Obituaries

Daniel Jennings

Daniel Jennings

Sep 14, 2020

Daniel Thomas Jennings Garland Daniel Thomas Jennings passed peacefully on September 14, 2020. He is blessed to once again, be with his beloved wife of nearly 65 years, Nancy Barbara Kern Jennings, who passed March 17, 2020. He was the son of D. Thomas Jennings and Jane Elizabeth Winter Jennings, both of Parsons, Tennessee. Dan and Nancy had two daughters,...

Imogene Brightman

Imogene Brightman

Sep 14, 2020

ORONO - Imogene F. Brightman passed away at age 93 in Orono. She was a teacher, an intrepid traveler, and a quilter. An active member in many community organizations, Imogene is remembered locally singing in the choir at the Church of Universal Fellowship, wielding a rag in the "dirty book night" for the AAUW, as a 4th grade teacher at...

Maynard Guerrette

Maynard Guerrette

Sep 13, 2020

Maynard P. Guerrette, 80, passed away peacefully September 13, 2020, at his home in Bangor. He was born August 19, 1940, in Caribou, the son of Henry Guerrette and Emma (Cote) Guerrette Cyr. Maynard worked for 24 years for Humpty Dumpty Potato Chips as a supervisor, a job he loved. After retirement he worked for the Collier Public School System...

Ann Day Krueger

Ann Day Krueger

Sep 13, 2020

GLENBURN/CAMBRIDGE – Ann Day Krueger, 86, passed away September 13, 2020 at a Bangor healthcare facility with her son and daughter-in-law at her side. She was born August 13, 1934, in Bangor, the daughter of Robert H. and Barbara A. (Weston) Noyes. Ann attended the University of Vermont and then Glassboro State Teacher’s College, NJ where she received her degree...

Alan Leighton

Alan Leighton

Sep 12, 2020

HALLOWED BE THY NAME: Alan R. Leighton, 71, of Hampden, arrived in Heaven on September 12, 2020. Our lives have changed, but the love survives. Alan – you are the smile on the faces of your sons. You are a gift from God and our hearts beat as one. Alan was very dedicated and his family was the most important...

Maj. Gen. Nelson E. Durgin

Maj. Gen. Nelson E. Durgin

Sep 11, 2020

From the March 2017 edition of the Maine Seniors Magazine At Maine Seniors Magazine, a Prime Mover is a senior who has devoted considerable time and energy to improving the living conditions of his fellow men in their country, state and or community. Nelson Durgin has accomplished all of this and is a quintessential example of such an individual. In...

Shanley Leighton

Shanley Leighton

Sep 11, 2020

SHANLEY STAR LEIGHTON BANGOR - Shanley S. Leighton, 23, died after a sudden brief illness on September 11, 2020, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. She was born May 25, 1997 in Bangor, the daughter of Heidi (Gowen) Spain and her husband, Ty, Robert Mace Leighton and his wife, Sarica. Shanley was a very talented artist with drawing...

Robert Ingles

Robert Ingles

Sep 9, 2020

Bangor - Robert Alan Ingles, 72, passed away at Maine Medical Center in Portland on September 9, 2020 as a result of a stroke experienced on September 6, 2020. Bob was born in Belfast on January 28, 1948, the son of Helen (Friss) and Raymond Ingles who predecease him. He was a 1966 graduate of Belfast Area High School where...

James Turner

James Turner

Sep 8, 2020

EDDINGTON & STETSON – James E. “Jim” Turner, 85, passed away at a local hospital September 8, 2020. He was born March 7, 1935, in Woodland, the son of William and Stella (Brown) Turner. Jim studied music at the Berklee School of Music in Boston, and earned a degree at the Washington County Community College. Following college, he served in...

Marilyn Adkins

Marilyn Adkins

Sep 7, 2020

Orono - It is with heavy heart that the family of Marilyn “Lyn” Ruth Burpee Adkins announces her passing on September 7,2020. Lyn was born July 19, 1944, in Bangor Maine, the daughter of Frederick T. and Ruth A. (Virgie) Burpee. She graduated from Orono High School, class of ‘62 and went on to Farmington Teachers College, now the University...

