Charles Calvin Costa
Nov 18, 2019
Charles Calvin Costa, 94, passed away November 18, 2019 at a Bangor hospital. He was born June 22, 1925 in Benecia, California the son of Anthony J. and Emma (Lawrence) Costa. He quit school at 16 to work at Marc Island Ferry Company in Valleyo, CA as a boat operator. He was drafted into the U.S. Navy in 1943 where...
Judith Thompson
Nov 18, 2019
ATKINSON - Judith Ann “Judy” (Pratt) Thompson, 79, passed away November 18, 2019. She was born February 26, 1940 in Bangor, the daughter of Horace A. and Geneva M. (Hodgkins) Pratt. While attending school, Judy played the piano and organ for the Orono Methodist Church. After graduating from the University of Maine at Orono, she worked for the Department of...
Gloria (Baker) Harriman
Nov 18, 2019
WINTERPORT & BANGOR – Gloria (Baker) Harriman, 95, passed away November 18, 2019, at her home in Bangor. She was born August 26, 1924, in Prospect, the daughter of Elwin and Doris (Clark) Baker. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Irving Harriman; sisters, Vernice Newcomb and Theola Doak; a brother, Doreal Baker; and a special...
Ronald Trafton
Nov 17, 2019
BANGOR- Ronald Earl Trafton, 81, passed away November 17, 2019 at the Maine Veterans Home in Bangor. He was born January 18, 1938 in Milo, the son of Earl M. and Viola (Jones) Trafton. Ronald enjoyed a long career as a truck driver. He loved being in his truck or surrounded by his children and family. His interests included hunting,...
Vicki Lynch
Nov 17, 2019
VEAZIE - Vicki (Pinkham) Lynch, 46, passed away in her home surrounded by family on November 17, 2019 after a long and courageous battle with melanoma. She was born in Skowhegan on August 12, 1973 to Toni (Gray) Pinkham. Vicki poured a lot of time into loving and supporting her two children, Heidi and Owen. She spent much of her...
Jordan Parkhurst
Nov 16, 2019
Brewer – Jordan “Jordy” Parkhurst, 17, died unexpectedly November 16, 2019. He was born April 29, 2002, in Bangor, the son of Scott and Debra (Howell) Parkhurst. Jordy, was a funny, compassionate, fun loving individual. He had a strong personality and an even stronger love for his family and friends. He enjoyed life, sports and videogames. Jordy shared a very...
Thomas Rockwell, Sr.
Nov 15, 2019
Thomas “Rocky” E. Rockwell Sr., 63, passed away November 15, 2019, at a Bangor hospital. He was born March 12, 1956, in Bangor, the son of Elmer T. and Charlene M. (Knox) Rockwell. Tom graduated from Brewer High School in the Class of 1975. He worked at the General Electric Turbine Plant for over 27 years as a machinist where...
Meghan Fellis
Nov 15, 2019
Meghan Constantine Fellis Mariaville Meghan Constantine Fellis, passed away peacefully at Mass General Hospital in Boston, on November 15, 2019. She was born on November 10, 1972 in Chicago, Il, the daughter of Joseph and Kathleen (Atwood) Constantine. Meghan attended Bangor Schools, Springfield College, and graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in Sustainable Agriculture. She spent her...
Robert Garside
Nov 14, 2019
Robert L. Garside, 64, died from a brief illness on November 14, 2019. He was born March 20, 1955 in Saco, ME to parents Idamae and Warren Garside. He married his loving wife and soul mate Cynthia (Kelly) Garside on June 7, 1975 and they continued their love story for the ages for 44 years. Together with his wife he...
John Allen Clark, Jr.
Nov 14, 2019
Holden – John Allen Clark Jr, 73, passed away Thursday November 14, 2019, in Bangor. He was born December 7, 1945, to John Sr. and Thursea (Gove) Clark, of Machias. John is survived by his mother, Thursea; brother, Roger; sister, Sharon; wife, Bonita; sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and wife, Tiphanie, and Jeffrey and wife, Erica; grandchildren, Dustin, Toni, Michaela and...
