Obituaries

Susan Leach

Susan Leach

Apr 27, 2022

Susan W. Leach, 62, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family after a long battle with Huntington’s disease. She was born December 12th, 1959, in Bangor, the daughter of Alton A. and Eleanor F. (MacVane) Williamson. She graduated high school from Foxcroft Academy and then attended Husson College where she received a bachelor’s degree in Managerial Accounting. She worked at...

Karen Ford

Karen Ford

Apr 27, 2022

KAREN C FORD CORINTH Karen C Ford, 59, passed away unexpectedly at her home on 4/27/2022. Karen was born in St. Petersburg, Florida, on October 21st, 1962. She was the second daughter in a family of six. She was the rock of the family. She moved to Maine in 1983, where she met her husband of 35 years, Robert Ford...

Dennis Tibbetts

Dennis Tibbetts

Apr 26, 2022

Dennis Tibbetts, 86, passed away April 26, 2022. He was born in Kenduskeag, July 7, 1935 the son of Allen and Mary (Grant) Tibbetts. Dennis served in the US Army, 47th battalion. His life-long career was truck driving, many years with O’Donnell’s Express, then a variety of other trucking companies before retiring. He was predeceased by his wife, Sandra (Wilbur)...

Christy Alex

Christy Alex

Apr 25, 2022

Rockland - Christy S. Alex died peacefully at his home in Rockland on April 25, 2022. Christy was born on August 26, 1932 in Rockland, the son of Stephen and Constantina Alex. An incredible athlete all his life, Christy excelled in all sports. During his tenure at Rockland High School, he played alongside his brothers George and Peter. After graduating...

Steven Holmes

Steven Holmes

Apr 22, 2022

Steven C. Holmes of Kerhonkson, New York, a retired correctional officer for Shawangunk Correctional Facility, Wallkill, New York, and a life-long resident of the area, passed away on Friday April 22, 2022 with his loving daughter and son-in-law by his side at their residence in Bangor, Maine. He was 61. The son of Iris M. Holmes and the late Charles...

Alton Williamson

Alton Williamson

Apr 22, 2022

Hampden - Alton A. Williamson, 84, passed away peacefully at home on April 22,2022. Alton was born in Wayne County North Carolina on December 30, 1937 and grew up in Faison North Carolina. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force and retired in 1975. Alton then worked as a civilian for the Air National Guard and...

Larry Hallett

Larry Hallett

Apr 20, 2022

BRADLEY - Larry W. Hallett Jr., of Bradley, 58, passed away, April 20, 2022, surrounded by his family, at a Bangor hospital. He was born May 16, 1963, in Bangor, the son of Larry W. Hallett Sr. and Elaine (Emerson) Hallett. He was part of Bangor High Schools graduating class of 1981. Larry worked for years as a satellite technician...

Evelyn Dempsey

Evelyn Dempsey

Apr 19, 2022

Evelyn L. Dempsey, PA-C, 74, a dedicated mother, nanny, and Physician Assistant of PCHC passed on April 19, 2022, born in Bangor, Maine predeceased by her father, Lorenzo Berry, and Gladys (Van Tassel) Williams. Evelyn’s first love was her family including her children; Lisa Hussey and her husband of 27 years, Michael Hussey, Phillip Pierce and his husband of 34...

John Eye

John Eye

Apr 18, 2022

John Winslow Eye Eddington John W. Eye, 57, died April 11, 2022 at a local hospital. He was born in Bangor, July 16, 1964, beloved son of Ralph Farnham Winslow Eye and Patricia (Micue) Eye. The son of a diplomat, John attended schools in Geneva Switzerland, Jakarta Indonesia, McLean VA, Honolulu, HI and graduated from Bangor High School. Gifted with...

John Mackay

John Mackay

Apr 16, 2022

John F. MacKAY, LTC, US Army Retired, died April 16th, 2022 peacefully in his home with his family by his side. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, brother in-law, uncle, and friend. Distinctive from the beginning, he was born on Leap Year (February 29th), 1932, the son of Lester D. and Ruth (Ward) MacKAY, in Everett MA. His...

