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ORLAND – Ronald J. Woodman, 80, passed away Nov. 30, 2016, at a Bangor hospital. He was born in Bucksport on May 20, 1936, to Arthur and Doris (Cunningham) Woodman. He and his wife, Marguerite, had just celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary.

Ronald worked for many years at Orland Consolidated School as head of maintenance. He was a Past Master at Rising Sun Lodge AF & AM in Orland and a former Captain of the Anah Shrine Lobster Boat Unit. Ronald loved his grandchildren and enjoyed the outdoors, his vegetable garden, woodworking, feeding the birds and watching MMA fights with his son Roy.

Besides his wife, Ronald is survived by two sons; Dale of Raymond and Roy of Orland; two daughters; Wendy McDonald and husband Mark of Orland and Ruth York and husband John of Orrington, three grandchildren; Lynn Higgins and her husband Sam of Warren, Michael York of Kodiak, Alaska, and Eva York of Orrington, two sisters; Wilma “Cubby” Olsen of Bucksport and Eleanor Leighton of Blue Hill and one brother; Harry of Bucksport.

There will be a gathering to celebrate his life at the Orland Community Center Dec. 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Orland Community Center or the Shriners Hospitals for Children. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Mitchell-Tweedie Funeral Home and Cremation services. (mitchelltweedie-young.com)

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SURRY – Glenn A. Danico, 53, died Dec. 2, 2016, at an Ellsworth hospital. He was born Dec. 13, 1962, in Blue Hill, the son of Leeman H. and Grace M. (Newenham) Danico.

Glenn is survived by two daughters, Amber L. Danico and companion, Josh Fowler, of Hancock and Skye R. Awalt of Ellsworth; three grandchildren, Tera, Brittlynn and Beckett; a special nephew, Aiden Danico; three brothers, Clyde, Harold Doug and wife, Darlene; six sisters, Cindy and husband, Clay Soul, Sharon, Carol and husband, Gary Murphy, Paula and husband, Tait Beebe, Amy and husband, Richard Gromack, and Billie Joe; many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by Dennis and Bonnie Danico.

Graveside services will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, at Bayview Cemetery, Surry.

Contributions in Glenn’s memory may be made to Sharon Grant, 60 Exeter Road, Corinth, ME 04427 to help defray funeral expenses.

Condolences may be expressed at www.acadiacremation.com.

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BLUE HILL – James Earl Riley (Jim), 79, passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 28, 2016, with his son George and favorite caregiver Morgan at his side He leaves behind the love of his life, wife Anna; children Jimmy, Lisa, George, Randy, and Jason; beloved grandchildren Devin, Hannah, and Abigail; many nieces, nephews, in-laws and friends.

Jim was loved by all who knew him. He was first to lend a hand when needed, spent most of his life working as a carpenter and he made it look easy! He will be missed by many.

A graveside service will be held at Mountain View Cemetery in Blue Hill on Dec. 10 at noon followed by a celebration of life at the North Blue Hill Grange Hall.

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EASTBROOK – Virginia “Ginny” Madden Yeo passed away peacefully at her home in Eastbrook on Nov. 28, 2016. She was born on April 16, 1942, to her parents, Charles and Estelle Madden, in Stoughton, Mass., but grew up in Maynard.

For many years Ginny and her husband, Ronnie “Dougie,” had the family redemption center on North Street in Ellsworth. Ginny Ioved her customers, who became like family to her. Ginny most recently began working at Jasper’s and loved her Jasper’s family very much and made a huge impact on the whole staff. Ginny will be best remembered for the love of her family. She was a caring, loving mother and very involved grandmother. Ginny loved animals very much; her “baby,” her dog Henry James, will miss her terribly.

Ginny was predeceased by her husband, Ronald “Dougie” Yeo, her parents, Charles and Estelle Madden. She leaves behind her brothers, Charles and Jack, both of Massachusetts, Arther “Fred” and his wife, Elma, of Florida and Fred of New York; her children, Robert and wife, Victoria, and their children Katelyn and Kira, of Ellsworth, James and his children April and Saige and her great-grandson Levi of Eastbrook, Virginia and partner, Steve, and her children Scotty and Sierra of Ellsworth, Deana and her children Jacob and Dylan of Eastbrook; her best friend, sister-in-law Carolyn Yeo of Eastbrook. Ginny also leaves many nephews and nieces.

A celebration of life will take place of Dec. 11, 2016, at the Eastbrook community building at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to assist the family with expenses. Please make the checks in care of Ginny’s daughter, Virginia Moscato, 17 McDonald Ave., Ellsworth.

Mom, we will miss you. Till we see you in heaven, you will be forever in our hearts.

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DEER ISLE – Norma Dorothy Klemenz Vickerson, 81, passed away Dec. 5, 2016, in Deer Isle. Born in Stonington on Jan. 24, 1935, daughter of Norman and Harriet F. (Larrabee) Sellers. Later Norma’s mother married Samuel W. Judkins, who adopted Norma and her younger brother Paul. Norma was a young child when her family moved to Connecticut for work during the Second World War. Norma grew up in Connecticut but returned to Stonington each summer to live with her grandmother, Georgina Larrabee.

On Feb. 8, 1952, Norma married James E. Klemenz. Norma and James raised seven children in Connecticut and also were foster parents to hundreds of children over the years for the state of Connecticut and the state of Maine and for Catholic Family Services in the Archdiocese of Hartford.

When James became ill in 1976, the family moved to Deer Isle to be near relatives during James’ illness. James passed a year after the move to Maine. In 1979, Norma married Harry R. Vickerson, a pastor to the family during James’ illness. Harry and Norma later became parents to a son and a daughter, Adam and Leslie.

