Obituary of James A. DeWitt
Bangor – James A. DeWitt, 94, husband of Gwen (Riggs) Stratton DeWitt, passed on July 8, 2026 in Bangor. He was born on October 23, 1931 in Brownington, Vermont, the son of Kenneth DeWitt. He was predeceased by his mother as a very young child.
Jim was a US Navy veteran serving in helicopter squadron HS1. He served from 1951 to 1953, during the Korean War.
He spent most of his career as a grocery salesman. Jim was a natural people-person, making friends wherever he went. After their retirement, he and Gwen spent many years traveling in their RV along the back roads of our country.
Surviving in addition to his wife, Gwen of Bangor is one daughter, Kathy Kowalski and her husband Paul, Cory Stratton, Winfield Stratton, Alan Stratton and his wife Ann Marie, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by two sons, Alan DeWitt and James DeWitt.
A private family service will be held at a later date. Messages and memories of Jim may be shared with his family on the tribute wall of kileyandfoley.com.
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