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Gary Bragdon

Gary Bragdon

May 16, 2015

Caribou-Gary Bragdon, 78 died May 16, 2015 at Van Buren. He was born in Caribou April 25, 1937 the son of the late Roy and Eva (Bishop) Bragdon. In 1956 he married Jeannine Lagasse and for many years he was a meat cutter for several area grocery stores, retiring from Hanaford Shop and Save. Gary loved to play guitar and...

Gregory A. Prest

Gregory A. Prest

May 13, 2015

Caribou-Gregory A. “Curty” Prest, 54, died unexpectedly May 13, 2015 at Logan Township, Pennsylvania as the result of an accident. He was born in Fort Fairfield December 28, 1960 the son of the late Curtis and Helen (Forsythe) Prest. Greg was a graduate of Central Aroostook High School and he married Joan Dubois July 18, 1997. He was employed by...

Daniel Nadeau

Daniel Nadeau

May 10, 2015

Caribou-Daniel Nadeau, 62 died unexpectedly May 17, 2015 at his Caribou residence. He was born in Caribou October 25, 1952 the son of Ralph and Leatrice (Fox) Nadeau. Daniel was a graduate of Caribou High School and was employed in the maintenance department at DFAS in Limestone. Surviving in addition to his mother of El Cajon, California, are his brother...

Bion L. Jose

Bion L. Jose

May 10, 2015

Caribou-Bion L. Jose, 93 passed away May 10, 2015 at Caribou. He was born in Augusta February 8, 1922 the son of the late Bion F. and Nellie (Stearns Lord) Jose. Mr. Jose was a graduate of Stevens High School in Rumford and served with the US Navy during WW II. He married Irene Louise Wedberg March 6, 1943. Mr....

Conrad G. Caron

Conrad G. Caron

May 9, 2015

Connor TWP- Conrad G. Caron, 70 years young, passed away unexpectedly May 9, 2015 at Bangor. He was born in Caribou April 4, 1945 the son of the late Joseph and Laura (Ouellette) Caron. He was a 1963 graduate of Caribou High School and served with the US Army during Vietnam. On May 28, 1966 he married his high school...

Gertrude Blanchette Wright

Gertrude Blanchette Wright

May 9, 2015

Caribou-Gertrude Blanchette Wright, 87 passed away May 9, 2015 at Caribou. She was born in Caribou November 27, 1927 the daughter of the late Frank and Marie (Michaud) Trombley. Mrs. Wright was a lifelong member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church. She was a member of the Henry B. Pratt Post 15 American Legion as well as the Lister Knowlton...

Eric J. Beckstrom

Eric J. Beckstrom

May 6, 2015

New Sweden-Eric J. Beckstrom, 54 died unexpectedly May 6, 2015 at his New Sweden residence. He was born in Lagrange Illinois, April 28, 1961 the son of the late Herman and Mildred (Banka) Beckstrom. Eric married Veronica Provencio and was employed at McCain Foods for several years. Surviving in addition to his wife, Veronica of New Sweden are his sister...

Mark R. Skidgel

Mark R. Skidgel

May 6, 2015

Perham-Mark R. Skidgel, 40 died unexpectedly May 6, 2015 at Perham as the result of an automobile accident. He was born in Fort Fairfield June 1, 1974 the son of Peggy Skidgel. Mark was a graduate of Washburn High School and was a self-employed carpenter in the Perham area. Surviving in addition to his mother, Peggy of Perham are one...

Roxanne Murphy

Roxanne Murphy

May 3, 2015

Caribou-Roxanne S. Murphy 26 died unexpectedly May 3, 2015 at her Caribou residence. She was born in Caribou, August 31, 1988 the daughter of Alfred and Gloria (Nicholas) Labreck. Roxanne married Matthew Murphy and was employed as the assistant manager of the Caribou Family Dollar. Surviving in addition to her husband Matt and her daughter Clair Elizabeth Murphy are her...

Frances Whitmore

Frances Whitmore

May 1, 2015

Caribou-Frances A. Whitmore, 92 passed away May 1, 2015 at Caribou with her family by her side. She was born in Patten March 18, 1923 the daughter of the late Herbert and Nellie (Cochrane) Swazey. Shortly after her birth the family moved to Tilley N.B. Canada, where Frances grew up. She moved to Caribou after marrying her husband Colby Whitmore....

