Obituaries

At age 89, Gareth Scott Anderson, of Harpswell, passed peacefully on Feb. 9. He was a lifelong resident of Harpswell. He graduated from Brunswick High School and enlisted in the Coast Guard. He served aboard the cutter Barataria from 1953 until 1957 as a fire control technician, receiving the National Defense Service medal.

Margaret Wetzel, 96, of Scottsdale, Arizona, and Harpswell, Maine, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 16 after a short illness. Margaret was born in Mount Vernon, New York, the daughter of Edward and Ethel (Bartlett) Phinney.

Jean Wood died peacefully, surrounded by family, on Oct. 2, just a month after celebrating her 101st birthday. As she would say, 101 and a ton of fun! And that she was.

Clive Hastings Tillotson, born March 14, 1931, died at home on Oct. 10, 2023. Clive grew up in Brunswick. He attended Brunswick High School, then graduated from Bowdoin College (Class of 1953).

Francis S. "Frank" Mynahan Jr., 81, died peacefully on Thursday, Nov. 2, at Maine Medical Center, following a brief illness. His loving family was by his side. Frank was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, on May 16, 1942, the son of the late Francis S. Mynahan Sr. and Mary S. (Chibirka) Mynahan.

Marcia Holmes Musto died on Oct. 15 at The McLellan in Brunswick. She was 86 years old. Marcia was born on April 10, 1937, in Newark, a small town in upstate New York that is between Rochester and Syracuse. Her parents were Richard L. Holmes and Maureen Ball Holmes.

Dr. Kenneth G. Wood passed peacefully in the company of family members on Oct. 20, just three weeks after his wife of 75 years, Jean, passed away. Ken was born in Niagara Falls, Canada, on Jan. 11, 1924, to Blanche and George Wood.

Mary Egan passed away on Oct. 17. She was predeceased by her husband, Philip Egan, who died on Nov. 22, 2021. Mary was born in Auburn, Massachusetts, on Jan. 5, 1932, to Thomas A. Williams and Dorothy Degnan. Philip was born on March 4, 1931, in Worcester, Massachusetts, to John Egan and Helen Morin Egan.

Devens Dexter Arnett, 83, of Harpswell, passed away on Sept. 20 at Hill House Assisted Living in Bath. He was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, on Nov. 8, 1939, the son of Sarah Ann (Paul) and Rexford Arnett Sr.

Meta and Bill Carlson passed away in Harpswell, respectively, on March 10 and August 6 of this year. Both had celebrated turning 90 years old.