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.