Obituaries

Catherine "Kitty" Fox, 84, of Caribou, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on October 28, 2025. She was born on October 10, 1941, in Jersey City, New Jersey, the daughter of Bernard and Ellen Caffaro.
Kitty lived an adventure-filled life marked by faith, love, and devotion to her family. She had...

Bertha May Libby, 87, died November 2, 2025, at the Maine Veterans Home in Caribou following a period of declining health. She was born in Caribou, May 4, 1938, the daughter of the late Wilfred and Corinne (LaChance) Martin Sr.
Bertha attended the Holy Rosary Catholic School and was a graduate of Caribou High...

Terri L. Estey-Rucevice, went home to her Lord and Savior on November 1, 2025, at the age of 63. She is the daughter of Bernard and Evelyn (Sylvester) Estey.
She was married to the love of her life and best friend, Tom Rucevice for 25 years. Terri leaves behind a loving and faithful family; sisters, Belinda (Bud)...

Anita M. Tarr, 97, died November 2, 2025, at the Aroostook House of Comfort in Presque Isle. She was born at home in Perham, April 29, 1928, the daughter of the late Harry and Leona (Roy) Dickinson.
Anita attended Washburn, Caribou, and Freeport High Schools. Her first job was as a telephone operator in Presque...

Emery "Legs" Labbe, age 95, died on November 1, 2025. He was born in Wallagrass on October 29, 1930.
He was predeceased by his parents, Aimee and Veronique Labbe; his first wife, Rinette (Raymond) Labbe; her parents, Albert and Marie, and Ernest Pinette; his second wife, Carole (Michaud) Lagasse-Labbe; a brother,...

Joseph G. Caron, 91, died October 31, 2025, at the Caribou Nursing Home after a long illness. He was born June 28, 1934, in Caribou, the son of the late Joseph and Laura (Ouellette) Caron.
He attended Caribou schools and married the late Annette B. Bouchard on June 28, 1956. He was a longtime salesman for Cyr...

Thomas "Tom" Lewis Saucier, of Mars Hill, Maine, passed away in his home on October 31, 2025. He was born in Presque Isle on May 11, 1935, to Eola (Wilson) Saucier.
Tom was raised by his mother and her sisters, Peggy and Faye, in the family home, which also served Mars Hill as the York Street Hospital. He graduated...

Lee Lawrence Thibodeau, 74, passed away peacefully at his home with Holly by his side on October 23, 2025. Lee was born on October 1, 1951, in Presque Isle, Maine, to Audrey Bishop Thibodeau and Lawrence Alfred Thibodeau.
When Lee was four, he started skiing at a small ski area named Quoggy Joe in Presque Isle. His...

Avis May (Curry) Cantafio, 97, was born May 12, 1928, to George and Viola (Davenport) Curry in Limestone, Maine. She came from a large and loving family and often spoke fondly of her family in a small Maine town surrounded by her many siblings. She passed away Oct. 25, 2025.
Avis graduated from Limestone High School...

Kenneth was 79 years old when he passed away peacefully on Oct. 22, 2025, at a hospital in Bangor. He was the second of 8 children born to Kenneth and Mildred (Jackson) Dean.
From a very early age he learned to fish and it was one of his lifelong passions, fishing whenever he could especially at Fish Lake in the...

Joseph Harry Ewings, 56, went home to be with his Lord on October 21, 2025, at his home. He was born on October 5, 1969, in Houlton, the son of Harold Ewings and Gail Blinn.
Joe was a devoted husband and father who took an active role in every part of his children's lives. He could always be found cheering them on...

Anne Marie Butler passed away on September 26, 2025, after a brief stay in the hospital.
Born in Florida, Anne lived in Rockland, Fort Fairfield, and would eventually settle and graduate in Presque Isle. She courageously fought stage 4 breast cancer for 9 years, fighting hard for herself and her children.
She is...