Wayne Sweller, 71 died after 18 years of fighting prostate cancer. He is the husband of Wendy Colbeth Swellerand leaves behind 15 grandchildren! He resided in East Hartford CT and Summered on Cheabegue. He is the son in law of Clyde Colbeth. The family would like donation made to the Steven Ross scholarship

John Rumsey Barrows III, 65 died at home with his family in Falmouth.

Stephen S. Buczynski, 89, of Marco Island, Florida died after several months of illness. Stephen was the beloved father of Wanda Buczynski, and father-in-law of David Keyes of Chebeague Island. A celebration of Stephen’s life will be held in the spring in his hometown of Franklin, N.H. He visited Chebeague a number of times, and greatly enjoyed the community. His humor and loving attention will be greatly missed. 9-25-14 – Henry James Hartford, 11 months old, died unexpectedly at Maine Medical Center. Henry is the son of Graham and Lindsay Hartford, and the grandson of Richard and Teresa Hartford and Richard and Lorraine Robinson. Visiting hours from 4-6 September 30 – Celebration of Life October 1, 12pm at United Church of Christ Congregational, Bath.

Ruth E. Kimball, 72, of South Portland died on Saturday. Ruth is the mother of Jeff Kimball and grandmother of Cassidy Jeffers. Other island relatives and friends include Andrew Jackson, May Hall, Bea Crossman, and Ester Knight. She will be missed.

Helen (Lord) Baker, 94, of South Easton, MA died peacefully at home. She is the sister-in-law to Trudy Ross and Barry Baker.

Congratulations to Jamie Mansfield and Mark Hardin who were married yesterday at the Royal River Park in Yarmouth.

Stephen Hamilton, 69, died unexpectedly on Chebeague.

Rob Trower, died on Sunday after a brief illness. Rob is David’s younger brother, cousin to Jennifer Hamilton and Martha Trower. He loved life.

Congratulations to Lauren Miller and Timothy Nickels who were married at Shawnee Peak in Bridgton.They honeymooned in Australia and New Zealand

Clifford Leroy Damon Jr., 93, died Thursday, July 31, at his home in North Auburn following several months of declining health. Cliff is Doug Damon’s father. Service will be from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Auburn United Methodist Church on Park Avenue.