Joyce A Bunker

1942 - 2012  (69 years)

• Name	Joyce A Bunker  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	12 Dec 1942	Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1950	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1]
  	Relation to Head: Daughter; Marital Status: Never Married
  Death	10 Nov 2012	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA   [3]
  Burial	Calvary Cemetery, South Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I30255	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Wilfred Allison Bunker,   b. 14 Jul 1920, Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 29 Dec 2012, Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Norma Stanley,   b. 7 Nov 1917, Maine, USA d. 5 Nov 1978, Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	27 Jan 1940	Maine, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F13539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Paul S DePalmer,   b. 22 Mar 1943, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA d. 19 Jun 2014, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1 Jun 1963	Maine, USA   [2, 6]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F13541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Dec 1942 - Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Relation to Head: Daughter; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA Marriage - 1 Jun 1963 - Maine, USA Death - 10 Nov 2012 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cranberry Isles, Han. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cranberry Isles, Han [S9811] Ancestry.com, Maine, U.S., Marriage Index, 1892-1996, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003;). [S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave. [S4513] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Norma Bunker • Bangor Daily News - 7 Nov 1978, Norma Stanley Bunker -- The Bangor Daily News; Publication Date: 7 Nov 1978; Publication Place: Bangor, Maine. https://www.newspapers.com/image/664390666/?article=8f6e84e9-f2e5-4888-a417-f8deb69fcb8b&focus=0.73701787,0.78275836,0.8552835,0.9789844&xid=3355 [S4871] Obituary of Wilfred Bunker - Bangor Daily News - 3 Jan 2013, (Name: Bangor Daily News; Location: Bangor ME; Date: 3 Jan 2013;), Wilfred Allison Bunker -- Publication Date: 3/ Jan/ 2013; Publication Place: Bangor, Maine Bangor Daily News. Wilfred A. Bunker, 92, died Dec. 29, 2012, at an Ellsworth hospital. He was born July 14, 1920, in Bar Harbor, the son of Henry A. and Alta I. (Spurling) Bunker. He graduated from Patten High School, Patten. After high school he started working with his cousin, Edgar Bunker, delivering mail and providing passenger service to the islands. He served as a merchant mariner during World War II. When he returned home, around 1950, Wilfred and Clarence Beal founded Beal & Bunker, passenger service and mail delivery. He worked on the water for 52 years, retiring from the sea in 2002, but still remained active in the business up until his death. Wilfred was one of the founding members of Cranberry Isles Volunteer Fire Department. He served as chairman of the selectman for many years; he also served on the school board committee for 25 years. He was a member of Rock Bound Grange, Islesford, Trenton Grange and Mount Desert Island Lions Club. He is survived by his beloved wife, Louise B. (Miller) Bunker; one son, David A. Bunker and partner, Wendy Rackliff, of Cranberry Isle; and one daughter, MaryAnne Young and husband, Joe, of Swans Island; a son-in-law, Paul DePalmer of Portland; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and five stepchildren. Wilfred was predeceased by his daughter, Joyce DePalmer; his first wife of 38 years, Norma Stanley; his second wife of 26 years, Olive Bunker; and seven sisters and brothers. Services will be held in the summer on Cranberry Island. Contributions in Wilfred's memory may be made to Cranberry Isle Volunteer Fire Department, care of Mike Westphal, P.O. Box 144, Cranberry Isle, ME 04625. Arrangements by Jordan-Fernald https://obituaries.bangordailynews.com/obituary/wilfred-bunker-803828101 Obituary-BUNKER Wilfred A Wilfred Allison Bunker -- Publication Date: 3/ Jan/ 2013; Publication Place: Bangor, Maine, USA Bangor Daily News [S4858] Legacy: Obituary of Paul DePalmer •Jun 2014, (Name: The Portland Press Herald; Location: Portland ME; Date: 22 Jun 2014;), Paul S DePalmer -- Publication Date: 22/ Jun/ 2014;. PORTLAND -- Paul S. DePalmer, 71, of Portland passed away at his home on June 19 after a battle with cancer. Paul was born in Portland March 22, 1943 to the late Samuel and Yolanda (Pio) DePalmer. Paul attended Portland Schools. In 1963 he married Joyce (Bunker) DePalmer and enjoyed 49 years together before her passing in 2012. He and Joyce would have five children raising them in Portland. Paul founded and operated for over 50 years Paul's Services Inc.; selling and servicing cars and delivering oil. When he was not working he enjoyed entertaining friends and family at the summer home on Cranberry Island, he especially enjoyed cooking lobster he caught as a recreational lobsterman. Paul is survived by his son, Anthony and his wife, Gayle DePalmer of Raymond; his daughter, Angela DePalmer and her husband, Gene Rancourt of Windham, his son, Timothy DePalmer of Portland, his daughter, Christine DePalmer of Portland, his son, Samuel DePalmer of Standish; his five grandchildren Nicholas, Kevin, Michael, Chelsea, and Paul; his sister Mary Ann Sanders of Portland; and several nieces and nephews. Family and friends are invited to visiting hours from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday June 23, 2014 at A.T. Hutchins Funeral Home,660 Brighton Ave. Portland, ME 04102. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday June 24 at 11:00 a.m. at A.T. Hutchins Funeral Home with interment at Calvary Cemetery to follow. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/mainetoday-pressherald/name/paul-depalmer-obituary?id=7627120 Obituary-DePALMER Paul S Paul S DePalmer -- Publication Date: 22/ Jun/ 2014; Published by Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram on Jun. 22, 2014.