WINTHROP/KINGFIELD – Lynn Roberts Reed, 64, passed away peacefully March 26th, 2025 surrounded by her family. She was born September 21st, 1960 in Augusta, Maine, the daughter of Terry and Janice (LaPrise) Roberts. Lynn was raised in Winthrop, graduating from Winthrop High School in 1978. She attended UMaine Augusta and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business in 1984. Lynn married the love of her life, Steve, on July 4th, 1982; they built their own house on Maranacook Lake where they lived for almost 20 years.

WAYNE – Vincent “Vin/Vince” Brown Burns, a longtime resident of Wayne, completed his earthly journey on Feb. 17, 2025, at Maine Veterans Home of Augusta.

Vin was born to Vincent Anthony Burns, Esq. and dance instructor, Mary Corbett Burns, on Feb. 22, 1935, in Boston, Massachusetts. He met the love of his life, Vinita Murray, at Boston’s Lenox Hotel during ballroom dance lessons when the two were teenagers. They married the day after Vin’s college graduation.

HALLOWELL – Joan Frances “Joanie” Sturmthal, 80, of Hallowell, Maine, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, following a series of illnesses. Born in Washington, D.C., in 1944, Joanie spent much of her youth traveling as her father taught economics at various universities, including overseas. She pursued higher education with dedication, earning her undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois after attending Oberlin College.

READFIELD - David Roy Dominie II died on Nov. 26, 2024. Born May 18, 1950, to Gladys Irene Ordway and David Roy Dominie I in Massachusetts, David graduated from Lexington High School in 1967.

A zoology major at the University of New Hampshire, he met his life partner, Holly, in bio lab. Adventure loving, they joined the Peace Corps in 1971, for two years teaching advanced level biology and chemistry at a Kenyan boarding school. They next attended graduate school at the University of Massachusetts, 1973-1976. Drawn to Maine’s natural environment, they made careers and raised children, Will and Reid, in Holly’s home state.

READFIELD- Andrews Leland Tolman of Readfield, Maine, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Andy was born July 12, 1948 and grew up in Slingerlands, New York, the oldest child of the Rev. Canon Mason and Betsy (Mullens) Tolman. He left home, and his sister Laura and brother Mason, for boarding school at Mount Hermon School at 15. He went on to study at Bates College, where he met his wife and best friend Susie, a fellow Geology major. They knew they were meant to be together when they were the only two people still speaking to each other at the end of a rainy 6-week field course.

CAPE ELIZABETH - John “Jack” L. Wood, 70, died on Oct. 16, 2024, at his home in Cape Elizabeth.

He was born in 1954 in South Bend, Ind. Growing up, he lived in Kansas City, Mo.; Wayne, Mich.; and Severna Park, Md.

He attended Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., graduating in 1976. He received his JD degree from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law in 1979. He remained in Baltimore, Md. until moving to Maine in 2017. During his legal career he worked for the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s office, the Baltimore law firm of Niles, Barton & Wilmer, and the legal office of Baltimore Gas and Electric (now Exelon Corporation).

MONMOUTH- Rebecca H. Stanley, born in Hartford, CT on October 8th,1948 to Talcott and Nina Hewitt Stanley, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 20th, 2024 surrounded by her family at her home in Monmouth.
Rebecca's greatest love was to be outdoors - cultivating abundant flower gardens, growing tender stalks of asparagus and juicy peaches, tromping through the woods in search of invasive plants, motoring around Penobscot Bay with her husband Charlie in their boat Sunrise, mowing fields with her 1958 Farmall Cub tractor, and sitting by the ocean with the sun on her face and a good book in her hand.

