BELANGER — Mary Witten (Pepin), 65, of Manchester and formerly of Auburn, died Saturday, Oct. 11. Funeral services honoring Mary’s life will be held on Thursday, Oct. 16, at 11 a.m., at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Seventh Street, Auburn. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Salvation Army, 67 Park St., Lewiston, ME 04240, and/or the American Cancer Society, 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086-1420. Family and friends are invited to visit on Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston, ME 04240, 784-4023.
BLAQUIERE — James E. “Blackie,” 81, of Oxford, died Monday, Oct. 13. Family and friends are invited to a time of visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16, at Chandler Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris. The family asks that memorial contributions be made in Blackie’s memory to the Oxford Fire Association of Junior Fire Fighters, 701 Main St., Oxford, ME 04270, to help with education. Private graveside services will be held at Norway Pine Grove Cemetery in South Paris.
FRANK — Joseph, 88, of Harrison, died Friday, Oct. 10. Visiting hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at Chandler Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 8 Elm St., Bridgton. A funeral service will be held at noon on Saturday, Oct. 18, at Bridgton Alliance Church. If desired, donations may be made in Joseph’s memory to Bridgton Alliance Church, 368 Harrison Road, Bridgton, ME 04009.
KENNEY — Bernadette Perron, 84, of Laurel, Miss., died Friday, Oct. 10. Funeral services were held at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Laurel, Miss. Burial will be in Sharon Cemetery, also in Laurel.
MERRYMAN — Ruth H., 90, of Auburn, died Saturday, Oct. 11. She desired not to have a funeral service, flowers or donations, but wanted others to remember her smile and caring nature while moving forward with their lives. A service of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn, 783-8545.
MOULTON — Lois E., 104, formerly of Livermore Falls, died Monday, Oct. 13. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at Gracelawn Memorial Park, 980 Turner St., Auburn. Arrangements by FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls.
PIKE — Erlon Randall, 66, of Oxford, died Saturday, Oct. 11. Services will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, ME 04210.
ROLLS — Raymond Burton Sr., 45, of Waterville, died Friday, Oct. 10. Memorial services will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 26 W. Dwinal St., Mechanic Falls.
THERIAULT — Joseph “Harvey,” 86, of Auburn, died Sunday, Oct. 12. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at Sixth Street Congregational Church in Auburn. A reception and celebration of Harvey’s life will follow at the Franco Center on Cedar Street in Lewiston. Graveside services will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, Harvey wished to have donations sent to Sixth Street Congregational Church, 109 Sixth St., Auburn, ME 04210. Arrangements by Funeral Alternatives.
WALSH — Shirley Louise, 53, of Pigeon Forge, Tenn., died Saturday, Oct. 11. A service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at The Salvation Army, 67 Park St., Lewiston.
YEATON — Elizabeth M., 87, of Auburn, died Sunday, Oct. 12. Visitation will be at Fortin/Auburn on Friday, Oct. 17, from 4 to 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, Oct. 18, at 11 a.m., at Sacred Heart Church. Committal will follow at Mount Auburn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills, P.O. Box 82, Norway, ME 04268. A service of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn, 783-8545.
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