Obituaries

Dolores Graves

Dolores Graves

Jul 6, 2017

Dolores “Dolly” Anne (Parent) Graves, 68, died peacefully, July 6, 2017 with friends and family by her side. She was born November 7, 1948, in Milo, the daughter of Perley A. Parent and Velma H. (Robinson) Richardson. Dolores was a graduate of Old Town High School, Class of “1967”. She completed her nursing certificate through Eastern Maine General Hospital and...

Melvena Manza

Melvena Manza

Jun 18, 2017

Melvena Josephine (Seamans) Manza, 75, died peacefully surrounded by family, after a brief illness. She was born October 7, 1941, in Princeton, the daughter of Dexter and Laura (Day) Seamans. Melvena graduated from Princeton High School, Class of 1959. Following graduation, she attended nursing school in Bangor. Melvena enjoyed outdoor activities, especially hunting, fishing, and spending time at camp. She...

Eugene Robinson

Eugene Robinson

May 29, 2017

Eugene W. Robinson Jr. 69, passed away May 29, 2017 at his home in Dexter. He was born in Bangor July 8, 1947 to Eugene W. Robinson Sr. and Charlotte (Beatham) Robinson. He graduated from Hampden Academy and entered the Army from 1967-1970; a Vietnam veteran. Eugene is survived by his wife, Jane (Stevens) Robinson, of Dexter, one son Jonathan...

Mary Badger

Mary Badger

May 20, 2017

BANGOR- Mary S. Badger, 70, passed away on May 20, 2017 at her home in Bangor. She was born October 24, 1947 in Bradford, ME to Ivan J. and Jennie F. (Richards) Damon Mary loved to be a mother. She loved to spend birthdays and holidays with her friends and family. Mary loved her family with her whole heart which...

Lois  Ayer

Lois Ayer

May 10, 2017

Lois B. (Grant) Ayer, 89, of Bangor, Maine and formerly of Searsport, passed away on May 10, 2017 in Bangor, Maine. Lois was born in Pelham, MA to Loyal and Dorothy (Moulton) Grant on November 28, 1927. She graduated from Thornton Academy in Saco in 1946. On August 6, 1946 she married her loving husband of 60 years, Vernard “Tiny”...

Douglas Floyd

Douglas Floyd

May 8, 2017

Douglas E. Floyd Bangor Douglas E. Floyd, 53, went to be with his angels on May 8, 2017 due to heart failure. He was the son of the late James Floyd and Deanna and John Condon. Doug was a graduate of Brewer High School, class of 1982. He served 3 years in the United Stated Army and worked many years...

Faith Holman

Faith Holman

May 8, 2017

Bangor – My journey is over. I’m Home. I was the last of the family of John L. and Claire (Hall) Legasse from South Brewer, having been born on March 8, 1928, the eighth of ten children and deceased May 8, 2017. I am survived by my wonderful son, Lawrence J. Metcalfe; his wife Karen; their daughter Rachel C. Metcalfe,...

Sandra  Nason

Sandra Nason

May 4, 2017

BREWER- Sandra M. Nason, 73, passed away peacefully at home on May 4, 2017. She was born on July 17, 1943 to Romeo and Rosanna (Garceau) Parady. Sandra had a quirky sense of humor but was also very kind and patient. She went on to complete cosmetology school and worked for over 20 years at the LH Thomson Printing company...

Robert Jacques

Robert Jacques

Apr 10, 2017

Bangor - Robert L. Jacques, age 72, of Bangor passed away Monday, April 10. Bob was a 1963 graduate of Bangor High School. A young mischief-maker, Bob was sent so often to the principal's office that he began dating the principal's student helper, Sally Goodridge. The high school sweethearts married a year after graduation and shared their lives happily for...

Rodney Hall

Rodney Hall

Apr 9, 2017

BANGOR & PATTEN – Rodney B. “Buzzy” Hall, 75, died April 9, 2017, at a Bangor healthcare facility. Buzzy is predeceased by two sisters, Diana Jones, and Donna Hall; a brother, Wendell Hall; a half-sister, Lorraine White; and two half-brothers, Vaughn and Chester White. He is survived by three sisters, Norma Bragdon, and Freda Stubbs, both of Sherman, and Marilyn...

