Obituaries

Lorraine Goodale

Lorraine Goodale

Jan 23, 2020

Lorraine Goodale Carmel Lorraine Goodale ,87, passed away on January 23,2020 at a local hospital. Lorraine was born on November 20, 1932 In Lincoln, Maine to Edson and Florence Hitchings. Lorraine lived in Hermon for over 60 years. During her younger years Lorraine loved to fish and ride around the lake in the boat. As she and Dad aged it...

Gayle Boone

Gayle Boone

Jan 22, 2020

Gayle Carson Bates Boone Bangor-Houlton Gayle Boone died at EMMC January 22 of viral pneumonia as ‘the last straw’ complicating a long struggle with several chronic illnesses.She was born September 19, 1940 in Houlton, the only child of J. Merland and Viva (Little) Carson. Misfortune struck early with the death of her mother when Gayle was eight years old. The...

Priscilla Rhine

Priscilla Rhine

Jan 22, 2020

Bangor – Priscilla “Tillie” Rhine, 66, passed away peacefully January 23, 2020. She was born January 22, 1954, the daughter of George and Mary (Worster) King. Priscilla grew up in Springfield, and was a graduate of Lee Academy. Following graduation, she moved to Bangor and attended Husson College. Later, she moved to the Bangor House where she met her love,...

Esther Coffin

Esther Coffin

Jan 21, 2020

Esther Joanne Coffin, 80, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at home. Esther was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late John and Esther (Jessen) Graf. She was a graduate of Moline High School, Moline, IL then attended Apostolic Bible Institute in St. Paul, Minnesota for 1 year. Esther began her...

Cheryl Hamilton

Cheryl Hamilton

Jan 20, 2020

Cheryl Hamilton Newburgh Cheryl (Hanley) Hamilton74, passed away unexpectedly January 20, 2020 at her home. She was born in Gardiner, August 2, 1945 the seventh child born to Edward E. and Florence (Higgins) Hanley. She was a 1963 graduate of St. Joseph Academy in Portland and Camillus School of Practical Nursing in PA. She was predeceased by two brothers, Robert...

Annie Allen

Annie Allen

Jan 20, 2020

Annie Mae Allen Hudson Annie (Hamm) Allen, 85, passed away January 20, 2020 at a Bangor hospital. She was born in Bangor, October 19, 1934 the daughter of Leaman and Ida Mae (Fletcher) Hamm. Surviving are seven children, Judith Mitchell and her husband Ken of Corinth, Linda Allen of Machias, Clifford Allen and his wife Diane of Mechanic Falls, Diane...

Terry F. Duran

Terry F. Duran

Jan 19, 2020

Hermon - Terry F. Duran entered his heavenly home on January 19, 2020 after a lengthy illness. He was born in Bangor on April 6, 1947 to Richard O. Duran and Edith (Huey) Duran Look. Terry also enjoyed a special relationship with his late grandparents, Clarence and Nettie Mae Duran. Terry graduated from Hermon High School and went directly into...

Arlene Deschesne

Arlene Deschesne

Jan 18, 2020

BANGOR & ST. JAMES CITY, FL – Arlene Lenore (Kinney) Deschesne, 82, passed from the world January 18, 2020, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. She was born April 11, 1937, in Brookton, ME, the daughter of Max O. and Dora A. (Tupper) Kinney. Arlene graduated from Lee Academy, Class of 1955. She loved going to her cottage on Hopkins...

Adam Durant

Adam Durant

Jan 18, 2020

LEVANT - Adam Durant, 34, unexpectedly went home to be with the Lord January 18, 2020. He was born September 22, 1986, the son of Daniel and Vicky (Kinney) Durant. From the time he was a young boy to his last days, Adam displayed a free spirit that helped him lead his life by the seat of his pants. With...

Joan Marie (Forbes) Logue

Joan Marie (Forbes) Logue

Jan 17, 2020

CUMBERLAND & ORONO - Joan Marie (Forbes) Logue, beloved matriarch of the Logue family, passed from this life peacefully with her family by her side on January 17, 2020. She was born on March 19, 1925 in Woburn, Massachusetts, the daughter of John and Ethel (Tanton) Forbes. She graduated from St. Charles High School in Woburn, Mass. She received her...

