Obituaries

Nancy Currier Dorian, professor emeritus of Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, an esteemed linguist, passed away suddenly and peacefully on April 24 in Brunswick. She left behind a remarkable legacy in the field of language preservation.

Jean Dickson Chiquoine passed away peacefully on May 8, at age 96. She spent her childhood in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, where she met John Chiquoine, the love of her life.

Anne Brooks was born on March 9, 1931, in Kolkata, India, and passed away peacefully on April 19, 2023, at home in Bozeman, Montana. She had just celebrated her 92nd birthday.

Robert Anderson, 70, of Harpswell, passed away at home. He was born in Maine on Feb. 10, 1954. Bob was a lifelong resident of Harpswell and made the peninsula his career and passion.

Rita C. Mynahan (Roux), 78, died peacefully on Monday, Feb. 19, at AdventHealth Orlando East hospital, following a brief illness. Her loving family was by her side.

Margaret Wetzel, 96, of Scottsdale, Arizona, and Harpswell, Maine, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 16 after a short illness.

After a lifetime in music, Robert Modr passed away peacefully at his home in Harpswell on Feb. 3 at the age of 84. Bob began taking cornet lessons at an early age in his hometown of Stafford Springs, Connecticut, from a former pupil of John Philips Souza band member Arthur Pryor.

Paul Alexander Standridge, 87, of Harpswell, passed away peacefully on Dec. 28, 2023. He was born on March 22, 1936, in Monroe, North Carolina, to Lorene Cashion Nash and Paul Alexander Nash.

James Everett Smith, of Basin Point in Harpswell, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Sunday, Feb. 11. Jim was born on July 17, 1943, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Belva (Stoltz) Smith and Harold F. Smith.

Henry Joseph Korsiak, 80, of Harpswell, passed away peacefully, with loved ones by his side, on Feb. 4. Henry was born and raised in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He grew up there with his mother, Minerva, and his younger sister, Barbara.