Obituaries

Mar 18, 2014

BREWER – Donald Shackley Higgins Jr., 87, went to be with the Lord and his beloved wife, Marion, March 18, 2014. He was born on October 28, 1926, in Bangor, the son of Donald and Marian (Harvey) Higgins Sr. Donald was a man of noble character who generously gave of his wisdom, his means, and his heart. He was honorable...

Mar 17, 2014

Mar 17, 2014

TRENTON, FL & BANGOR – Mildred “Millie” Childs, 69, passed away Monday March 17, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 28, 1944 Eagle Lake, ME, the daughter of Wilford and Virginia (Dube) Pelkey. Millie grew up in Woodville, ME. She had many accomplishments including earning her Beautician's and Bartender's licenses and worked as...

Mar 17, 2014

Dedham – Vance M. Tripp Jr., 62, passed away unexpectedly March 17, 2014, at his home at 811 Green Lake Rd. in Dedham Maine. He was born June 4, 1951 in Old Town Maine, son of Vance M. Sr. and Bettina L. Tripp. Vance attended Old Town High School but moved to Bridgeport Conn. to live with his father. He...

Mar 16, 2014

HERMON –Louis F. “Buzz” LaChance, 71, died March 16, 2014 at a Bangor hospital. He was born Oct. 2, 1942 in Bangor, the oldest child of J. Dominique and Ruth (Webber) LaChance. He attended St. Mary’s School, MCI, John Bapst, and Bangor High School, graduating in 1961. Buzz drove truck all over the country for several years. He opened a...

Mar 16, 2014

HOLDEN – Edward M. Robblee, 72, died March 16, 2014, at a local nursing home. He was born November 23, 1941, in Pennsylvania, the son of Edward and Marion (Bertram) Robblee. Edward was a machinist at GE for 15 years, taxi cab driver, and was a volunteered driver for Penquis CAP. He enjoyed antique cars. Edward was a hard worker...

Mar 16, 2014

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Mar 15, 2014

Mar 15, 2014

Stanley Edward “Stan” Howard, 88, of Brewer, died on March 15, 2014, in Bangor, surrounded by family. He was born in Frankfort on February 25, 1926, son of the late Charles and Ethel (Tozier) Howard. He grew up in North Searsport and graduated from Searsport High School in 1943. At 17, he volunteered for the U.S. Army and served in...

Mar 14, 2014

EXETER – Donald Louis Hanson, 79, passed away Friday March 14, 2014, at his residence. He was born April 17, 1934, in Brewer, the son of Arthur Louis and Lottie (Littlefield) Hanson. Donald grew up in Brewer, completing grammar school in Brewer and graduated from Bangor High School in 1953. A few days after graduation he enlisted in the United...

Mar 13, 2014

Lauris “Ike” M. Hodsdon, 81, passed away peacefully March 13, 2014, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was March 29, 1932, n Carmel the son of Guy and Edwina (Philbrick) Hodsdon. Lauris grew up in Carmel and married the love of his life June (Duplissa) Hodsdon in 1959. They were married for 54 wonderful years and June predeceased...

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Mar 8, 2014

Kenneth L. "Whitey" White, Sr. Levant Kenneth "Whitey" White, Sr., 78, died unexpectedly March 8, 2014 in Az. He was born February 8, 1936 in Millinocket, son of David A. and Ilene M. (Hill) White. Kenny served in the US Army from 1957 to 1962. Upon his honorable discharge from the Army, he began a career of driving truck, which...

Mar 8, 2014

Mar 8, 2014

PORTLAND - Mark Sawyer Hodsdon, 55, died Saturday March 8, 2014 in Portland. He was born August 9, 1958 in Houlton, the son of Kenneth Y. and Evelyn (Sawyer) Hodsdon. Mark graduated from Houlton High School in 1977 and then received his Associate Degree in Culinary Arts from Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute. Mark cooked for many seasons at the...

Mar 7, 2014