COOMBS — Marguerite, 101, of Auburn, passed away Monday, June 30. A brief service will be held at Gracelawn Memorial Chapel at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 3.
DAVIS — Frieda Irene Bessey, 86, of Auburn died Monday, June 30. Graveside committal prayers will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 5 at Gracelawn Memorial Park, 980 Turner St., Auburn. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in honor of her beloved cat, Bella, to the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, or to the Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, 04240. Arrangements by Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 207-784-6449.
FONTAINE—Rose A., 88, a resident of Lewiston, died in Lewiston on Sunday, June 29. A Funeral Mass honoring Rose’s life will be celebrated on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Church. Committal services will follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. There will not be any visitation. Arrangements by the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred A. Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston, 784-4023.
FOURNIER — Sister Lucille “Therese”, O.P., 84, of Sabattus passed away on Saturday, June 28. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 7, at Holy Cross Church. Interment will follow in St. Peter’s Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, with a Dominican Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m. at the DOSTIE FUNERAL HOME, 2151 Lisbon Road, Lewiston, 207-782-8221.
HODGKINS SR. — Robert M., 83, of Roxbury, died Sunday, June 29, in Rumford. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, July 5, at the Pineview Cemetery in Roxbury. Arrangements are under the direction of the MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., Rumford, ME 207-364-4545.
HODSON — Retired Master Sgt. Archie James, 45, of Roxbury, died Saturday, June 28. Friends and relatives are invited to Archie’s celebration of life services at 3 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, for military honors at the Veterans Park at the end of Congress Street in Rumford. Following military honors, there will be a procession to Praise Assembly Church on Congress Street for visitation until 6 p.m. A celebration of Archie’s life will be held at 6 p.m. Following the service, there will be a reception at the American Legion in Rumford. If you would like to donate a food or drink item for the potluck, please bring it to the American Legion. Arrangements are under the care of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, ME 04276, 207-364-4366.
HOLMES —Eric G. , 48, of Auburn, slipped away on Wednesday, June 18, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, July 6, at 5 p.m. at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 316 Minot Ave., Auburn. Final Resting Place and Celebration of Life on Sunday, July 13, at 12 p.m. at Basin Creek, Tuolumne, Calif. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Eric’s name to the Auburn Seventh-day Adventist Church Food Pantry, P.O. Box 420, Auburn, ME 04212-0420 or the local chapter of P.E.A.C.E., C/O Auburn Police Dept., 60 Court St., Auburn, ME 04210.
LEWIS — Sandra D., 77, of Auburn died Friday, June 13. Memorial services for Sandra will be held at 4 p.m. on Friday, July 11, at East Auburn Baptist Church. All are welcome to attend.
OSGOOD — Linda Jean , 64, of New Portland died Sunday, June 29. A Life Celebration Service will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, at the Wiles Remembrance Center, 136 High St., Wilton. Family and friends are encouraged to wear Linda’s favorite footwear, flip-flops. Remembrance gifts may be given to the Wilton Fish and Game, P.O. Box 339 Wilton, ME 04294 for educational programs to encourage youngsters to develop a love for the sport of fishing.
SAINDON—Pauline , 69, of Poland Road, Auburn, died Sunday at Central Maine Medical Center, among family and friends. Visitation Fortin/Lewiston on Wednesday, July 2, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Private burial at Gracelawn Memorial Park. Donations may be made to The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing, c/o CMMC, 29 Lowell St., 5th Floor, Lewiston, ME 04240. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, ME 04240 (207) 784-4584.
TAYLOR — Darrell R., 67, died in Norway on Thursday, June 26. Graveside services will be held at Lakeview Cemetery in Norway at a later date. Arrangements are under the care of Oxford Hills Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Oxford.
THERRIEN — Jacqueline, of Lewiston, died in Lewiston on Saturday, June 28. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 2, at the Albert & Burpee Funeral Home followed by a prayer service at 7 p.m. Donations may be made in her honor to the John F. Murphy Homes, 800 Center St., Auburn, ME 04241. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.
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