DUBLIN, Ireland – Michael James Reeve, 71, of Fayette, Maine, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Dublin, Ireland, surrounded by his loving family. He will be greatly missed by those who loved and knew him. Michael was born July 7, 1952, in Farmington, the oldest son to Everett and Gay (Burhoe) Reeve. He attended elementary school in Fayette and was a 1970 graduate of Livermore Falls High School. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy serving his country from 1970 – 1975 in the “Silent Service” on the USS Sailfish until he was discharged with a National Defense Service Medal. On June 16, 1973, he married his wife of 51 years, Linda (Atkinson) in California where they lived for the first six years of their marriage. Michael then went on to attend Cypress College where he received his degree in mechanical engineering while working full time to support his growing family. In May 1980, Michael and Linda made the decision to move back to his childhood home in Fayette, Maine to raise their family in the same home where Michael was also born and raised.

Dr. John C. Perkins passed away on April 17, 2024, at his home in Springfield, Virginia, at the age of 101.

He was born December 26, 1922, to John Jr. and Hazel (Hamilton) Perkins in Danbury, Connecticut, where he spent his youth before graduating from high school in 1941.

John's studies at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, were interrupted by World War II and his subsequent enlistment in the U.S. Army Air Force as a cadet. By war's end, Second Lieutenant Perkins had earned Pilot Wings as well as Flight Engineer Wings, operating B-29 aircraft.

WAYNE – Dallas N. Folk, 86, died on March 5, 2024, at his home in Wayne surrounded by his family. He was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, the son of Carl and Sara (Gentzel) Folk.

He attended local schools and was a graduate of Rutgers University where he majored in agricultural engineering. He served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged with the rank of captain.

Dallas worked all his life in the construction industry in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Maine. He was president of H.P. Cummings, a commercial and institutional construction company. He spent decades guiding construction on campuses such as Bowdoin and Colby Colleges as well as dozens of hospitals around the state including the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care and Maine General Medical Center in Augusta.

Pamela ("Pam") Fleet Murray of Camp Hill, PA died peacefully on Friday, February 23, 2024 surrounded by family.  She is survived by children Deborah and Pete (Becky), three grandsons, brothers John and Alan, and many nieces and nephews.  She was predeceased by her husband, Bert Murray.

Pam was born in Connecticut on Friday the 13th of December 1943.  She grew up in Cromwell, CT while spending summers with her family at Echo Lake in Maine.    Her love for Echo Lake continued all of her life, and she enjoyed waterskiing with her brothers, swimming with her children, or playing board games with her grandkids.  She loved playing cards with any and all of them.  

AUGUSTA – Priscilla H. Stred, 90, passed away on Sept. 26, 2023, in Augusta. She was born in Quincy, Mass. to Herbert W. and Ermie (Kelley) Hatch.

Priscilla was a graduate of Bates College, where she met her husband, Frank O. Stred. They lived in several towns in Central Maine, then retired to Leesburg, Fla. Following Frank’s death, Priscilla returned to the Augusta area.

She was an avid gardener, and also enjoyed knitting, counted cross-stitch, and watching the Red Sox. Priscilla was proud to have been a founding member of the Winthrop Area Handbell Ringers 50 years ago, retiring from handbell ringing this past Spring.

Priscilla is survived by her daughters, Susan of Syracuse, N.Y., Kristin of Seattle, Wash., granddaughter Katie Davis, also of Seattle; brother Richard Hatch of Harrisonburg, Va.; and a few nieces and nephews.

READFIELD- Milton, "Milt", Wright of Readfield passed away on July 17, 2023, at the age of 84. He was born in Orrington, ME, the eldest and only son of Henry Roger Wright and Ursule Madeline Spruce Wright.

He graduated from Brewer High School and Husson College. He served in the US Army in Korea. Upon his return from overseas, he taught high school in Valley Stream, NY and Danforth, ME. After leaving the classroom, he worked for the Maine Teachers Association in many capacities and retired as the Executive Director.

Milt was very involved with outdoor activities. He hiked Mount Katahdin for 58 consecutive years and enjoyed introducing others to hiking in beautiful Baxter State Park. He was a past-president of the Maine Appalachian Trail Club, an overseer of the trail and helped maintain sections of it. He was also instrumental and very proud of his work in setting up the hiking trail system in Readfield. It was not unusual to see him with a chainsaw clearing out blow downs on the trails or with a can of paint to refresh blazes. In addition, he loved cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, canoeing, traveling and reading.