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Dana Thurlow

Dana Thurlow

Aug 25, 2018

Dana D. Thurlow Brewer Dana D. Thurlow, 81, died peacefully August 25, 2018 at his home, surrounded by his loving family after a ten year battle with alzheimer’s disease. He was born in Bangor September 15, 1936, son of David Dwight and Thelma (Dyer) Thurlow. He was a graduate of Bangor High School class of 1955 and Husson University. Dana...

Ruth Stearns

Ruth Stearns

Aug 23, 2018

Ruth G. Stearns, 103, died Thursday, Aug.23, 2018, at a rest home in Dover-Foxcroft. The daughter of Lee C. Good and LulaMae (Rideout) Good, Ruth was born in Monticello on Aug. 9, 1915. From the start she exhibited a lot of spirit and vinegar to make her way as the middle child of five siblings. She graduated from Ricker Classical...

Peter Burgess

Peter Burgess

Aug 22, 2018

Peter A. Burgess - Newburgh and Punta Gorda, Florida – Peter Albert Burgess, 91, passed away August 22, 2018, at his home. He was born in Bangor, February 7, 1927, the son of Peter and June (Sandborn) Burgess. Peter was a resident of Newburgh for 69 years, and wintered in Punta Gorda, Florida. Peter spent a year as a merchant...

Blanche Page

Blanche Page

Aug 21, 2018

Blanche (MacInnis) Page, 90, passed away gently from Earth to her Heavenly home on August 21, 2018. She was born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada, the daughter of Alexander and Katharine (Crowse) MacInnis, and later became a naturalized citizen of the United States. She met and married the love of her life, Gerald E. Page while working for Bangor...

Mickey

Mickey

Aug 18, 2018

Mickey Buswell Levant Mickey Buswell, passed away August 18, 2018 following years of heart disease. He was born in Bangor, March 17, 1952 son of Malcolm Buswell Sr. and Joan Randall. During his lifelong career as a salesman he was employed by many auto dealerships in the area and was recognized as one of the best salesmen in the profession....

Joanna Staples

Joanna Staples

Aug 15, 2018

Joanna L. Staples, 49, died unexpectedly August 15, 2018 near her home in Atlanta, GA. She was born in Bangor, ME on August 24, 1968, the oldest daughter of Robert W. and Gladys (Gould) Staples. Joanna was well-known for her beautiful smile, her cheerful and fun-loving personality, and her love of Christ, friends, and family. A 1986 graduate of John...

Karen Lorraine (Rice) Kearns

Karen Lorraine (Rice) Kearns

Aug 14, 2018

BREWER - Karen Lorraine (Rice) Kearns, 56, passed away peacefully at home August 14, 2018, with her loving family by her side. She was born May 28, 1962, in Bangor, the daughter of Beatrice D. (Weston) Rice and James E. Rice Jr. Karen was a lifetime resident of Brewer. She enjoyed watching game shows in the evenings. Earlier in her...

Carl Blanchard, Jr.

Carl Blanchard, Jr.

Aug 13, 2018

Carl Blanchard Bradford Carl Blanchard, 89, died peacefully August 13, 2018 at home surrounded by the love of family. He was born in Oakland, April 5, 1929, son of Carl Sr. and Elsie Blanchard. Carl served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War attaining the rank of corporal. He retired from Maine Central Railroad. Carl was a member of...

Thomas J. Davis, Jr.

Thomas J. Davis, Jr.

Aug 12, 2018

Thomas J. Davis Jr., 81, passed away at home on August 12, 2018, after a well fought battle against pancreatic cancer. He was born in Veazie on June 9, 1937 the son of Thomas J. and Katherine (Smith) Davis. Tom served his community over the years as an Selectman in the Town of Kenduskeag for 25 years and currently on...

Marie Woodcock

Marie Woodcock

Aug 12, 2018

BANGOR- Marie Perry Woodcock November 9, 1926-August 13, 2018 A Message To God Living is always so much fun. I’m not ready yet. I’m not done. But if you call me I will go, Like all the friends that I did know. Buried though are the ones I loved, Now keeping watch there from above. I need only a tiny...

