Orange High School Alumni Obituaries

Sadly Sheila Venard has lost her 20year battle with Breast Cancer. She passed away at her home in Harpswell on April 25 2023 in the presence of her husband Bob Venard and two daughters Erin Venard of Waltham MA and Emma Venard of Phoenix AZ. She died peacefully and with no pain. Sheila was born in O...

Swede was born in Portage Lake on May 28 1921. He was the son of Odhber and Amanda Cote Whitney. The family moved to Augusta where he graduated from Farrington Grammar School and Cony High School class of 1940. He was selected as an allstate football player and was the captain of the 1939 team. wher...

Brunswick Phyllis Elizabeth Rocke Fuchs died in Brunswick Maine on February 17 2024 in the loving company of her family. Many will remember her as the first childrens librarian at the Curtis Memorial Library "the story lady" who shared her love of books music and theater with generations of children...

TOPSHAM Peggy died peacefully at her home in Topsham on June 6 2018 surrounded by the family she deeply loved. Born on November 29 1937 in East Orange New Jersey Peggy was the oldest daughter of Jack and Harriette Chamberlain. In 1945 the family moved to a farm in Old Bridge NJ where Peggy attended...

William A. Rogers Jr. passed away peacefully at home in Brunswick Maine on December 23 2025 surrounded in love by his devoted wife and three adoring children. Bill was a few months shy of his 92nd birthday and few men have traveled through their decades of life with such warmth and integrity and a ...

Raymond Lionel Gagnon age 81 of Lewiston Maine passed away peacefully on Wednesday September 10 2025 after a courageous twoyear battle with leukemia resulting from exposure to Agent Orange while serving his country in Vietnam. Born on January 18 1944 Raymond was a proud graduate of Lewiston High Sch...

Brunswick Margaret MacKinnon Beaven 91 of Brunswick died peacefully at Mid Coast Hospital on May 15 2020 in the presence of her husband. She was born on Jan. 21 1929 in Newark N.J. the daughter of William MacKinnon and Emmy Wickfors MacKinnon and lived in West Orange N.J. When the family moved to W...

HARPSWELL Harriet Holmes Richards 79 passed away on June 16th at home in Harpswell with her loving family and black lab "Tug" by her side. She was born on August 5 1938 in Orange New Jersey to John Edgar Holmes and Beverly Prince Robbins. She is predeceased by her parents and her brother John Edgar...

while surrounded by loved ones. He was born on July 3 1944 at his grandmothers house in Fairfield ME the son of the late Roland and Harriett Gurney. He attended Lawrence High School in Fairfield where he lettered in basketball. He went on to join the US Navy where he served during the Cuban Missile ...

PITTSTON Kevin T. Basinger 52 of Pittston passed away peacefully on Jan. 3 2012 after a brief battle with cancer at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta with his family by his side. He was born in Redwood City Calif. Dec. 1 1959 the son of Shirley and Kevin Basinger. He graduated from Woodside Hi...

William E. Redmun Jr 70 of Auburn Maine passed away at home Saturday July 5 2025 with family by his side. Bill was born March 21 1955 in Lewiston Maine. The son of William E. Redmun Sr and his mother Marilyn Redmun. Bill grew up in Danville Maine. He was educated in Auburn schools. Bill graduated fr...

LEWISTON Margery "Marge" Ann Baldwin Bellevue died peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday June 22 at Central Maine Medical Center. She was born on Feb. 5 1939 in Gloucester Mass. to Donald and Evelyn Baldwin. She graduated from Holten High School Danvers Mass. with the Class of 1956. She mar...

Jane M. Carpenter, age 73, of Hillsborough, NC, passed away on January 29, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.Born on May 8, 1952, in Durham, Jane was the beloved daughter of the late Clyde and Minnie Hart. She was preceded in death by her brother, Bayman Hart, and her sister, Carolyn LeCates.Fol...

James Pendleton “Jim” RayHILLSBOROUGH — James Pendleton “Jim” Ray, 84, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at Duke University Hospital. He was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, to the late J. Marvin Ray and Aileen Blanche Pendleton Ray, and lived most of his life in Hillsborough, Ora...

