Obituaries

Apr 19, 2014

Apr 19, 2014

Apr 19, 2014

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Phyllis (Burton) Whittier, 74, died April 19, 2014 at a Bangor hospital. She was born Dec. 12, 1939 in Charleston, the daughter of Francis and Dorothy Fern (Turner) Burton. Phyllis attended Charleston schools and Higgins Classical Institute. She loved her family, husband, children, granddaughter, great-granddaughter and the children she babysat over twenty-five years. Phyllis loved to crochet and...

Apr 18, 2014

Apr 18, 2014

Veazie - Shirley Coombs Hathaway Sibley, 90, passed away April 18, 2014 at a Bangor Hospital. She was born March 31, 1924 in Bangor in the Mace building of EMMC, to Evan “Tot” Estes Hathaway and Mary Frances “Mae” Coombs Hathaway and lived her entire life in Penobscot County. She attended elementary schools in Bangor (Fairmount) and Mattawamkeag, and graduated...

Apr 18, 2014

Apr 17, 2014

Apr 17, 2014

LEVANT – Edwin G. Lord, 59, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday April 17, 2014 at Eastern Maine Medical Center. He was born October 8, 1954 in Great Falls, Montana, the son of Hoyt Lord and Nina (Lovely) Lord Clough. Ed served in the United States Army for twenty years before retiring as a Major. He also taught JROTC for eight years...

Apr 17, 2014

Apr 16, 2014

CARMEL - Royce Dean Ripley, 17, died unexpectedly at his home on April 16, 2014. He was born on June 3, 1996 in Bangor, the beloved son of Dean J. and Melanie L. Ripley. Royce was a Senior at Hermon High School where he played football and was a member of the JROTC. Royce had planned to enlist with the...

Apr 16, 2014

Norris “Nick” E. Nickerson HOLDEN – Norris “Nick” E. Nickerson, 74, passed away on April 16, 2014, at EMMC surrounded by his family following a brief but determined and courageous battle with recent insurmountable complications associated with his blood cancer, myelodysplastic syndrome. Nick was the son of Raymond and Velma Rand Nickerson and was born November 6, 1939 in Brewer,...

Apr 16, 2014

Gloria J. Nile, best Nana ever, died April 16, 2014 after a brief and difficult battle with cancer. She was born July 16, 1943 in Millinocket to Lillian Swenson. Gloria was a stay-at-home mother, wife and homemaker. She enjoyed playing games, gardening, canning her vegetables and making crafts, as well as spending time with her family whom she loved dearly....

Apr 16, 2014

ORONO: Gloryanne Pauline (Doyon) Prue, 75 passed away peacefully on April 16, 2014, at her home, after a courageous two-year battle with lymphoma. She was born August 7, 1938 in Rochester, NH to Maurice and Priscilla (Lemire) Doyon. Gloryanne moved to Orono at the age of 12. She was a 1957 graduate of Orono Catholic High School. Shortly after graduating...

Apr 14, 2014

Apr 14, 2014

BREWER – Ruth E. Rubino, 91, passed away Monday April 14, 2014 at an assisted living home in Bangor. She was born February 11, 1923, in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of Philip and Ella (Lucas) Owens. Ruth grew up in Queens, NY. On April 28, 1945 she married Gerard Rubino who was her loving companion until his passing in 1985....

Apr 14, 2014

Hudson – Suzanne M. Horlieca, 61, passed away April 14, 2014 after a long courageous battle with cancer with her beloved husband and family by her side. Suzanne was a loving mother and grandmother who had devoted her life to them. She is survived by her husband of 40 years John Horlieca; two daughters Elizabeth Horlieca and her fiancée Shawn...

Apr 14, 2014

Apr 14, 2014

Ernest “Tinker” Stephen Melvin, 93, passed away peacefully in the company of loving family on April 14th, 2014. Ernest was born on February 13th, 1921, in Lewiston, Maine, the third of nine children of Floyd Wilson Melvin and Mildred Nickerson Melvin. Ernest attended Bangor High School and graduated from Lawrence High School, Fairfield, Maine, in 1939. After graduation, he worked...

Apr 13, 2014

Apr 13, 2014