ARSENAULT – Alphonse J. “Fonso,” 95, of Mexico, died Monday, Aug. 29. There will be no visiting hours. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14, at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church. Interment will follow in St. John Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, 100 Weld St., Dixfield, ME 04224. Arrangements are under the care of S.G. THIBAULT FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, 364-4366, www.dignitymemorial.com.
CURTIS – Rena L., 84, of Greenwood, died Tuesday, Aug. 30. A celebration of her life will be held at the home of her healthcare givers, Albert and Marie Curtis, 119 Hayes Hill Road, Greenwood. Time and date to be announced at a later date. Arrangements by Oxford Hills Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Route 26, Oxford.
GOODHART – Ida L., 75, of Fuller Street, Wilton, died at Wilton, Tuesday, Aug. 30. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Wiles Remembrance Center, 136 High Street, Wilton, with the Rev. Roger Chabot officiating. Relatives and friends are invited to call one hour prior to the service. Private interment will be at a later date at Lakeview Cemetery, Wilton. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be given to Franklin Memorial Hospital Volunteer Program, 111 Franklin Health Commons, Farmington, ME 04938. Online condolences may be left at [email protected].
KAUSTINEN – Gloria R., 81, died Tuesday, Aug. 30. Visiting hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Raymond-Wentworth Funeral Home, 8 Elm St., Bridgton. Graveside services will be held at the Harrison Lutheran Cemetery at 11 a.m. Saturday with the Rev. Thomas Teichmann officiating.
KYLLONEN – Urho “Speed” Kyllonen, 94, of Mechanic Falls, died in Mechanic Falls, Aug. 29. Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 p.m., at the Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 26 West Dwinal St., Mechanic Falls, with interment to follow in Maple Grove Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make memorial gifts to the Finnish-American Heritage Society, West Paris, ME 04289.
LIVERNOIS – Yvette M., 86, of Brunswick, died Monday, Aug. 29. Visiting hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Demers-Desmond Funeral Home, 34 Cushing St., Brunswick. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at St. John the Baptist Church. Burial will follow in St. John’s Cemetery.
McCLEARY – Helen Pearl, died Aug. 29. Visitation Plummer & Merrill/AUBURN, Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. Funeral at Advent Christian Church, 263 Turner St., Auburn, Saturday at noon. Committal Gracelawn Memorial Park. Those wishing may make memorial contributions in Helen’s memory to the Camper Scholarship Fund, c/o Mechanic Falls Advent Christian Campground, P.O. Box 145, Mechanic Falls, ME 04256. A service of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home and Cremation Service, AUBURN, 217 Turner St., 783-8545, www.dignitymemorial.com.
PETTINGILL – Virginia K., died Aug. 29. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a graveside service Friday, 1 p.m., at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon Road, Augusta. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 819, Lewiston, ME 04243-0819 in her memory. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home and Cremation Services, LEWISTON & AUBURN, 784-4584. www.dignitymemorial.com
RENAUD – Gerard M. died Feb. 21. Committal prayers will be held at St. Peter’s Cemetery mausoleum in Lewiston at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2. In lieu of flowers, donations may be offered in memory of Jerry to the Skaters’ Fund, 238 Mountain View Road, Princeton, NJ 08540, www.skatersfund.org.
RUSSELL – Lee T. died Monday, Aug. 29. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5, at St. Julie Billiart Church, 494 Slocum Road, Dartmouth, Mass. Visiting hours are omitted. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Community Boating Center of New Bedford, 1641 Padanaram Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02740. For online condolence book, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.
SKELTON – M. Claire Kane, died in Auburn, Monday, Aug. 29. Visitation will be held at The Fortin Group Funeral and Cremation Services in AUBURN, corner of Turner and Center Streets, on Saturday, Sept. 3, from 9 a.m. to noon. Directly following, a Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Philip’s Catholic Church at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Murray as celebrant. Burial will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, Claire’s family invites friends to make a gift in her memory to the Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St., Auburn, ME 04210.
WHITTUM – Harry L. Jr., 60, died Monday, Aug. 29, in Norway. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Elmwood Cemetery, Rayville Road, Otisfield, with Ronald E. Paine officiating. Friends and family welcome. Condolences may be expressed at www.funeralalternatives.net. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives, LLC, 670 Turner St., Auburn.
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