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Kent Hart

Kent Hart

Sep 4, 2023

Hampden - We have lost the best of us. Born January 7, 1947, to Alice and Willard Hart, Kent passed away on September 4, 2023, after living a full and happy life. He is survived by wife, Becky; daughters, Karen, Michelle, Krissy, Mindy, Kelly, and their spouses; seven grandchildren, Jack, Ben, Luke, Max, Everett, Olivia, and Greta. Kent is also...

Gary Brown

Gary Brown

Sep 3, 2023

Gary Howard Brown, 72, passed away peacefully on September 3, 2023, at Ross Manor, Bangor. He was born April 12, 1951 in Lewiston the son of Howard F. and Cecile B. (Morin) Brown. Gary graduated from Orono High School and then joined the Air National Guard specializing in communications. He then went on to work for many years with the...

John A. Clisham

John A. Clisham

Sep 2, 2023

ORONO – John A. Clisham, 77, died unexpectedly on September 2, 2023 at a Bangor healthcare center. He was born April 2, 1946 in Bangor, the son of John and Dorothy Clisham of Hampden. John graduated from Hampden Academy, class of 1964. He married Shirley Johnston of Orrington in 1974 and they had one daughter, Kelley-Anne. John retired from BMHI...

Everett Purvis

Everett Purvis

Sep 2, 2023

Everett D. "Ted" Purvis, 89, passed away peacefully at home with his loving daughter, Sheryl A. "Sherry" Chaousis, and bonus daughter, Carol J. Craig, by his side on September 2, 2023. Everett was born July 29, 1934, in Carmel, Maine. He was the son of the late Harold R. and Ruth P. (Ross) Purvis. Everett enlisted in the United States...

Daniel Gill

Daniel Gill

Sep 1, 2023

HAMPDEN - Daniel Gill, 95, passed away Friday, September 1, 2023, surrounded by his adoring family and under the care of his devoted daughter. Dan was born on March 24, 1928, in Kingston, New York. He was 1 of 7 children and grew up in the challenging times of the Great Depression and World War II. At age 17, Dan...

Carolyn Veilleux

Carolyn Veilleux

Aug 31, 2023

Carolyn Rose Veilleux passed from this earth on 8/31/23 and heaven gained a beautiful angel. Carolyn Rose was born on 2/27/32. She was the daughter of Rose Mcpherson and Leon Mcpherson. Carolyn was born in Brewer Maine and eventually moved to Bangor where she worked for New England Telephone, married, and raised her family there. Carolyn was a wife, mother,...

Stephen Johnson

Stephen Johnson

Aug 31, 2023

Stephen P. Johnson Brewer Stephen P. Johnson, 81, died following a long illness, August 31, 2023, at Orono Commons. He was born December 3, 1941, at Cary Memorial Hospital in Caribou, the son of Carl P. and Arlene E. (Porter) Johnson. Stephen’s formative years were lived at Hilltop Acres in Woodland. His education journey began at the one room Pratt...

Robert Fish

Robert Fish

Aug 30, 2023

Born in Cooperstown, NY Robert “Bob” E. Fish Jr passed away in Bangor peacefully surrounded by his family. He was a member of the Saranac High School class of 1992. Following his graduation he joined the military for a short stint before earning a degree in drafting. Bob lived his life to the fullest each and every day. He had...

Winifred Murphy

Winifred Murphy

Aug 29, 2023

Winifred “Winnie” Murphy RN Bangor-Holden Winifred “Winnie” Murphy, 91, passed away August 29, 2023, surrounded by her family, at Sylvia Ross Assisted Living. She was born in Milo, September 6, 1931, the daughter of T. Douglas and Emma A. (Lockhart) Barker. Winnie was a graduate of Milo High School class of 1948 and the Eastern Maine General Hospital School of...

Burton Payson

Burton Payson

Aug 28, 2023

ORRINGTON - Burt Payson, 84 , passed away August 28,2023 at a Bangor hospital. He was one of 11 children born to Erlon and Louise Payson of Belfast, Maine. Burt was a born educator, graduating with a BS degree and MS degree in Education and Guidance from the University of Maine in Orono. While working and earning his degrees, he...