Norma is survived by her beloved husband, Harry R. Vickerson, three daughters: Patricia Leach and her husband, William, of Deer Isle, Marie Rolon and her husband, Mario, of Wisconsin, and Leslie Duncan and her partner, Ryan Matson, of Deer Isle; five sons: James and his partner, Colleen, Peter Klemenz and his wife, Laurie, both of Stonington, Keith Klemenz and his wife, Sonda, of Little Deer Isle, Daniel Klemenz and his partner, Kelly, of Deer Isle, and Michael Klemenz and his wife, Pam, of Sedgwick, 26 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. Norma is also survived by two sisters: Sandra (Mrs. Bruce) Jones of Stonington and Ann (Mrs. Walter) Yatzook of Connecticut, and several nieces and nephews.

Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her first husband of 26½ years, James E. Klemenz, son Adam Vickerson, her brother Paul Judkins, grandson Daniel Parker and two great-grandchildren, Alivia and Madden Parker.

Norma’s vigil is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, at St. Mary Star of the Sea Church in Stonington. Mass service begins at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, at St. Mary Star of the Sea Church in Stonington. Christian burial to follow at Mount Adams Cemetery in Deer Isle. Memorial contributions may be made to the Adam Vickerson Scholarship Fund at Saint Joseph’s College. Arrangements entrusted to Bragdon-Kelley Funeral Home, Ellsworth. Memories may be shared at www.bragdonkelley.com.

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ELLSWORTH – Howard B. Clement, 89, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 30, at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his family. He has gone to be with his beloved wife, Gwen, who passed on July 4, 2016. They are flying high — and surely have their dancing shoes on. He was born on Nov. 12, 1927, in Lamoine, the son of Roscoe and Lavina (Moor) Clement of Ellsworth.

Howard served two years in the U.S. Navy, then 18 years in the Coast Guard. He spent most of those 18 years as a lighthouse keeper. He served on Great Duck Island 1949-1950, then on Bakers Island 1950-1954. He also served at other lighthouses — Egg Rock, Prospect Harbor, Lubec and Calais, among others. He was a past member of the Shriners and a member of the American Post Legion 207 in Trenton. He worked at the State Agency Liquor Store in Ellsworth for 20 years after retirement from the Coast Guard.

In addition to his parents and his wife, he was predeceased by his daughter Nancy in 2009, son-in-law Ronnie Hamilton in 2006, and by his sister Anita Cousins.

Surviving is his son Dwayne and his wife, Esther (Dusti), and their children, son Brian and wife, Pat, and grandchildren Brittany, Oriana and Tyler, and son Craig and wife, Michelle. He is also survived by his daughter Brenda, her husband, Roy, her son, Rob and his daughter, Rhiann, his fiancee, Amy, and her children, Kelly and Koda. Also his granddaughter, Tammy, her husband, Kelvin, their sons Evan and Grayson; many nieces and nephews; other extended family members. A special thank you to his niece Alison Cowan, who helped ease Howard’s mind with their many talks.

A service will be scheduled at a later date. Those who wish to remember Howard in a special way may make gifts in his memory to the American Legion Post 207, 163 Bar Harbor Road, Trenton, ME 04605.

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EDMOND, OKLA. – On Sept. 29, 1986, in Bar Harbor, a precious angel was born to Cindy Bernstein and Robert Zerrien Sr. On Dec. 4, 2016, in Edmond, Okla., this beautiful angel was taken Home, with her family by her side. Shayla, born in Maine, grew up all across the country. When she was just two years old, she began her journey around the country, living in South Carolina, Maine, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and ending up back in Oklahoma to graduate high school. She decided to make Oklahoma her home, along with her brother BJ.

Not long after high school, Shayla met her soul mate, Austin, who previously passed on April 2 of this year. They were together for over 11 years, and married for almost six of those years. She has two precious boys that she leaves behind, Alijha, 6, and Rhyker, who just turned 2 the day before she passed. Shayla loved spending every bit of her time with her husband and their two boys. Watching Ninja Turtles with Alijha, Michelangelo was her personal favorite growing up. She used to walk around with two thumbs up uttering “Cowabunga Dude!” She was working with Rhyker and teaching him how to talk and be more independent. You couldn’t carry on a conversation with Shayla without hearing about how great the kids were doing. Holiday dinners at her brother’s or mom’s usually included lobster, of which all Shayla really cared about was sucking the meat out of all the legs.

She is a daughter, a sister, a mother and a wife, but that doesn’t begin to describe what she really meant to the ones that love her. She is a spitfire, you never had to worry about Shayla holding back or not telling you what she really thinks. She had no filters, but that’s what most of her friends love about her. Her friends were “all” her family. She truly had no enemies. She was more than just a ray of sunshine to those who loved her; she was the sun, the moon and the stars.

Those called home before her were her precious Austin (her husband and her only love), her brother Shawn, her paternal grandparents Charlene and Richard Zerrien Sr., her paternal grandmother Marguerite Hamblen and her Uncle “Bubba” Gordon McIntire.

Her passing has left a hole in the hearts of her two beautiful sons, Alijha Austn Dunn and Rhyker Austn Dunn, her mother Cindy Bernstein, fathers Robert Zerrien Sr. and Eric Bernstein, brother BJ Bernstein and his wife, Lacey, and son Corbin, sister Ashley Scott, maternal grandparents Rose and Thomas McIntire, maternal grandmother Billie McIntire, paternal grandfather Ari Bernstein, mother-in-law Tonya McDaniel, father-in-law Kelly Dunn and wife, Kristen, grandmother-in-law Frances “Meme” McDaniel, grandfather-in-law Sammy “Papa” McDaniel, brother-in-law Caylan Dunn and Megan Pinkston, brother-in-law Ayden Dunn and sister-in-law Ciara Dunn. All of Shayla’s aunts, uncles and cousins, great-grandparents-in-law and forever-loving-friends all share this great loss. God has called her Home, but we will see her again.