Robert E. Panowicz, 75, of Grand Island died Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Good Samaritan Village in Grand Island.Robert Edwin Panowicz, 75, of Grand Island formerly of Dannebrog, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island. Funeral service will be 10:30 ...

Mrs. Arlene Van Otterloo, age 82, of Hospers, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Sioux Center Health.A visitation with the family present will be held on Thursday, January 29, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, at the First Christian Reformed Church in Hospers. A prayer service will take place on Fri...

Mrs. Chalice Altena, age 91, of Hull, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2026, at the Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City.A visitation with the family present will be held on Wednesday, February 4, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, at the Hull Protestant Reformed Church in Hull. There will be a funeral se...

Mrs. Elaine Hofland, age 82, of Orange City, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2026, at the Orange City Area Health System.A visitation with the family present will be held on Monday, January 26, from 10:00am to 11:00am, at the Trinity Reformed Church in Orange City. There will be a funeral service...

Mrs. Joan Den Hartog, age 98, of Orange City, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2025, at the Crown Pointe Estates care center in Sioux Center.A visitation with the family present will be held on Friday, January 2, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, at the First Christian Reformed Church in Orange City. There ...

Mr. Russell “Russ” Krull, age 75, of Alton, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at the Orange City Area Health System.A visitation with the family present will be held on Tuesday, January 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at the American Reformed Church in Orange City, Iowa. A funeral s...

Mr. Paul Hansmann, age 70, of Boyden, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2025, at the Sanford Health Sheldon Care Center.A visitation with the family present will be held on Thursday, January 1, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in rural Hull. There will be a funeral service on ...

Mrs. Hilda Krommendyk, age 83, of Sioux Center, passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at Crown Pointe Estates in Sioux Center.There will be a funeral service on Tuesday, December 30, at 6:30pm, at the First Reformed Church in Hull. The Rev. Dave Van Kley and The Rev. Ross Van Kley will offici...

Charlotte Ann Cochran 84 of Sheffield PA. sadly passed away on Friday November 14th 2025 at Warren General Hospital surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Sheffield PA on February 17 1941 the daughter of the late Harry G. Wenker and Helen C Young Wenker. Charlotte was a graduate of Sheffield ...

Memorial services for Sandra J. Ganskow age 77 of Tilden Nebraska will be 1030 a.m. Thursday January 15 2026 at BrockhausHarlan Funeral Home in Tilden. John Petersen will officiate. Sandra Jean Beed Ganskow daughter of Kenneth and Wilma Jean Halsey Beed was born on March 28 1948. Sandy attended rura...

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Johnny who left us far too soon. He was a devoted and loving father a cherished brother a remarkable uncle and a true friend. To all who knew him Johnny was steadfast loyal and full of heart. Born in Orange New Jersey Johnny gre...

. She was a graduate of West Side High School class of 1950 in Newark NJ. After high school Evelyn began working and attended Evelyn is survived by her beloved husband George T. Ford Jr. their children Dr. David and his wife Kerry Ford o Visitation will be held on Tuesday February 10 from 4pm 7pm a...

Portsmouth, NH – Russell Ernest Cousins, age 76, a US Army Veteran of Vietnam, of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2026, at Portsmouth Hospital following a long period of declining health due to “Agent Orange” exposure and lasting complications from injuries sustained during his depl...

Born in Somerville MA on July 26 1960 he was the son of John and Mary Loscuito Callahan. He was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High School. In his earlier years George was employed with Midas. Until his retirement he worked as a mechanic with Lincoln State Motors where he was ...

Joseph William Cinkewicz, lovingly known as Joey, was born on October 9, 1950, in Orange, New Jersey, and passed away peacefully on January 9, 2026, with his family by his side, at the age of 75.Joey was a devoted husband, father, and proud Poppy. He married his high school sweetheart, Diane, on Feb...

Vincent J. Andriola Jimmy 101 of West Orange passed away peacefully on January 29 2026 surrounded by his loving family. Born and raised in Newark on June 24 1924 Jimmy attended Central High School and was then drafted by the US Army. He served our country in WWII from 19431945. He fought for the 36t...