Obituaries

Aug 20, 2016

Hermon - Jason J. Fecteau, 37, died unexpectedly at his home on August 20, 2016. Jason is survived by his loving mother, Lynda Ferry and her friend, Dana Hewes, of Hermon; his father, Jerry Fecteau and his wife, Valerie, of Shapleigh; his grandmother, Barbara Gray (Grammie Barbara) of Bangor; two brothers, Nicholas Sibley, of Rome, NY, and Scott Robitaille and...

Aug 20, 2016

Gilman M. Parker Bangor- Nokomis, FL. Gilman M. Parker, 79, died peacefully August 20, 2016 at his home in Florida, surrounded by his wife, son and daughter, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born October 9, 1936 in Brewer, the only child to Curtis G. Parker and Olive E. (Marshall) Parker. Gil was a graduate of Brewer...

Aug 20, 2016

Bangor – Phyllis G. Clark, 93, died August 20, 2016 at a local hospital. She was born October 7, 1922, in Charleston, the daughter of Harry and Mary (Reed) Gellerson. Phyllis married Leroy W. Clark, son of Linwood T. and Eleanor (Taylor) Clark, of Brewer. She worked as a shoe stitcher at various Bangor shoe factories until retiring from Ansewn...

Aug 20, 2016

Hampden, Maine - Norman Stern, 92, passed away peacefully in his home overlooking the Penobscot River with his son by his side on August 20th, 2016, after a courageous battle with metastatic colon cancer. Norman was born July 31, 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of David and Sarah Stern. He graduated high school from City College in Baltimore. Norman...

Aug 19, 2016

HOLDEN – Vanessa A. Archer, 80, died peacefully August 19, 2016 at her home. She was born November 19, 1935 in Winn, daughter of Francis G. and Clara (Perkins) Albert. Vanessa was a graduate of Bangor High School, class of 1954. Following graduation she was employed at Raytheon in Waltham, MA. She returned to Maine and was employed as a...

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Aug 17, 2016

James Burnham Wagner, departed his earthly life on August 17, 2016. He was born on July 6, 1931. At 3 months, Jim moved to his Grandpa Burnham's farm in Chautauqua County, NY. He was home schooled by his teacher mother until he was seven, when he began to walk a mile to an 8 student one-room schoolhouse. Upon graduating from...

Aug 17, 2016

Bangor – Donna “Dawn” M. Brown, 74, died August 17, 2016, at a local hospital. She was born April 22, 1942, in Bangor, the daughter of Francis and Katherine (Canty) Mogan. Dawn graduated from John Bapst Memorial High School, and later from Mansfield Beauty Academy, class of 1983. She was a medical secretary at Community Health and Counseling, as well...

Aug 17, 2016

Hampden and Winterport – Michael D. Winch, passed away August 17, 2016 after a long illness. He was born February 19, 1942 in Brewer, the son of Norman and Madalene (Rogan) Winch. Michael proudly served in the United States Army, and lived most of his life in Winterport, with his wife Carol. He was an avid sports fan who enjoyed...

Aug 16, 2016

BANGOR – David C. Jarvis, 72, died August 16, 2016 at a Bangor hospital after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born August 22, 1943, in Bangor, the son of Philip O. and Pearl (Cushman) Jarvis. David graduated from Bangor High School in 1961 where he excelled in football and baseball. Following graduation, he attended the University of...

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...

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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....