AUSTIN – Helen, 84, of Chelsea, died in Augusta, Feb. 17. There are no public visiting hours scheduled. A private graveside service will be held in the spring. Memorial donations may be made to: Kennebec Valley Humane Society, 10 Pet Haven Lane, Augusta, ME 04330. Arrangements are under the care of Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta. Condolences to the family may be expressed via the funeral home web site at www.plummerfh.com

BRIGGS – Frank L., 79, of Wilton, died at Farmington on Feb. 19. Public memorial services will be held on Friday, Feb. 23, at 11 a.m. at Old South Congregational Church, Main Street, Farmington, with the Rev. C. Scott Planting of the Fairbanks Union Church officiating. Family committal services will be held in the springtime at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon Annex, Augusta. After services, all are welcome to attend a family reception in the church vestry. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be given in his memory to the Frank L. Briggs Continuing Education Memorial Fund ~ Sandy River Nursing Care Center, 119 Livermore Falls Road, Farmington, ME 04938. Online condolences may be sent to [email protected]. Arrangements are in the care of the Wiles Remembrance Center, Cremation Service and Funeral Home, 137 Farmington Falls Road, Routes 2 and 27, Farmington.



Caouette-Moore – Pauline died on Feb. 18. Visitation Fortin/Auburn on Wednesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral on Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Philips Church. Committal St. Peter’s Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to visit www.mem.com to pay tribute to Pauline’s life. Those wishing to make donations in her memory may do so the MDA – ALS Foundation Sebago Commons, 39 Mechanic St., Westbrook, ME 04092; or Community Little Theater, P.O. Box 262, Auburn, ME 04212. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 217 Turner St., AUBURN, 783-8545, www.thefortingroup.com

DuPAUL – Reba G., 92, died in Hopkinton, N.H., on Feb 19. Funeral services will be conducted at the convenience of family. Interment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Dixfield. Arrangements are under the direction of the MEADER AND SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., Rumford. Online condolences and shared memories may be expressed at [email protected].

GRAVEL – Francoise, 75, died on Feb. 19. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church. Interment, St. Peter’s Cemetery. No visitation. Donations may be made in her memory to the charity of your choice. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.

HARLOW – Robert E., 72, died in Lewiston, on Feb 18. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, at the MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., Rumford. Interment in the spring will be in the Farrington Morton Cemetery, Mexico. Friends are invited to call at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Those who desire may contribute to the Mexico Historical society c/o Dot Bernard, 464 South Rumford Road, Rumford, ME, 04276, or to the Dixfield Senior Citizens Club, c/o Lawrence Kerr, 18 Bucknum St, Mexico, ME, 04257 in his memory. Online condolences and shared memories may be expressed at [email protected].

LANG – Dorothy E., 73, died in Norway, Feb. 20. Services will be held in the spring. Interment will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Andover. Those who desire may contribute to the Andover Congregational Church, P.O. Box 249, Andover, ME 04216 in her 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]

LORD – Barbara K., 81, of Conway, N.H., formerly of Auburn, died in Rochdale, Mass., Feb. 10. A graveside service will be held in the Conway Village Cemetery in Conway, N.H., later in the spring. The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements.

MAURO – Deborah Kay, 57, of Auburn, died Thursday, Feb. 15, in Auburn. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m., with a prayer service at 6 p.m. 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 04101. Arrangements by Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.

MOCKLER – R. Louise, 72, died on Feb. 17. A funeral service will be held at Crosman Funeral Home on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 10:30 a.m.. Committal will take place in the spring at West Bowdoin Cemetery. A service of Crosman Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 40 Main St., Lisbon Falls, ME 04252, 353-4951, www.crosmanfuneral home.com

Nadeau – Robert J., 90, of Lewiston, died in Lewiston Feb. 19. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday at 1 p.m. at Holy Family Church. Interment in the family lot at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Online condolences may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the family-owned Pinette & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, 784-4023.

RILEY – Teresa I., 83, died on Feb. 17. Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at St. Athanasius-St. John Church, Rumford. Interment at Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Civic Center Road, Augusta. Calling hours from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, at the MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., Rumford, ME 04276. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to the friends of the Rumford Public Library, 58 Rumford Ave., Rumford, ME 04276 in her memory. Online condolences and memories may be shared at [email protected].

Rivard – Cecile J., 83, died on Feb. 19. At the request of the family there will be no visitation. Funeral will be on Thursday at 11 a.m. at Holy Trinity Church. Committal will be at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Offering for masses in her memory will be appreciated. A service of the Fortin Group Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, 784-4584, www.thefortingroup.com

Schieferstein – Doris P., 87, of Harrison died in Norway on Feb. 18. Family and friends may attend visiting hours on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. with a funeral service at 8 p.m. at Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 230 Main St., Norway. Graveside services will be held in the spring at Harrison Village Cemetery in Harrison. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Stephens Memorial Hospital, or a charity of your choice. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.westonchandler.com

Seeley – Dorothy J., 66, of Auburn, died on Feb. 19. Funeral services will be held Friday, Feb. 23, at 6 p.m., at Fortin Funeral Group, in Auburn. Visiting hours will be at the funeral home, on Friday, Feb. 23, from 4 to 6 p.m. She was an organ donor, and an eternal self-giver, and on her behalf, the family wishes to honor her and set up a scholarship in her name. The care she was given over her life by so many was greatly appreciated, and she wished to give something back, so for those wishing to make memorial contributions, you may do so in her memory to Greg Seeley, for the DJS Education Fund, 18 Hummingbird Hill Greene, ME 04236. Tributes may be sent and moving memories viewed at www.mem.com www.thefortingroup.com

WHITTINGHAM – Leo, 85, died on Feb. 17. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church. Interment in the spring, Mt. Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. If preferred, donations may be made to the ALS Association, Northern New England Chapter, The Concord Center, 10 Ferry St., Suite 438, Box 314, Concord, NH 03301. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.