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Lucille Wark

Lucille Wark

Dec 11, 2022

Lucille M. Wark, 95, of Portland died peacefully at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on December 11, 2022 after a brief illness. 

Born in Boston to Leo and Marie (Doucet) d'Entremont, Lou's family moved to Caribou in the early 1930s.  She lost her mother soon after and spent much of her childhood with her maternal grandparents in Nova Scotia.  She...

Mary A. Ketch

Mary A. Ketch

Dec 10, 2022

CARIBOU – Mary A. Ketch, 85, went to her eternal rest with the Lord on December 10, 2022, in Caribou. She was born in St. Francis, May 7, 1937, the daughter of Aurele and Suzanne (Ouellette) Lebel. Mary graduated from Fort Kent Community High School in 1955. She married Kermit Ketch on November 30, 1957. Together they enjoyed nearly 40...

Michael F. Stevens

Michael F. Stevens

Dec 9, 2022

Presque Isle, Maine and Vesuvius, Virginia - Michael Fredric Stevens, 57, died unexpectedly on Friday, December 9, 2022 in Lexington, Virginia.  Mike was born in Presque Isle, on June 24, 1965 to Fredric and Margaret (Jones) Stevens.  Mike attended Presque Isle schools and then lived and worked in southern Maine for a while.  Though driving truck was his passion, when...

Sylvia Wardwell

Sylvia Wardwell

Dec 8, 2022

Sylvia A. Wardwell, 81, left this Earth for her eternal home in Heaven on Thursday, December 8, 2022 following a brave battle with cancer. She was born on May 26, 1941 the daughter of Theodore and Mabel (Akerson) Nelson.

Sylvia was educated at Woodland and Caribou schools. She then went on to marry Rodney Wardwell on February 27, 1960. Together...

John S. Swanberg

John S. Swanberg

Dec 6, 2022

“We are born. We die.  It’s what we do in between that counts.”

It is with profound sadness that the family of John Scott Swanberg announce his peaceful passing on December 6, 2022 following a courageous battle against cancer. 

John was born on December 7, 1960, in Providence, RI, to Barbara (Campbell) Swanberg and John E. Swanberg. He grew...

Gemma C. Lajoie

Gemma C. Lajoie

Nov 28, 2022

CARIBOU – Gemma C. Lajoie, 84, died peacefully November 28, 2022 at the Aroostook House of Comfort in Presque Isle with her daughter Cheryl by her side. She was born in Sainte-Anne Parish, New Brunswick, Canada, August 7, 1938 the daughter of the late Adolphe and Emelie (Doucet) Bourgoin. Gemma was a school teacher until 1955. She then owned and...

Sandra L. Davenport

Sandra L. Davenport

Nov 26, 2022

CARIBOU – Sandra L. Davenport, 74, died unexpectedly November 26, 2022 at Caribou. She was born in Fort Fairfield, January 3, 1948 the daughter of the late Russell and Gwendolyn (Campbell) Davenport. Sandra was a 1966 graduate of Caribou High School, and was a LPN with Dr. I. Mead Hayward for many years, as well as Pines HealthCare Center. She...

Raymond J. St. Peter

Raymond J. St. Peter

Nov 23, 2022

CARIBOU – Raymond J. St. Peter, 57, died November 23, 2022 after a short illness. He was born in Caribou, September 3, 1965 the son of Alex and Claire (Cadorette) St. Peter. Ray was a graduate of Caribou High School, and then served in the United States military before becoming a long-haul truck driver for many area transportation companies. When...

Daryl V. Raymond Jr.

Daryl V. Raymond Jr.

Nov 23, 2022

Daryl V. Raymond, Jr., died November 23, 2022 at Caribou. He was born in Bridgeport, CT, November 30, 1967 the son of Daryl V. Raymond Sr. and Annette (Dubois) Raymond. Daryl attended Caribou Schools and was a 1986 graduate of Caribou High School. Daryl is survived by his mother, Annette, of Caribou, and a sister, Lisa Weymouth of Stockholm. Daryl...

Roger Bossie

Roger Bossie

Nov 22, 2022

  STOCKHOLM – Roger R. Bossie, 82, died November 22, 2022 at home on the farm in Stockholm following a period of declining health. He was born in Stockholm, August 11, 1940, the son of the late Edwin and Lucie (Gagnon) Bossie. He attended Stockholm schools before attending St. Francis High School in Biddeford. Roger worked for the Maine State Library...