A come-and-go visitation for Shayla will be held from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9, at Crawford Funeral Service, Edmond, Okla., with friends being received from 1 to 8 p.m. The celebration of Shayla’s life will be on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. at the funeral home.

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Hancock County

J. Walter Allen, 89, of Ellsworth, Nov. 15. Visiting Nov. 19, Jordan-Fernald Funeral Home, Mount Desert.

Edith Elaine (Kidder, Robbins) Bartlett, 85, of Sedgwick, Nov. 12 at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital.

Phyllis Gibson, 80, of Surry, Nov. 12 at her home. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church, Blue Hill.

Constance R. Hanscom, 100, of Bangor and Ellsworth, Nov. 17 at Bangor. Graveside service Nov. 21, Juniper Cemetery, Ellsworth Falls.

Paul E. Klenowski, 38, of Bucksport, Nov. 15 at his home. Service noon Saturday, Nov. 26, Mitchell-Tweedie Funeral Home, Bucksport.

Brenda Ames Locke, 68, of Bucksport, Nov. 16 at a Bangor hospital. Service Nov. 19, Mitchell-Tweedie Funeral Home, Bucksport.

Virginia Hodgkins Wheaton McFarland, 90, of Bar Harbor, Nov. 11 at Bar Harbor. Interment, Ledgelawn Cemetery, Bar Harbor.

Chester Edward Norris Jr., 88, of Lamoine and Naples, Fla., Nov. 15 at Naples. Interment at later date, Pine Tree Cemetery, Lamoine.

Wendell Dean Rolfe Sr., 75, of Livermore, Nov. 18 at Lewiston. Graveside service 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, West Bay Cemetery, Gouldsboro, followed by celebration of life, Knights of Pythias Hall, Gouldsboro.

Amy Aiko Suyama, 55, of Sebastopol, Calif., formerly of Ellsworth, Sept. 10. Memorial service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Bangor.

Doris A. Walters, 87, of Bar Harbor, Nov. 15 at a Bangor healthcare facility. Funeral Mass 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Bar Harbor.

Charles Raymond Wheeler, 86, of Hancock, Nov. 16 at an Ellsworth healthcare facility. Service Nov. 21, Jordan-Fernald Funeral Home, Ellsworth.

Donald A. Wood, 84, of Bar Harbor, Nov. 16 at Bucksport. Memorial service Nov. 19, First Baptist Church, Bar Harbor. Interment, Ledgelawn Cemetery, Bar Harbor.

Pauline Helen Dowling Wright, 90, of Bar Harbor, Nov. 17.

Washington County

Amy Jo Flood, 38, of Calais, Nov. 14 at Auburn. Celebration of life Nov. 18, Mays Funeral Home, Calais.

Warren A. Foley, 58, of Lubec, Nov. 19. Service Nov. 23, Ridge Baptist Church, Lubec.

Reed M. Holmes, 99, of Pepperell, Mass., and Jonesport, Nov. 13. Service Nov. 20, Speaks Suburban Chapel, Independence, Mo.

Mildred Gillis Rood, 94, of Eastport, Nov. 15 at her home. Service Nov. 21, Mays Funeral Home – Flagg Chapel, Eastport.

Laurie Jo Bagley Sheehan, 51, of Woodland, Nov. 16 at her home.

Harold B. Smith, 82, of Machias, Nov. 17 at Ellsworth.

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Hancock County

Ronald K. Bakeman, 56, of Orland, Nov. 19. Graveside service Nov. 30, Castine Cemetery.

Beatrice A. (Cunningham) Belanger, 82, of Ellsworth, Nov. 25 at her home. Celebration of life 12 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, Elks Lodge, Ellsworth.

Robert E. Edlund, 73, of Trenton, Nov. 23 at a Bangor hospital. Private service.

Constance R. Hanscom, 99, of Bangor and Ellsworth, Nov. 17 at Bangor. Burial, Juniper Cemetery, Ellsworth Falls.

Howard F. Harmon, 96, of Blue Hill, Nov. 26 at his home. Summer graveside service, Harmon family cemetery, East Machias, followed by celebration of life, Tunk Lake.

Earl M. Johnston, 86, of Hancock, Nov. 27.

Jean M. Kane, 91, of Presque Isle and Surry, Nov. 27 at Presque Isle. Memorial service 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 19, Jordan-Fernald, Ellsworth. Interment, North Bend Cemetery, Surry.

Carol Heber Lane, 71, of Bangor, Nov. 13. Celebration of life 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, Brookings-Smith, Bangor.

Larry R. Pelletier, 69, of Ellsworth, Nov. 26 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Mass. Calling hours 5 to 7 p.m. today, Thursday, Dec. 1, Jordan-Fernald, Ellsworth. Interment, Mount Calvary Cemetery, Ellsworth.

Willis Potter, of Harrington and Sullivan, Nov. 19 at his home. Service 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, Milbridge Congregational Church, followed by reception.

Marilyn E. Robbins, 84, of Salisbury Cove, Nov. 28.

Marydel C. Rosenfield, 91, of Blue Hill, Nov. 21.

Lloyd Thomas Snapp Sr., 88, of Castine, Nov. 19 at his home. Celebration of life May 20, 2017, Castine.

Amy Aiko Suyama, 55, of Sebastopol, Calif., formerly of Ellsworth, Sept. 10. Memorial service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Bangor.

Ramona Davis Turner, 86, of Southwest Harbor and Houlton, Nov. 20 at Madigan Estates, Houlton. June celebration of life.

