BISHOP – Howard C. of Portland died on Nov. 29. Husband of Virginia Bishop. At his request, there is no visitation or funeral. Private interment will take place at Gracelawn Memorial Park at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Maine Chapter, 170 U.S. Route One, Suite 200, Falmouth, ME 04105. A service of The Fortin Group / Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 217 Turner St., AUBURN, 783-8545, www.dignitymemorial.com or www.thefortingroup.com

GURNEY – Richard E., 67, of West Poland died on Nov. 29. Family and friends may call at the Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 26 West Dwinal St., Mechanic Falls, Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. Interment will be at a later date at Highland Cemetery, West Poland. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make memorial gifts in his memory to Poland Rescue, Poland. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.westonchandler.com

HAKALA – Katherine Eliza, 83, died on Nov. 28. Memorial services will be held at the Trinity Lutheran Church, South Paris on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the Riverside Annex Cemetery, South Paris. Memorials in Katherine Hakala’s memory are requested to the Tri-Town Rescue, P. O. Box 275, West Paris, ME 04289. Arrangements by Andrews Funeral Home, 64 Andrews Road, South Woodstock.

HEATH – Lempi Yates, 85, of South Paris, died in Norway Nov. 29. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 11 a.m. at Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main St., South Paris with interment to follow at Norway Pine Grove Cemetery in South Paris. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Remembrance donations can be made to the Maine Veterans’ Home Activity Fund, 477 High St., South Paris, ME 04281, or the American Cancer Society, 1 Main St., Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.westonchandler.com