Obituaries

Doris Moore

Doris Moore

Dec 2, 2015

Doris “Dottie” H. Moore Dixmont-Hampden Doris “Dottie” Moore, 74, died December 2, 2015, after a brief illness. She was born in Dixmont, July 4, 1941, the daughter of Errol G. and Alfreda (Cummings) Moore. Dottie was a very loving and caring lady. Her family was most important to her. The Red Sox and Patriots were a close second. She enjoyed...

Dorothy Norwood

Dorothy Norwood

Dec 2, 2015

Orrington - Dorothy B. Norwood, 88, wife of 67 years to the late Floyd Norwood, passed away December 2, 2015. She was born November 30, 1927, in Bangor, the daughter of Ira and Mary (Brown) Beal. Dorothy loved going to their camp on Toddy Pond. She attended the Forest Ave Congregational Church from the time she was a child. In...

Robert Kenney

Robert Kenney

Dec 1, 2015

GREEN LAKE and BREWER - Robert “Bob” Adams Kenney, Sr., beloved husband, father and brother, passed peacefully from this life at dawn on December 1, 2015, in the arms of his true love and wife of 40 years, Mary, and surrounded by his family. He was much loved and will be greatly missed. Bob was born on February 28, 1935,...

Daniel Belanger

Daniel Belanger

Nov 29, 2015

Daniel “Dan” A. Belanger, 66, died unexpectedly, November 29, 2015 at a Bangor hospital holding the hand of his wife. Dan was born December 17, 1948 in Caribou, the son of Oscar and Anita (Tardiff) Belanger. Dan attended Holy Rosary School and graduated Caribou High School in 1966. He started his long grocery career at Sampsons in Caribou, and moved...

Sandra Gifford

Sandra Gifford

Nov 29, 2015

Sandra Muth Gifford, 49, loving and devoted wife of Kevin Gifford of Hermon, died on November 29, 2015 as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Sandra was born on June 1, 1966 in Glens Falls, New York. She graduated from Hampden Academy and the University of Maine. She earned her degree in Health Information Technology and worked in that...

Brent Cross

Brent Cross

Nov 26, 2015

Brent Cross, devoted husband, father, and son to his family, passed away at Mass General Hospital in Boston on Thanksgiving after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 58. Though a well-known business and civic leader, Mr. Cross was most proud of his family – his wife Lori, who was by his side throughout his illness; and his children, Whitney,...

Anthony Barnes

Anthony Barnes

Nov 26, 2015

Anthony Stone Barnes Davis, 34, of Troy, passed away unexpectedly at Eastern Maine Medical Center, November 26, 2015. He was born March 7, 1981. Anthony lived in Troy with his girlfriend, Meagan Desveaux; dog, Dallas; and recently, as he “confessed to his mom”, a new kitten. His best friend was his mother, Robin, who was his biggest fan. They spoke...

Pauline Parsons

Pauline Parsons

Nov 25, 2015

Pauline “Polly” A. Parsons, 97, passed away November 25, 2015, at St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor. Polly was born November 6, 1918, in Presque Isle. She was the daughter of Harry and Inez (Billings) Allen. Polly attended Sargent College in Boston, Mass. and graduated from the Aroostook State Teacher’s College. In 1938, Polly became the first Potato Blossom Queen of...

Yvonne Young

Yvonne Young

Nov 24, 2015

Bangor - Yvonne “Bonnie” (Pelkey) Young, 73, passed away November 24, 2015, peacefully at home with her family and "Significant Other" at her side. Bonnie was born in Brewer, September 24, 1942 and graduated from Stearns High School in Millinocket in 1980. Bonnie was an avid reader of mystery books; loved to sew; loved making jewelry; and was an excellent...

Lulu Mcbride

Lulu Mcbride

Nov 24, 2015

PRESQUE ISLE and BANGOR – Lulu E. McBride, 92, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on November 24, 2015. She was born, June 28, 1923, in Mt Pleasant, N.B. Canada; she was the daughter of the late Harry M. Foster and Ella May (Wasson) Foster. She was pre-deceased by her husband of 70 years, Ray N. McBride, her daughter,...

Janet Kaufman Anderson

Janet Kaufman Anderson

Nov 24, 2015

Janet (Jan) Kaufman Anderson (Poppinga), age 60 passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Nov. 24, 2015 of complications related to Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), a rare neurodegenerative disorder. The eldest daughter of Julius (Jay, who pre-deceased her in 2001) and Elizabeth (Betty) Poppinga, Jan grew up in Montclair, New Jersey. She attended Penn State University and graduated from Montclair...