CADRIN — Dorothee G., 83, of Lewiston, passed away Wednesday, May 2, in Auburn. Committal prayers will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, May 7, in the Chapman Room at Gracelawn Memorial Park, 980 Turner St., Auburn. Arrangements by Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home.
DEROSIER — Jean Paul, 73, died Thursday, April 26, at his home in Sabattus. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Friday, May 4. Interment will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Lewiston Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Wales. Donations may be made in his memory to Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.
DIONNE — Helen L., 71, of Lewiston, passed away Tuesday, May 1, in Lewiston. A Mass of Christian Burial honoring Helen’s life will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, May 4, in the Upper Church of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Committal prayers to follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, her family is asking for monetary donations to be made to her nephew who is battling medical issues at this time. His online donation page is: GoFundMe for Scott Gravel. Family and friends are invited to visit from 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 784-4023.
DURETTE — Linkin J., of Lewiston, died Wednesday, April 25, in Lewiston. Funeral services honoring Linkin’s short life will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at the East Auburn Baptist Church. There will not be any visitation. Arrangements by the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred A. Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 784-4023.
GALLANT — Jeanette “Jay” R., died Sunday, April 29. A funeral Mass will be held in Rumford and a graveside memorial service will be held at the Veterans Cemetery in Augusta, at a date to be determined in August. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, www.diabetes.org.
GREEN — Frank W., 94, of Otisfield, died Monday, Apirl 23, in Otisfield. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at the Merrill Memorial Garden Cemetery in Otisfield. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Rock-O-Dundee Riders, P.O. Box 6, Oxford, ME 04270. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris.
HOWE — Barbara G., 81, of Auburn, passed away Sunday, April 29, in Auburn. Funeral services honoring Barbara’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 4, at the funeral home. Burial will be held later at Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Memorial donations in Barbara’s memory may be made to the 12-Hour Club, 675 Main St., Suite 12, Lewiston, ME 04240. Family and friends are invited to visit from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 3, at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 784-4023.
LAROCHELLE — Paul Raymond, 63, of Auburn, died Sunday, April 29. A memorial gathering and celebration of his life will take place at Fortin/Auburn from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, May 6. Casual and colorful attire encouraged. Interment will take place at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Lewiston at a later date. Those wishing, in lieu of flowers, may make a charitable contribution in his memory to The ALS Association’s Northern New England Community of Hope: Paul’s PALS fund online or by check with a reference to “Paul’s PALS (7775433)” in the memo, and mailing it to the ALS Association, Northern New England Chapter, Attn: Community of Hope, 10 Ferry St., Suite 438, Concord, NH 03301. Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn, 783-8545.
MANN — Beverly Jean, 75, of Mexico, passed away Tuesday, May 1, in Lewiston. A celebration of Beverly’s life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at S.G. Thibault Funeral Home. A time of sharing and remembering with a reception will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at the American Legion in Rumford. Arrangements are under the care and guidance of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, 364-4366.
TURNER — Kenneth Arnold “Arnie,” 72, of Norway, died Tuesday, May 1, in Rangeley. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, May 7, at the Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main St., South Paris. Family and friends are invited to a time of visitation from 2 until the time of the service at 4 p.m. Private family interment will take place at a later date at the Elm Vale Cemetery in South Waterford. Arnie’s family asks that in lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory be considered to the Harvest Hills Animal Shelter, 1389 Bridgton Road, Fryeburg, ME 04037 or the National Rifle Association,11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030, https://donate.nra.org/donate.
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