Description: Newspaper clipping, obituary of James F. Bracy 31 Jan 1958. Transcribed: JAMES F. BRACY/CRANBERRY ISLAND, JAn. 31/--James F. Bracy, 86, died today in a Bar Harbor nursing home after a short illness. He was born on Cranberry Island, October 3, 1871, the son of Lewis and Cynthia Howard Bracy. He was a member of the Cranberry Island Fire Department. Surviving are four grandchildren, Leslie Wedge of Prospect Harbor, Harold Wedge of Moody, Estella Forcetano of Chelsea, Mass., and Norman Wedge of Cranberry Island; several great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the Cranberry Island Congregational church, the Rev. George McDonald of the Mt. Desert Larger Parish officiating. Burial will be in the Bunker cemetery here. (handwritten: "1958") [show more]
Description: Newspaper clipping, obituary of Morris P. Alley, died "early this week", Bangor Daily News, Saturday-Sunday, May 23-24, 1953. Transcribed.
Description: Newspaper clipping (copy), MDIslander, obituary of Marjorie E. Phippen, b. 15 July 1904; d. 20 Mar 2002. She was daughter of Oscar & Millie (Harding) Bulger, and was married to Leslie "Phip" Phippen for 65 years. Transcribed.
Description: Newspaper clipping, Obituaries-Elizabeth "Betty" Hartley (b. 11/27/1914) died Monday, 3/30/2009 at the age of 94. The obituary was in the Mount Desert Islander dated 16th April 2009 (see item #1618 for picture of Betty)
Description: Newspaper Clipping, from the MDIslander, Thursday, January 26, 2012. The clipping is the Obituary of Juliana Patience Von Kienbusch Little of Mount Desert born January 17, 1926 in New York City and died January 17, 2012. She graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1947 and married John Watson Little II in 1948. They had five children: Lucy, David, Liza, Carl, and John. In 1989, Ms. Little moved to Somesville, drawn to the area by her brother, the abstract expressionist landscape painter William Kienbusch who had a studio on Great Cranberry Island. She enjoyed life on Mount Desert Island. She loved the trails and carriage paths. These experiences, along with winters spent on Water Island off St. Thomas, were among her fondest memories. She was an avid traveler. [show more]