Obituaries

Apr 8, 2017

Apr 7, 2017

Apr 7, 2017

Kenduskeag and Masardis – Harold “Neal” Lakin, 80, died peacefully April 7, 2017 at home surrounded by his family. He was born July 27, 1936, on the Pearson Ranch, in Greene County, IL, the son of Charles and Evelyn (Deshasier) Lakin. He married Mirabel (Abbott) Lakin, of Masardis, in 1973, and they enjoyed 44 years together. Neal didn’t travel any...

Apr 7, 2017

Apr 7, 2017

Hampden - Leland M. White, M.D., 92, went to be with his heavenly father on April 7, 2017 at Eastern Maine Medical Center. He was born in Bangor, Maine on October 12, 1924 to Henry White and Grace White. He is predeceased by his parents and sister, Alice “Bonnie” Jensen. He was married to Carol L. White, R.N. for 65...

Apr 7, 2017

Apr 7, 2017

Apr 6, 2017

Apr 6, 2017

BANGOR – Paul S. Puiia, 67, died peacefully at this home April 6, 2017. He was born February 4, 1950 in Bangor, the son of Anthony F. and Mary L. (Glushincki) Puiia. Paul attended John Bapst High School and was employed as a chef in the family business Waverly Restaurant for many years. He is survived by his four daughters,...

Apr 6, 2017

Apr 6, 2017

Apr 5, 2017

Judith (Pinette) Hawkins Eddington Judith (Pinette) Hawkins, 58, passed away unexpectedly April 5, 2017, at her home. She was born in Belfast, February 17, 1959, the daughter of William Pinette and Marilyn Richardson. Judy was a graduate of Mt. View High School, class of 1977. She worked for the US Postal service for several years prior to retiring. She had...

Apr 4, 2017

Apr 4, 2017

Apr 4, 2017

Bangor and Brewer – Mary “Molly” Robinson Duplisea-Palmer’s dance with life ended peacefully on April 4, 2017 at the age of 81, at the home of Eric “Ric” and Beth Duplisea. She resided in both Bangor and Brewer. Molly was born May 13, 1935 in Waltham, MA, the daughter of Gordon and Esther (Wood) Bates. Molly received a Bachelor’s in...

Apr 4, 2017

Apr 4, 2017

BANGOR - Irving “Irv” Leslie Kornfield, PhD, died April 4th, 2017 after a prolonged and spirited fight with cancer. I composed this obituary several days before my demise. I was born with my twin Jack on the Marine base in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where my father was, with many others, training for the invasion of Japan. We moved to...

Apr 2, 2017

Veazie - William Kennard Reese, 79, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on April 2, 2017. He was born March 21, 1938, to Kennard and Elena Lorraine Reese in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Bill graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1956 and joined the United States Air Force. He was stationed at Dow Air Force Base...

Apr 2, 2017

Bangor- Paul Robinson Curtis died on April 2, 2017, in Bangor, Maine, after a long illness. Paul was born at the Baptist Mission Hospital in Hanumakonda, India, on August 14, 1931, the second child of Philip Sheldon Curtis, Jr., and the former Doris Bowen, missionaries of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. Except for the furlough year 1936, Paul grew...

Apr 2, 2017

John T. McLeod, 94, passed away peacefully on a Sunday morning, April 2, 2017, while home with family after his aged body was unable to overcome the complications of this winter's illnesses. He was born December 10, 1922, in Bangor, the son of John T. and Madeliene P. (Bridge) McLeod. John was a longtime resident of Bangor, residing most of...