Donald Clough
Oct 16, 2024
Bangor - Donald M. Clough, M.D., died at his home on October 16, 2024, surrounded by his family and best friend, Tim Falvey, after battling multiple cancers. He was born June 12, 1945, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, his mother's hometown, while his father was serving in WWII as a Navy physician in the South China Sea. After the war, the...
Martin Gonya
Oct 16, 2024
Martin Allen Gonya Jr., 62, of Brewer passed away on October 16, 2024. He was born October 21, 1961, the son of Martin and Emily (Poole) Gonya. Martin attended both Brewer and Revere high schools, after graduation, he worked as Foreman for the City of Revere Mechanical Department. If it had an engine, Martin could fix it. He was a...
Barry Cates
Oct 15, 2024
Bangor - Barry E. Cates died unexpectedly on October 15, 2024. He was born November 1, 1965, in Bangor, the son of Willard and Nancy (Tenney) Cates. Barry attended Bangor schools. He worked in Massachusetts for many years before coming back to Bangor. Barry worked for over 20 years at Applicator Sales which later became Beacon Building Supplies in Bangor....
William Varney
Oct 11, 2024
William “Bill” Leavitt Varney January 7, 1941-October 11, 2024 Bangor, Pembroke and Ocala Florida Bill Varney died peacefully at home, October 11, 2024, at the age of 83 with his loving wife at his side. Bill was born January 7, 1941 in Danforth, the son of Fred and Eloise Varney. He lived in Pembroke for his first 5 years with...
Albert Bicknell
Oct 11, 2024
Orrington - Albert Francis Bicknell, a beloved member of the Orrington community, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on October 11, 2024, at the age of 79. His life was marked by his unwavering dedication to family and friends, a strong faith, and a profound appreciation of nature, history, and philosophy. Born on August 28, 1945, he was the...
Lewis Giles
Oct 10, 2024
Hampden - Lewis C. Giles Jr., 93, passed away October 10, 2024, at a local nursing facility. He was born in Hampden on December 9, 1930, the son of Lewis C. and Velma (Arey) Giles Sr. Lewis was a graduate of Hampden Academy before entering the Air National Guard, serving as a cockpit technician on fighter jets during the Korean...
John Adams
Oct 9, 2024
John E. Adams Orono - John Edward Adams, 59, died unexpectedly October 9, 2024, at his home. Born February 4, 1965, son of Robert E. Adams (deceased) and Mary-Ellen Adams. John graduated from Bangor High School, 1984. John went on to attend Maine Maritime Academy after high school. John had that dry yankee wit. John met the love of his...
Norris Wessel
Oct 7, 2024
Blue Hill - Norris "Noddy" D. Wessel Sr. died peacefully October 7, 2024, at his home in Blue Hill. He was born May 7, 1932, in Blue Hill, the son of Philip D. and Mary (Ober) Wessel. Noddy graduated from George Stevens Academy, class of 1950. Following graduation, he began working with his father at P.D. Wessel and Sons doing...
Donald Holyoke
Oct 6, 2024
Donald H. Holyoke Dedham Donald Holyoke, finished his last sidewalk, set his last granite curb and stamped his last patio on October 6, 2024. He was born in Brewer, June 13, 1951 the son of the late John “Pete” and Marilyn (Young) Holyoke. He graduated from Brewer High School class of 1969 and EMVTI, class of 1971. Don began his...
Kimberly Marlene Thomas
Oct 6, 2024
Kimberly Marlene Thomas Kim Thomas, 61, passed away unexpectedly after a long illness. She was born in Bangor, July 13, 1963 the daughter of Philip and Marlene (Dempsey) Thomas. Kim or “Kimmy”, attended John Bapst for the first three years of high school, but graduated from Bangor High, class of 1981. Kim briefly moved to Florida, but came back to...
Ronald W. Stanko
Oct 5, 2024
BLUE HILL, ME - Ronald Walter Stanko, 81, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 5, 2024 in Rockland, ME. He was born October 12, 1942, in Elizabeth, NJ. Ron grew up in Roselle Park, NJ, with his loving parents, Walter Stanko and Pauline Lang Stanko, and three siblings. From the time that he was a small child, he had a...
Amy Myers
Oct 4, 2024
Orono - It is with broken hearts that we had to say goodbye to our beloved Amy on October 4, 2024, after a lengthy illness. She was surrounded by her loving family. Amy was born on February 10, 1976, to James and Kerry Casey Garland. Amy graduated from Orono High School where she participated in softball and basketball. She went...
Robert Sparks
Oct 4, 2024
Robert “Bob” D. Sparks, 78, of Holden, Maine, passed away on October 04, 2024, at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born July 22,1946 in Boston, MA, the son of Alice Sparks Sloan. After attending Watertown Schools, he enlisted in the U.S Air force where he proudly served from 1964 to 1972. While stationed in...
Logan Philbrick
Oct 3, 2024
FRANKFORT – Logan A. “Bubbie” Philbrick, 19, passed away peacefully October 3, 2024, at his home. He was born September 26, 2005, in Portland, the son of Gregory C. and Antonia M. (Sanborn) Philbrick. Bubbie grew up in Frankfort, graduating from Hampden Academy, Class of 2024. Following graduation, he continued his education within their Life Skills program until his passing....
Marilyn Macleod
Sep 30, 2024
Bangor - Marilyn MacLeod was born on November 23, 1927, to Ruth Mower and Thomas Mills in St. Albans, Maine. She left us on a beautiful starlit evening, September 30, 2024. Marilyn grew up in St. Albans, and along with her brother James, was raised by her mom and her extended family. She especially loved her Aunt Meridith and Nana...
Vaughn Smith
Sep 30, 2024
BANGOR - Vaughn E. Smith, 88, died peacefully on September 30, 2024, at his home with his devoted family at his side, following a decline in his health. He was born February 8, 1936, in Bangor, the son of Harold D. and Marion (Leathers) Smith. A graduate of Bangor High School, Class of 1954, he began his career in the...
Mark Coffin
Sep 28, 2024
Mark George Coffin, age 67, a long-time resident of Hampden, Maine, passed away unexpectedly at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bangor on September 28, 2024, after a brief illness. Mark was a Mainer through and through, born in Millinocket on June 29, 1957. He attended parochial schools in Maine through 5th grade, graduated from Hampden Academy in 1976, and obtained a...
Rachael Turcotte
Sep 27, 2024
BANGOR - Rachael S. “Rocki” Turcotte, 54, passed quietly in her sleep September 27, 2024, at a local hospital. She was born November 26, 1969, at Hale Hospital, Haverhill, Massachusetts, the daughter of Nancy & Russell “POPS” Dow and predeceased by her father, Carl L. Abrahams Sr. If you met Rocki, you met a new friend. Her love and friendship...
Cynthia Fowlow
Sep 26, 2024
Glenburn - Cynthia Fowlow, age 75, went to her heavenly homegoing on September 26, 2024. Her husband, Reuben Fowlow; daughters, Carybrooke Perrow and her husband, Gabriel, and Heather Fowlow and her son, Micah Fowlow; and grandchildren, Christianne and Noah, mourn her loss but rejoice with her friends and relatives that she put her eternal hope in the only one who...
Jerry Byrd
Sep 25, 2024
Jerry Lee Byrd, Bangor Jerry L. Byrd, 69, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 with his wife of 43 years, Vera, by his side. He had endured multiple hospitalizations related to recurrent cancer and other complications. He was born March 20, 1955, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland, the son of George and Betty (Staples) Byrd. Jerry graduated from Medomak...