BEAN — Robert A. “Bob,” 84, of Vienna, died Sunday, Dec. 13, in Augusta. There will be a private family visitation. Public services will be held at noon on Friday, Dec. 18, in the chapel of the new Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Mt. Vernon Road, Augusta, with Rhonda Wiles-Rosell as celebrant. Full military honors will be provided by Camp Keyes. Remembrance gifts may be given in his memory to the Korean War Veterans Association, 207 Forest Ave., Bangor, ME 04401. Arrangements are in the care of the Wiles Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Road, Farmington.

BEAULIEU — Carmen Y., 86, of Lewiston passed away peacefully Monday, Dec. 14, in the Memory Care Unit of d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Dostie Funeral Home, 2151 Lisbon Road, Lewiston. Interment will be held in St. Peter’s Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to visit on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Carmen’s name to the d’Youville Pavilion Activities Fund, 102 Campus Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240.

COLBY — Maryann D., 60, of Readfield passed away Sunday, Dec. 13, in Lewiston. There will be a time of visitation from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Chandler Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris, followed by a memorial service at 10 a.m. Interment will be at the Riverside Annex Cemetery in South Paris. In lieu of flowers, donations in Maryann’s memory can be made to Jennifer Colby-Morse, 970 Canton Point Road, Canton, ME 04224. The funds will be used to purchase books for elementary school children in Maine, and also to help rebuild the barn that burned at the Washburn-Norland’s Living History Center.

CYR — Dorothy, died Friday, Nov. 27. A life celebration will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, at 2 Teakwood Knoll, Lewiston. All are welcome.

FREDERICK — Carol Louise, 76, of Weld passed away on Mon., Dec. 14, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. A graveside service will be held at Mountain View Cemetery in Weld in the summer of 2016. Arrangements under the care of Adams-McFarlane Funeral & Cremation Service, 108 Court St., Farmington.

FREDSTROM — Rose, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 9, in Sandpoint, Idaho. Services were held Monday the LDS Stake Center in Sandpoint, Idaho, on Schweitzer Cutoff and N. Boyer. Arrangements are under the care of Coffelt Funeral Service, Sandpoint, Idaho.

GLIDDEN — Norman R., 81, of Rangeley, died Thursday, Dec. 10. A memorial Mass will be held Saturday morning, Dec. 19, at 11 a.m. from The Church of the Good Shepherd, Rangeley with the Rev. Joseph Daniels officiating. Following services, a comfort reception will be held at the church, and all are welcome. Public Masonic Memorial graveside services will be held in the springtime on Sat. May 21, at 10 a.m. at Evergreen Cemetery, Rangeley, provided by the Kemankeag Lodge No. 213, Rangeley. There will be a remembrance reception following springtime services, time and place to be announced. Remembrance gifts may be given to the Giving Tree, P.O. Box 22 Rangeley, ME 04970. Arrangements are in the care of the Wiles Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Road (Routes 2 & 27), Farmington.

HANKS — William E. “Ted,” died Tuesday, Dec. 8. There will be a private burial at the Village Cemetery in Jefferson. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his name to the Oxford Museum in Oxford, Md. Arrangements for a Celebration of Life will be made at a future date. Arrangements are under the direction and care of the Strong-Hancock Funeral Home, 612 Main St., Damariscotta.

HAYNES — Larry D., 64, of Lewiston, died Monday, Dec. 7. A graveside service with military honors will be held at noon on Thursday, Dec. 17, in the chapel at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, 163 Mt. Vernon Road, Augusta. All are welcome to celebrate Larry’s life following the service from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Pastime Club, 45 Cedar St., Lewiston.

HOWARD — Catherine A., 93, formerly of Lewiston, died Saturday, Dec. 12, in Auburn. Funeral services honoring Catherine’s life will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, at the funeral home. Family and friends are invited to visit at 10 a.m., one hour prior to services at Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston, 784-4023.

LYON — Rose E., 92, of Rumford, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 10, in Norway. There will be no visiting hours. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 18, at S.G. Thibault Funeral Home. Spring interment will be in St. John Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, 364-4366.

MALIER — Patrick L., 67, of Lewiston passed away Saturday, Dec. 12, at Central Maine Medical Center. Per the family’s request, services will be privately held at a later date. Interment will take place at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Lewiston. Those wishing, in lieu of flowers, may make a charitable contribution in Patrick’s memory to Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine, 3121 Hotel Road, Auburn, ME 04210. Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, 784-4584.

McCARTHY — Sylvia J. “Sally,” 78, a resident of Sabattus, died Thursday, Dec. 10, in Lewiston. Graveside services will be held privately at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lisbon Falls. There will not be any visitation. Arrangements by the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred A. Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston, 784-4023.

PAITON — Donald W., Sr., 87, of Minot, died Wednesday, Dec. 9. Visiting hours will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17, at Fortin/Auburn. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 18, also at the funeral home. Interment will take place at a later date at Oak Hill Cemetery in Auburn. Those wishing, in lieu of flowers, may make a charitable contribution to Weld Free Library, P.O. Box 120, Weld, ME 04285. Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn, 783-8545.

SAINDON — Gaston A., 75, of Auburn, died Saturday, Dec. 12. Visiting hours will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17, at Fortin/Lewiston, followed by a Liturgy of the Word service at 2 p.m., also at the funeral home. Interment will be at a later date at Gracelawn Memorial Park in Auburn. Those wishing, in lieu of flowers, may make a charitable contribution in Gaston’s memory to Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, 784-4584.

SHAPIRO — Esther G., 95, formerly of Labbe Avenue in Lewiston, died Tuesday morning, Dec. 15, at Montello Manor. A funeral service will take place on Thursday at 1 p.m. at Temple Shalom Synagogue, 74 Bradman St., Auburn, followed by graveside committal prayers at Beth Abraham Cemetery. Those wishing may make donations in Esther’s memory to the Isadore Shapiro Scholarship Fund, c/o Philip Shapiro, 159 Mill St., Westwood, MA 02090. A service of The Fortin Group / Teague Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Service, Auburn, 783-8545.

STRONG — Michael James, 71, died Friday, Dec. 11. Visiting hours will be held Thursday, Dec. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Burpee, Carpenter and Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock St., Rockland, where a Celebration of Mike’s Life will be held on Friday, Dec. 18, at 11 a.m. Memorial donations may be made to Astra Zeneca Hope Lodge, 125 South Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02130 or to pancan.org

VALLERAND — Peter Owen, 54, of Turner died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, Dec. 11. A reception will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at Funeral Alternatives, 25 Tampa St., Lewiston, followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m.

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