All Obituaries

New Portland, Maine   Theodore W. “Ted” Surdam,46, of New Portland, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at his home. Ted will be greatly remembered by many family and friends as a down to earth loving person that was almost always smiling, a kind soul that would lend a hand  where ever he could but didn’t expect anything in return. Ted was an outdoorsy man that loved to hunt, fish, fiddlehead picking and be in the wood cutting down trees. Ted...

Betty Vinnetti Hensley 1940 – 2022 Betty V. Hensley, 82, of Moscow, ME went to be with the Lord on June 22, 2022 at the Redington Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan, ME after a long and courageous battle with COPD. She was born on April 28, 1940 in Skowhegan, ME to the late Henry and Ivy (Cates) Durgin. She was a long-time resident of Bingham, ME, and was retired from North Anson Reel. Betty married the late Carl Hensley on September 8, 1998. They loved to travel and visited...

Madison'   Janice Olivia Ricker, 80, of Madison, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on June 19, 2022.   Janice was born in Anson, Maine on July 4, 1941 the daughter of Oscar and Althea Fenlason. She attended local schools and graduated from Anson Academy Class of 1959 and then went on to attend IBM in Portland Maine.   Janice worked for Harris Bakery in Waterville, Maine as well as part time at Kniffin‘s Meat Market in North Anson but she will...

Madison Priscilla Carter, 62, of Madison, Maine passed away on June 18, 2022 following a long battle with COPD. Priscilla was born on November 20, 1958 to Bertha and Walter Moody in Epping, New Hampshire. in 1988 Priscilla married Kenneth S. Carter Sr. in Madison, Maine. Between the two of them they have 6 children. Bryan Johnson and his wife Angel Johnson, Lisa Carter and her husband Jerry Tucker, Tonya Carter and her husband Geno Downs, Willow Carter, Tammy Barron and her husband Lukas...

Solon Maine,   Leon Hilton, 91, of Solon passed away on June 18, 2022 at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington.   Leon was born in Embden on September 30, 1930 the son of Virgil and Lillian Hilton. He attended local schools, following graduation he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps, proudly serving his country during the Korean War.   Returning home he owned and operated Hilton's Exxon for many years later he owned and operated the NAPA store in Bingham...

North Anson   Frances May Jackson Gould of North Anson peacefully passed away June 17, 2022 at the Cedar Ridge Center in Skowhegan where she had been a resident for the last 3 years. Frances was born August 10, 1925 in New Portland, Maine to Harry and Mildred Atwood Jackson. Frances received her early education in New Portland, graduating from Central High School in 1942. Frances continued her education, majoring in elementary education, at Farmington Normal School, graduating in...

Rance A. Pooler, age 86, passed away peacefully at home on June 14, 2022 surrounded by his family. Rance was born February 2, 1936 in Burnham to Charles & Norma Pooler. He graduated from Higgins Classical Institute, Class of 1956. He started working for the Maine DOT right out if High School. In February 1958, he joined the Army and enjoyed touring most of Europe while stationed in Germany and most of the southeast United States while stationed at Fort Stewart, Georgia. He returned to...

Waterville John Goff Our dear Uncle passed away peacefully on 5/31/2022 @ Maine General Hospital. He was born in Farmington Maine, the son of Edward Goff & Helen (Cook) McPherson.   He was always a free spirit with a curious mind. John enjoyed watching the Red Sox games watching old westerns, he loved his red Sox,  John Deere tractors and farming. To know him was to love him. He had a heart of Gold. His kind loving heart and larger than life personality always shined...

  John Collins   MADISON – John N. Collins of Madison, surrounded by family, passed away peacefully at Maine Medical Center in Portland on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. John, son of Garth and Mary Collins, was born on June 21, 1947. John was predeceased by his parents Mary and Garth Collins, wife Patsy, and sister Maralyn Mitchell. John grew up in Madison and graduated from Madison High School in 1965. In John’s early years he worked at Blue Rock. Later, John joined...

It is with sad hearts we announce that Clyde Libby Jr. 78 has passed away [COPD] peacefully at his home in Madison with his loved ones by his side, on May 20th 2022. He was born June 25, 1943, the oldest of five siblings born to Clyde Libby Sr. and Phyllis {Padham} Libby He worked many years in woolen mills, and Twenty five plus yrs. At New Balance in Norridgewock until he retired in 2011. He was a great provider for his family. He married Janice Young in North Anson on April 28, 1962,...