Barry Micue

Barry Micue

Aug 12, 2018

SKOWHEGAN & HOLDEN – Barry W. Micue, 75, passed away peacefully August 12, 2018, at a Bangor hospital, with his family by his side. He was born August 12, 1943, in Lincoln, the son of Ivan and Lalia (Bowker) Micue. Barry attended Lincoln and Bangor schools until his sophomore year. He then helped his father at the farm and in...

Manchester "Manch" Wheeler

Manchester "Manch" Wheeler

Aug 11, 2018

BREWER - Manchester “Manch” Haynes Wheeler, II, passed away peacefully in his sleep, Saturday, August 11, 2018. He was born on March 2, 1939 in Augusta, the son of the late Manchester Haynes and Martha (Fontaine) Wheeler. Manch attended Phillips-Andover Academy, went to the University of Maine, where he met the love of his life, Sandra Van Aken. He was...

Gyrth Mikal Rutan

Gyrth Mikal Rutan

Aug 9, 2018

Gyrth M. Rutan, 34, died unexpectedly August 9, 2018, in Maine. He was born October 2, 1983, in Bangor, the son of Michael Rutan-Heningham and Alison (Little) Rutan. Gyrth worked for the Bangor Parks and Recreation Department for many years before moving to Massachusetts and becoming a member of the I.B.E.W. Local #42. He was a devoted father, steadfast son,...

Edward Nickerson

Edward Nickerson

Aug 5, 2018

Norway - Edward “Nick” A. Nickerson, 74, went home to be with the Lord on Aug. 5, 2018, following a long illness. He was born on Jan. 29, 1944, in Dover-Foxcroft to Austin and Doris Nickerson. He graduated from Foxcroft Academy in 1963 and married his wife, Susan Strout on Aug. 7, 1976. Nick loved their log home on Marr...

Alan Bromley

Alan Bromley

Aug 5, 2018

HOLDEN - Alan Charles Bromley passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at his home in Holden, Maine. Alan was born September 18, 1951 in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Adele and Irwin Bromley of Jupiter, Florida. He attended school in Queens, New York and Stamford, Connecticut then graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He married Cynthia Dore-Bromley...

Frances Mitchell

Frances Mitchell

Aug 5, 2018

ORONO - VEAZIE – Frances R. Mitchell, 94, passed away on August 5, 2018, at her residence in Orono. She was born April 3rd, 1924 in Bangor, Maine, the daughter of Lawrence L. and Geneva A. (Steen) Robinson of Sherman Station, Maine. She was a graduate of Ricker Classical Institute in Houlton, Maine and attended the University of Maine for...

Eugene Berry Shanley

Eugene Berry Shanley

Aug 4, 2018

Bangor - Eugene Berry Shanley, 79, died unexpectedly on August 4, 2018 at a Bangor Hospital. He was born May 29, 1939 in Bangor, the son of Paul and Elizabeth (Pomroy) Shanley Sr. Eugene was a graduate of John Bapst High School, Class of “59. Following graduation, he joined the United States Navy, serving on the USS Enterprise Aircraft Carrier....

Karen Ward

Karen Ward

Aug 4, 2018

BANGOR - Karen (Harris) Ward, 59, passed away unexpectedly on August 4th, 2018 at a Bangor Hospital with her family by her side. She was born in Bangor on October 1st, 1958. Karen was married to Thomas A. Ward, the love of her life, who predeceased her on January 20, 2017. In addition to her husband, Karen was predeceased by...

Donna Herweg

Donna Herweg

Aug 3, 2018

BREWER - Donna Herweg, 86, died peacefully at her home of 57 years on August 3rd with her loving family and friends at her side. She was born in Brewer, in her parent’s home on February 19, 1932, the daughter of Reginald S. and Harriet (Hall) Booker. Donna was a graduate of Brewer High School. She was married to Dean...

Marjorie (Pray) Niles

Marjorie (Pray) Niles

Aug 3, 2018

BRADFORD – Marjorie Pray Niles, 89, went home to be with her loving Lord and Savior August 3, 2018, surrounded by family. She was born January 30, 1929, in Bradford, the daughter of Percy I. and Lucy M. (Rice) Pray. Marjorie graduated from Bradford High School. She was a beloved lifetime member of the Bradford Baptist Church. Marjorie married Richard...

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