BUKER — Mary Carolyn Schoppe, 72, passed away on Sunday, July 16, in Auburn. Services will be held Saturday, Aug. 5, at 1:30 p.m. at West Auburn Congregational Church at 811 West Auburn Road in Auburn.
CUMMINGS — Kathryn, 70, of Leeds passed away Wednesday, July 26. Graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at the Valley Cemetery, Route 202, Greene. Arrangements by Bragdon-Finley Funeral Home, 707 Main St., Monmouth.
KOCH — Richard “Lucky,” Dad, passed away at the VA Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, due to respiratory failure on July 9. He was the son of Helen Fenton, and later adopted by William J. Koch, of New York. He was 81. In lieu of flowers, make donations to Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.
LEVESQUE — Henry G., 85, of Greene, died Tuesday, July 25. A graveside service will be held Thursday. Aug. 3, at 11 a.m., at Gracelawn Memorial Park in Auburn. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Henry’s memory to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675-8517. A service of the Fortin Group/Plummer Merrill Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn, 783-8545.
LIBBY — Bertha Y., 95, of Lewiston died Tuesday, July 25. Visitation will be held in the funeral home Sunday, July 30, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. A Liturgy of the Word service will be held in the funeral home Monday, July 31, at 11 a.m. Donations may be made in her memory to the charity of your choice. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.
REYNOLDS — Theodore C. II, 84, of Auburn died Tuesday, July 25. A Celebration of Ted’s Life will be held Monday, July 31, at 2 p.m., at Court Street Baptist Church in Auburn. Committal will follow at Gracelawn Memorial Park. Those wishing to make memorial donations may do so to Court Street Baptist Church for Stained Glass Window Restoration, 129 Court St., Auburn, ME 04210; or The Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240; or at www.ahch.org/Ways-to-Give. Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home, Cremation & Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn, 783-8545.
SHEMS — Albert A., passed away Thursday, July 27. Services and interment will be held Sunday, July 30, at 11 a.m. at the Beth Abraham Cemetery, 147 Old Danville Road, Auburn, where he will join his son, Leon A. Shems, and his father, the Hon. Aaron Shems. Arrangements are by the Portland Jewish Funeral Home. Friends are welcome to visit or sit shiva with Dr. Shems’ family on Saturday, July 29, and Sunday, July 30, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at their home, 35 Gables Drive, Yarmouth. Donations may be made in Dr. Shems’ memory to Yarmouth Cares About Neighbors (YCAN), https://ycan.info/donate-money/; or to Yarmouth Fire Rescue, P.O. Box 964, Yarmouth, ME 04096.
ST. GERMAIN — Cindy A., 49, of Auburn passed away Thursday, July 27. Family and friends are invited to visit Wednesday, Aug. 2, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston. Graveside services to follow at the Plains Cemetery in Leeds. Memorial donations in Cindy’s memory may be made to the Dempsey Center, 29 Lowell St., Lewiston, ME 04240.
WHITNEY — Scott D., 43, of Kingman, Ariz., died July 20 in Esmeralda County, Nev. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, in the St. Peters Cemetery large chapel in Lewiston. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to his Gofundme Page, www.gofundme.com/6yvfr-funeral-service-for-scott-whitney, to help with funeral service arrangements.
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