Obituaries

Apr 11, 2014

BANGOR - Louise Emily Whitney Briggs, age 89, died on April 11, 2014 at Winterberry Heights Memory Care in Bangor. Louise was surrounded by her husband and four children. From her birth to her passing on Louise touched countless lives in her lifetime with her unselfish acts of kindness, endless love. She will be forever remembered by all those who...

Apr 11, 2014

Frank McGillicuddy, 69, died at home on April 11, 2014 after a short but courageous battle with bile duct cancer. He was born April 23, 1944 the youngest child of Patrick and Esther Mary (Ryan) McGillicuddy in Dublin, Ireland. Frank moved, with his family, from Dublin to London, England at the age of 8 and graduated Fairfax High School, class...

Apr 11, 2014

BANGOR – Walter “Mickey” L. Crawford Jr., 85, passed away Friday April 11, 2014 at a Maine Veterans Home in Bangor. He was born December 2, 1928, in Bangor, the son of Walter L. and Gertrude (Boutreau) Crawford Sr. Mickey grew up in Bangor and attended Bangor schools. In 1950 he joined the U.S. Army and served until 1952. He...

Apr 11, 2014

Apr 10, 2014

Surrounded by family, Dr. Roy Barry Corbin peacefully lost his fight against pancreatic cancer on April 10, 2014. Born on July 8, 1950, Roy grew up in the Bronx, New York and moved to Maine on June 7, 1977, bringing his kindness and genuine sense of humor to a podiatry practice like no other. Regularly seeing ailing patients in the...

Apr 10, 2014

BANGOR - John D. Freese, 89, husband for 64 years to the late Mary-Jane (Bates) Freese, died April 10, 2014, after a long illness with Alzheimer's disease. He was born April 22, 1924, in Bangor, son of Paul W. and Esther (Atwood) Freese. He graduated from Maine Central Institute, served in the U.S. Army and graduated from Middlebury College, in...

Apr 9, 2014

Apr 8, 2014

Apr 8, 2014

BANGOR, ME – William Charles “Chuck” Dixon, 58, died unexpectedly April 8, 2014 at EMMC. He was born January 28, 1956, in Dallas, Texas, the son of William Theron and Marie Austin Dixon. Chuck graduated from Hampden Academy. Following high school, he attended the University of Maine and New York University where he obtained a Bachelor’s of Science and Nursing....

Apr 8, 2014

Apr 7, 2014

Apr 6, 2014

Eddington - Rodney J. Kenney, 79, died April 6, 2014. He was born June 8, 1934 in Bangor the son of Lyle and Ladore (Hunt) Kenney. From the age of 3 Rodney was raised by his mother Mary Kenney after the passing of Ladore. Rodney served in the United States Army. He enjoyed golfing, hunting and especially fishing with his...

Apr 6, 2014

Apr 5, 2014

BREWER -- Lawrence W. “Bud” Lyford, 90, died peacefully on Saturday, April 5, 2014, surrounded by his family at home. He was born Sept. 9, 1923, in Brewer, the son of Albert L. Lyford Sr. and Doris W. (Lawrence) Lyford. Bud was a 1941 graduate of Brewer High School, where he played football, basketball and baseball, and was the first...

Apr 5, 2014

BREWER - Frances P. Pennypacker, 92, died April 5, 2014, in Bangor. Frances was born February 4, 1922, in Bangor, the daughter of Frank E. and Eva M. Pressey. She graduated from Bangor High School in 1940 and received her B.S. degree in biochemistry from the University of Maine in 1944. Frances taught 4th, 5th, and 6th grades in the...

Apr 5, 2014

DIANE ELAINE VAN DEUSON - photo GLENBURN - Diane E. Van Deuson, 69, wife of Thomas Jones and mother of John Jones passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus April 5, 2014 at her home following a valiant eight year fight against ovarian cancer. Diane was born February 23, 1945, in Hamilton, Ohio, the daughter of the late Robert W....

Apr 3, 2014

Bangor - Lieselotte Pekarski-Schwarz, 84, died at her home on April 2, 2014. She was born in Munchen, Germany the daughter of Franz P. and Anna Muller. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her 1st husband Charles J. Pekarski and her 2nd husband Theodore Schwarz. Lieselotte is survived by her son Charles R. Pekarski and his wife...

Apr 3, 2014

Apr 2, 2014

Frederick C. Morey, 65, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed peacefully at his home on April 2, 2014, surrounded by his loving wife and family after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Fred was born on March 24, 1949 in Millinocket, the son of Dr. Lloyd and Lillian Morey, and was the last baby born in the Morey Private...

Apr 1, 2014