BEDARD – Edmond J., 85, of South Paris, died Oct. 1. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main St., South Paris, with interment to follow at Riverside Annex Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m., before the service. Memorial gifts in his memory may be sent to the American Heart Association, Speen Street, Framingham, Mass.

CHOUINARD – Raymond L., 68. Family and friends are invited to a memorial service for Raymond on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 1 p.m. at Gracelawn Memorial Park, Chapman Room, 980 Turner St., Auburn, ME 04210. Condolences may be expressed at www.funeralalternatives.net. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives LLC, 670 Turner St., Auburn, ME 04210.

CORLISS – Ryan, 19, of Freeport, died Oct. 1. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at BRACKETT FUNERAL HOME, 29 Federal St., Brunswick. A celebration of Ryan’s life will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Freeport Baptist Church, Main Street, Freeport. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Freeport Community Services, 53 Depot St., Freeport, ME 04032. Arrangements are under the care of the GUY B. DOSTIE FUNERAL HOME, Lewiston, 782-8221.

DRUMMOND – Ella T., died Oct. 1. Visitation Fortin/Plummer & Merrill in AUBURN on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Memorial service will take place at Court Street Baptist Church on Thursday at noon. Burial at Mount Auburn Cemetery. Those wishing may make donations in Mrs. Drummond’s memory to Court Street Baptist Church, 129 Court St., Auburn, ME 04210 or Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 819, Lewiston, ME 04243-0819. A service of The Fortin Group / Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home, AUBURN, Turner and Center streets, 783-8545. www.dignitymemorial.com

ELLIOTT – Fred J. “Red” Jr., 78, of Rumford, died Oct. 2. Visiting hours will be Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at S.G. Thibault Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m., THURSDAY, Oct. 6, at St. Athanasius and St. John Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made in his memory to the American Lung Association, 122 State St., Augusta, ME 04330. Arrangements are under the care of S.G. THIBAULT FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, 364-4366. www.dignitymemorial.com

FISH – Arthur, 70, a resident of Sedgley Road, Leeds, died in Leeds on Sept. 30. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 4, at BRAGDON-FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 707 Main St., Monmouth. Visiting hours will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Interment will be at the Fish Cemetery, Leeds. If desired, contributions may be made to Turner Rescue, c/o Laurel Gagne, P.O. Box 135, Turner, ME 04282 or American Cancer Society, 1 Main St., Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086-1240. Messages of condolence may be sent to [email protected]

NASH – George J., 66. Visiting hours will be at ADAMS FUNERAL HOME, 108 Court St., Farmington, on Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will be held there at 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 6, immediately followed by burial at Fairview Cemetery. In place of flowers, the family suggests a gift in George’s name to the Maine Children’s Cancer Program, 100 Campus Drive, Scarborough, ME 04074.

PARSONS – Barbara Jan. Visiting hours will be held at the Andrews Funeral Home, 64 Andrews Road, South Woodstock, on Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Arthur Turner officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery, Bethel. For those who wish, donations may be made to Stephens Memorial Hospital, c/o Development Office, attn: Tracy Geary, 181 Main St., Norway, ME 04268 to go toward the Caring Tree.

PICARD – Constance. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., with a prayer service at 3 p.m. Interment will be at Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Augusta. ALBERT & BURPEE FUNERAL HOME.



PORELL – Beatrice C., 86, of Farmington, died in Farmington on Oct. 2. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12 p.m., Wednesday, at St. Rose of Lima Church in Jay, with visiting hours to be held prior to the Mass at 10 a.m. at FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Livermore Falls. If desired, contributions may be made in Beatrice’s memory to the St. Rose of Lima Church Fund, 1 Church St., Jay, ME 04239. The family also requests that all who knew her perform a random act of kindness in her memory. Messages of condolence may be sent to [email protected]

RIDLON – Shirley, 81, of North Monmouth, died Thursday, Aug. 25. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Winthrop Methodist Church, 58 Main St., Winthrop. Interment will take place in Glenside Cemetery, Turkey Lane, Winthrop. Arrangements under the care of BRAGDON-FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 707 Main St., Monmouth.

TURNER – Cameron Albert, 64, of Norway, died Saturday, Oct. 1. There are no visiting hours. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Elm Vale Cemetery in South Waterford. Arrangements are under the direction of Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 230 Main St., Norway.