Daniel  Roderick

Daniel Roderick

Apr 6, 2017

BANGOR- Dan Roderick Sr., 69, died of cancer at his Bangor home on April 6, 2017. He was born June 10, 1947 in Augusta, the son of George W. and Lornia (Cote) Wood. Dan graduated from Beal College with an Associate’s degree after dedicating himself to hard work, including 27 years at the Bucksport Paper Mill, where he was the...

David Billings

David Billings

Mar 31, 2017

David Ritchie Billings of Seal Harbor passed away in the early morning of Friday March 31, 2017 peacefully at home with family. Born July 26, 1929 in Mount Desert he was the son of the late John Theodore Billings and Evelyn Billings (Ritchie). David was raised in Seal Harbor where following the drowning death of his father in 1935 he...

Elizabeth Eager

Elizabeth Eager

Mar 24, 2017

ORONO/BANGOR- Elizabeth “Betty” Eager, 84, passed away peacefully at a Bangor healthcare facility on March 24, 2017. Betty was born on November 3, 1932 in Island Falls. She grew up in Mount Chase and graduated Salutatorian at Patten Academy in 1951. She went on to nursing school and graduated from Eastern Maine General Hospital in 1954 and worked there for...

Juanita  Joseph

Juanita Joseph

Mar 20, 2017

Corinna - Juanita D. Joseph, also lovingly known as “Sitto”, Skeets’, “Ma-Jo”, 90, passed away peacefully March 20, 2017. She was born August 30, 1926, in Weston, Maine, the youngest of eight children to David and Lucy (Corning) Faulkner. Juanita married Elias M. Joseph of Waterville in June of 1948 until his passing in 1971. She is survived by their...

Tenamarie Bell

Tenamarie Bell

Mar 8, 2017

Tenamarie J. Bell, 55, passed away March 8, 2017. She was born in Ft. Fairfield, July 21, 1961, the daughter of Edward Boyce, Sr. and Shirley (Slaton ) Foster. Tena earned her GED from Houlton High School on July 25, 1997. She worked as a CAN at Madigan Estates and Gardiner Health Care Facility. She loved NASCAR and was a...

John Kollman

John Kollman

Feb 9, 2017

BAR HARBOR – John F. Kollman, 73, died unexpectedly on Feb. 9 at EMMC. John was born in 1943 in Ohio to A.E. Kollman and Elinor Lamb Kollman. John earned an associate degree in electronics and then joined the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. While stationed in Winter Harbor, he met and married his wife of 48 years, Gayle...

Dorothy Matson

Dorothy Matson

Jan 22, 2017

Dorothy Ann Matson Brewer On Sunday, the Lord's day, January 22nd, after a nine month struggle with cancer, Dorothy Ann (Ouellette) Matson was released from this earthly life into everlasting peace. Dot was born June 8, 1952 in Portland, Maine to June (Conley) Ouellette and Emile (Bib) Ouellette. She grew up in Gorham, Maine and graduated from Gorham High School,...

Dana Southard

Dana Southard

Jan 9, 2017

Dana Lee Southard Frankfort Dana L. Southard, 68, went home to be with the Lord on January 9, 2017. He was born in Bangor, December 19, 1948, son of Forrest and June (Gerrish) Southard. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Jean; his father; son and daughter-in-law, David and Lisa; grandchildren, Sarah and Matthew; siblings, Gary Southard and...

Peter  Hughes

Peter Hughes

Dec 23, 2016

Bangor – Peter Earl Hughes, Jr., 77, died unexpectedly, December 23, 2016, at his home in Bangor. He was born August 15, 1939, in Bangor, the son of Peter Earl Hughes, and Hazel Adella (Moore) Hughes. Pete attended Bangor schools. In his early years he worked at Eastern Fine Paper, in Brewer. He and June Hughes started t heir family...

Diane Legassie

Diane Legassie

Dec 13, 2016

Diane “Diana” Lynn (Cary) Legassie, age 61, passed away peacefully in her sleep, after battling a long illness on December 13, 2016. Diane was born on December 1, 1955 in Buffalo New York, the daughter of Keith Cary of Hampden Maine and Alina Krischanowski of Kiev, Ukraine. She moved to Maine at age five with her family and resided in...