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.