Obituaries

Joyce Wheeler

Joyce Wheeler

May 17, 2022

Joyce Wheeler Hermon Joyce (Tasker) Wheeler, 95, passed away at home, May 17, 2022, following a period of declining health, in the loving care of her daughter, Kathryn Blanchard, and devoted caregiver, Lesa Bennett. She was born in Corinna, ME, the daughter of Clair Stearns Tasker and Hazel (Pearson) Tasker. Joyce attended school in Corinna, ME, and graduated from Higgins...

Richard Proulx

Richard Proulx

May 16, 2022

Richard Frederick Proulx, 96, passed away on May 16, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 25, 1926 in Orono, the son of Frederick J. and Claudia (Brasslett) Proulx. Richard was drafted into the US Army in April of 1944. He served with the 78th Infantry Division, 310th Infantry Regiment in the European Theater...

George Mcdonald, Jr.

George Mcdonald, Jr.

May 16, 2022

Holden - George Angus McDonald, Jr., 76, of Holden, died May 16, 2022 at a Bangor Hospital, with his daughter, Sarah, by his side. He was born in Bangor, April 6th, 1946, the son of George Angus McDonald, Sr and Ida (Mayo) McDonald. George was a 1964 graduate of Brewer High School and in 1966 he enlisted in the United...

Thomas Giroux

Thomas Giroux

May 16, 2022

Thomas Dewey Giroux, 83, of Hampden, Maine, passed away peacefully at his home on May 16, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Tom was an amazing husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend. He enjoyed sports, music, dancing, and theatre, but his first love was his family, including his pets. When his children were growing up, he loved participating on...

John Senter

John Senter

May 15, 2022

John T. Senter, Jr. Bucksport John T. Senter, Jr. age 79, of Bucksport passed away unexpectedly, May 15, 2022 after a brief illness. He was born on July 30, 1942 in Bangor, Maine, son of John T. Senter, Sr and Ada (Johnson) Senter. John graduated from Hampden Academy in 1962 and continued his education at SMVTI in South Portland. He...

Carl Zenk

Carl Zenk

May 13, 2022

Carl Robert Zenk, age 51, of Otis, Maine passed away on May 13, 2022. Carl was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin on December 15, 1970, to Jane and Joe Zenk. He was raised in Sheboygan and graduated from Sheboygan South High School. He was a paramedic in the U.S. Army stationed in Huntsville, Alabama. Then, while he worked for HEMSI and...

Julia Blackburn

Julia Blackburn

May 13, 2022

Carmel - Julia B. Blackburn, 83, died on May 13, 2022. She was born in Columbus, Ohio, August 24, 1938, the daughter of Charles and Lenora Older. Julia was employed by the Ohio Bell Telephone Company, and the New England Telephone Company for 32 years, retiring in 1989 to care for her husband who passed away in 1990. She loved...

Lewis Coro

Lewis Coro

May 12, 2022

Lewis S. Coro, 74, passed away peacefully May 12th, 2022. He was born April 28th, 1948, in Bangor, the son of Matthew J and Dorothy A. (Jacobs) Coro. Lewis enjoyed working as a farmer, working in the woods with his horses, and spending time with his kids. His love of horses passed onto his daughter, Wendy, and the two of...

Bryan Little

Bryan Little

May 10, 2022

Bryan Theodore Little, 44, of Orono, passed away May 10, 2022, after a brief illness. He was the son of Roy and Cindy Little of Carmel. Bryan was born into an Air Force family at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. From there they lived in Dover, Delaware then Summerville, South Carolina. When Bryan was a teenager the family...

Theresa Comingo

Theresa Comingo

May 10, 2022

Glenburn - Theresa Marie Comingo, 69, passed away peacefully at home with her daughter by her side. She was born April 23rd, 1953, the daughter of Robert W. and Jean Eleanor (Cullen) Randall. Theresa attended Bangor High School and afterwards went on to become an Emergency Medical Technician. She enjoyed gardening and filling her home with beautiful plants. On sunny...

