Obituaries

Mar 5, 2014

Mar 5, 2014

Mar 5, 2014

Orono - Gordon Kenneth Beal, 91, dear husband of the late Virginia Beal, his wife of 65 years, died at his home March 5, 2014 surrounded by his family. He was born June 20, 1922 in Victoria, British Columbia the son of Arthur W. and Annie G. (Elford) Beal. Gordon was a 1940 graduate of Whitman High School, and received...

Mar 5, 2014

Mar 5, 2014

Bangor – Korbyn Garfield Antworth whose life was taken too soon on March 5, 2014 was with us only five short months, but made a big impact on so many lives. He was born September 18, 2013 in Bangor the son of William and Brittany (Winnier) Antworth. Korbyn always had a smile on his face. He was his Daddy’s world,...

Mar 5, 2014

Mar 4, 2014

BREWER - Evelyn H. Neff, 79, passed away after a lengthy illness in her hometown of Brewer, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. She was born Feb. 12, 1935, in Bangor, the daughter of Elbridge and Anna (Somers) Hamm of Brewer. Evelyn graduated from Brewer High School in 1953, where she excelled as a varsity basketball and softball player. After her marriage...

Mar 3, 2014

Mar 3, 2014

Mar 2, 2014

BANGOR - Ruth Souweine, 67, of Bangor, died peacefully with her family by her side Sunday, March 2, at Eastern Maine Medical Center as a result of a motor-vehicle collision occurring Thursday night on the road to Sugarloaf where she was to meet and ski with her grandchildren. Ruth was born September 24, 1946, to the late Jack and Agnes...

Mar 2, 2014

HERMON - Thurman P. Jenkins Jr., 75, of Hermon, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014 at a Bangor Healthcare facility after a long period of declining health. He was born July 6, 1938 at the family home on Ohio St. in Bangor, the son of Thurman P. Jenkins Sr. and Marjorie (Cunningham) Jenkins. He enjoyed his childhood roaming through the...

Mar 1, 2014

Mar 1, 2014

SEBEC - Bill Irwin, 73, was ushered into heaven March 1, 2014, after a two-year battle with prostate cancer. Bill was born the oldest of four children in Birmingham, Ala., to the late Howard and Louise Irwin. He married Patricia Armstrong and attended Howard College of Birmingham, Ala. Bill enjoyed a varied early professional career as a medical technologist, chemist,...

Mar 1, 2014

Feb 28, 2014

On February 28, 2014, the world lost a “Ray of Sunshine”. Barbara, having survived numerous illnesses decided to give God a break, leave this life, and join his heavenly choir which she will probably run and will definitely solo. Her perpetual smile and warm nature reached inside the hearts of all who had the privilege to know her and drew...

Feb 28, 2014

Mary-Jane Freese Bangor Mary-Jane (Bates) Freese, 87, wife for 64 years, of John D. Freese, died February 28, 2014 after a long illness with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born December 29, 1926 in Hartford , CT., daughter of Ormond and Margaret (Schroeder) Bates. She was a graduate of New Britain High School and Edgewood Park Junior College. Mary-Jane was employed...

Feb 27, 2014

Feb 27, 2014

Liston M. Houston passed away at the age of 87 in Brewer, February 27, 2014. He was born December 25, 1926, the fourth child of Herbert L. and Gladys (Lane) Houston. Liston married Rita Pauline Pullen February 27, 1948, with whom he shared the best ____ years of his life. He served in the United States Army and worked for...

Feb 26, 2014

Mary Jane Chase Miller, of Castine, died on February 26, 2014, in Bangor. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on March 13, 1923, the daughter of Howard Emerson Chase and Mary Grace (Kearns) Chase. Mary Jane grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland and graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1940 as a member of the National Honor Society. After...

Feb 26, 2014

Corinth Norman Ivory Buswell, 87, left this world February 26, 2014. He was born February 16, 1927, in Exeter, Maine, son of the late Keith and Ruth (Felix) Buswell. He enlisted in the U.S. Army serving in The Army of Occupation in Nagasaki, Japan in World War II. He was discharged in 1947 with the rank of Staff Sergeant. He...