Obituaries

May 21, 2016

Earl Corson, Jr., 75, known to all as “Junior”, passed away after a long illness, May 21, 2016, surrounded by his family. He was born in Bangor, September 20, 1940, son of Earl and Mertie (Tuttle) Corson. Junior attended Hermon schools. He worked for many years as a truck driver, even receiving the Million Mile award for safely driving a...

May 21, 2016

May 21, 2016

HUDSON-Hilda E. Megquier, 93, wife of Merrill A. Megquier, died peacefully May 21, 2016 at home. She was born May 30, 1923 , in Old Town, the daughter of Edmund and Lena (Russell) Chaloux. Hilda attended school in Old Town thru the 11th grade. After leaving school she worked at the Moose River Shoe Factory until she married and became...

May 21, 2016

May 20, 2016

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May 20, 2016

May 20, 2016

Phyllis L. Fowler Bangor Phyllis (Ramsey) Fowler, 88, died May 20, 2016 surrounded by her family. She was born in Bangor, February 6, 1928, daughter of Charles L. and Vernis (Worcester) Ramsey. She was a life-long member of Columbia St. Baptist Church and spent many years working alongside her husband at the Yankee Shoe Repair. Phyllis was a loving mother...

May 19, 2016

Regina “Jeanne” T. Keleher Bangor Regina “Jeanne” Keleher, 93, beloved wife of the late Joseph Keleher, passed away on May 19, 2016. She was born in Boston, MA., September 16, 1922, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Fallon) Lynch. Jeanne enjoyed a career in nursing, caring for veterans at the veteran’s hospital in Boston, MA. She also had worked for many...

May 19, 2016

Dorothy B. “Dottie” Chaison, 92, passed away peacefully at her granddaughter’s home in Stillwater, May 19, 2016, with her family by her side. She was born in Bradley, February 3, 1924, the daughter of Fredrick and Bernice (Ashe) Rossignol. Dottie was employed for 40 years at Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office, working as a jury officer and as a civil deputy....

May 19, 2016

May 17, 2016

Charles L. Watters, 66, passed away at his home in Eddington, May 17, 2016. He was born in Bangor, April 1, 1950, the son of Leslie H. and Clara (Lynch) Watters. Charlie graduated from Brewer High School, Class of 1968 and upon graduation, enlisted with the Maine Air National Guard, where he stayed until his retirement. Charlie was a longtime...

May 17, 2016

Donna Jean (Thayer) Gagnon 1951 - 2016 Levant – Donna Jean Gagnon, 65, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born January 28, 1951, in Bangor, the daughter of Charles and Wilma (Wilcox) Thayer. She was a strong, loving woman who enjoyed crafting, couponing and chocolate. She loved to travel, whether visiting family and friends...

May 17, 2016

HERMON – Jean Marie (Simpson) Brown, 80, died May 17, 2016 at Bangor Hospital after a brief illness surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was born December 1, 1935 in Bangor, daughter of Charles A. and Alice M. (Shaw) Simpson. Jean was a graduate of Hermon Schools and married her high school sweetheart, Guy Alden Brown, five days...

May 16, 2016

May 16, 2016

May 16, 2016

Rosanne P. Gray, daughter of Walter O. Pendleton and Iva (Miller) Pendleton, passed away peacefully at home, May 16, 2016. She was born in Hermon in the spring of 1929. Rosanne attended Hermon schools and graduated from the University of Maine in 1951. On April 19, 1953, she married Kenneth H. Gray, a Korean War veteran. Rosanne taught school for...

May 16, 2016

Robert William Nickerson, “Nick”, a beautiful soul, left us on May 15, 2016 in much the same way that he lived his life, with a quiet, selfless, unassuming love for all of us he left behind. Nick was born on January 16, 1951 to Rita Lee (Elwell) Nickerson in Gloucester, Mass. He attended schools in Gloucester and excelled at baseball...

May 15, 2016

GLENBURN - Jeffrey S. Dyer, 66, passed away after a courageous battle with lung cancer May 15, 2016, surrounded by his family. He was born April 11, 1950, in Bangor to Kathleen Glines Dyer and Clarence B. Dyer. Jeff graduated from Bangor High School in 1968. Jeff enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and sailed on the 'Bibb' out of...

May 14, 2016

HERMON – Gloria M. Pickard passed away at Bangor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on May 14, 2016, at the age of 90. She was born October 14, 1925, the oldest of six children of George Arthur and Melora (Haynes) McGinley. She was married for 63 years to Gerald C. Pickard. Gloria graduated as class valedictorian from Hermon High School, and...