Christopher F. B. Flynn

Christopher F. B. Flynn

May 10, 2022

It is with profound sorrow that we announce the death of our beloved “Chris.” He passed away on Tuesday May 10th, 2022 at the age of 85, at the Bangor Maine Veteran’s Home. Chris was born October 7, 1936 in Boston Massachusetts. He was the first-born child of his parents, the late Dr. Carl M. Flynn and the late Anna...

Judith Hanscom

Judith Hanscom

May 7, 2022

ORRINGTON - Judith Barbara “Judy” (Burke) Hanscom, 80, passed away Saturday, May 7th, 2022, at a Bangor Hospital. Her suffering has ended after many years of declining health due to Parkinson's Disease. She was born August 8, 1941, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Judy moved to Stetson, Maine as a young girl, with her mother, Martha, and sister, Mary. She was a...

Elaine Beede-Harvey

Elaine Beede-Harvey

May 6, 2022

BANGOR – Elaine “Lainie” M. Beede-Harvey, 59, passed away May 6, 2022, at a Bangor hospital. She was born October 8, 1962, in Bangor, the daughter of Robert and Mary Elizabeth (O’Leary) Beede. Lainie was a graduate of Orono High School and the University of New Hampshire in Durham, achieving a bachelor’s degree in Journalism. After college, she followed her...

Donna Jean Poirier

Donna Jean Poirier

May 6, 2022

Donna Jean Poirier, 47, died after a brief illness on Friday, May 6, 2022, at a Bangor Hospital. She was born in Portsmouth, NH on October 17, 1974 the daughter of Joseph Ronald Poirier jr. and Dixie Lee (Books) Poirier. She was the sister of Chris Poirier, “Bubba”, as she loving called him. Chris and Donna always shared a special...

Joyce Harris

Joyce Harris

May 6, 2022

Joyce Arline (Ernst) Harris, 90, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2022, surrounded by her family. Born to Margaret Emelyn (Young) & Harvey Ernst in Mader’s Cove, Nova Scotia, Joyce spent much of her youth living on Nova Scotia’s south shore and always felt “at home” when she was on the coast or near the water. She married the love...

Paul Husson

Paul Husson

May 5, 2022

Dedham - Paul E. Husson, 81, died March 5, 2022. Dad is my Red Sox compadre. My Love Always Your Brown-eyed Beauty It's a beautiful life-- filled with books, adventure, family, and friends. I will never forget the most valuable thing you ever told me, "No one can ever take your education from you." I will honor you forever by...

Lorraine Flood

Lorraine Flood

Apr 30, 2022

BANGOR - Lorraine M. Flood, 97, went to be with her Savior Jesus Christ April 30, 2022, at a Bangor healthcare facility. She was born April 7, 1925, in Gouldsboro, the daughter of Lloyd and Mabel (Day) Clark. She raised her family of 6 children in Calais, Maine where, she would say, were her happiest days. One of her greatest...

Alyse Matthes

Alyse Matthes

Apr 29, 2022

CORINTH - It is with great sadness that Walter and Alyssa (Eirksson) Matthes announce the birth and death of their much-loved daughter, Alyse, on April 29, 2022. She will live forever in the hearts of her parents, her sister, Noelle; her maternal grandparents, Al and Tammy Eriksson; paternal grandmother, Joanne Matthes; maternal great-grandmothers, Donna Davis and Margaret Eriksson; uncles, Matt...

Eben Averill Osgood, Jr.

Eben Averill Osgood, Jr.

Apr 29, 2022

Orono- Eben Averill Osgood, Jr., died April 29, 2022. He was born May 22, 1929 in Meddybemps, ME and was the youngest child of Eben Averill Osgood and Sadie Gillespie Osgood. He attended school in Stillwater and Mattawamkeag, ME, East Hartford, CT, and Lynn, MA. He graduated from Lynn English High School in 1947, where he lettered in track, competing...

Barbara Vickers

Barbara Vickers

Apr 28, 2022

Barbara A. Vickers, 79, died after a brief illness April 28th, 2022, at a local rehabilitation facility. She was born July 14th, 1942, in Toronto, Ontario, the daughter of Rolande Rioux. After the early passing of her mother, she was adopted by her grandparents. Barbara married the love of her life, October 8th, 1978. They celebrated 43 years together. Barbara...