CAOUETTE — Penny, 65, of Auburn, died Sunday, March 18, at The Hospice House in Auburn. Visitation from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, March 23, at Fortin/Auburn. Funeral will be celebrated at noon at the funeral home. Committal will follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home, Cremation & Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn, 783-8545.
DAIGLE — Anita, 88, passed away Saturday, March 10, in Scarborough. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held in the spring. Spring interment will be at St. John Cemetery. If so desired, contributions in Anita’s memory may be made to Parish of the Holy Savior, 7 Brown St., Mexico, ME 04257. Arrangements are under the care and guidance of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, 364-4366.
DECKER — Craig, died Saturday, March 17, in Lewiston. Per his wishes, a family memorial will take place on the Maine coast this summer. In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial donations to Bates College or a charity of your choice.
DOUSTOU — Ronald A., 63, of South Paris, died Sunday, March 18, in South Paris. Services will be held at noon Saturday, March 24, in the mausoleum of St. Peter’s Cemetery. No visitation. Donations may be made in his memory to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 10310, Portland, ME 04104, or the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.
GILCHRIST — David B., 73, of Lewiston, passed away at his home Saturday, March 3. Memorial donations may be given to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123. Services will be held at Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 545 Maple Hill Road, Auburn, at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 24.
GREELEY — Robert K., 83, of East Poland, died Tuesday, March 20, in Auburn. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 7, at Oxford Hills Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Oxford, with a time of visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Maine Vintage Racecar Association, c/o Christen Smith, 208 Pease Road, Buxton, ME 04091.
HANINGTON — Martha Kimball, 82, of Rumford, died Monday, March 19, in Rumford. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 24, at the Virgin Memorial Chapel on Linnell Street in Rumford. Interment in the spring will be at the Sunnyside Cemetery in Rumford. Friends and family are invited to call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, at the Meader & Son Funeral Home, 3 Franklin St., Rumford. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to the Bryce Hanington Health Fund, c/o Candy Welch, P.O. Box 69, Dixfield, ME 04224 or to the Rumford United Methodist Church, c/o James Robertson, 724 Forest Ave., Rumford, ME 04276, in her memory.
HANSON — Gertrude “Gertie,” 69, of Richmond and Bowdoin, passed away Thursday, March 15, in Lewiston. Services will be held Saturday, March 24, at Kincer Funeral Home, 130 Pleasant St., Richmond. Family and friends are welcome to gather starting at 10 a.m. to share memories, reminisce and visit. A celebration of life will begin at 11 a.m. A reception will follow at the Grange Hall in Richmond. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Gertie’s memory to the Dempsey Center, 29 Lowell St., 5th floor, Lewiston, ME 04240 or to the Maine Cancer Society, c/o American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 42040, Oklahoma City, OK 73123.
KEENE — Franklin W., 64, of North Turner, passed away Tuesday, March 20, in North Turner. Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Federal Road, Livermore, will be announced in the spring. Arrangements made by Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls.
LANGLOIS — Monique L., 83, of Lewiston, died Sunday, March 18. Visiting hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, at Fortin/Lewiston. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 22, at the Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul (Upper Church), followed by committal prayers at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Lewiston. Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, 784-4584.
MCDONALD — Faye S. Bumpus, 75, of South Paris, died Sunday, March 18, in Auburn. Graveside services will be held later in the spring at Porter Village Cemetery in Porter, date and time to be announced. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Beacon Hospice, 245 Center St., Suite 10A, Auburn, ME 04210. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris.
MCPHERSON — Janice L., 66, died Tuesday, March 20, in Mexico. Funeral services will be private and held at the family’s convenience. Those who desire may contribute to Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240 in her memory. Arrangements are under the direction of the Meader & Son Funeral Home, 3 Franklin St., Rumford.
PEASLEE — Silas Foster, passed away Tuesday, March 13, in North Yarmouth. The family invites you to attend visiting hours from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, March 23, at Lindquist Funeral Home, 1 Mayberry Lane, Yarmouth, ME 04096. Committal services will be in the spring at Woodlawn Cemetery in Andover. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you spend $20 at the casino in his memory or share a cup of black coffee with someone you love. Please wear your finest Red Sox gear to the services.
ROSELL — Kurt Allan, 66, of Belgrade Lakes, formerly of Farmington, arrived on heaven’s shore Wednesday, March 21. Family and friends are invited to call at the Wiles Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Road (Routes 2 and 27), Farmington, from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 23. A funeral service honoring Kurt’s life and lifetime will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday from the Center with Hospice Chaplain Rev. Bill Meyer officiating. A comfort reception will follow at Calzolaio Pasta Co., Main Street, Wilton. In keeping with the gifts of courage from children to whom Kurt was able to bear witness when seeking cancer treatment, and to support the journey of Maine families, remembrance gifts may be given in his memory to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, 22 Bramhall St., Portland, ME 04102. Spring graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, at Evergreen Cemetery, Rangeley.
SPARKS — John G. “Sparky,” 83, of Lewiston, died Friday, March 16. A visitation will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at Fortin Group /Auburn, with a celebration of his life and words of remembrance taking place at 5:15 p.m. Committal prayers, military honors and burial will take place in the spring in the family lot at Mt. Auburn Cemetery. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn, 783-8545.
STAPLES — Frederick Lee II, 56, died Sunday, March 18. Visiting hours will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, March 22, at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford. A funeral service will follow at 3 p.m. in the Hope Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations in Fred’s name may be made to The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, https://www.themmrf.org.
SUTTON — Agathe, 99, formerly of Lewiston, died Tuesday, March 20, in Auburn. A Mass of Christian Burial honoring Agathe’s life will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, March 26, at Holy Cross Church. Committal prayers to follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Memorial donations in Agathe’s memory may be made to the Sarah Frye Resident Activity Fund, 751 Washington St., North, Auburn, ME 04210. Family and friends are invited to visit from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 25, at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 784-4023.
VIENNEAU — Beryl D., 91, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 11, in New Bern, N.C. A graveside ceremony and committal will take place at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sabattus, at a later date to be determined in the spring. In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation may be made to Mission Aviation Fellowship (www.maf.org), P.O. Box 47, Nampa, ID 83653. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, 784-4584.
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