Priscilla Washburn
Feb 4, 2019
AUBURN Priscilla Washburn passed away on February 4th, 2019. For eighty-seven years, Priscilla touched others with her warm-heartedness, compassion and wit. Esther “Priscilla” was born on April 10, 1931 in Orrington, Maine, to dairy farmers Athelbert and Elizabeth Glidden Crook. After graduating from Bangor High School Priscilla, a skillful seamstress, won awards for her handmade suits and apparel. She worked...
Elizabeth Stevens
Feb 3, 2019
Elizabeth “Betty” Nellie Stevens, 80, passed away February 3, 2019, at a Brewer healthcare facility. She was born in Bangor on August 19, 1938, the daughter of Charles H. and Marie (Emond) Lally. Betty was very proud that she was a Salvation Army Soldier in her younger years. She enjoyed making wreaths and watching old western movies. Later in life...
William Sturrock
Feb 3, 2019
HAMPDEN - On February 3, 2019, the world lost one of the greatest dads, according to several local experts. William Charles Sturrock was born in Somerville, Massachusetts to Alexander Milne Sturrock, an immigrant from Scotland and Sadie Wilson, a Nebraska pioneer with Canadian heritage. His birth-date of the 23rd August, 1929 predated the Great Depression by 2 months, and like...
John W. Lefebvre
Feb 2, 2019
Bangor - John Wilson Lefebvre, 82, of Bangor, Maine succumbed to long-term heart disease in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family on February 2, 2019. John, one of two children of Dora O'Hearn Lefebvre and Raymond Craig Lefebvre, was born on March 22, 1936. John graduated from Stevens High School in Rumford, Maine in 1955 and joined...
Anthony Malchiodi
Jan 31, 2019
BANGOR - Tony “Grumpy” Malchiodi, 78, passed away January 31, 2019 at a local hospital. He was born March 2, 1941 in Weehawken, N.J., the son of Anthony and Yolanda (Temellini) Malchiodi. Tony enlisted in the US Air Force in 1959 serving until 1962. In 1961 he married Judith Jamieson. Grumpy began a career which spanned nearly 22 years of...
Mark Leen
Jan 31, 2019
BANGOR – Mark A. Leen, 62, passed away January 31, 2019, after a brave and courageous battle with Melanoma. He was born July 28, 1956, in Bangor, the son of Sidney J. and June E. (McKenzie) Leen. Mark attended Bangor schools. He started working at Grant’s Dairy at the age of 15, where he continued to work for 41 years....
Evan Mccoy
Jan 29, 2019
HERMON - Evan J. McCoy, 18, died unexpectedly on January 29, 2019. He was born March 2, 2000, in Bangor, the son of James and Annette (Fahey) McCoy. Evan was the salutatorian of the Hermon High School, Class of 2018, where he participated in Band playing trumpet and flute and was self-taught in several other instruments. He was very passionate...
Anne Buck
Jan 29, 2019
ORONO - Anna Buck, 12-year resident of Dirigo Pines in Orono, passed away peacefully following a brief illness on January 29, 2019, surrounded by family. Anna was born in the Ukraine. While still young, she immigrated with her family to Montreal, Canada. Skiing in the Laurentian Mountains brought her and her late husband, George, together. Her married life was spent...
Tommy "Boss" Mccann
Jan 29, 2019
WINTERPORT – Thomas A. “Tommy” McCann IV, 49, died peacefully alongside his wife at their home January 29, 2019, after a brief diagnosis of cancer. He was born June 20, 1969, in Bangor, the son of Thomas and Gladys (Gerry) McCann. Tommy “Boss” attended Bangor schools. Following school, he went to work as a mechanic at his family’s business at...
Linwood Getchell
Jan 29, 2019
Levant and Lakeland, Florida - Linwood H. Getchell, 92, passed away unexpectedly on January 29, 2019 at his home in Lakeland. He was born June 14, 1926, in Levant, the son of Joseph and Hazel (Goodwin) Getchell. Linwood attended school in Levant and East Corinth. He served in the United States Army and was a WWII veteran. After the war,...
