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ALLEN – Diane L., 69, a resident of Lewiston, died in Brunswick, Dec. 27. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church. Committal services will be held at a later date at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Augusta. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. Visitation will be held on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the family-owned Pinette Funeral Home, 87 Bartlett St., 784-4023.

Beaucage – Cecile L., 70, died in St. Petersburg, Fla., Dec. 23. Funeral services will be held on
Monday at 10 a.m. at Pinette & Lynch Funeral Home. Interment in the family lot St. Peter’s Cemetery. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. Visitation on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the family-owned Pinette & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 784-4023.

BUOTTE – Nelson J., 73, died on Dec. 26. Private graveside services will be held in the spring at St. John Cemetery in Rumford. Those who desire, may contribute to the New Life Church of God, 874 Main St. Readfield, ME 04355 in his memory. Arrangements are under the direction of the
MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., Rumford. Online condolences and shared memories may be expressed at [email protected].

COURNOYER – Michael, 20, died on Sunday, Dec. 24. Visitation will be on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., at the Albert & Burpee Funeral Home, 253 Pine St., Lewiston. Memorial services will be announced at a later date.
Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.

FOURNIER – Gertrude E., 86, formerly of Lewiston, died in Niantic, Conn., Dec. 25. A memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, Dec. 30, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Sabattus, with a private family burial. Because of her love of children, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her memory to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital Memorial and Honor Program, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105

HAYWARD – Mae, 78, died on Dec. 26. No funeral services at the request of the deceased. No interment. No visitation. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Association Maine Chapter, 163 Lancaster St., Suite 160B, Portland, ME 14101- 2406.
Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.

KANGAS – Lena Ellen Yates, 91, of Morrison, Colo., and formerly of West Paris, died in Morrison, Colo. on Dec. 24. Funeral services will be announced by the Andrews Funeral Home, 64 Andrews Road, South Woodstock.

LAMPRON – Albert L., 81, died on Dec. 27. Visiting hours will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at Blais & Hay Funeral Home, 35 Church St., Westbrook, where a funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Gibson Pavillion at Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall St., Portland, ME 04102 in honor of his daughter, Linda J. Hill.

MANLEY – Matthew P., 18, died on Dec. 24. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at South Lewiston Baptist Church. Interment, Riverside Cemetery in Oxford. Visitation will be on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Albert & Burpee Funeral Home. Donations may be made to the Matthew Manley Scholarship Program-Lewiston Recreational Basketball, c/o the Lewiston Recreation and Park Department, 65 Central Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240.
Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.

O’LEARY – Shirley V., 71, a former resident of Greene, died in Lewiston, Dec. 27. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on
SATURDAY at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Chapel. Burial with committal prayers to follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. Visitation on Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the family-owned DILLINGHAM & SON MEMORIAL CHAPEL & TRIBUTE CENTER, 62 Spring St., Auburn, 784-6449.

PARADIS – Cheyenne Savannah, died in Portland, Dec. 21. Private funeral services will be held on Friday at 1 p.m. at the Oxford Advent Christian Church. Burial will follow at the Lakeview Cemetery in Norway. Arrangements by Oxford Hills Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Route 26, Oxford.

Patenaude – Fernand J. “Pat,” 88, died Dec. 27. Visiting hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at S.G. Thibault Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, at St. Athanasius-St. John Catholic Church. Spring interment will be in St. John Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to St. Athanasius-St. John Catholic Church or School, 126 Maine Ave., Rumford, ME 04276. Arrangements are under the care of
S.G. Thibault Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, ME 04276, 364-4366, www.dignitymemorial.com

PHELPS – Geraldine Walker (Hart), died at Market Square Health Care, South Paris on Dec. 26. Graveside services will be held at the East Bethel Cemetery, East Bethel on Saturday, Dec. 30, at 1 p.m. Arrangements by Andrews Funeral Home, 64 Andrews Road, South Woodstock.

PINGREE – Irene M., 81, of Mexico, died Dec. 27. Visiting hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 29, at S.G. Thibault Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 30, at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Irene’s memory to the Oxford County ARC, 85 Lincoln Ave., Rumford, ME 04276. Spring interment will be at Demeritt Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of
S.G. Thibault Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford ME 04276, 364-4366, www.dignitymemorial.com

ROY – Jacob R., 20, died in Lewiston, Dec. 24. Funeral services will be held on
Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Pinette and Lynch Funeral Home, with the Rev. Antonio Amato officiating. Burial will follow in the family lot at St. Peter’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations preferred to the Boy’s & Girl’s Club in Jacob’s memory, 43 Second St., Auburn, ME 04210. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. Visitation will be held on Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the family-owned Pinette and Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 784-4023.

SIMON – Jack H., 86, died on Dec. 27. Memorial services and interment will be in Wilmette, Ill. Donations may be made to the National MS Society, either the Chicago chapter at 910 W. Van Buren, 4th floor, Chicago, IL 60607, or the Los Angeles Chapter at 2440 S Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 115, Los Angeles, CA 90064. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Homes and Cremation Services,
Lewiston and Auburn, 783-8545, www.thefortingroup.com

SWAIN – Violet Peters, 88. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the
MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., Rumford with the Rev. Duane Waite and the Rev. David Kimball officiating. Interment will be in the Rumford Center Cemetery. Friends are invited to call at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Andover Education Fund, c/o Sharon Hutchins, P.O. Box 32, Andover, ME 04216, or to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, P.O. Box 819, Lewiston, ME 04240 in her memory. Online condolences and shared memories may be expressed at [email protected].

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