COONEY — Joseph F. Jr., 82, of Norway, died Thursday, Jan. 7. His funeral will be held from the O’Donnell Funeral Home, 46 Washington Sq., (at Salem Common) Salem, Mass., on Tuesday at 9:15 a.m., followed by a funeral Mass at the Immaculate Conception Church, Hawthorne Blvd., Salem, Mass., at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends invited. Burial is private. Visiting hours will be held on Monday from 3 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in Joe’s memory to South Paris Veterans’ Home, Activities Fund, 477 High St., South Paris, ME 04281.
FORTIN — John P.B., 86, of 14 Janelle St., Lewiston, died on Saturday, Jan. 2 . Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday, Jan. 8, from 5 to 8 p.m. Services will be Saturday, Jan. 9, 11 a.m., at Holy Cross Church. Interment at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Donations may be made in his memory to Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.
FRIBERG — William B., 92, of Farmington, passed away on Monday, Jan. 4. A private burial will take place at Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Mass. Remembrance gifts in memory of Bill may be made to: American Veterans’ Center, Attn: Gift of Support, 1100 N. Glebe Road, Ste. 910, Arlington, VA 2220. Cremation arrangements are in the care of Wiles Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Road., Farmington, ME 04938.
SMITH — Dorothy R., 92, of Lisbon, Conn., formerly of Jay, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 2. Calling hours will be held on Monday, Jan. 11, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the Guillot Funeral Home, 75 South B St., Taftville, Conn. A funeral service will begin at 6:45 p.m. A committal service at Jay Hill Cemetery, Main Street, Jay, will be announced at a later date. Local arrangements by Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. If desired, contributions may be made in her memory to the Lisbon Senior Center, 11 Newent Road, Lisbon, CT 06351.
THORNTON — Sheridan V., 77, of Rumford, died on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, Jan. 10, at 2 p.m., at the Meader & Son Funeral Home, 3 Franklin St., Rumford, with the Rev. Jane C. Rich officiating. Interment in the spring will be in the Abbotts Mill Cemetery. Friends are invited to call at the funeral home from noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday prior to the funeral. In lieu of flowers, those who desire may contribute in his memory to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, 22 Bramhall St., Portland, ME 04102.
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