ALEXANDER — Lina V., 89, a resident of Lisbon, died on Sunday, Sept. 27. Funeral services honoring Lina’s life will be celebrated on Monday, Oct. 5, at 10 a.m. at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home. A private burial will be held at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Augusta. Those wishing may make donations in Lina’s memory to the Hospice House of Androscoggin, 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, ME 04210. Visitation will be held on Sunday, Oct. 4, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred A. Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston. 784-4023.
BUSHIE — Mary Elizabeth “Grammy,” 84, of Fayette passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 29, in Winthrop. Mary will be buried at Kent Cemetery in Fayette with her “Honey Bear,” Joel Bushie. They will be “Together, Forever with Jesus.” A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, her 85th birthday, at the Fayette Baptist Church. Visiting hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. the evening of Friday, Oct. 2, at Roberts Funeral Home, 62 Bowdoin St., in Winthrop. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Mary Bushie to the Fayette Baptist Church Building Fund, 39 Baldwin Hill Road, Fayette, ME 04349.
CURRIE — Constance G., 93, of Auburn died Friday, Sept. 25, at her home with her family by her side. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 9 to 10:30 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at St. Philip’s Church in Auburn. Interment, St. Peter’s Cemetery. Donations in her memory may be made to Maine Right to Life, 4 Washington St., P.O. Box 257, Auburn, ME 04210. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.
DUCHETTE — Cathleen Vera, of Turner died at her home on Sunday, Sept. 27. Visitation Fortin/Auburn on Thursday, Oct. 1, from 3 to 7 p.m. Funeral will be held on Friday, Oct. 2, at 11 a.m., at the funeral home. Committal will follow at Gracelawn Memorial Park. A service of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home, Cremation & Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn. 783-8545.
DUMOND — Gerald Paul, 66, of Lewiston died in Lewiston on Saturday, Sept. 26. A memorial service honoring Gerald’s life will be celebrated on Friday, Oct. 2, at 2 p.m. in the mausoleum at St. Peter’s Cemetery. A memorial gathering will be held on Thursday, Oct. 1, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred A. Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston. 784-4023.
LECLAIR — Muriel C., 80, of Lewiston died Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the Hospice House in Auburn. Visiting hours will be held at Fortin/Lewiston on Friday, Oct. 2, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 11 a.m. at Holy Family Church in Lewiston, followed by committal prayers at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Lewiston. Those wishing, in lieu of flowers, may make a charitable contribution in Muriel’s memory to Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, 784-4584.
OBIE — Theresa E., 89, died Saturday, Sept. 26. Visitation will be held at Fortin/Auburn on Friday, Oct. 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Church in Auburn on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 11 a.m., with committal prayers to follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Lewiston. Those wishing, in lieu of flowers, may make a charitable contribution in Theresa’s memory to the Epilepsy Foundation of New England, 540 Gallvian Blvd., 2nd floor, Boston, MA 02124. Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn. 783-8545.
POISSON — Lucien J., 95, of Auburn, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Services and a celebration of Lucien’s life will be held on Friday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m., at the Dostie Funeral Home, 2151 Lisbon Road, Lewiston. Interment will follow in St. Peter’s Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to visit Thursday, Oct. 1, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Lucien’s name to the Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240 or ahch.com.
POWELL — Penny Gay, died Sept. 28, 2015. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Cancer Community Center at 778 Main St., South Portland, ME 04106 (www.cancercommunitycenter.org). A memorial service will be held at the Free Baptist Church in Scarborough at 55 Mussey Road at 6 o’clock in the evening on Friday, Oct. 2. Her family welcomes you to join them for a reception immediately following the service.
ROY — Beatrice M., 78, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 27. At her request, there will be no visiting hours. Interment will be held privately by the immediate family at the Puddledock Road Cemetery in Charleston. Donations in her memory can be made to the Old Town Animal Orphanage, P.O. Box 565, Orono, ME 04473-0565, or to any no-kill animal shelter.
SAWYER — Frank C. Sr., 89, of Lewiston, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 26, in Lewiston. Services will be held privately at a later date. Funeral Alternatives.
SIROIS — Jeannette A., 86, of Lewiston, died on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston. Visitation will be held at Fortin/Lewiston on Friday, Oct. 2, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial that will be celebrated at Holy Family Church in Lewiston at 11 a.m. Interment will take place at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements are under the care of the Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 70 Horton St., Lewiston. 784-4584.
THURSTON — Rose T., 95, a resident of Auburn, died on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Funeral services honoring Rose’s life will be celebrated on Friday, Oct. 2, at 1 p.m., at the Court Street Baptist Church in Auburn. Committal services will follow at Gracelawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations in Rose’s memory may be made to The American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701, or to the Court Street Baptist Church Choir, 129 Court St., Auburn, ME 04210. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Oct. 1, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred A. Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston. 784-4023.
WELCH — William “Bill,” 72, of Mexico passed away peacefully on Monday, Sept. 28, at the Rumford Community Home following a long illness. Services will be private. If so desired, contributions in Bill’s memory may be made to the Residents Activity Fund, Rumford Community Home, 11 John F. Kennedy Lane, Rumford, ME 04276. Arrangements are under the care of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, ME 04276. 364-4366.
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