BOURGET – J. Raymond, 73, died on Jan. 28. At the request of the family there will be no visitation. A funeral service will be held on Friday, Feb. 2, at noon at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon Road. A service of the Fortin Group Funeral Home, 217 Turner St., AUBURN, ME, 783-8545, www.thefortingroup.com

CHABOT – Joseph (Link) Marcel, 74, a resident of 21 Concord Place, Auburn, died in Delray Beach, Fla. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on SATURDAY at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Church. Entombment with committal prayers to follow at St. Peter’s Mausoleum Chapel of the Rosary. Memorial donations in Joe’s memory may be made to St. Dominic Regional High School, 121 Gracelawn Road, Auburn, ME 04210. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. Visitation on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the family-owned PINETTE & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 784-4023.

DUGAS – Laurette, 96, died on Jan. 30. Friends and relatives may call on the family on Thursday, Feb. 1, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fleury-Patry Funeral Home, 72 High St., in Berlin, N.H., using the School Street entrance. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Friday, Feb. 2, at 11 a.m. at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish, 345 Pleasant St., in Berlin, N.H. Interment will immediately follow the services in St. Kieran Cemetery, Hutchins Street in Berlin, N.H.

GALARNEAU – Zula M., 85, formerly of Mexico, died Jan. 29, in Gorham. There will be no visiting hours. A graveside service will be held in the spring at St. John Cemetery in Rumford. If so desired contributions in her memory may be made to the American Lung Association of Maine, 122 State St., Augusta, ME 04330. Relatives and friends may pay tribute to Zula at www.mem.com. Arrangements are under the care of S.G. THIBAULT FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, ME 04276. 364-4366 www.dignitymemorial.com

GUNN – Velma M., 98, of 1808 Riverside Drive, Berlin, N.H., died on Jan. 31. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Feb. 5, at 11 a.m. at the Bryant Funeral Home, 180 Hillside Ave., Berlin, NH. Interment will be in the St. Kieran Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Donations in her memory may be made to the charity of one’s choice. For more information, please visit www.bryantfuneralhome.net.

KOTT – Andrew J., 26, of Oakland, Calif., died Saturday, Jan. 27. Visitation will be held on Friday, Feb. 2, from noon to 3 p.m. with a funeral mass in Spanish at 3 p.m. at Mission Funeral Home, 22297 Mission Blvd., Hayward, CA 94541. A memorial mass will be held on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 2:30 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 751 Waverly St., Palo Alto, CA 94301. Memorial donations may be made to: Tenderloin Health/Homeless Youth Alliance, c/o Mary Howe/Director, P.O. Box 170427, San Francisco, Calif. 94117. (Indicate Drew Kott in memo line on checks.) Also contribute to: Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency, 2065 Kittredge St., Suite E, Berkeley, Calif., 94704; and St. Anthony Foundation, 121 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, Calif., 94102.

MIQUELON – Diane, 41, of Lewiston, died on Jan. 30. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Pinette Funeral Home.

PREBLE – Melvin J.E., 95, died on Jan. 9. Graveside services will be conducted at the family’s convenience in the spring. Interment at Rumford Center Cemetery, Rumford Center. Those who desire, please contribute to the Rumford Center Methodist Church, c/o Linda French, 69 Andover Road, Rumford, ME 04276, or to the Scholarship Fund, c/o Mountain Valley High School, 799 Hancock St., Rumford, ME 04276 in his memory. Arrangements are under the care of the MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., Rumford, ME 04276. Online condolences and memories may be shared at [email protected].

PIERSON – Edith “Edie” Baillie Pierson, 67, died in Hebron on Jan. 28. A memorial service will be held at Hebron Community Baptist Church on Saturday, Feb. 10, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Greenpeace, 702 H. St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20001. Arrangements are under the direction of Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main St., South Paris. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.westonchandler.com.

SOUCY – Loretta L., 83, a resident of Auburn, died in Lewiston, Jan. 25. A memorial Mass will be celebrated on FRIDAY at 11 a.m. at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Interment at St. Peter’s Cemetery Mausoleum. At her request, there will not be any visitation. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. Arrangements by the family-owned PINETTE & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, 784-4023.

SOUCY – Ruth E., died Jan. 30. Visitation Friday 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral will be held at St. Louis Church on Saturday at 11 a.m. Committal at St. Peter’s Cemetery. At Ruth’s request, if possible, was for everyone to wear the color red when attending the visitation or the funeral Mass, and if you send flowers, please send red arrangements to celebrate her life. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 217 Turner St., AUBURN, 783-8545. www.dignitymemorial.com or www.thefortingroup.com