Obituaries

Charles Peirce

Charles Peirce

Oct 10, 2019

Brewer, Charles (Bud) A. Peirce, III, 72, formerly of Veazie and Manchester, Maine, passed away October 10, 2019 at Brewer Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born July 8, 1947, in Augusta, son of Charles A. Peirce, Jr. and Barbara (Young) Peirce. Bud was a graduate of Cony High School, Class of 1965, and the University of Maine, Class of...

Edward "Eddy" Forrest Smith

Edward "Eddy" Forrest Smith

Oct 10, 2019

Edward Forrest Smith, 41, passed on to heaven in Tampa, Florida on October 10, 2019. Edward was born in Winterport, Maine on September 27, 1978, the son of William I. Smith of Winterport and Fort Myers, Florida and Catherine Ann (Lavin) Smith, deceased. He graduated from the Leroy H. Smith Elementary School in Winterport in 1992 and Hampden Academy in...

Robert Bell

Robert Bell

Oct 10, 2019

Carmel/Hermon - Robert Anthony Bell, 30 died unexpectedly October 10, 2019. Robert was born July 6, 1989, in Skowhegan, ME. He was educated in Hermon schools. At the time of his death, and for several years, he worked for Hannel Bros roofing and sheet metal of Bangor. Robbie had a special love for the outdoors and he always had a...

Sheila Ann Graham

Sheila Ann Graham

Oct 10, 2019

BANGOR – Sheila Ann Graham passed away October 10, 2019 after a brief illness. She was born August 6, 1937 in Bangor, Maine to John Leslie Graham and Marian (Ronan) Graham. Sheila attended St. John’s Grammar School and graduated from John Bapst High School, class of 1955. Following graduation from High School, Sheila was employed by the Metropolitan Life Insurance...

Jeffrey Cormier

Jeffrey Cormier

Oct 9, 2019

BREWER and VAN BUREN - Jeffrey “Jeff” Cormier died on October 9, 2019 at Eastern Maine Medical Center after a short battle with T-Cell Lymphoma. He was born January 26, 1961 in Madawaska, the son of Roderick and Doris (Carrier) Cormier. Jeff graduated from Van Buren District High School in 1979. Following graduation, he attended Northern Maine Vocational-Technical Institute (NMVTI),...

Donna Smith

Donna Smith

Oct 9, 2019

HAMPDEN - Donna passed on October 9, 2019, after a brief illness. She is survived by her three sons, Bruce, Brian and Steve; daughter-in-law, Wendy; brother, Billy Quincy and wife, Sharon; and granddaughters, Megan, Tenika and Nichole. A memorial service will be held from 4-6 p.m. on October 18, at the Hampden-Gilpatrick Chapel of Brookings-Smith. Condonlences to the family may...

Elsie Betters

Elsie Betters

Oct 9, 2019

Glenburn - Elsie L. (Vague) Betters, 89, died with her family by her side on October 9, 2019. She was born on June 17, 1930, in Brewer, the daughter of Harris and Grace (Tibbets) Vague. Elsie was a graduate of Bangor High School Class of 1949. She worked for Canteen Service and Weight Watchers of Maine. In 1974, Elsie graduated...

Barbara Holyoke Adams

Barbara Holyoke Adams

Oct 9, 2019

On October 9, 2019, a perfect crisp autumn day, Barbara Holyoke Adams died gently and peacefully in Oregon City, Oregon, with the afternoon sun streaming through her bedroom window. Her daughters Judi Paisley and Bonnie Kittredge were by her side. Her sons-in-law, John Paisley and George Matoes were in the kitchen, preparing supper and keeping Judi and Bonnie’s tea cups...

Loretta Economy

Loretta Economy

Oct 9, 2019

Loretta A. Economy, 93, passed away peacefully October 9, 2019. She was born October 22, 1925 to Elia and Angelina Kotelly in South Boston, Massachusetts where she grew up in a family surrounded by love and hope. The inspirations of her upbringing became her personal mantra and she passed them along to her family and all who met her. After...

Margaret Anne Mouradian

Margaret Anne Mouradian

Oct 8, 2019

Brewer- Margaret Anne (Howatt) Mouradian, or Maranne, as she was often called by friends and family, died peacefully with family at her bedside on October 8th, 2019. She lived for the past 18 months in Falmouth but spent most of her adulthood in Brewer. She was born at a private hospital in Brewer on January 5, 1932 to Amy and...

