Obituaries

Martha Benson

Martha Benson

Feb 25, 2016

BANGOR %u2013 M. Marteile %u201CTeile%u201D Benson, wife of the Venerable Thomas E. Benson, Archdeacon, passed away from earthly life into life everlasting with our heavenly Father on February 25, 2016. Teile was born June 13, 1926 in Worcester, Massachusetts, daughter of Harold and Hazel (Woodcock) Butler. Teile grew up in Worcester and after high school graduation went on to Simmons...

Mary Weldon

Mary Weldon

Feb 24, 2016

BANGOR, and SAN MATEO, CA - Mary Ellen (Chalmers) Weldon, 85, passed away peacefully at home in Bangor, Maine, on February 24, 2016. She was born July 18, 1930, in Bangor, the daughter of Philip and Mary (Stowe) Chalmers. Mary Ellen (or “Mel” to family and friends) was a graduate of Bangor High School and of the University of Maine,...

Nedra Mackinnon

Nedra Mackinnon

Feb 23, 2016

BANGOR-Nedra (Nash) MacKinnon, 79, passed away at her home February 23, 2016. She was born May 13, 1936 in Bangor to Laura E. (Maguire) Nash and George D. Nash, the youngest of four children. Nedra was predeceased by her oldest brother, George D. Nash, Jr. and her sisters, Jessie J. (Nash) Puckett and Edith E. (Nash) Moore. She and her...

Janette Taylor

Janette Taylor

Feb 23, 2016

Janette Edgecomb Taylor, 95, died February 23, 2016 at a Bangor hospital. She was born in Stacyville on August 28, 1920, the daughter of Harry and Sarah “Sadie” (McClure) Edgecomb. Janette was educated in Hampden schools and graduated as valedictorian from Hampden Academy in 1937. She entered the School of Nursing at the Eastern Maine General Hospital where she graduated...

Mary Nadeau

Mary Nadeau

Feb 21, 2016

Mary Ann Nadeau Bangor Mary Ann (Phillips) Nadeau, 79, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, died February 21, 2016. She was born in Bangor, February 10, 1937, daughter of George and Elizabeth (Millett) Phillips. She was a graduate of John Bapst High School, class of 1955, Eastern Academy of Hair Dressing, and she attended Beal College. Ann was employed...

Richard Mitchell

Richard Mitchell

Feb 21, 2016

ORONO and BANGOR – Richard Arlen “Dick” Mitchell, 86, a resident at the Dirigo Pines Retirement Community in Orono, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016 with his family by his side. Richard, was born on August 16, 1929 in Bar Harbor, the son of Edna Walls Megquier and Lawrence Mitchell. Richard, better known to others by Dick, attended schools...

Ronald Nelson

Ronald Nelson

Feb 19, 2016

RONALD NELSON, 55, died on February 19, 2016 awaiting a heart transplant. He was born on February 8, 1961 to Donald and Rita (Doyon) Nelson and grew up in Winterport, Maine. Ron graduated from Hampden Academy in 1979 and received a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the University of Maine in 1987. Ron married Catharine (Grenier) Nelson in...

Charles Clark

Charles Clark

Feb 19, 2016

Brewer - On February 19th, 2016 at St Joseph’s Hospital in Bangor, Charles William “Bill” Clark (86) started his eternal journey with quiet dignity with his family by his side. Bill was born May 11, 1929 in Bangor ME to Harold B. Clark and Mary Alice (Buchannan) Clark, and he attended the Bangor School system until 1946. When he joined...

Elaine Potter

Elaine Potter

Feb 18, 2016

BANGOR AND CONOVER, N.C. - Elaine Brown Potter, 88, passed from this life to her eternal reward with Jesus Christ on Thursday, February 18th, 2016, in Hickory. Born March 17th, 1927, in Belfast, Maine, Elaine was the daughter of Warren Everett and Eva Hall Brown. Elaine was predeceased by her beloved husband of 66 years, George Harold Potter of Bangor,...