Obituaries

Philippe Trottier

Philippe Trottier

Jun 29, 2020

Philippe E. Trottier Bangor Phil Trottier, 77, passed away June 29, 2020 after a long illness. He was born in Hartford, CT., October 13, 1942, the son of Joseph Frederick Leon Trottier and Thelma Pearl (Huff) Trottier. Phil graduated from Foxcroft Academy. After which he was drafted into the U.S. Army and was stationed in Korea. Upon his honorable discharge...

Beatrice Trask

Beatrice Trask

Jun 29, 2020

BEATRICE "BETTY" TRASK Winterport - Betty, our loving matriarch, passed peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on June 29, 2020. She was born May 25, 1931, in Old Town, Maine. Betty was a very loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She lived for her family and cherished her home. Gardening, ice fishing, scrabble, Yahtzee, bingo, and slot trips...

Leah Foster

Leah Foster

Jun 28, 2020

Heaven received another angel. Leah C. Foster, 96, left us to be with God on June 28, 2020 at her sisters home surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 27, 1923, in Hampden, the daughter of Henry N. and Ruth E. (Pipes-Mooers) Gould. Leah was a piano teacher in the Hampden community for 26 years. She was a...

Barbara Oldenburg

Barbara Oldenburg

Jun 23, 2020

Barbara (McGown) Oldenburg Hermon Barbara Eleanor (McGown) Oldenburg at the age of 96 went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Barbara was a devoted mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin and friend. She enjoyed serving her family in any way requested of her. She is predeceased by her parents, Annie Mabel and Roger McGown; sisters and...

Marie Boudreau

Marie Boudreau

Jun 22, 2020

MARIE ANNE (VEILLEUX) BOUDREAU JACKMAN – Marie A. Boudreau, 89, passed away peacefully, June 22, 2020, at her daughter’s home, surrounded by her loved ones in Hudson. She was born June 2, 1931, in Jackman, the daughter of Alfred P. and Eva (LaBonte) Veilleux-Toberman. Marie attended school in Jackman and later chose to aid her mother in a Boarding Home....

Ruth Emple

Ruth Emple

Jun 22, 2020

Ruth Vener Emple, a woman who was an inspiration to all and especially to her family and friends, died June 22, 2020, at a Bangor rehabilitation center after a fall at her home on June 12. Ruth was born Dec. 9, 1919, in Amsterdam, N.Y., the eldest daughter of Lewis Vener and Ida Nathan. She grew up in Albany, N.Y.,...

Karen Sommer

Karen Sommer

Jun 21, 2020

GLENBURN, ME & WATERFORD, CT - Karen (Morrison) Sturgeon-Sommer, passed away peacefully in her home state of Maine, surrounded by her loved ones on June 21, 2020. She courageously battled glioblastoma, a very aggressive brain cancer, and never lost her beautiful smile or her strength. Karen was born September 27, 1957 in Bangor, Maine to Ervin and Bette Morrison. After...

Dorothy Myers

Dorothy Myers

Jun 19, 2020

Dorothy “Dottie” Arline Myers (Drew), 90, returned to her heavenly home on June 19, 2020. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God gave her great peace. Dottie was born to the late Samuel W. Drew and Winnie Buchanan, in Brewer Maine, June 22, 1929. She was one of fourteen children. On June 26, 1952, she married...

Marylyn Mallory

Marylyn Mallory

Jun 19, 2020

Marylyn Louise Mallory Marylyn Louise (Cox) Mallory, 83, passed on, June 19, 2020 at Eastern Maine Medical Center surrounded by her surviving children and husband. She was born in Bangor, Maine on February 21, 1937, the daughter of Leon S. Cox and Vivian F. (Farwell) Cox. Marylyn graduated from Brewer High School Class of 1955. She married her high school...

Ed William Sheffer

Ed William Sheffer

Jun 16, 2020

HOLDEN - Ed William Sheffer, 47, was tragically taken from us in a motorcycle accident on June 16, 2020. Ed was born in Portland, Maine, attended Bonny Eagle High School in Standish, and graduated from Minuteman High School in Lexington, Massachusetts. At an early age Ed developed a passion for hunting, fishing, drawing, and riding motorcycles. He was very proud...