Charlene E. Binette
Jan 27, 2019
Charlene E. Binette, 87, passed away unexpectedly January 27, 2019, at a Bangor hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 12, 1932, in Glenburn, the daughter of Ervin C. and Arlene A. (Crosby) Goodspeed. Family was Charlene’s life. She loved holidays and spending time with “the girls” who fondly called her Mimi. She enjoyed traveling with family...
Gertrude Ross
Jan 27, 2019
CARMEL – Gertrude Edith “Gertie” (Bickford) Ross, 89, died January 27, 2019, at a Bangor hospital. She was born March 17, 1929, in Detroit, ME, the daughter of the Chester and Linnis (Overlock) Bickford. Gertie married Albert E. Ross in 1947, and lived in Carmel most of their lives. In addition to her parents, Gertie was predeceased by her husband,...
John E. Frey
Jan 26, 2019
Newburgh John E. Frey passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2019 after a brief illness. John was born January 13, 1926, in Bangor, the son of Florence (Blackwell) and Francis Frey. He was industrious and as a young teen got his first job at Conner Coal and Wood in Brewer. He didn’t stop working until 72 years later when he...
Clark Cole
Jan 25, 2019
Clark A. Cole Hermon Clark Anthony Cole, 52, went to be with his Savior, on January 25, 2019, after battling cancer. He was born on September 19, 1966 in Orleans, France, the son of Alan P. and Lois R. (Gamble) Cole. Clark graduated from Bangor Christian Schools, Class of 1984. He enlisted in the Maine Air National Guard on February...
Arline (Harvey) Geaghan
Jan 25, 2019
Arline Geaghan Brewer-Bangor Arline (Harvey) Geaghan died peacefully on January 25, 2019. She was born in Bangor on June 12, 1920, the daughter of James Harold and Mary (Budway) Harvey. Arline graduated from John Bapst High School in 1939, then continued her education and attained her RN from Sister’s Hospital in Waterville Maine. Upon his return from the war, Arline...
Marie Lucille Richardson
Jan 25, 2019
Levant – Marie Lucille (Knowles) Richardson, passed away peacefully at the age of 90, January 25, 2019. She was born December 19, 1928, the daughter of Bertrand C. and June E. (Mower) Knowles. Marie graduated from Bangor High School. Shortly thereafter she met the love of her life, Lloyd Richardson, on a blind date. Together, they operated Rivermoor Farms, a...
Alice Stubbs
Jan 24, 2019
Charleston - Alice N. Stubbs, 81, passed away peacefully, January 24, 2019, surrounded by her family. She was born June 19, 1937 in Dedham MA, the daughter of Thomas and Doris (Shaw) Neill. Alice graduated from Hampden Academy. Shortly after graduating she went on to work at New Franklin Laundry, where she worked for over 40 years. Alice was an...
Wilnette Reid
Jan 24, 2019
Wilnette J. Reid Bangor Willie peacefully passed away on January 24, 2019, in Bangor, Maine. The daughter of Emma and Harold Dunn, she was born in Griggs, Oklahoma, on March 22, 1925. In 1947, she married Billie D. Reid and together they served their country and traveled the world while raising their five children. She was devoted to her faith...
Cheryll Mclaughlin
Jan 23, 2019
Brewer and Bangor – Cheryll Ann McLaughlin, 66, died peacefully January 23, 2019. She was born June 13, 1952, in Bangor, the daughter of Charles and Dorothy (Kitchen) Clark. Cheryll graduated from Brewer High School in 1970. Following graduation she married her high school sweetheart, Nelson McLaughlin. Cheryll traveled with Nelson, an Army Veteran, and lived in Georgia, Massachusetts, and...
Robert Hutchins
Jan 22, 2019
Robert M. Hutchins Orrington Robert Hutchins, 94, passed away peacefully with family by his side, January 22, 2019. He was born in Orland June 27, 1924 son of George and Lillian (Partridge) Hutchins. Bob served in the US Marine Corp during WW II. Upon his discharge he worked for the FBI, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department then he owned and...