Marilyn Louise Blanchard

Marilyn Louise Blanchard

Apr 15, 2022

Marilyn Allen Blanchard, 76, of Bangor, Maine, died on April 15, 2022 at Northern Light EMMC after a long fight with lung cancer and COPD. She was born June 20, 1944 in Augusta, Maine to Arlene Tripp Allen and Alfred E. Allen. She graduated from Cony High School in 1963 and married her high school sweetheart and first husband, P....

Pamela Kitchen

Pamela Kitchen

Apr 14, 2022

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA AND BANGOR, MAINE - Pamela “Pam” Gail Kitchen, 76, died unexpectedly April 14, 2022, at a Bangor Hospital. She was born March 22, 1946, in Portland, Maine, the daughter of Clifton and Elfie Carlisle. Pam graduated from Ellsworth High school, Class of 1964. She went on to study Secretarial Sciences at Husson College. After retiring from...

Edith Flint-Stewart

Edith Flint-Stewart

Apr 13, 2022

BANGOR - Edith Jewell (“Julie”) Flint-Stewart, a retired elementary school teacher, died peacefully in her sleep on April 13, 2022 at the age of 80. Julie was born in Milo, Maine on December 1, 1941, to Moody W. Flint and Irene (Neta) Munday Flint. She graduated from Morse High School in 1960. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University...

Verle Drinkwater

Verle Drinkwater

Apr 12, 2022

Verle Lee Drinkwater, 83, passed away April 12, 2022, at a Melbourne, Florida hospital. He was born February 22, 1939 in Hermon, Maine the son of Perley W. and Violet (Moore) Drinkwater. From birth to the age of 10 he was moved from boarding home to boarding home. At the age of 10 he was sent to “Goodwill Home” in...

Robert Laflamme

Robert Laflamme

Apr 12, 2022

BANGOR - Robert L. LaFlamme, 93, died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s April 12, 2022, at a local healthcare facility. He was born on March 21, 1929, in New York City, the son of Alida LaFlamme. Bob grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts. He served in the Massachusetts National Guard attaining the rank of second lieutenant and then joined the...

Helen Girard

Helen Girard

Apr 8, 2022

Old Town - Helen Girard passed away on April 8th, 2022. In the weeks, days, and hours leading up to her final moment, family and friends surrounded her. Her husband, Gil, visited every day. A skilled and professional team of nurses and staff cared for her. Helen’s sole complaint would have been the two furry critters she adopted could not...

Alice Hawes

Alice Hawes

Apr 7, 2022

Alice E. (McKinstry) Hawes, 88, passed away on April 7, 2022 at a Bangor Nursing Home. Alice lived a full life through her love of family, friends and community. Blessed with a soft smile and a gentle approach to life, she will be remembered for the many selfless ways in which she touched the lives of others. Alice was born...

Lois Spellman

Lois Spellman

Apr 6, 2022

HAMPDEN - Lois A. Spellman, 85, died April 6, 2022, at home, surrounded by her family. She was born January 24, 1937, in Bangor, the daughter of Arthur L. and Sarah R. (Grant) Pierce. Lois attended Bangor elementary schools and Bangor High School, Class of 1955. Upon high school graduation, she worked at the General Adjustment Bureau. She married Daniel...

Bonnie G. Wood, Ph.D.

Bonnie G. Wood, Ph.D.

Apr 6, 2022

Bonnie G. Wood, Ph.D., age 86, of Bangor, Maine, passed away unexpectedly with close friends at her side on Wednesday morning, April 6, 2022, at Northern Light EMMC. She was born January 13, 1936, in Linneus, Maine, a daughter of the late Guy W. and Velma Byron Wood. Bonnie was preceded in death by her life partner, world traveling companion,...

Dianne Stevenson

Dianne Stevenson

Apr 6, 2022

Amherst – Dianne (Light) Stevenson, 82, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2022. She was born in Bangor, July 11, 1939, the daughter of Kenneth W. and Irene E. (Jellison) Light. Dianne graduated from Hermon High School in 1957 and went on to marry her sweetheart, Duane, on Valentine’s Day the following year. They shared 50 years together before Duane...