Francis Binette

Francis Binette

Aug 28, 2023

Francis R. Binette, 93, passed away August 28,2023, at the Bangor Maine Veterans Home. He was born February 3, 1930, in Old Town, the son of Leon and Claudia (Bilodeau) Binette. Francis graduated from Old Town High School, class of 1948. After graduating, he worked at Bangor State Hospital for several years. He served in the Army from 1951-1953. He...

Doris Bowden

Doris Bowden

Aug 27, 2023

It is with very heavy hearts we announce the passing of Doris F. Bowden (Smith) on the morning of August 27, 2023 at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Bangor. Doris was born on March 16, 1935 to Cleveland and Ethel Smith in Charleston, Maine. After graduating from East Corinth Academy, Doris met the love of her life Wilfred “Bud” Bowden...

Rhonda Libby

Rhonda Libby

Aug 24, 2023

Rhonda Libby, 69, of Levant and Bangor, Maine, peacefully passed away on August 24, 2023, after bravely living with cancer for many years. Rhonda was, fittingly, born on Mother’s Day, May 9, 1954, in Bangor, to Sidney and Beryle Higgins. She spent her childhood in Levant Village, graduating from Hermon High School, Class of 1972. She then attended cosmetology school...

Dennis Flood

Dennis Flood

Aug 20, 2023

BREWER - Dennis B. Flood, 59, passed away August 20, 2023 after battling a long illness. He was born October 25, 1963, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the son of the late Ernest J. and the late Helen M. (Hawes) Flood. Born at St. Lukes Hospital, New Bedford, he lived in Dartmouth. He had his own business, DB’s Carpentry, for over...

Russell Allen

Russell Allen

Aug 18, 2023

HERMON - Russell W. “Russ” Allen, 83, peacefully passed away August 18, 2023, at a Bangor hospital, with his loving family by his side. He was born in Presque Isle February 1, 1940, the son of Edgar and Peggy (Kelley) Allen. Russ graduated from Presque Isle High School, Class of 1958 and continued his education at the University of Maine...

Charlene Rockwell

Charlene Rockwell

Aug 18, 2023

Charlene M. Rockwell died August 18, 2023, just shy of her 90th birthday after a brief stay in the hospital. She was always ready with a smile and through all her health issues never complained. She provided her family with much entertainment. She was an inspiration to many people and will be missed by her family and friends. After her...

Frank Tenney

Frank Tenney

Aug 17, 2023

VEAZIE – Frank Putnam “Putt” Tenney, 85, passed away August 17, 2023, at Bangor Veteran’s Home. Putt was born October 6, 1937, in Orono, the son of Carl B. & Velma M. (Williamson) Tenney. Putt graduated from Orono High School, Class of 1956. While in high school, he enlisted in the Maine Air National Guard (MeANG) in 1955 and attended...

Elaine Eastman

Elaine Eastman

Aug 16, 2023

Elaine F. Eastman Corinth Elaine (Waugh) Eastman, 86, passed away August 16, 2023. She was born in Bangor, November 28, 1936 the daughter of Harrison H. and Ruth M. (Burgess) Waugh. Elaine enjoyed her log cabin home and the many geese that visited her property each year, as well as her Florida home for more than thirty years. She looked...

Raymond Jordan

Raymond Jordan

Aug 16, 2023

Hampden - Raymond Fred “Willie” Jordan, 80, died August 16, 2023 peacefully at home. Willie was born October 24, 1942, in Bangor, the son of Richard C. Jordan and Shirley A. (Sabin) Jordan. Willie graduated from Hampden Academy in the Class of ‘64’. Following graduation, he was employed at Tri Northern Dental Lab, where he learned the art of making...

Gerald Nye

Gerald Nye

Aug 16, 2023

Gerald “Jerry” E. Nye, 88, passed away peacefully on August 16, 2023. He was born March 19th, 1935, in Perham, Maine, the son of Orlo Sr. and Margaret (Kennedy) Nye. Following his graduation from Corinna Academy he went to honorably serve his country in the Air Force, a veteran of the Korean War. He had a long and successful career...

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