Annie Knapp

Annie Knapp

Oct 7, 2019

BREWER – Annie A. Knapp, 95, entered peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Savior on October 7, 2019. She was born on February 10, 1924 in Talmadge, ME to Carl R. and Voigt (Williams) Metcalf. Following graduation from Princeton High School in 1942, Annie attended a business college in St. Stephen, NB, Canada and subsequently worked as a...

Paul Dempsey

Paul Dempsey

Oct 5, 2019

Paul E. Dempsey died Saturday on October 5, 2019 at 4PM in the Maine Veterans Home in Bangor. He was born Feb 22, 1930 in Oakdale, now West Boylston, Massachusetts the 8th of 12 children of Alexander H. Dempsey of Jacquet River N.B. and Annie S. Dempsey (nee Plummer) of Southport. Paul led a miraculous life. He contracted osteomyelitis before...

Robert James Gilbert, Sr.

Robert James Gilbert, Sr.

Oct 5, 2019

BREWER – Robert James Gilbert Sr., 73, son of Gordon and Edna Gilbert, passed away peacefully October 5, 2019, at his home in Orrington, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 1945, in Bar Harbor. Robert was a huge sports fan and music enthusiast. He enjoyed a lifetime of playing and watching sports...

Anna Boyce

Anna Boyce

Oct 1, 2019

Anna Marie Boyce Bangor Anna (Gatto) Boyce, 87, passed away October 1, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Chelsea, MA., November 20, 1931 the daughter of Dominic and Mary Grace (Frongillo) Gatto. She was a graduate of Revere High School, Revere, MA. Anna was employed at Community Health and Counseling Center for over 30...

Clara M. Watson

Clara M. Watson

Sep 30, 2019

Bangor - Clara (Sprague) Watson, 79, passed away September 30, 2019 after a brief illness. She was born in Bangor July 4, 1940 the daughter of Charles W. and Mildred B. (Mitchell) Sprague. Clara was predeceased by her husband Leonard Watson in 2006. Surviving are six sons, Leonard Watson, Jr., David Watson, Jimmy Watson, Bruce Watson, Randall Watson and Leroy...

Lorraine Smith

Lorraine Smith

Sep 30, 2019

Lorraine M. Smith, 88, passed away September 30, 2019, at Ross Manor in Bangor. She was born July 5, 1931, on Beals Island, the daughter of Ernest and Anne Marie Legere. Lorraine was a graduate of Bangor High School in the Class of 1949. Upon graduation, she lived and worked in the Bangor area. Her varied forms of employment included...

Christina Holcomb

Christina Holcomb

Sep 29, 2019

BREWER - Christina G. (Pinkham) Holcomb, 71, passed away peacefully September 29, 2019, at a Bangor hospital, with family at her bedside after a two month long struggle with complications following major abdominal surgery. Born in Ellsworth on February 10, 1948, she was the daughter of George H. Pinkham and Isabelle L. (Cowie) Pinkham. She was a graduate of Ellsworth...

Margaret (Nee Muller) Baillie

Margaret (Nee Muller) Baillie

Sep 27, 2019

BANGOR - Margaret (nee Muller) Baillie, 91, passed away peacefully on September 27 at her residence in Dirigo Pines in Orono Maine. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Marion Churchill Muller and William Augustus Muller and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. She was predeceased in 1994 by her husband, the late Reverend Arlan A. Baillie, former minister of...

Tracy D. Drew

Tracy D. Drew

Sep 26, 2019

Eddington - Tracy D. Drew, 55, died September 26, 2019 after a brief battle with cancer. He was born November 1, 1963, in Lincoln, the son of Richard and Freda (Stewart) Drew. Tracy was a long-time employee for the City of Brewer waste water treatment facility. He was a 21-year member of Alcoholics Anonymous of which he was very proud....

Helen Krug

Helen Krug

Sep 25, 2019

HAMPDEN - Helen Krug (née Chundak), 92, passed away peacefully September 25, 2019 at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Bangor with her family by her side. Helen was born in Jersey City, NJ on December 7, 1926, the daughter of John and Veronica (Kotynek) Chundak. She was a 1944 graduate of Central High School in Paterson, NJ. In 1947, she...