Freeman H. Wright

Freeman H. Wright

Apr 26, 2015

Caribou- Freeman H. Wright died April 26, 2015 at the Caribou Maine Veterans' Home after battling prostate cancer. He was born March 16, 1922 in Connor , the first son of the late Charles and Lillian (Sparks) Wright Jr. Freeman graduated from Caribou High School Class of 1940. He married his high school sweetheart Leona Hebert on December 22, 1941...

Cathie Richards

Cathie Richards

Apr 21, 2015

CARIBOU – Cathie Lynn Richards, 61, passed away suddenly April 21, 2015 at her Caribou residence. She was born in Caribou, October 29, 1953 the daughter of Hubert and Georgine (Cassidy) Richards. Cathie was the only girl in a family of seven. Following her graduation from Caribou High School in 1972 she moved to California to attend college because she...

Donna P. Jones

Donna P. Jones

Apr 18, 2015

Woodland-Donna P. Jones, 58 died unexpectedly April 18, 2015 at a Caribou hospital. She was born in Tacoma, Washington August 2, 1956 the daughter of Joseph Patrick and Dorothy H. (Skipper) Sirois. Donna was employed as the sales supervisor at J.C. Penney at the Aroostook Center Mall for many years, a job she truly loved, as it gave her a...

Yvonette St. Peter

Yvonette St. Peter

Apr 18, 2015

CARIBOU – Yvonnette (Theriault) St. Peter, 80, a well-known retired Caribou schoolteacher, passed away peacefully April 18, 2015 at the Caribou Nursing Home with her loving family by her side. She was born May 27, 1934 in Limestone, the daughter of the late Elisee and Doria Theriault. She was a 1952 graduate of Limestone High School. After graduation, she briefly...

Rita T. Lachance

Rita T. Lachance

Apr 16, 2015

Caribou-Rita T. LaChance, 85, died April 16, 2015 at her Caribou residence. She was born in Fort Fairfield March 1, 1930 the daughter of the late James and Matilda (Labrie) Cyr. She was a 1949 graduate of Caribou High School and on October 31, 1953 she married Samuel LaChance Sr. Mrs. LaChance was a longtime faithful member of the Holy...

John L. Tardif

John L. Tardif

Apr 13, 2015

Caribou – John L. Tardif, 77 died April 13, 2015 at Caribou. He was born in Van Buren June 18, 1937 the son of the late Joseph and Bernice (Belanger) Tardif. He was a graduate of Van Buren High School and served with the US Army. Mr. Tardif was employed as a machinist at Pratt and Whitney in Connecticut for...

Glass

Glass

Apr 8, 2015

CARIBOU – Robert S. Glass, 78, died April 8, 2015 in Bangor. He was born November 29, 1936 in Harvey, Illinois the son of the late Coy and Jewell (Clark) Glass. Mr. Glass served with the US Marine Corps for over 22 years and was a life member of the Lister Knowlton VFW Post 9389. Following his retirement, Robert was...

Sherry L. Sands

Sherry L. Sands

Apr 3, 2015

Caribou-Sherry L. Sands, 55, went home to be with her Lord and Savior April 3, 2015 at Presque Isle. She was born in Fort Fairfield, January 9, 1960 the daughter of the late Richard and Dolores (Elliott) Pelkey. She married Willard Sands March 7, 1986 and was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was an active member...

Peter William Finkel

Peter William Finkel

Mar 30, 2015

PERHAM-Peter William Finkel was born on Mother’s Day, May 12, 1929 to Martin Moses Finkel and Ester Phillips Finkel in Brooklyn, NY. He died at age 85, Monday, March 30, 2015, at Cary Medical Center after a brief illness with friends and family close by. Mr. Finkel was a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State College at Blacksburg, VA,...

Keith J. Gagnon

Keith J. Gagnon

Mar 22, 2015

Caribou-Keith John Gagnon 50, son of the late Renee and Catherine (Madore) Gagnon, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 22, 2015 at his Caribou residence. He was born December 31, 1964 in Van Buren. Keith grew up in Caribou and graduated from Caribou High School, class of 1983 where he began his love of music, playing drums as a member of...

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