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BLANCHARD – Bessie P., 98 of South Paris, died in South Paris, July 13. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main St., South Paris, with interment in Riverside Annex Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday from 2 to 3 p.m.

BOUCHARD – Jeanne C., died July 13. Visitation Fortin / LEWISTON Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Monday at 9 a.m. Committal at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Those wishing may make donations to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701-4688. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home and Cremation Services, LEWISTON, Ash & Horton Sts. 784-4584 www.dignitymemorial.com

BUBIER – Patricia M., 75, a resident of 165 Davis Ave., Auburn, died in Auburn, July 13. Memorial services will be held SATURDAY at 3 p.m., from the Memorial Chapel of Dillingham & Son, with Marilyn Hammond presiding. Burial will be private in Gracelawn Memorial Park. Should friends desire memorial donations may be made to Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240 in Pat’s memory. Arrangements by the family owned DILLINGHAM & SON MEMORIAL CHAPEL & TRIBUTE CENTER, 62 Spring St., Auburn, 784-6449.

COTE – Robert M., died July 13. Visitation Fortin / LEWISTON on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Funeral at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Saturday at 9 a.m. Committal St. Peter’s Cemetery. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home and Cremation Services of LEWISTON, Ash & Horton Streets, 784-4584. www.dignitymemorial.com

DERASPE – Yvonne M., 80, of Mexico, died July 12. Visiting hours will be held Friday, July 15, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at S.G. THIBAULT FUNERAL HOME. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. SATURDAY, July 16, at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, 7 Brown St., Mexico. Interment wil be in St. John Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, 163 Lancaster St., Suite 160B, Portland, ME 04101. Relatives and friends may pay tribute to Yvonne at www.mem.com Arrangements are under the care of S.G. THIBAULT FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, 364-4366. www.dignitymemorial.com

DESROSIER – Laurice E. Visiting hours will be held at the Andrews Funeral Home, High Street, Buckfield, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., where funeral service will held on Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Paul Swihart officiating. Burial will be in the West Minot Cemetery. Memorials in her memory are suggested to the American Diabetes Association, N.E. Division, 163 Lancaster St., Portland, ME 04101.

DeWOLFE – Sally, died July 9. Visitation at Auburn Methodist Church 12 p.m., Saturday, July 16. Memorial service to follow at 1 p.m. Committal and entombment Gracelawn Memorial Park. Donations may be made to Auburn Methodist Church Memorial Fund, Park Street, Auburn. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home and Cremation Service, AUBURN, Center and Turners Sts. 783-8545. www.dignitymemorial.com

DUPUIS – Richard, 63, of Rumford, died unexpectedly July 11. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m., SATURDAY, July 16, at St. Athanasius and St. John Catholic Church, 126 Maine Ave., Rumford. Interment wil be in St. John Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, we request that donations be sent to support the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, North Oxford Unit, Michaels Angels Team, P.O. Box 341, Rumford, ME 04276, Attn: Louanne Cameron, Treasurer. Relatives and friends may pay tribute to Richard at www.mem.com Arrangements are under the care of S.G. THIBAULT FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, 364-4366. www.dignitymemorial.com

HAKALA – Robert C., 80, died in Lewiston, July 12. Visitation Fortin/AUBURN on Friday, July 15, from 5 to 9 p.m. Funeral Saturday at 10:30 a.m., at the funeral home. Interment with committal prayers to follow funeral at Gracelawn Memorial Park in Auburn. Those wishing may make memorial contributions in Bob’s memory to the following organizations: Finnish-American Heritage Society, P.O. Box 294, 8 Maple St., West Paris ME 04289, Collie Rescue League of New England, 869 Lake Morey Road, Bradford, VT 05033, or the March of Dimes, Attn: DRFR, 1275 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, N.Y. 10605. Family and friends can pay tribute to Bob, express condolences or view moving memories of Bob’s life by logging on to www.mem.com A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Turner and Center Sts. AUBURN, 783-8545. www.dignitymemorial.com

HIXON – The Rev. Herbert S., died Sunday, July 10. Visiting hours will be held at the Brackett Funeral Home in Brunswick, on Sunday evening, July 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. A Celebration of Life service will be held at the Dresden Richmond United Methodist Church in Richmond, on Monday afternoon, July 18, at 1 p.m. Donations may be made to: Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc., 4210 77th St. E., Palmetto, FL 34221.

KENNEY – Donald is buried in the family plot in Lake View Cemetery, Wilton. A graveside memorial service is planned for Friday, July 29, at 1 p.m.

LUDWICK – Dorothy E., died July 13. There will be no calling hours. Burial will be on July 16, at 11 a.m. in the Village Cemetery, Thomaston. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in her honor may be sent to the Bates Fund, 2 Andrews Road, Lewiston, ME 04240. A service of The Fortin Group Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home and Cremation Services of LEWISTON/AUBURN, 784-4584. www.dignitymemorial.com

MILLIKEN – Ira M. Visiting hours will be Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Conroy-Tully Crawford, South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, at St. John the Evangelist Church. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery, South Portland. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Maine Alzheimer’s Association, 163 Lancaster St., Portland, ME 04101.

MOXCEY – Patricia G., 65, of South Paris, died in South Paris, July 13. Family and friends may attend funeral services on Monday at 1 p.m. at the Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main St., South Paris, with interment to follow in Elm Vale Cemetery, South Waterford.

PALMER – Kurt V., 71, of Norway. Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Saturday, July 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Oxford Hills Funeral Services, Rte. 26, 1037 Main St., Oxford. In lieu of flowers, donations in Kurt’s memory may be sent to KIDSPeace National Centers for Kids in Crisis, c/o Graham Lake, Route 180, P.O. Box 787, Ellsworth, ME 04605.

RICHARD – Esther F., died July 13. Visitation Fortin / LEWISTON on Friday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Saturday at 11 a.m. Committal at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Those wishing may make donations to Saints Peter and Paul Basilica Restoration Fund, 27 Bartlett St., Lewiston. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home & Cremation Services Ash & Horton Sts., LEWISTON, 784-4584. www.dignitymemorial.com

TUTKO – Sylvia Ann. Memorial services will be held at the Andrews Funeral Home, 64 Andrews Road, South Woodstock, on Saturday, July 16, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Bruce Tyner officiating. Memorials in her memory are suggested to The Jimmy Fund, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445-7295.

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