Obituaries

Aug 16, 2016

Aug 16, 2016

Brewer – Michael Lewis Openshaw, 46, flew with his superman cape to heaven on August 16, 2016, surrounded by family and friends at home after a courageous and inspiring battle with a rare cancer. He was born October 8, 1969 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina and is the son of Edward and Ellen Openshaw of Bar Harbor. Mike graduated from...

Aug 15, 2016

Aug 15, 2016

ORRINGTON - Ronald G. Moore passed away peacefully at his home on August 15, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was born on September 7, 1933 the oldest son of Beatrice (Pingree) and George Landery Moore. He attended Bangor High School, until he left to join the Navy, where he proudly served until July of 1954. Upon his return to...

Aug 15, 2016

ORONO - Michael McAleer, 63, died August 15, 2016, at Eastern Maine Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born February 3, 1953, in Mount Vernon, N.Y., to Frederick and Anne McAleer. Michael attended Adelphi University where he earned a bachelor’s and master’s degrees before receiving a law degree from SUNY Buffalo. His career began in the Westchester County...

Aug 15, 2016

Aug 14, 2016

Aug 13, 2016

Aug 13, 2016

Brewer – Sean Bruce Somers, 43 passed away unexpectedly at a friend’s house August 13, 2016. He was born October 14, 1972 in Fort Fairfield, the son of Linda Gallagher, of Brewer, and Jerry Gallagher, of Winterport. Sean graduated from Bangor High School, Class of 1991 and immediately began painting with his father, a job he held for many years....

Aug 12, 2016

MILLINOCKET - Hale F. Armstrong, 62, died peacefully at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. He was born August 27, 1953 in Millinocket, the son of H. Fred and Janet E. (Brackett) Armstrong. Hale graduated from Stearns High School, Class of 1971. Following graduation, he attended the University of Maine at Fort Kent, later transferring to the University of Maine...

Aug 12, 2016

June E. Bates Newburgh June (Clements) Bates, 91, passed away August 12, 2016. She was born in Hermon, April 12, 1925, daughter of Thomas and Grace (Ryder) Clements. She enjoyed cooking, needlepoint, gardening and keeping her home “spic and span” inside and out. June enjoyed being by the water and boat rides with her family. She was predeceased by her...

Aug 11, 2016

It is with heavy hearts that we inform the community that on August 11, 2016, Sally died peacefully. She was surrounded by her loving family. It was a testament to Sally that those she loved so dearly and those that loved her back were with her when she passed away. She was born March 13, 1933 in Dover-Foxcroft, daughter of...

Aug 11, 2016

Newburgh - Geraldine (Rogers) Prescott, 88, passed away August 11, 2016 at her home. She was born in Newburgh, September 5, 1927 daughter of Florian O. and Emily S. (Knowles) Rogers. Geraldine and her husband Frank, were founding members of the Newburgh Full Gospel Church. They donated the land and helped to build the church. She enjoyed gardening. She was...

Aug 10, 2016

Aug 10, 2016

Bangor – Anne M. Borreggine, 80, died after a brief illness August 10, 2016, at a Bangor healthcare facility. She was born October 1, 1935 in Bayonne, NJ. Anne attended school in The Bronx, NY, graduating from PS32. She married Nicholas Minuti, and together they had 3 children. In the late 70’s Anne and Nicholas divorced, and she moved to...

Aug 9, 2016

Aug 9, 2016

Aug 9, 2016

Hampden – Edward Murphy, 69, died August 9, 2016, following a brief illness. Ed was a graduate of Hampden Academy and served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He was a life-long resident of Hampden, serving for many years as a fireman, a member of the town council, and was one of the founding members of Hampden Children’s...

Aug 8, 2016

Aug 8, 2016