Phyliss I. Brown

Phyliss I. Brown

Nov 22, 2022

Phyliss Irene Brown, 81, died November 22, 2022 at Bangor following a period of declining health. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island, August 11, 1941 the daughter of Herbert Jr. and Virginia (Parkinson) Adams. Phyliss was a homemaker, raising 7 children together with her husband, while also being the secretary for his businesses: Freddie R. Brown and Sons Construction...

David Carlson

David Carlson

Nov 21, 2022

MADAWASKA LAKE - David Carlson, 70, died November 21, 2022 in Madawaska Lake. David was born August 24, 1952 in Caribou, ME the son of Carl H. Carlson Sr. and Loueen (Trone) Carlson. He graduated from Limestone High School and the University of Maine at Gorham.  He worked for the Maine Coast Guard in food services and traveled around the...

Phyllis L. Pelletier

Phyllis L. Pelletier

Nov 12, 2022

Caribou - Phyllis Lorraine Pelletier, 85 died November 12, 2022 at the Maine Veterans Home, Caribou with her family by her side. She was born in Prosser, Washington, September 9, 1937 the daughter of Edward and Marie (Heintz) Schmidt. She grew up with her six brothers and four sisters on the family farm in Roscoe, South Dakota, where she graduated...

Martha Mahoney

Martha Mahoney

Nov 5, 2022

Caribou - Martha Loueen (Jones) Mahoney, 85, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2022 in Portland, ME. She was born to Leland and Vena (Smith) Jones on August 17,1937. The youngest of 5 girls, Martha had a very happy childhood. Some of her fondest memories were of time spent at the family camp on the Tobique River. It was there that...

Harold Little

Harold Little

Nov 1, 2022

WOODLAND – Harold W. Little, Jr., 89, died November 1, 2022 in Presque Isle. He was born in Caribou, September 1, 1933, the son of Harold Sr. and Emma (Patterson) Little. He was employed as a laborer for many area potato growers, including Red Ball and Guerrette Farms. Harold was predeceased by his parents, his wife, Ruby, and 4 siblings,...

Ronald P. Rafford

Ronald P. Rafford

Oct 28, 2022

CARIBOU - Ronald Paul Rafford, 84, died Friday, October 28, 2022 at his Caribou residence. He was born in Monticello, June 17, 1938 the son of Bernard and Reta (Swim) Rafford. Ronald attended the Caribou Schools, and was a Caribou High School graduate. He worked for over 25 years for the Woodland Transportation Department. He enjoyed the outdoors; especially walking...

Dr. Ann Y. Lin

Dr. Ann Y. Lin

Oct 25, 2022

CARIBOU - Dr. Ann Y. Lin, 77, died October 25, 2022 in Bangor following a short illness. She was born in Taipei, Taiwan, September 25, 1945 the daughter of Xin-Ju Yeh and Qiong-Ying Chen Yeh.   Dr. Lin was valedictorian of her medical school class at the China Medical College in Taichung, Taiwan. She then interned at the Chinese Naval General...

Elora Marie Cyr

Elora Marie Cyr

Oct 19, 2022

Caribou – Elora Marie Cyr was born Friday, October 7, 2022 in Presque Isle the daughter of Tyler Cyr and Hayley Goudreau. Elora’s family spent 12 days with her before she went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at Caribou. Elora will be eternally missed by her parents, Tyler and Hayley of Caribou, her big sisters, Jaeda...

Clayton O. Patrick

Clayton O. Patrick

Oct 17, 2022

WOODLAND - Clayton Ora Patrick, 93, died October 17, 2022, in Presque Isle after a period of declining health.

Clayton was born in Floral Park, NY, on March 28, 1929, to Ora George Patrick and Gertrude (Corey) Greenlaw.

As a boy, Clayton moved around a lot, growing up in Vermont and southern Maine.  In 1948, after graduating from Auburn High...

Linda M. Ouellette

Linda M. Ouellette

Oct 12, 2022

CARIBOU – Linda May Ouellette, 75, died October 12, 2022 at her Caribou residence following a brief illness. She was born in Caribou, March 22, 1947, the daughter of Lionel and Doris (Ouellette) Blanchette. Linda was a Caribou High School graduate, and worked as a store manager for Orono Thriftway, and also worked at Sleeper’s and the Caribou Motor Inn....

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