Doris A. Walters, 87, of Bar Harbor, Nov. 15 at a Bangor healthcare facility. Funeral Mass 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Bar Harbor.

Roger P. Wood, 53, of Stafford, Va., Oct. 24. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, Falmouth Congregational Church, Falmouth, followed by burial 2:30 p.m., Woodbine Cemetery, Ellsworth.

Dorothy DeWitt Young, 78, of Trenton, Nov. 21 at her home.

Washington County

Eleanor Louise Baker, 92, of Calais, Nov. 26 at Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor. Service 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, Mays Funeral Home, Calais. Burial, Calais Cemetery.

Thomas F. Mulcahy, 89, of Cutler, Nov. 23 at Machias.

Alodie Marie Perry, 61, of Lambert Lake, Nov. 23 at her home.

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Hancock County

Ann W. Bamford, 88, of Sedgwick, Dec. 3.

Jeffrey A. Brink, 69, of Deer Isle, Nov. 28 at Blue Hill.

H. Keith H. Brodie, M.D., 77, of Durham, N.C., and Northeast Harbor, Dec. 2 at Duke University Hospital, Durham, N.C.

Joyce (Iverson) Swanson Brown, 77, of Bar Harbor, Dec. 1 at a Bangor hospital. Celebration of life 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, her son Michael’s home, Trenton.

Howard B. Clement, 89, of Ellsworth, Nov. 30 at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth. Service at later date.

Wanda L. Corey, 62, of Bucksport, Nov. 25 at a Bangor hospital. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, Imago Dei Anglican Church at First Baptist Church, Bangor.

Glenn A. Danico, 53, of Surry, Dec. 2 at an Ellsworth hospital. Graveside service 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, Bayview Cemetery, Surry.

Phyllis Gibson, 80, of Surry, Nov. 12 at her home. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church, Blue Hill.

Joseph S. Gilliland, 77, of Mount Desert, Dec. 5 at Bangor.

Alden A. Gray, 58, of Seal Cove, Nov. 29 at his home. Memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, St. Thomas Anglican Church, Ellsworth.

Christa Giesla Griffin, 84, of Bucksport, Dec. 4 at her home. Visiting 11 a.m to noon Sunday, Dec. 11, Mitchell-Tweedie Funeral Home, Bucksport.

Walter J. Harkins, 88, of Wyndmoor, Pa., and Eastbrook. Funeral Mass Dec. 7, Holy Martyrs Church, Oreland, Pa. Interment, Calvary Cemetery.

Paul Hermann, 70, of Castine, Dec. 2 at Bangor.

John Parker Holloway, 87, of Bar Harbor, Nov. 29 at Ellsworth. Funeral service Dec. 6, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Bar Harbor. Interment, Ledgelawn Cemetery, Bar Harbor.

Hazel Flye Hunt, 95, of Brooklin, Nov. 22. Service of remembrance 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, South Blue Hill Baptist Church.

Pamela Johnson, 67, of Sedgwick, Nov. 30 at her home. Celebration of life at later date.

Earl Milton Johnston, 86, of Hancock, Nov. 27 at his home. Funeral Dec. 3, Hancock Congregational Church. Private burial at later date.

Charles Morton W. Kirby, 97, of Bucksport, Nov. 20. Visiting 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, Mitchell-Tweedie Funeral Home, Bucksport. Interment, Bethel Cemetery, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.

Carol Heber Lane, 71, of Bangor, Nov. 13. Celebration of life 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, Brookings-Smith, Bangor.

Daniel L. Leclerc, 63, of Orland, Dec. 2 at his home.

Carroll Warren Lunt Jr., 56, of Bass Harbor, Nov. 29 at Bangor. Visiting 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, Jordan-Fernald, Mount Desert. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, Jordan-Fernald. Interment, Mount Height Cemetery, Southwest Harbor.

Brockway McMillan, 101, of Sedgwick, Dec. 3 at Sedgwick.

Hilda Pomroy Merchant, 91, of Hall Quarry, Dec. 5 at a Bar Harbor healthcare facility. Service at later date.

Neville Peddle, 76, of Bucksport, Dec. 2 at Togus Veterans Medical Center, Augusta. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, Lighthouse Church of God, Orrington.

James Earl Riley, 79, of Blue Hill, Nov. 28 at his home. Graveside service noon Saturday, Dec. 10, Mountain View Cemetery, Blue Hill, followed by celebration of life, North Blue Hill Grange Hall.

Rosemary H. Smith, 86, of Hancock and Mount Desert, Nov. 29 at Penobscot.

Norma Dorothy Klemenz Vickerson, 81, of Deer Isle, Dec. 5 at Deer Isle. Vigil 5 to 7 p.m. today, Thursday, Dec. 8, St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, Stonington. Mass service 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9, St. Mary Star of the Sea Church. Christian burial to follow, Mount Adams Cemetery, Deer Isle.

Ronald J. Woodman, 80, of Orland, Nov. 30 at a Bangor hospital. Celebration of life 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, Orland Community Center.

Virginia Madden Yeo, 74, of Eastbrook, Nov. 28 at her home. Celebration of life 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, Eastbrook Community Building.

Washington County

Philip L. Dill, 88, of East Machias, Nov. 26 at Jonesport.

Carmen Eva Flowers, 63, of Lubec, Nov. 26 at Machias. Service Dec. 7, Lubec Brewing Company.

Donald L. Garrett Jr., 58, of Eastport, Nov. 25 at Eastport.

Harold Deldert Ingalls, 87, of East Machias, Nov. 30 at Marshall Healthcare Facility, Machias. Spring memorial service, Jacksonville Cemetery, East Machias.

Caleb Dane Lord, 28, of Lubec, Nov. 29 at Trescott. Service Dec. 4, Machias Christian Fellowship Church.