Dora Richard

Dora Richard

Jan 17, 2020

BREWER & OLD TOWN – Dora M. (Breau) Richard, 98, died peacefully at The Meadows in Old Town on January 17, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 1, 1921 in Shediac, NB, the daughter of Denis and Eleonore (Hebert) Breau. Dora is survived by her daughters, Denise Greeley and husband, Robert of Point Blank, TX,...

Rebecca Smith

Rebecca Smith

Jan 16, 2020

Glenburn – Rebecca Ann Smith, 51, passed away January 16, 2020. She was born June 26, 1968, the daughter of William and Linda (Ellis) Dunbar. Rebecca graduated from John Bapst High School in 1986. Following graduation she took a job as a flight attendant. She went on to work as a secretary at Darlings and Downeast Toyota. Rebecca was an...

Ruth Crow

Ruth Crow

Jan 15, 2020

Old Town – Ruth Mildred Crow, 97, died January 15, 2020 at the Meadows in Old Town. She was born May 2, 1922 in Dedham, the daughter of Ernest L. and Gunilla M. (Bennoch) Sargent. Ruth enjoyed knitting, bingo, shopping. In addition to her parents, Ruth was predeceased by her first husband, Clarence Martin, and her second husband, Henry Crow;...

Phyllis Wardwell Goss

Phyllis Wardwell Goss

Jan 15, 2020

GLENBURN - Phyllis Wardwell Goss, 92, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2020 at CMMC in Lewiston. Born Phyllis Anna Linkletter on January 29, 1927 in Athens, Maine, she was the youngest of five children born to Ernest and Dorothy Linkletter. Her younger years were spent "on the farm" in Athens where she first fostered her love of nursing by...

Christopher Nichols

Christopher Nichols

Jan 10, 2020

CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM NICHOLS HUDSON – Christopher W. Nichols, 70, passed away peacefully, at home, January 10, 2020. He was predeceased by his parents, Arthur and Barbara (Kelly) Nichols, and his brother, Tom all of Brewer. Christopher died, as he wished, in the home on the lake he built for his wife and family. “I guess if you’re reading this, it...

Donna Hatch

Donna Hatch

Jan 10, 2020

Donna Marie Hatch, 86, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on January 10, 2020, at Mass General Hospital, Boston, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Franklin, Maine, the daughter of Hollis D. and Hazel L. (Murch) Hawkes. Donna’s children and extended family loved her dearly and they were her life. She loved to be...

Brian Jordan

Brian Jordan

Jan 10, 2020

Brian J. Levesque Jordan, “The Duke”, 33, died of an overdose on January 10, 2020, in Brewer, Maine, son of Terry Levesque, and step-father, Joe Strout. The Duke was a kind and generous soul, who like so many, struggled for a long time in his battle with addiction. Brian was working hard the last two years at sobriety, and his...

Galen Cole

Galen Cole

Jan 9, 2020

Bangor – Galen Cole, 94 died January 9 in Bangor. Born Nov. 29, 1925 in Bangor, Galen was the fifth of seven children born of Albert J. and Amy (Stone) Cole. He had battled prostate cancer since 1993. A 1944 graduate of Bangor High School, Galen was a combat infantryman with the U.S. 5th Armored Division and lost his entire...

Eric Hake

Eric Hake

Jan 8, 2020

Eric D. Hake Glenburn Eric D. Hake, 74, died unexpectedly January 8, 2020. He was born in the Bronx, N.Y. March 28, 1945 the son of William D. and Alice D. Hake. After graduation from high school, Eric enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp. Following his honorable discharge he joined the Maine State Police for several years. Eric, being the...

Raea Dexter

Raea Dexter

Jan 7, 2020

Raea Julie Dexter Hampden Raea Julie Dexter, beloved infant daughter of Renee M. Butler and Ricky E. Dexter, Jr. was born January 7, 2020 and taken to be with God. She will be forever loved and missed. Condolences to the family may be expressed at BrookingsSmith.com