Bancroft – William O., 85, of South Paris, died in Norway Oct. 31. Funeral services will be held at the Waterford Congregational Church on Saturday, Nov. 4, at 11 a.m. with interment to follow at Pulpit Rock Cemetery in Waterford. Family and friends may attend visiting hours on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 230 Main St., Norway. Remembrance donations can be made to the Maine Veterans’ Home Activity Fund, c/o Pat Paar, 477 High St., South Paris, ME 04281. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.westonchandler.com

Blossom – David M., 75, of Monmouth, died Wednesday, Nov. 1, in Auburn. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, at Monmouth Masonic Lodge, Main Street, Monmouth. Visiting hours from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5, at BRAGDON-FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 707 Main St., Monmouth. A Masonic service will be held at the funeral home on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. Interment at Monmouth Ridge Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Monmouth. If desired, contributions may be made to the Kennebec Valley Humane Society, 10 Pet Haven Lane, Augusta, ME 04330. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at [email protected].

BOULAY – Helen M., 106, a resident of Auburn, died in Auburn, Nov. 2. Graveside committal prayers will be held MONDAY, Nov. 6, at 11 a.m. at Gracelawn Memorial Park with the Rev. Richard Cullen presiding. Should friends desire, memorial donations may be sent to the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, 3312 Hotel Road, Auburn, ME 04210 in Helen’s memory. Arrangements by the family-owned DILLINGHAM & SON MEMORIAL CHAPEL & TRIBUTE CENTER, 62 Spring St., Auburn, 784-6449.

CHOUINARD – Raymond P., 76, died Nov. 1. Visitations at Fortin/Auburn on Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral Holy Family Church on Saturday at 11 a.m. Committal St. Peter’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to St. Dominic Regional High School Memorial Fund, 121 Gracelawn Road, Auburn, ME 04210. On-line obituary may be viewed at mem.com. Tributes may be sent to the family at [email protected]. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Auburn, 217 Turner St., Route 4, 783-8545, www.dignitymemorial.com

DAWES – Lorraine M., 71, of East Jay, died at Lewiston, Tuesday, Oct. 31. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Wiles Remembrance Center, 308 Franklin Road, Jay with the Rev. John Hall, officiating. Family and friends are invited to call at the center from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 3. Interment will be at the Stubbs Mills Cemetery in East Jay. Gifts may be given to the family, c/o the Wiles Remembrance Center, P.O. Box 85, Jay, ME 04239, or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.

GILLEY – Linda, 48, died in Lewiston, Oct. 23. A gathering to celebrate Linda’s life will be announced and those interested in attending or posting a memory or photo are asked to visit www.linda-gilley.memory-of.com

SMITH – Virginia Louise, 97, died Oct. 31. Visiting hours will be held at the Andrews Funeral Home, High Street, Buckfield on Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday, Nov. 4, at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Eva Thompson officiating. Burial will be in the Damon Cemetery, Buckfield. Memorials in her memory are requested to the Old Church on the Hill Steering Comm., c/o Virgil Tilton, Box 21, Buckfield, ME 04220.

THIBODEAU – Fernande. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Church. Interment, St. Peter’s Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Donations may be made in her memory to the Maine Children’s Cancer Program, 100 Campus Drive, Unit 107, Scarborough, ME 04074, or to St. Dominic Regional High School, Development Office, 121 Gracelawn Road, ME 04210. ALBERT & BURPEE FUNERAL HOME.