Thomas J. McClure, 52, of Calais, Dec. 3.

Yvonne E. McIninch, 76, of Calais, Dec. 2 at Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor. Celebration of life 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, Second Baptist Church, Calais. Spring burial, Old Ridge Cemetery, Old Ridge, N.B.

Maurice E. Pulk, 88, of Pembroke, Dec. 3 at Calais.

Norma (Sinclair) Wood Ramsdell, 81, of Machias, Nov. 26 at East Point Assisted Living, Machias. Graveside service 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, Trafton Cemetery, Machiasport.

Jerral Wylie Robinson, 73, of Machias, Nov. 28 at his home. Service Dec. 6, Holy Name Catholic Church, Machias.

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HANCOCK – Zelma W. Watson, 87, of Hancock passed away peacefully at home Dec. 7, 2016. She was born Aug. 16, 1929, in Lamoine to Neil E. and Inez (Young) Walker.

Zelma worked at Brookside and Jasper’s Restaurant for many years, enjoying the people. Zelma was predeceased by her husband, Barney A. Watson. She is survived by her daughter Kathy Griffin and partner, Randy Mathews, grandson Jeremy Griffin and partner, Megan Moore, granddaughter Jamie Griffin and eight great-grandchildren, Michael, Jordan, Taylor, Shawn Jr., Aiden, Andrew, Jeremy and Ian.

Thank you to Diane Clark and Beacon Hospice of Bangor. A celebration of life will be held in early 2017.

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ELLSWORTH – Beverly J. (Durost) Locke, 63, died Dec. 11, 2016, at her sister’s home. She was born April 10, 1953, in Farmington, the daughter of David L. and Pauline M. (Phillips) Durost.

Beverly graduated from the University of Maine at Farmington and received her BA and then her master’s from Leslie College. She began teaching special education and went on to teach computers to students and many people in the community. Her goal was always to teach herself out of a job. She was a member of the local Tops Club, where she held many positions over the years. She was a member of Family Bible Church, Ellsworth, where she was an integral part of the tech team. All her free time was spent with her grandbabies.

Beverly is survived by her mother, Pauline of Seal Harbor; two daughters, Amanda Hill and husband, Casey, of Surry, and Darci Robertson and husband, Travis, of Ellsworth; five grandchildren, Sherri, Daniel, Alexa and Sydney Hill of Surry and Zoë Robertson of Ellsworth; siblings, Dale Durost and wife, Ginny, of Attleboro, Mass., Debbie Scillia and husband, Gary, of Ellsworth and Paul Durost and wife, Ann, of Seal Harbor; many loved nieces, nephews, and grand-nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father, David L. Durost and grandson Samuel Hill.

A celebration of Beverly’s life will be held 4 p.m., Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, at Family Bible Church, 460 High St., Ellsworth. Those who desire may make contributions in Beverly’s name to the Make-A-Wish, 477 Congress St., Suite M1, Portland, ME 04101. Spring interment will be at Seal Harbor Cemetery, Seal Harbor.

Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald, 113 Franklin St., Ellsworth. Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.

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BLUE HILL – Kendall T. Hodgdon, 88, passed away at his residence on Dec. 13, 2016. He was born in Blue Hill, July 24, 1928, son of Seth and Hazel Hodgdon.

He grew up in Blue Hill and attended George Stevens Academy. He worked at Sargent’s Coal Yard in Ellsworth, and then lobster fishing. He then started working for himself hauling pulpwood and logs for over 65 years until his death. He was always willing to help others.

He is survived by his son Dean of Blue Hill; sister-in-law Margaret Staples of Brooklin; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents; loving wife, Peggy; and brother Karl Hodgdon.

Calling hours will be held 10 to 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, at the South Blue Hill Baptist Church, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. with Pastor Horace Varnum officiating. Interment will be at the South Blue Hill Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, gifts in Kendall’s memory may be made to the South Blue Hill Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 633, Blue Hill, ME 04614

Arrangements by Jordan Fernald Funeral Home, 49 Main St., Blue Hill.

Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.

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FREEDOM, N.H. – Ian Harley Marshall: A Portrait of the Artist (Jan. 1933 – Dec. 2016)

Painting ships, Ian observed, has some of the same challenges as painting portraits. The painting, beyond revealing the complex depth of the subject, should say something about the personality of the sitter. The portrait of Ian Harley Marshall reveals a lively personality, focused and generous. The composition of the canvas captures attention: it is imbued with qualities of integrity, intellectual generosity, and joy.

A painting, any good painting, should have something to say. Well-traveled, the mementos surrounding the artist reveal his sense of belonging in many cultures. The well-tempered construction of his great buildings in Africa, modern, ambitious works revealing an optimistic confidence in the futures of Kenya, and Botswana. The collection of mahogany Indian elephants stepping in front of the Firth of Forth painting: his family history of travel connecting with his own experience of Scotland in times of war. Painted in overlapping composition, the garden follies from his school days at Stowe in England; and the granite stone paperweight, collected from the shore of Mount Desert.

Lively in mind and conversation, the portrait shows feet set firmly on the sands of Rocky Brae, the heart-stone for his family, in companionship, warmth and love. The artist is saying listen, imagine. His support for his children, Jessie, Rebecca and Paxton, allows the unexpected, revels in the unconventional, but never admits the facile. Quality, he writes, will not be found in art that is trite. Design, dance, administration, writing, the law, the creation of theatre, architecture, and the raising of beloved grandchildren, are all held to the same high standards: the intellectual and emotional effort is expected, and made; the resulting work must be economical, elegant, genuine and neat.

