BRETT — Mary, 84, of West Paris, died Monday, Dec. 25, in West Paris. Graveside services will be held in the spring at Merrill Memorial Cemetery in Otisfield, time and date to be announced. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris.
CEPLIKAS — Dr. Julius T., 92, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 20, in Auburn. A visitation will be held SATURDAY, Dec. 30, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Fortin/Auburn. A funeral service will immediately follow at 7 p.m. at Fortin/Auburn. A committal will take place at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Augusta on Friday, Jan. 5, at noon. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Julius’ name to the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. A service of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral, Cremation and Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn, ME 04210, 783-8545.
COULOMBE — Bernadette, 92, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 27, in Rumford. There will be no visiting hours. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated in the spring. Spring interment will be in St. John Cemetery. If so desired, contributions in Bernadette’s’ memory may be made to Holy Savior School, 115 Maine Ave., Rumford, ME 04276. Arrangements are under the care and guidance of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, 364-4366.
FOUNTAINE — Ginette E., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 19, in Fort Myers, Fla. Ginette will be laid to rest with her dearly missed husband at Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery.
GILBERT — Georgette V., 87, died Sunday, Dec. 24, in Lewiston. A visitation will be held Friday, Dec. 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Fortin/Lewiston. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, Dec. 30, at Holy Family Church in Lewiston. A committal will take place at a later date at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Lewiston. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in memory of Georgette V. Gilbert to St. Mary’s Residence, 100 Campus Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral, Cremation and Monument Services, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, ME 04240, 784-4584.
HARRIS — George E., 71, died Tuesday, Dec. 19. A service to celebrate George’s life will be announced. A graveside service will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Auburn in May 2018 and will be announced. Arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 949 Main St., Waldoboro.
HERTELL — Arthur E., 83, died Sunday, Dec. 24. Services will be held at Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main St. in South Paris on Saturday, Jan. 6, at noon. Family and friends may attend visitation from 11 a.m. to noon prior to the service. Light refreshments will be provided after the service.
KIMBALL — Theresa A., 88, of Hartford, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 27, in Norway. A graveside service will be held in the spring at Holy Cross Cemetery, 445 Park St., Livermore Falls, and will be announced at a later date. Arrangements by Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls.
MCALLISTER — Larry W. Sr., 73, of South Paris, died in Norway on Monday, Dec. 25. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Dec. 30, at 2 p.m. at Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris. Family and friends may attend visitation Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the American Lung Association’s National Office, 55 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60601 or Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall St., Portland, ME 04101.
NOLIN — Roger R., 84, died Monday, Dec. 25. A memorial service will be held at Stetson’s Funeral Home, 12 Federal St., Brunswick, on Friday, Jan. 12, at 10 a.m., followed by a reception in Stetson’s Funeral Home Reception Center. Interment at St. Peter’s Cemetery, Lewiston, will be at a later date.
RADLEY — Penny, 56, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 27, at her residence in West Gardiner. Arrangements under the care of Direct Cremation of Maine, Belfast.
ROACH — Arlene, passed away Sunday, Dec. 24. As per her request there will be no funeral.
SAUCIER — George J., 72, of Lisbon, died Friday, Dec. 22. A memorial service will be held in the spring.
SIMPSON — Amanda B., 31, of Farmington, died Christmas night, Monday, Dec. 25. Relatives and friends are invited to a memorial visitation Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Wiles Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Road, Farmington. A celebration of Amanda’s life will be held Saturday, Dec. 30, at noon from the Farmington Baptist Church, 194 Whittier Road, Farmington. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that those who desire consider memorial gifts in Amanda’s memory to the Simpson Children’s Fund, c/o Wiles Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Road, Farmington, ME 04938. Interment will be in the spring at the Village Cemetery in Strong.
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