Obituaries

Nov 16, 2015

Nov 15, 2015

Veazie and Hampden – June E. Bell, 88, passed away November 15, 2015, at a long term care facility in Brewer. She was born June 24, 1927 in Limestone, the daughter of Harry E. and Vera P. (Lewis) Getchell. The oldest of five siblings, June was always the mother hen watching out for her brood. She spent many summers with...

Nov 15, 2015

Nov 15, 2015

ORRINGTON - Blanche Mae (Giffard) Campbell, 88, passed away November 15, 2015 at Westgate Manor in Bangor after a brief illness. She was born in Brewer November 11, 1927, the daughter of Rex Harleton Giffard and Geneva (Baker) Giffard Harriman. Blanche graduated from Brewer High School, Class of 1945, then worked at Sears and Roebuck. Her high school sweetheart courted...

Nov 15, 2015

Nov 15, 2015

Mildred “Midge” (Harvey) Tyler, 74, passed in the arms of her loving sister, Linda, and went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and to be safe in the arms of her beloved husband, Alton, on November 15, 2015. She was born November 26, 1940, in Lubec, the daughter of Edward “Dan” Harvey and Mary (Bridges) Pushee...

Nov 14, 2015

ELLSWORTH - Virginia Louise Davis, 95 went to be with the Lord Nov. 14, 2015. She was born January 15,1920 in Bridgeport, CT, the daughter of Charles G. Hardwick and Josephine (Conover) Hardwick. Virginia married Robert W. Davis and their children were born in NJ. The young family moved to ME and Virginia began her new life of creating a...

Nov 14, 2015

Peggy Ann Milliken, 74, died, November 14, 2015, at a Bangor nursing facility. She was born in Mars Hill, January 24, 1941, the daughter of Murray V. and Marjorie (Hamilton) Shaw. Peggy attended Mars Hill schools, and was a graduate of Aroostook Central Institute. She worked for several years for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services in the...

Nov 12, 2015

Nov 12, 2015

Nov 11, 2015

Nov 11, 2015

Nov 11, 2015

Nov 10, 2015

Monroe - Rhoda Elizabeth “Betty/Mim” McAlpine, 82, our wonderful mother, grandmother, sister and friend, died November 10, 2015, at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast with her loving family by her side. She was born March 30, 1933, in Newburgh, the daughter of William H. and Helen (Whitcomb) Estey. Rhoda married her husband, Lawrence “Bud” McAlpine in 1952. In 1955,...

Nov 10, 2015

Nov 10, 2015

Nov 8, 2015

Nov 8, 2015

BREWER and HAMPDEN - Curtis L Forbis died peacefully at his home on November 8, 2015, with his daughter by his side. He was born March 8, 1918 in North Carolina, son of William Vernon and Mollie ((McManus) Forbis. Curtis entered the Army in 1941, working his way up to Sergeant in the Military Police, until his honorable discharge in...

Nov 8, 2015

Nellie L. (Drew) Blethen, 95, died November 8, 2015, at her daughter’s home in Bangor. She was born in Bangor, May 9, 1920, the first child of the late Eva Florence (Fenderson) Drew and Charles Earle Drew. Nellie was a graduate of Bangor High School, Class of 1937 and Beal Business College in 1938. She was a secretary in the...

Nov 7, 2015

Brewer – Florence E. McEachern, 100, passed away peacefully November 7, 2015, at an Old Town assisted living facility. She was born December 7, 1914, in Ipswich, MA, the daughter of Benjamin and Mable (Adams) Hart. Florence was a life-long resident of Brewer. She was a sales clerk for many years both at Freese’s, and at Epstein’s department stores. Florence...