The artist presents a brief glimpse, an insight, fleeting effects. How much fun he has had! Woven into the composition is Ian’s wife, Jean: debating urban decisions in Boston, Edinburgh, Botswana, collaborating on new urban visions in Selebi-Phikwe, Serowe, Jwaneng; teaching in Edinburgh. We glimpse them climbing Arthur’s Seat with a deerhound running in the mist, camping on the beach in Aegina, swimming at Simon’s Bay, rattling across Southern Africa to the train’s rhythm, sailing up Somes Sound in Maine on a summer evening, dancing on the closing night of the Deck House. Fifty-eight years of debates on local housing ordinances are fully woven into dinner conversations about politics, music, ships’ histories and shared memories. Playing the violin or the triangle with Harley, Ella and Kique at the Freedom Talent Show, they model a commitment to life’s energy, love and endurance.

The portrait has so much to say. Stretching across maritime collections and Naval Museums, his ships, the skies, the waters, celebrate the dance of movement on paper. There is always something new that the artist finds interesting: the composition of a naval parade through the framing streetscape of Malta, the morning colors rippling on Ossipee Lake, an article, a book, a new friend. The portrait invites us to share, to understand, to enjoy, and to love. Join us to celebrate his life in August 2017, in Freedom, N.H. Donations may be made to IHM Maru-a-Pula Art Scholarship.

To send your condolences, leave a short note and sign an online guest book go to www.baker-gagnefuneralhomes.com.

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BAR HARBOR – Signey Frye, known as Sig or Siggie by her friends, died peacefully at home on Nov. 28, 2016. She was born Aug. 14, 1927, in Meriden, Conn., to Henry and Joyce Cerasale.

Sig graduated from high school in Meriden, Conn. She met “the love of her life,” Bob Frye, while working at the Veterans Hospital in Hartford, Conn. Sig and Bob married and had a daughter Sharon. They moved back to Maine, where Bob had grown up. There they were blessed with a daughter Barbara (Bobbie) and a son Robert (Robbie). Sig stayed home with their children selling Avon for a few years, enjoying those she sold to. When Robbie was in school all day she went to work for The Job Corps in Bar Harbor, followed by working at Acadia National Park.

Sig enjoyed the little girls, being a Brownie Girl Scout leader. She belonged to the Eastern Star, the YMCA bowling league — both women’s and couples’ leagues. The teenage girls enjoyed her being on the advisory board of Rainbow Girls. Sig and Bob loved belonging to the snowmobile club at Donnells Pond, also square dancing locally and away with other groups. Each year there were fun times going with friends to the Wayback Balls in Bar Harbor and Hulls Cove. Sig served as secretary of the MDI Hospital Auxiliary for many terms, also secretary of the State of Maine Hospital Auxiliary. She loved volunteering for 35 years at Sonogee and Birch Bay, singing, serving communion and taking down 80 calendars then putting up new ones for the residents at Sonogee, and reading to a blind lady.

Sig and Bob built a lovely camp on Donnells Pond where they enjoyed family and many friends, always serving up wonderfully homemade meals. Bob joked he married her for her cooking.

Signey is survived by her daughter Sharon LeConte and husband, Chris, daughter Barbara Muise, and son Robert E. Frye.; grandchildren: Kimberly Schroeder, Jennifer Hallock, Matthew LeConte, Derek LeConte, Richard Conant, and Justin T. Frye; great-grandchildren Caitlin Schroeder, Kylie Wyskochil, Chelsea Schroeder, and Logan Hallock; her sister Jeanne Watson, step-sister Betty, sister-in-law Sherrill Thone; many dear nieces, nephews, and cousins. Sig was predeceased by her loving husband of 46 years, Bob (Robert S. Frye), also her infant brother Sonny, brother Henry (Jack) Thone, and grandson Justin R. Frye.

A memorial service will be held at the cemetery in Hulls Cove in the spring, details to be announced at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Signey’s name may be made to The MDI Hospital Auxiliary in Bar Harbor.

Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald, 1139 Main St., Mount Desert.

Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.

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ELLSWORTH – Donald Butts, 81, of Ellsworth passed away peacefully at Courtland Rehabilitation Center in Ellsworth on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016. Donald was born in Ellsworth on Dec. 30, 1934, the third of four sons of Louis and Helen (Potas) Butts. He attended local public schools, graduating from Ellsworth High School in 1956.

Donald chose to stay close to home during his life, and devotedly cared for his mother until her death in 2005. He was employed many years by Merrill’s Blueberry Cold Storage Facility. In his leisure time he grew to love classical music and attended many concerts in Bangor and Portland. He also acquired an extensive collection of classical music recordings. In 2006, Donald moved to Meadowbrook Apartment Complex where he made many friends and met his loving companion, Charlotte Bainbridge, who brought much happiness to his remaining years.

In addition to his parents, Donald was predeceased by his brothers Eugene and Merrill. He is survived by his brother Charles and wife, Johanna Frissell, of Brunswick, nieces Dr. Cheryl Sanfacon and her husband, Dennis, of Ardmore, Pa., Stefanie Steckerl and her husband, Shally, of Norcross, Ga., Lissa Merrill and her husband, Andrew, of West Paris, and nephew Michael Butts of Bucksport. He is also survived by his longtime companion Charlotte Bainbridge of Ellsworth and several great nieces and nephews.

The family wishes to thank the staff of Courtland Rehabilitation and Healthcare for their excellent compassionate care of Donald.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.

Arrangements under the care of Jordan-Fernald Funeral Home, 113 Franklin St., Ellsworth, ME 04605.