Elwood Beckwith

Elwood Beckwith

Sep 6, 2020

Hermon and Bangor – Elwood L. “Woody” Beckwith Jr., 94, went home to be with his Savior and wife, Celia “Cele”, on September 6, 2020, at Maine Veterans' Home in Bangor. Woody was born in Salem, NH on April 25, 1926 to Elwood L. Sr. and Pearl (Drake) Beckwith. Woody was a member of the South Levant Baptist Church, and...

James Chalmers

James Chalmers

Sep 6, 2020

James Chalmers, 85, passed away September 6, 2020 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Bangor. He was born February 23, 1935 in Belfast and grew up in Brewer. He was prone to getting into mischief with his friends in Brewer which provided countless hours of stories to share with his kids. Jim was predeceased by his parents, John and Gertrude Chalmers...

Mavis Gray

Mavis Gray

Sep 6, 2020

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Daniel Oster

Daniel Oster

Sep 5, 2020

Daniel J. Oster Bangor Daniel James Oster, passed away September 5, 2020 at his home. He was born April 1, 1948 in Ishpeming, Michigan, son of Alfred and Charlotte (Swanson) Oster. Dan graduated from Negaunee High School in 1966. He joined the USN in 1967 and retired as a Torpedoman 1st class in 1988 and settled in Maine. His favorite...

Samuel Hake

Samuel Hake

Sep 5, 2020

Samuel Ray Hake, 73, of Seymour Missouri and Eddington Maine passed away September 5th with his wife by his side. We speculate this was possibly to avoid spending the upcoming winter in Maine. Sam was born in Centralia Washington November 8, 1946 to Edward and Maxine Hake. He was the second of five children. Sam grew up knowing the value...

Marlene Donahue

Marlene Donahue

Sep 4, 2020

BANGOR and HERMON - On September 4th, 2020, our strong willed and beloved wife and mother Marlene (Doughty)(Bowden) Donahue, 82, passed away, peacefully, at home, with her devoted husband at her side, surrounded by the love of her caring sons and daughter. Marlene was born and grew up in Hermon. She had many fond memories of time spent with her...

Margene Smith

Margene Smith

Sep 4, 2020

ORONO – Margene W. Smith, 87, passed away peacefully, September 4, 2020, surrounded by her children and caregivers. She was born October 28, 1932, in Huntsville, Alabama, the daughter of Reverend Jesse and Beatrice (Sexton) Wilbanks. Margene graduated from Hazel Green High School in 1951. She met the love of her life, Richard L. Smith, of Bangor, Maine, while he...

Rev. Mark Edward Rustin

Rev. Mark Edward Rustin

Sep 3, 2020

BANGOR - On September 3, Mark Edward Rustin passed away at age 72 from pancreatic cancer. Mark was born and raised in Old Town, Maine. He attended University of Maine and Bangor Theological Seminary. In his early years, he worked in law enforcement and was a small business owner. As a pastoral minister, he served churches in Veazie, Warren, Hiram,...

Bertha Grant

Bertha Grant

Sep 3, 2020

Hermon-Brewer Bertha E. Grant, 86, went to be with the Lord September 3, 2020. She was born in Ellsworth, May 22, 1934, the daughter of Arthur and Abbie Grant. She attended Ellsworth schools and graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1952. During her lifetime, she lived in Ellsworth and Portland, ME., Allentown, PA., Skowhegan, Bangor and Hermon, ME. She was...

Margery Matlack

Margery Matlack

Sep 2, 2020

She was born April 16, 1925, to Robert and Agnes Anderson in Worcester, Massachusetts. After graduating from Worcester’s Classical High School, Margery earned a B.A. at William Smith College (Hobart University) where she was captain of the varsity basketball team, and then earned a M.S.W. at the New York School of Social Work (Columbia University). She practiced social work in...