Sylvia Washburn

Sylvia Washburn

Jun 13, 2020

Sylvia A. Washburn, 85 died after a brief illness, June 13, 2020 at a local hospital. She was born February 22, 1935 in Bangor, the daughter of Francis and Hannah (McVey) Condon. Sylvia attended John Bapst Memorial High School through her Junior year and graduated from Miami Senior High School, Class of 1953. Following graduation she returned to Maine where...

Suzanne Porter

Suzanne Porter

Jun 12, 2020

Suzanne Porter Virginia Beach, Winterport Suzanne Porter passed away March 17th 2020 in Virginia Beach, Virginia after a long illness. Suzanne was born in Bangor, Maine to Albert "Tiny" and Ruth (Chatterton) Porter. Suzanne lived in Winterport, Maine until the closure of Dow AFB and then moved to Limestone, Maine where she was educated in Limestone schools. Suzanne moved to...

Nina Hansen

Nina Hansen

Jun 12, 2020

Nina Bowden Hansen Bangor Nina Bowden Hansen 91, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2020 with her children by her side. Her legacy of love for family, her students and her community will live forever in the hearts of the those whose lives she touched. She was born in Bangor, Maine to Grace and Irving Bowden. She attended Bangor schools...

Theolyn M. Staples

Theolyn M. Staples

Jun 12, 2020

Bangor - Theolyn M. Staples, 69, died unexpectedly on June 12, 2020 at a Bangor Hospital. She was born June 24, 1950, in Milo, Maine, the daughter of Marice (Hamlin) and Durward Arnold. Theolyn graduated from Higgins Classical Institute, where she met her husband of 49 years, Peter. She also attended the University of Maine in Orono, where she completed...

Carolyn Choquet

Carolyn Choquet

Jun 12, 2020

Carolyn H. (Valek) Choquet Bangor Carolyn Choquet, 84, passed away June 12, 2020, at home with her two children by her side. She was born in Northfield, Minnesota, on April 27, 1936, the daughter of James and Agnes (Mracek) Valek. She graduated from Northfield High School and cosmetology school in Minneapolis, MN. In 1965 she moved to Bangor, ME planning...

Barbara Murray

Barbara Murray

Jun 10, 2020

Barbara C. Murray Bangor Barbara Colleen (Haggerty) Murray, 91, passed away June 10, 2020 at a Bangor hospital. She was born in Brewer, April 2, 1929 the daughter of Arthur W. and Lillian (Sullivan) Haggerty. Barbara was predeceased by her husband, Charles, grandson, Alan, daughter-in-law, Nancy and brother, Bobby. She is survived by her son, Jeff, daughter, Betty, sisters, Carol...

Joan

Joan

Jun 9, 2020

BREWER - Elizabeth “Jo” Joan Marquis, 93, wife of the late Alfred “Fred” John Marquis, died peacefully in her Brewer home on June 9, 2020. She was born on July 22, 1926, in Bangor, the daughter of Ira and Elizabeth (Clark) Durgain. Jo entered the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps in 1942 and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1945. The...

William Schoolcraft

William Schoolcraft

Jun 8, 2020

William “Bill” D. Schoolcraft, 75, died June 8, 2020 at Bangor Hospital after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Suffern, N.Y., the son of Cornelius and Marguerite (Lueck) Schoolcraft. The family moved to Freedom, Maine, in the early 1950’s, where his parents owned a store. They later moved to Bangor, where Bill graduated from John Bapst H.S....

Ronald Ernest Tarr

Ronald Ernest Tarr

Jun 6, 2020

Glenburn - Ronald Ernest Tarr, 77, found his way to the ultimate pulling ring on June 6, 2020. He was born in Glenburn June 16, 1942. His loving parents were Ernest and Kathleen Tarr. He is survived by two daughters Vicki Mayhew and Kelley Dunton and her husband Horace. Grandchildren; Christopher Tarr, Travis Dunton and his wife Coral, Jennifer Mayhew,...

Gordon Pullen

Gordon Pullen

Jun 6, 2020

Kenduskeag - Gordon Francis Pullen, 92, passed away peacefully, at the Maine Veteran’s Home, on June 6th, 2020, the anniversary of "D-day". He was born in Kenduskeag on December 12, 1927. Gordon is predeceased by his parents, Amy and Ervin Pullen, his beloved wife of 50 yrs., Sylvia, brothers, Raymond, Mont, George, and William, (who lost his life in France...