AUGUSTA – Richard “Blackie” Joseph Bechard, 85, passed away Dec. 24, 2025, at home surrounded by his family.

Blackie was born …

SOMERVILLE – Steven Clayton Cooper, 67, died on Dec. 20, 2025, at home in Somerville, Maine. He was preceded in death …

ALBION – Barbara G. Clark, 89, died Dec. 17, 2025 in Albion. She was born on Feb. 28, 1936, in New …

JEFFERSON – Bessie M. (Schwarz) Lund was born at the Queens Hospital in Portland on July 12, 1930, the youngest child …

MONMOUTH – Francis E. Carr, 81, a resident of Monmouth, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, at his home with his …

WINTHROP – Robert W. Smith, 91, of Winthrop, died Dec. 23, 2025, in his home after a long illness. He was …

LITCHFIELD – A memorial service for Raymond E. Skidgell will be held on Jan. 3, 2026 at 11 a.m. at Bragdon-Finley …

BENTON – Robert “Bob” Nickerson, 64, passed away on Dec. 7, 2025, at Maine Medical in Portland. He fought the fight …

KENNEBUNK – Shirley Rogers Elliot passed away peacefully, at the age of 90, on Dec. 6, 2025, in Kennebunk.

Born and raised …

LITCHFIELD – Janet Lee Caskin, 57, of Litchfield, passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 19, 2025, surrounded by the love …