Obituaries

Aug 31, 2015

Aug 31, 2015

Bangor and Holden – Michael P. McDowell passed away on August 31, 2015 at a Bangor hospital. He was born February 20, 1938 in Calais, Maine, the son of Peter Franklin McDowell and Priscilla (Wheaton) McDowell. Michael spent his boyhood in Princeton, Maine where he learned about sawmills, river driving, boating, carpentry and logging. In 1957, he graduated from Princeton...

Aug 30, 2015

Aug 30, 2015

Aug 30, 2015

Christine “Tina” Dyer Orono Christine “Tina” (Thibodeau) Dyer, born June 3, 1923, died peacefully August 30, 2015. A 1941 graduate of St. Mary’s Catholic School, she lived her entire life in Orono. Tina was predeceased by her father, George; mother, Christine (Theriault); husband Francis, daughters Sandra and Linda; and 15 siblings. She is survived by her sons, Danny and wife...

Aug 30, 2015

Aug 29, 2015

Aug 29, 2015

Hermon and Fort Kent - Eric Joseph Boucher, 51, died unexpectedly Saturday, August 29, 2015 as the result of a motorcycle accident. He is survived by his sons Devin and Cole Boucher and his lifetime partner Chandra Rogers of Hermon, his mother Sadie Boucher of Fort Kent, brother Jeffrey Boucher and friend Donna Buckly of Florida, brother Terry Boucher and...

Aug 29, 2015

Bruce Faulkner, 48, of Brewer, Maine died Saturday, August 29, 2015 after a long and courageous battle with complications from non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Bruce was born December 14, 1966, to Reginald and Claudette Faulkner, sharing his birthday with his father. He attended Brewer schools and was a member of the high school's football team, and Husson University where he majored in...

Aug 28, 2015

Aug 27, 2015

Dean P. Kelley Bangor-Hudson Dean P. Kelley, husband of Thelma J. (West) Kelley, died August 27, 2015. He was born in Bangor, June 13, 1941, son of Arthur W. and Dorothy (Farnum) Kelley. Dean was a wonderful husband, father and Grampy. He graduated from Bangor High School and SMVTI, South Portland. Dean operated Kelley’s Exxon, Bangor for 25 years. He...

Aug 27, 2015

Aug 27, 2015

Kathleen A. O’Hara, 86, passed away at her home August 27, 2015, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Sussex, NB, January 4, 1929, the daughter of Ernest and Stella Walsh. Kathleen was married 28 years to Thomas O’Hara, whom she is predeceased by. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brothers, Joseph, Harold and Arthur;...

Aug 26, 2015

Aug 26, 2015

Aug 26, 2015

Arthur J. Duplain, 85, passed away peacefully in his sleep August 26, 2015, at a Brewer nursing facility. He was born, October 7, 1929, in Louisville, OH, the son of Bernard and Margaret (Roberts) Duplain. Arthur served in the US Air Force for 20 years before retiring as a Tech Sergeant. He married Beverly Freeman in 1954, and together they...

Aug 25, 2015

Bangor-Lee Jack R. Whitney, 75, died peacefully August 25, 2015, after a long illness. He was born in Lee, Maine February 2, 1940, the youngest child of Walter and Una (Lowell) Whitney. Jack was a graduate of Lee Academy Class of 1958. He then began an apprenticeship at GE in Lynn, MA. As he earned promotions through the company, he...

Aug 25, 2015

Aug 25, 2015

OLD TOWN - Christy Deal, 54, died in Orono August 25, 2015 following a very long illness. She was born March 4, 1961 in Laredo, Texas. She grew up in Europe, in England, Spain, Germany and Italy, and graduated from AFCENT American High School in Brunssum, The Netherlands in 1979. She is a graduate of the University of Maine. Prior...

Aug 25, 2015