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TRENTON – Avril Stuart Haynes passed away peacefully in the evening of Dec. 8 to join her husband, Charles. Her family was at her side throughout the afternoon and evening. Avril was born in 1924 in Dover-Foxcroft to Ross and Luella Stuart. As a child she lived there and Pittsfield prior to moving to Ellsworth in her early teens, where she met her future husband, Charles. After graduating from high school, she attended Farmington State Teachers College and graduated with a degree in home economics in 1946. Upon Charles’ return from his service overseas during World War II, he asked Avril to marry him. The two were married Aug. 24, 1947.

After a brief stay in Ellsworth, they moved to Boston, where Avril worked for many years as the director of Children’s Community Corner Daycare Center in Chelsea, Mass. Both of her children, Martha and Elizabeth, were born in Boston. Every summer the family packed up and headed north the day after school got out to spend the summer at their beloved cottage at Shady Nook in Trenton and visit with the Haynes and Stuart families in Ellsworth. Avril retired from her position as director in 1983. She and Charles moved back to Shady Nook for good in 1987, building their home overlooking Union River Bay.

Once retired, she became a very active member of the First Congregational Church, UCC of Ellsworth, serving on multiple committees. She was also a member of PEO and the Hancock County Quilters. Avril spent much of her free time gardening and quilting, but her joy was spending time with her family and friends.

The last few years of her life were happily spent at Birch Bay Village, where she made many new friends — both staff and residents alike.

Avril was predeceased by her parents, Ross and Luella Stuart, her beloved husband, Charles, and her sister Marvis Steward. She leaves behind her daughter Martha along with her son-in-law, John Cole, and their two children, Kathleen and Ian and Ian’s wife, Norma Madrid, her younger daughter Elizabeth (Libby) and her husband, Robert Mooney. In addition, she is survived by her sister Avis and numerous nieces and nephews.

Interment will be in the spring of 2017 with a memorial service being held at the First Congregational Church, UCC of Ellsworth on Saturday, June 17, 2017. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the First Congregational Church, UCC of Ellsworth, PEO or charity of their choice.

In addition the family would like to thank Birch Bay Village Assistant Living staff for the compassionate and loving way they cared for our mother/grandmother.

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SEDGWICK – Brockway McMillan died at home in Sedgwick on Dec. 3, 2016. Born at home in Minneapolis, Minn., on March 30, 1915, he was the only child of Franklin Richardson McMillan, a civil engineer, and Luvena Lucille Brockway McMillan, a schoolteacher. After living briefly in Philadelphia and Brooklyn, N.Y., the McMillans returned to Minneapolis for several years, finally settling in Hinsdale, Ill., in 1925. There Brockway graduated from high school and studied for two years at the Armour Institute of Technology, transferring to MIT in 1934. He received his S.B. in 1936 and his Ph.D. in 1939, both in mathematics; his thesis, “The calculus of discrete homogenous chaos,” was supervised by Norbert Weiner.

In the fall of 1939, he moved to Princeton University as a postdoctoral fellow. In June 1942, he was introduced by a mutual friend to a mathematician at the Institute for Advanced Study, Elizabeth Audrey Wishard (Ph.D. Radcliffe, 1938). They married on Sept. 2.

Soon after marriage, Brockway joined the Navy, serving as an ensign at the Naval Proving Grounds in Dahlgren, Va., testing weapons and studying their ballistics. In December 1945, Brockway was reassigned to the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos, N.M., where his daughter Sarah was born. After his discharge from the Navy as a first lieutenant in 1946, Brockway joined the Mathematical Research Group at Bell Telephone Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J. His son Douglas was born in 1947 in nearby Summit, where the McMillans lived until 1979, except for two assignments in Washington, D.C., with the federal government. Gordon was born in Boston in 1952 while Brockway attended the Lincoln Summer Study Group. In Summit, Brockway served on the Board of Education, eventually becoming board president.

At Bell Labs, Brockway’s research produced papers and theorems on Information Theory and Coding. In later years, he fondly recalled his time at Murray Hill, the intellectual stimulation of like-minded colleagues, their noontime experiments with boomerangs and word games and singing in the Murray Hill chorus. In 1955, he left the research group to become assistant director of systems engineering and, in 1959, director of military research.

During the winter of 1958-59, Brockway served as assistant to James Killian, President Eisenhower’s science advisor. In 1961, President Kennedy appointed Brockway as assistant secretary of the Air Force for research and development. Two years later, he became undersecretary of the Air Force, and concurrently the second director of the NRO (National Reconnaissance Office). As director he advocated maintaining the NRO as the primary U.S. agency in space reconnaissance, and presided over the development of a second generation high-resolution imaging system.

Brockway returned to Bell Labs in 1965, serving as vice president for military systems from 1969 until his retirement. In 1967, the McMillans bought an 1820s farmhouse overlooking the Benjamin River in Sedgwick, and summered there regularly until retiring to Sedgwick in 1979.

In retirement, Brockway continued his research and correspondence with other scientists and mathematicians, consulted for the U.S. government and Eastern Airlines, and stayed active in the American Mathematical Society and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). He was a former president of SIAM (1959-60), an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Fellow, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

He and Audrey traveled extensively in the United States and Europe, spending one winter in Berkeley, Calif., to give a series of invited lectures at the University of California. At home in his Sedgwick darkroom, he developed and printed thousands of pictures, which he exhibited locally. He served as president of the Sedgwick Brooklin Historical Society and chairman of the Sedgwick Board of Appeals, and enjoyed meeting with the Lunch Bunch in Blue Hill. The couple joined the Wednesday Painters — she painted while he sketched — and sang for many years with the Bagaduce Chorale. In summer, they sailed to the islands around Eggemoggin Reach, often with children and grandchildren in tow. Brockway was a passionate lover of music, coffee and chocolate.