Robert Pierce
Nov 12, 2019
Robert “Bobby” F. Pierce, Jr. Bangor Robert “Bobby” Pierce, Jr., 57, passed away November 12, 2019, unexpectedly at home. He was born in Albany, N.Y., March 5, 1962, son of Robert F. Pierce, Sr. and Elaine Kehrer. He served in the US Navy out of high school. Bobby worked as a carpenter for many years. He was a motor cycle...
Robert Edwards
Nov 12, 2019
Robert Dayton Edwards Orrington Robert Dayton Edwards, age 76, died in Bangor in the early morning of November 12, 2019. He was born on April 14, 1943 in Leominster, Massachusetts, the youngest child of Charles W. and Fanni E. (Thompson) Edwards. At the age of 4, he moved to New Portland, Maine with his family. He attended local schools and...
Milton E. "Uncle Milty" Alley
Nov 10, 2019
WINTERPORT – Milton E. “Uncle Milty” Alley, 75, died unexpectedly after a brief illness on November 10th, 2019, at his home surrounded by his loving wife and children. He was born August 3rd, 1944, in Prospect Harbor, the son of Leonice W. (Alley) and Alston A. Alley. Milton was a hard worker from a young age working with his father...
Virginia Heald
Nov 9, 2019
BANGOR - Virginia A. Heald, 92, died on November 9, 2019 in Bangor after several years of declining health. She was born on February 11, 1927, the daughter of Ellery F. and Julia E. (Lynds) Heald. Virginia trained as a registered nurse at Central Maine General Hospital (now CMMC) in Lewiston. She was an RN in hospitals and in private...
Malcolm Shapiro
Nov 8, 2019
Presque Isle - Malcolm Shapiro, 91, died peacefully on November 8, 2019 after a long illness. Malcolm was one of six children born in Rockland, Maine to Nettie and Samuel Shapiro. His twin brother, Meredith, predeceased him. After graduation from Rockland High School, Malcolm enlisted in the Army. It was during his service that his artistic talent came to be...
Kenneth Merrill
Nov 5, 2019
Kenneth Douglas Merrill, Sr. Bangor Kenneth Douglas Merrill, Sr., 81, died peacefully at home on Nov. 5 after a brief illness. He arrived with hurricane winds on Sept. 22, 1938 in Waltham, Massachusetts, son of Thurl P. and Eleanor F. (Plaisted) Merrill. He graduated from Holten High in Danvers, Mass., and received his B.A. in Mathematics from Northeastern University in...
Laurence Henry Morse
Nov 4, 2019
HAMPDEN - Laurence H. Morse died peacefully November 4, 2019, in his home, surrounded by family and friends. He was born August 13, 1926 in Carmel, the son of Roy S. and Leola E. (Mitchell) Morse. Larry graduated from Carmel High School and enlisted in the United States Navy in 1944. He served our country with honor and pride. Upon...
Jean Purinton Maynard
Nov 4, 2019
ATHENS, GEORGIA AND PITTSFIELD, MAINE- Jean Purinton Maynard, 96, passed away on November 4, 2019 in Athens, GA. She was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, the daughter of Edwin and Margaret (Anderson) Purinton. Jean graduated from Maine Central Institute in 1941 and attended Bates College before traveling by train to Pullman Washington to marry her husband, Bob in 1944. She spent...
Josephine Benedetto
Nov 3, 2019
Bangor - Josephine Benedetto, 90, died at a Bangor Hospital on November 3, 2019. She was a resident at the Ellen Leach Home in Brewer. She was born in Cassino, Italy to Giovani and Vincenza Verrecchia. Towards the end of World War II her mother died in the Conflict of Monte Cassino, Italy. She then traveled alone to America by...
Christopher "Tiffah" Harris Holyoke
Oct 30, 2019
Bucksport – Christopher “Tiffah” Harris Holyoke, passed away October 30, 2019. He was born January 24, 1978, in Bangor, the son of Robin and Ellen (Dresser) Holyoke. “Tiffah,” as he was commonly referred to, had a great passion for hunting and fishing, and spending time in the woods with his two boys and his brothers. He had great pride in...