James Edward Norris Jr.
James Edward Norris Jr. was born to Eleanor Tower and James Norris on Oct. 28, 1946, in Ellsworth. Jim lost his battle with cancer at his home on Marlboro Beach in Lamoine on Oct. 3, 2019, surrounded...
View ArticleSharland Lewis Leavitt
FRANKLINSharland Lewis Leavitt passed away peacefully September 7, 2019. He was born April 18, 1924, the son of Elise and Ralph Leavitt. “Papa” or “Gramp,” as he was known to his 13 grandchildren, and...
View ArticleJames Salant
BROOKLINAuthor James Salant, 35, died of a sudden heart attack on Aug. 25 in Brooklin.His critically acclaimed 2007 memoir, “Leaving Dirty Jersey,” described how he left his home in Princeton, N.J., at...
View ArticleDaniel Edgar Briggs
SEDGWICKDaniel Edgar Briggs. 59, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sept. 30 from declining health related to diabetes, COPD and congestive heart failure. He was born July 16, 1960, in Ellsworth to...
View ArticleWallace Crawford Palmer
BROOKSVILLEWallace (Wally) Crawford Palmer, 86, of Brooksville died peacefully at home on Oct. 3, 2019, surrounded by family and his beloved dog Sassy. Wally was born in Buffalo, N.Y., on March 17,...
View ArticleIda Mae Smallidge
SOUTHWEST HARBORIda Mae Smallidge, of Southwest Harbor, died Aug. 29, 2019. She was 81. Ida was born in Bar Harbor on July 4, 1938, to Roy and Jennie Jenkins of Northeast Harbor. Ida grew up in...
View ArticleDeath notices week of Oct. 10
Washington CountyEugene Phillip Huckins, 86, of Milbridge, Oct. 3. Graveside service 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, Evergreen Cemetery, Milbridge.Marie McBrine, 86, of Bangor and Machias, Oct. 7. Service 11...
View ArticlePeter Albert Sturtevant
BROOKLINPeter Albert Sturtevant died at his summer home on Oct. 9 in Brooklin. A resident of Sanibel, Fla., he was born on Sept. 5, 1930, in Washington, D.C., to William North Sturtevant and Elizabeth...
View ArticleBrian Kent Ormsby
ELLSWORTHBrian Kent Ormsby passed away on May 20, 2019, in a Virginia hospital due to complications from COPD, a respiratory issue. He was born on Aug. 13, 1940, and grew up in Hermon.Brian worked most...
View ArticleNancy Theresa Doyle
ELLSWORTHThere will be a gathering to celebrate the life of Nancy Theresa Doyle, who moved on to her next adventure on June 15, 2019. I know, the obituary said we were planning a celebration for the...
View ArticleRobert Leroy Torrey Sr.
STEUBENRobert Leroy Torrey Sr. died unexpectedly at his home in Steuben on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. He was born Dec. 19, 1962, the son of the late Dennis Maynard Torrey and mother Sophie (Phinney)...
View ArticleCalvin La Forrest Stinson Jr.
PROSPECT HARBORCalvin La Forrest Stinson Jr., known to many as Trug, passed away peacefully on Oct. 10, 2019, with family members by his side. He was born Feb. 3, 1928, at Stinson Hospital in Bangor.He...
View ArticleBeverly Stinson Fountaine
LAMOINEBeverly Stinson Fountaine went to be with the Lord Oct. 3, 2019, after suffering from diabetes and heart failure. She was the fifth child of Harold and Edith Stinson of Stonington, born March 6,...
View ArticleRobert Warren Jordan Sr.
PROSPECT HARBOR“A season to live, a season to die.” Robert passed away on Oct. 9 at the home of his daughter Megan Adams in Stow, Mass. He joins his heavenly family of mother Mabel (Black) Jordan,...
View ArticleLindsey Morgan Taylor
SPRUCE HEADLindsey Morgan “Lou Lou” Taylor passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 24, 2019, in Rockland. Lindsey was born in Ellsworth on Aug. 17, 1991. She was the daughter of Larry D. Taylor of Ellsworth...
View ArticleNeva L. Beck
DEER ISLENeva L. Beck passed away on Oct. 10, 2019, at the Island Nursing Home. Neva was born June 16, 1921.Parents: Fred and Lillian Sylvester and Stepmother Louise Sylvester.Siblings: Dorothy Carmen,...
View ArticleDeath notices week of Oct. 17
Washington CountyJason Brooks-Ramsdell, 37, of Pembroke, Oct. 11, at his home. Funeral service 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, Iron Works Methodist Church, Pembroke.Linnie Crane, 99, of Machias, Oct....
View ArticleCalvin Abner Weed
ELLSWORTHCalvin Abner Weed, 86, died Oct. 15, 2019, at his home. He was born in Bangor, May 3, 1933, the son of George Everett and Marjorie Loantha (Seavey) Weed.Cal grew up in Bangor and Hampden....
View ArticleCynthia Tyler Bibler
BROOKLINCynthia “Cindy” Tyler Bibler passed away on Sept. 12 at her home in Brooklin surrounded by her family. She was born Dec. 15, 1939, in Blue Hill to Roy and Delia Tyler. She attended high school...
View ArticleJoseph A. Grimaldi
SURRYJoseph A. Grimaldi of Surry died peacefully on the morning of Oct. 20, 2019. He was born in Brighton, Mass., on March 3, 1924, to Luigi Grimaldi and Caroline (Evangelista) Grimaldi.Joe grew up in...
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