Obituaries

Carlene G. (Davis) Toole, 84, passed away on December 23, 2025. She was born on March 1, 1941, in Castine, the granddaughter of John and Cora Davis.
Carlene moved from Deer Isle to Bangor at the age of 13. She attended Garland Street Junior High and Bangor High School. After high school Carlene and her husband...

Patricia (McCallion) Livingston, affectionately known as Patsy, a longtime resident of Garland, Maine, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2026, at the age of 86, surrounded by family, following a courageous journey with dementia.
Born on March 10, 1939, Patsy was raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts, by her parents,...

Melvyn "Mel" Gene Coffin, 85, passed away peacefully at home on January 8, 2026, with his sons by his side. He was born on July 10, 1940, in Lee, Maine, to Audrey and Erdine (Gifford) Coffin.
Mel grew up on "Skunk Hill" in a family with limited resources, teaching him from an early age the value of hard work and the...

Dana E. Graves, 84, passed away peacefully at his home with family by his side on January 12, 2026. He was born in Levant, March 28, 1941, the son of Harry Graves and Amber (Curry) Graves.
Dana was a graduate from Hermon High School class of 1958. Following graduation he continued to work for F.J. Witherly Farms in...

Janice Costain Gray, 90, of Dedham, passed away on January 9, 2026, surrounded by her family. Born in Ellsworth on December 31, 1935, to Gerald and Helen Costain, she grew up in Holden, where she met her husband, Richard Gray. They married on June 15, 1957, and shared 68 years together.
Janice graduated from Brewer...

Hildred Tate Chesley, 92, passed away on January 12, 2026, in Perry, Georgia. She was born in Exeter, Maine, on November 25, 1933, to the late Harvard and Marguerite (Batchelder) Tate.
She grew up in East Corinth, Maine, where she graduated from East Corinth Academy as valedictorian in 1952. She attended Husson...

Jacqueline A. Trafton, 82, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2026. She was born on May 24, 1943, in Monroe, Maine, the daughter of Clyde and Eleanor Rennebu.
Jackie worked for many years as a waitress/cook in area restaurants. She was a hard-working mother who tirelessly cared for her five daughters. Jackie...

Skip Murray, 79, passed away peacefully, Jan. 10, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of service, craftsmanship, and an unwavering love for his family. Born on June 9, 1946, in Gorham, Maine, to Shirley Eleanor (Wentworth) Ward, he was adopted into the hearts of Lawrence H. and Elizabeth M. (Curran) Murray on May 11,...

George Richard "Dick" Trenholm passed away early in the morning of January 11, 2026, at Winterberry Heights Senior Living in Bangor, Maine. He was born on October 17, 1931, in Everett, MA, the second son of David Lyle and Irene (Auld) Trenholm.
At the age of 5 months, Richard moved with his family to Stoneham, MA,...

The oldest living citizen of Bradley, ME, Beatrice (Sykes) Wentworth died at her home on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, after a short illness. Beatrice "Bea" was born in Providence, RI, in early October 1930, to Brooke and Doris Sykes.
While she majored in home economics, she always liked to joke her real major was to...

Elizabeth G. Ames, beloved sister and friend, passed away unexpectedly while traveling abroad on January 7, 2026, at the age of 59. Elizabeth was born in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, to Catherine (Nadeau) and Harold Ames on July 8, 1966.
After graduating from Foxcroft Academy, Elizabeth left home to attend travel school...

On Sunday, January 4, 2026, surrounded by his family, Michael Clifford Collinsworth left this world and entered into eternal life after a brave, courageous and inspiring four and a half year journey through pancreatic cancer. Michael was born on June 12, 1958, the fourth of six children born to Clifford and...