Josephine "Jo" S. Bryer, 91, of Wiscasset, passed away peacefully at her home in Wiscasset, Monday, November 5 after being diagnosed with colon cancer in May of this year.

Born in Boston, Mass., on December 7, 1915, she was the daughter of Ralph Edward and Frances Elizabeth Clarke. She graduated from Ashland High School in Ashland in 1933 and was First Honor Essayist.

She also took the one-year course at Chandler Secretarial School in Boston, and from there had various office jobs. Married in 1935, she was a colorist and personal secretary for Framingham, Mass. furniture designer and manufacturer Wallace Nutting. During World War II she ran the office at an airport where fighter pilots were trained. She was also secretary to the president of the Roger Babson financial advisory company.

Mrs. Bryer and her family were members of the Congregational Church in Sherborn, Mass.; she served on the town of Sherborn Advisory Board. She was active with her husband in their building contracting business, John G. Bryer, Inc. in Sherborn. She was co-owner of Bryer & Hardigan, Inc. real estate, in Sherborn for 15 years.

During her retirement years in Florida, she and her husband were members and avid enthusiasts of square dance and square dance camping clubs there, dancing until he suffered a stroke at 82.

During the many years of owning several summer properties in North Edgecomb, they bought and restored the early 1800s so-called "Adams Inn" on the Eddy Road.

In 2002 she became a Trustee and the Secretary of the Wiscasset Senior Center, and newspaper columnist for the center until June of 2007. She also served on the Wiscasset Transportation Committee.

In 2004 she was the founder and a Board Director of the Wiscasset Senior Center Scholarship Fund, Inc., a fund only for students interested in learning a trade, business or any other hands-on career.

Survivors include three daughters, Sandra L. Bryer of Marlboro, Mass., Suzanne R. Bryer-Ayers and husband Norval of Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, and Syl D. (Priscilla) Bryer Manlove and her husband Howard of La Salle, Colo.; and a son, John S. Bryer, and daughter-in-law Janet M. Bryer, both of Wiscasset; two granddaughters, Jillian R. and Laura A. Bryer of Boothbay Harbor and Phippsburg, respectively; and one grandson, Jacob Lynn Manlove of South Dakota; a nephew, David Popp, of Dresden; as well as other nieces and nephews in Michigan, New York, Oregon and Massachusetts.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, November 17 at the Congregational Church of Wiscasset at 2 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to Miles Home Health/Hos-pice, 40 Belvedere Rd., Damariscotta, ME 04543; or the Wiscasset Senior Center Scholarship Fund, Inc., P.O. Box 164, Wiscasset, ME 04578.

Lemuel H. (Bert) Howe, 82, of Boothbay, passed away at home on Veterans Day, Sunday, November 11, after several years of battling cancer.

In 1949 he graduated from Dartmouth College with a B.S. in Physics. He was a successful sales engineer, a respected math and science teacher, a builder, farmer woodsman and naturalist.

In 1968, he launched a 13-year endeavor to build and operate a family campground for tenters and RV's, leaving the land in its natural state. In his 50s, Bert built a family log home on the Damariscotta River, farming and living much as the early settlers of Maine had; who inspired much of his writing, including a historical novel, "Echo Horizon." At the age of 70, he completed construction of a second home in Pleasant Cove, Boothbay.

He provided transportation to and from the Portland Jetport in his ground transportation business, "Boothbay Stage Line."

Mr. Howe enjoyed hiking in the White Mountains, sea kayaking, and carving stylized birds, for which he was well known. He especially loved family gatherings.

In addition to his wife of 54 years, Jean M. Howe, he is survived by three sons, Benjamin Howe of Rye, N.H., James G. Howe and Heather Burr of Cumberland, and Brian M. Howe and wife Diane of Boothbay Harbor; one daughter, Jocelyn Howe Martell and husband Michael of Tuftonboro, N.H.; grandchildren, Andrew Goupil of Dresden, Jamie Hildreth and fiancé Ron Cesar of Framingham, Mass., Christopher Apollonio of Dresden, Joshua M. Howe and Morgan Jean Howe of Boothbay Harbor, and Laura Jean Howe of Cumberland; one great-grandson, Nathaniel Dickson of Bath; one sister, Catherine P. Robbins of Hampstead, N.H.

A service and celebration of his life will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, November 24 at the Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church at the corner of Townsend and Eastern avenues.

In lieu of flowers, please continue to treat the earth with deep respect and your fellow human beings with kindness

Arrangements are entrusted to Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 975 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay, ME 04537.

Josephine G. Johnson, 92, of Wiscasset, died Sunday, November 11, at a Brunswick Hospital.

Born in Kingman on June 9, 1915, she was a daughter of Brice and Bertha (Hanson) Sutter. She attended Wiscasset schools and in 1933 she married Forrest C. Johnson.

Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Wiscasset Senior Citizens and the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset where she was involved in the organ society.

She enjoyed spending time with her family, wintering in Florida with her husband, knitting, and sewing.

She was predeceased by her husband, Forrest C. Johnson in 1999; and by one son, William Johnson in 1967.

Survivors include one daughter, Joan B. Reed and her husband Cecil; one son, Stanley W. Johnson and his wife Betty; two brothers, James Sutter and his wife Jean, all of Wiscasset, and John Sutter and his wife Charlotte of Woolwich; one sister, Eleanor Leslie and her husband L. Dean of Akron, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; several great- grandchildren; two great-great- grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 17 at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wiscasset with Rev. John Potter officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Wiscasset Senior Center Scholarship Fund, 242 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset, ME 04578.

Arrangements are by Mayo & Daigle Funeral Home, 40 Federal Street in Wiscasset.

Mark Scott Munroe, 46, of North Newcastle, died unexpectedly on Monday, November 5 at the Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta.

Born in June 10, 1961 in Boothbay Harbor, he was the son of Mark Eugene Munroe and Rebecca Parsons, and is a graduate of Lincoln Academy in Newcastle. He also attended M.C.I and Maine Maritime Academy in Castine.

Mr. Munroe was employed in the local area recently delivering newspapers in the South Bristol area for the Portland Press Herald.

His world revolved around his son and he loved more than anything else, spending time with him and had been his son's #1 fan, helping to coach him in baseball and football. He was passionate about being on the water, snowmobiling, watching NASCAR races, the Patriots, and his little dog Skipper.

He is predeceased by his grandfather Dr. Neil Parsons.

Survivors include his son, Westleigh Munroe and his mother, Sandra Staples of North Newcastle; his mother, Rebecca Parsons and Richard Guislin of Damariscotta; father, Mark Munroe of Exeter, New Hampshire; one sister, Lori Munroe Cole and husband Raymond of Newcastle; grandmother, Joyce Parsons of Damariscotta; many uncles, including Lee Parsons and his wife Regina Davey of Nobleboro; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

A celebration of Mr. Munroe's life was held Saturday, November 10 at the Hall Funeral Home in Waldoboro. Interment was private at St. Patrick's Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Mr. Munroe's memory to a charity of one's choice.

Arrangements were entrusted to the Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 949 Main St. in Waldoboro.