BEDARD – Died in Auburn July 11, Claire L., 74, a resident of Auburn. Funeral services will be held THURSDAY at 10 a.m. at the Pinette Funeral Home. Visitation Thursday morning from 8:30 a.m. till the time of service. Interment in the family lot in Stuart’s Cemetery in Harrison. Arrangements by the family owned PINETTE FUNERAL HOME, 87 Bartlett St., 784-4023.
DAGNEAU – Died in Lewiston, July 11, Gerard L., 83. A memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 15 at Holy Family Church. Interment will be at Gracelawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, c/o Alzheimer’s Research, 163 Lancaster St., Suite 160B, Portland, ME 04101.
GRONDIN – Died in Burlington, Mass., July 9, Denis R., 50, a resident of Pleasant St., Lewiston. Memorial Mass will be held FRIDAY at Holy Cross Church 11 a.m. Burial St. Peter’s Cemetery. Memorial gathering of fellowship will be held Thursday 1-4 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. at the family owned PINETTE FUNERAL CHAPEL, 1065 Lisbon St., 784-4023.
HANDRAHAN – Died at Farmington, Tuesday, July 13, Waldo R., 70, of New Portland. Funeral services will be held, 2 p.m., Thursday, July 15, from the New Portland Community Church with Rev. Scott Planting, officiating. Interment will follow at the East New Portland Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to call 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, July 14, at the Wiles Funeral Home, Cremation Service, & Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Road, Farmington. Gifts may be given in his memory to, Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society, c/o Dise Dunham, 31 Maple St., Kingfield, ME 04947.
HEIN – Died in Enumclaw, Wash., Dec. 3, 2003, Sally Litchfield Pabst, 82. Following an 11 a.m. service for the family on Saturday, July 24, at the Mount Auburn Cemetery, friends are invited to meet at noon at the Munroe Inn Bed and Breakfast, 123 Pleasant St., Auburn.
KUBIC – Scott D., 30, died in Byron, July 10. Funeral services 1 p.m. Friday at the MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., Rumford, 04276. Calling hours 5-8 p.m. Thursday. Interment at Demeritt Cemetery, West Peru. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to the Jade Kubic Education Fund, c/o Oxford Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 253, Mexico, ME 04257, in his memory. Online condolences and memories may be shared at meaderfh@gwi.net.
MOONEY – Andrew, 83. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday at the MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., Rumford with Pastor Earl Edgerly officiating. Friends are invited to call at the funeral home after 11 a.m. Thursday prior to the funeral. Interment will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Andover. Online condolences and shared memories may be expressed at meaderfh@gwi.net.
NOBLE – Nicholas H. July 12. Visitation Thursday 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Funeral our Lady of Ransom Church, Mechanic Falls Friday 11 a.m. Committal and interment Highland Cemetery West Poland. Donations preferred to Our Lady of Ransom Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 206, Mechanic Falls, ME 04256, or Community Of The Resurrection, P.O. Box 284, Casco, ME 04015. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral & Cremation Services, Turner and Center Sts., AUBURN 783-8545. www.dignitymemorial.com
PELLETIER – John J. July 13. Visitation Fortin/Auburn Friday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Funeral at the funeral home Friday 7:30 p.m. Those wishing may make contributions in John’s name to ALS Foundation, Northern New England Chapter, One Main St., Winooski, Vt. 05404. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home & Cremation Services Turner & Center Sts. AUBURN, 783-8545. www.digntymemorial.com
PENLEY – Died in West Paris July 13, Albert W. Sr., 95, of West Paris. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 16 at 11 a.m. at the West Paris Universalist Church with interment at 2 p.m. Friday at Elmwood Cemetery in Otisfield. Family and friends may call at the Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main St., South Paris on Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m.
POIRIER – Paul O., of Saco; passed away on July 12. Visiting Hours will be from 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday from Cote Funeral Home, Saco. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday from Notre Dame de Lourdes Church in Saco. Burial will follow in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Saco. Arrangements are by Cote Funeral Home, Saco.
RICHARD – Madeleine M. Calling hours will be held on Thursday, July 15 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Brewitt Funeral Home, 14 Pine St. Exeter, N.H. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Friday, July 16 at 1 p.m. at St. Michael’s Church, Exeter. Rev. Volney Derosia will officiate. Burial will follow in the Exeter Cemetery, Exeter. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or The Seacoast Hospice, 10 Hampton Rd. Exeter, N.H. 03833.
STAPLES – Died in South Paris July 13, Beulah Marian, 92. A Memorial service will be held on Friday, July 16 at 10 a.m. at the Second Congregational Church in Norway with interment to follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland. Remembrance donations can be made to the Anderson Staples American Legion Post 112 in Oxford, ME 04270, or the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk, 163 Lancaster St., Suite 160B, Portland, ME 04101. Arrangements are under the direction of Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main St., South Paris.
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