lord called him home Oct. 8, 2021.

Pat Kiley, 87, of Damariscotta, passed away on Wednesday of last week. She was at home on the river in the place she cherished and at peace. She was born in 1934 in Norwalk, Conn. to her loving parents, Ralph J. Buckley and Edith Olson Buckley, both of Portland, Conn.

A memorial service for Ralph G. Knowles, who passed away on Jan. 20, 2022, will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 4 at the Strong-Hancock Funeral Home in Damariscotta. He will be laid to rest privately in the Maine Veterans Cemetery in Augusta.

Ruth A. Prior, 73, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on May 17, 2022 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Patrick Allen Farrin, 71, of Boothbay, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on May 14, 2022, following a long and courageous battle with cancer.