After Audrey died in 2008, Brockway, with help from his son Gordon, continued to live at his farm, enjoying good health until October, when he was placed under hospice care. He fell just after Thanksgiving, breaking his hip, and died at home one week later. He was 101 years and eight months old. He is survived by his three children, Sarah Taylor, her husband, Robert Taylor, Douglas McMillan, his wife, Molly McMillan, and Gordon McMillan, all of Sedgwick, plus seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family will announce a time this summer to meet, remember and celebrate his life.

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Hancock County

Adrian Belanger Sr., 83, of Portage Lake, Dec. 12 at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth. Graveside service May 8, 2017, St. Mary Cemetery, Eagle Lake.

Bonnie Billings, 73, of Little Deer Isle, Dec. 6.

Donald Butts, 81, of Ellsworth, Dec. 11 at Courtland Rehabilitation Center, Ellsworth.

Glen A. Dunlap, 64, of Sullivan, Dec. 5 at Ellsworth.

Shayla Dunn, of Edmond, Okla., formerly of Bar Harbor, Dec. 4 at Edmond. Celebration of life Dec. 10, Crawford Funeral Service, Edmond, Okla.

Rebecca Farley, 65, of Surry, Dec. 11.

Signey Frye, 89, of Bar Harbor, Nov. 28 at her home. Spring memorial service, Hulls Cove Cemetery.

Joseph S. Gilliland, 77, of Mount Desert, Dec. 5 at Bangor. Private service in spring.

Avril Stuart Haynes, 92, of Trenton, Dec. 8. Memorial service Saturday, June 17, 2017, First Congregational Church, UCC, Ellsworth. Spring interment.

Kendall T. Hodgdon, 88, of Blue Hill, Dec. 13 at his home. Calling hours 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 19, South Blue Hill Baptist Church, followed by funeral service 11 a.m. Interment, South Blue Hill Cemetery.

Agnes Howard, 86, of Blue Hill, Dec. 11 at her home. Graveside service 10 a.m. today, Thursday, Dec. 15, Mountain View Cemetery, Blue Hill.

Hazel Flye Hunt, 95, of Brooklin, Nov. 22. Service of remembrance 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, South Blue Hill Baptist Church.

Sandra Manée Hutchins, 80, of Bangor, Southwest Harbor and Sarasota, Fla., Dec. 8 at her Sarasota home. Funeral service 11 a.m. today, Thursday, Dec. 15, All Souls Congregational Church, Bangor. Interment, Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor.

Jean M. Kane, 91, of Presque Isle and Surry, Nov. 27 at Presque Isle. Memorial service 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 19, Jordan-Fernald, Ellsworth. Interment, North Bend Cemetery, Surry.

Beverly J. (Durost) Locke, 63, of Ellsworth, Dec. 11 at her sister’s home. Celebration of life 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, Family Bible Church, Ellsworth. Spring interment, Seal Harbor Cemetery.

Ian Harley Marshall, 83, of Freedom, N.H., Dec. Celebration of life Aug. 2017, Freedom, N.H.

Brockway McMillan, 101, of Sedgwick, Dec. 3 at his home. Summer celebration of life.

Dellray Meeker III, 25, of Bar Harbor, Dec. 1 at Bar Harbor.

William Parks, 79, of Southwest Harbor, Dec. 3. Summer memorial service.

Zelma W. Watson, 87, of Hancock, Dec. 7. Celebration of life in early 2017.

Washington County

Georgianna Mae (Alley) Allen, 75, of Jonesport, Dec. 4 at Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor. Service Dec. 12, Community Church of Christ, Jonesport. Burial, Greenwood Cemetery.

Raymond Charles Farrar Sr., 66, of Woodland, Dec. 5 at a Bangor hospital. Spring graveside service, Calais Cemetery.

Joyce B. Kearns, 93, of Bangor, formerly of Jonesboro, Dec. 9 at Maine Veterans Home, Bangor. Spring services.

Jack Eugene Patterson, 91, of Cutler, Nov 28 at Machias. Memorial service Dec. 10, Cutler United Methodist Church.

Helen M. Smith, 80, of Machias, Dec. 7.

Nellie Yetman, 86, of Calais, Dec. 7 at Orono.

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LITTLE DEER ISLE – Bonnie Billings, of Little Deer Isle, died peacefully on Dec. 6, after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born on Feb. 20, 1943, to Melvin and Kizzie (Black) Billings, in Castine.

After graduating from Deer Isle High School in 1961, Bonnie joined the Navy, where he served on the U.S.S. Talbot County, LST1153. After serving four years, he returned home to Little Deer Isle.

Bonnie married Linda (Sylvester) on Sept. 4, 1964.

After serving in the Navy, Bonnie began working in several of the local mining operations, including Blackhawk, Callahan, and Kerr American. Other careers included lobster and scallop fishing with Linda, and learning to be a welder, working under Herb Grindle. After several years working with Herb, Bonnie opened his own welding and blacksmithing shop, a business he ran successfully for more than 35 years.

Bonnie was always an obsessive tinkerer, taking on and mastering many hobbies over the years. This passion led Bonnie through building muscle cars, street rods, ice boating, ice fishing, and through several renewable energy projects including a homemade windmill and solar hot water.

In 1988, he joined the Deer Isle Fire Department. Through his perseverance and dedication, he was a valued member of the volunteer department, using his skills to create many specialized tools, and to refit equipment and apparatus. Bonnie was always on scene to lend a hand wherever needed.

Bonnie was a proud veteran, and enjoyed the company of his veteran friends.

He is survived by his wife, Linda, brothers Ronald and wife, Genice, Nelson and wife, Leslie, sisters Jo and husband, George Larrabee, Georgia and husband, Brent Morey, as well as an abundance of beloved nieces and nephews.

At Bonnie’s request, there will be no service.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Bonnie’s name to the Deer Isle Firemen’s Association.

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