Obituaries

Apr 8, 2016

Apr 8, 2016

Apr 8, 2016

Apr 7, 2016

Barbara A. Loftus, 88, died April 14, 2016, at a Bangor healthcare facility after a long illness. Barbara was born in Bangor on June 7, 1927, the daughter of J. Stanley and Mary A. (Harrington) Loftus. Barbara was educated in public and parochial elementary schools in Bangor and graduated from John Baptst High School in 1945. Barbara earned a B....

Apr 7, 2016

Clair F. Bemis, 79, passed away peacefully, April 7, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. Clair was born in Bangor, May 28, 1936, the son of Linwood and Halice (Smith) Bemis. Clair attended Hermon High School. In 1953, he joined the US Marine Corps, and was deployed for one tour in Korea and two tours in Vietnam. Clair was very...

Apr 7, 2016

HERMON – Theodore L. Wegerdt, Jr., 86, died Thursday April 7, 2016 at a Bangor hospital following surgery. He was born February 2, 1930 at the Newton-Wellesley hospital in Newton, MA, the son of Theodore L. Wegerdt, Sr. and Catherine (McCarthy) Wegerdt, descendants of Germany and Ireland. Ted graduated from Wellesley High School in 1947, the Rivers School, Weston MA...

Apr 6, 2016

BREWER - Carolyn Lois Costain, 75, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully with her children at her side on April 6, 2016 at EMMC. She was born February 27, 1941, in Brewer, the daughter of Gerald N. and Helen (Brown) Costain of Holden, Maine. Carolyn grew up in Holden and attended grade school at several of the Town's various one room...

Apr 6, 2016

Bangor – Mildred D. Keddrel, wife of Arlie W. Keddrel, died Wednesday April 6, 2016 at a local hospital. She was born November 8, 1922, in Hersey, the daughter of Claude D. and Alice (Davis) Desmond. Mildred graduated from Patten Academy, class of 1940, and received a B.S. degree in Home Economics from the University of Maine, class of 1944....

Apr 5, 2016

Apr 5, 2016

Ruth Grindle Leclair, 89, known to her friends as “Rootie”, passed away April 5, 2016, after a short illness, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Rootie graduated from Orono High School. After graduation, Rootie raised her six children and worked for the University of Maine, eventually retiring as a Lab Technician. Rootie had a love of birdwatching. She was always...

Apr 5, 2016

Bangor – Linda J. Barbee-Swan, 64, died unexpectedly April 5, 2016 at her home in Bangor. She was born April 15, 1951, in Galveston, TX, the daughter of Jim Barbee and Edna (Riech) Barbee. Her father died while she was very young, and her mother married Cliff Bemis, who raised her as his own. Because Linda was a ‘service brat’,...

Apr 4, 2016

Bangor and Portland - VIRGINIA (GINNY) ANDERSON MILLER, 97, died April 4th at the home of her daughter after a period of declining health. Born July 19, 1918 in Norway, ME, Ginny was the youngest child of Esther (Tower) and Harold Anderson. Following completion of high school, Ginny graduated as an Registered Nurse from Eastern Maine General Hospital School of...

Apr 4, 2016

Bangor-Bucksport - Ann E. (Miller) Weirich, 83, passed away peacefully April 4, 2016. She was born in Theresa, N.Y., July 14, 1932 the daughter of Robert and Lila (Fortin) Miller. She graduated valedictorian of her high school class in Philadelphia, N.Y. Ann married Gerald Weirich in 1951 in Watertown, N.Y. Their first son, Wayne, was born in 1954 and a...

Apr 4, 2016

Apr 4, 2016

Judge Allan Woodcock Jr. Bangor Judge Allan Woodcock Jr., 95, died peacefully of natural causes on April 4, 2016. Allan was born June 21, 1920 in Bangor, Maine, to Dr. Allan and Priscilla Crosby Woodcock. Allan was a member of the United States Marine Corps prior to graduating from Bowdoin College and Boston University School of Law. Judge Woodcock was...

Apr 4, 2016

BANGOR – On April 4, 2016, our beautiful mother, Beatrice S. (Bryant) Woodhead, was reunited in heaven with her husband, Chief Francis Woodhead. She was born in Lewiston, February 2, 1929, the daughter of Alexander Bryant and Dorothy (Temple) Bryant. Mom was a lot of things; smart as hell, talented at many things: an excellent cook, seamstress and a hard...

Apr 3, 2016

Virginia C. Elliott Corinth- Virginia C. Elliott “Ginny” went home to be with the Lord peacefully on April 3, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Virginia was born on September 2, 1925 in Caribou, Maine, the daughter of Seely and Aurissa (Curtis) Clark. She spent 60 years married to the love of her life, the late Alfred H. Elliott. She...

Apr 3, 2016

Apr 3, 2016

Thomas “Tom” Davis Jr., 68, our loving dad passed away peacefully April 3, 2016 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bangor surrounded by what mattered most to him, his loving wife and daughters. He was born in Bangor, the son of Thomas “Ganks” Davis Sr. and Lillian (Estey) Davis. He lived his entire life on the Kittredge Road in Bangor where...

Apr 2, 2016

KENDUSKEAG - Alice Ruth (Haley) Poor - Heaven gained an angel early Saturday morning, but a light went out in this world with the passing of 88 year old Alice Poor. This quietly eloquent lady was surrounded by her family when she died at her home on April 2, 2016, from complications of Multiple Myeloma. Known as “Nana” to most,...