BRIGHAM – Roger Jackson, 102, died Aug. 4. A memorial service to celebrate his long and wonderful life will take place in early fall, his favorite season of the year. Arrangements by Andrews Funeral Home, 64 Andrews Road, South Woodstock.

CARON – Rene V., 81, of Lewiston, died Saturday, Aug. 4. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Church. Interment in St. Peter’s Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the GUY B. DOSTIE FUNERAL HOME, 101 Pine St., Lewiston. Donations may be made in Rene’s name to the Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice House, P.O. Box 819, Lewiston, ME 04243-9800.

Damon – Ethel M., 95, of Norway, died in South Paris, Saturday, Aug. 4. A memorial graveside service will be held on Sunday, Aug. 12, at 1 p.m. in the Finnish Cemetery on Route 117 in Harrison, with the Rev. Donald Mayberry officiating. Donations in Ethel’s memory can be made to the Maine Veterans’ Home Activity Fund, High Street, South Paris, ME 04281. Arrangements are under the direction of Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 230 Main St., Norway. Online condolences can be made to the family at www.westonchandler.com

DUNCAN – Margaret L. 98, died Aug. 8. Funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday noon. Committal at Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston. A service of The Fortin Group/Teague Funeral Home and Cremation Services, AUBURN, 217 Turner St., 783-8545, ww.thefortingroup.com

FOSTER – Merriman Collins, 77, died July 31. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at the Thornton Heights United Methodist Church, 100 Westbrook St., South Portland, on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Maine chapter of the Alzheimer’s Foundation.

GOWELL – Earl B., 82, a resident of Lake St., Auburn, died in Auburn, Aug. 3. A Mass of Christian Burial honoring his life will be held on WEDNESDAY at 9 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church. Graveside committal prayers to follow at Mt. Auburn Cemetery with military honors. Visitation on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the family-owned DILLINGHAM & SON MEMORIAL CHAPEL & TRIBUTE CENTER, 62 Spring St., Auburn, 784-6449. Memorial donations may be made in Earl’s memory to either the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Gift of Memory, c/o Office of Development, 330 Brookline Avenue (BR) Boston, MA 02215, or to the St. Joseph’s Church Charity Fund, 27 Bartlett St., Lewiston, ME 04240. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com

GUIDOTTE – Irene C., 71, died Aug. 6. Visitation Fortin / Auburn on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral at St. Joseph’s Church on Thursday at 11 a.m. Committal at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Tributes maybe sent and moving memories viewed at www.mem.com. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 217 Turner St., AUBURN, ME 04240, 783-8545, www.thefortingroup.com

JOHNSON – Elspet G., 99, of Wilton, died in Farmington, Aug. 4. Graveside funeral services will be held on Saturday, Aug. 11, at 10 a.m. at Lakeview Cemetery in Wilton. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Wiles Remembrance Center, 136 High St., Wilton on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Wilton Free Public Library, P.O. Box 454, Wilton, ME 04294. Words of condolences may be sent to [email protected].

LEAVITT – Carole L., 65, died Aug. 5. Visitation Fortin /Lewiston on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral on Thursday at the funeral home at 10 a.m. The committal to follow at Gracelawn Memorial Park. Family and friends are invited to visit www.mem.com to pay tribute to Carole’s life. Those wishing to make donations in her memory may do so to The National Kidney Foundation of Maine, 630 Congress St.., P.O. Box 1134, Portland, ME 04104-1134. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 70 Horton St., LEWISTON, 784-4584, www.thefortingroup.com

MASON – Carolyn, 85, died Aug. 5. Graveside services will be held at Fairview Cemetery in Farmington on Friday, Aug. 10, at 11 a.m. If desired, donations may be made in Carolyn’s memory to the Farmington Falls Union Baptist Church Furnace Fund, c/o Joanne Karkos, P.O. Box 16, Farmington Falls, ME 04940; or the charity of one’s choice. Arrangements under the direction of Adams~McFarlane Funeral & Cremation Services, 108 Court St., Farmington.

Orre – Robert S., 83, of Sout Paris, formerly of Norway, died in Lewiston, Saturday, Aug. 4. A memorial service will be held on Thursday at 10 a.m., in the Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 230 Main St., Norway. Interment will immediately follow at the Pikes Hill Cemetery in Norway with Military Honors. Donations in memory can be made to the American Heart Assoc., PO Box 346, Augusta, ME 04330. Online condolences can be made to the family at www.westonchandler.com

ROBINSON – Merle Freeman Sr., 92, died in Mebane, N.C., on Aug. 5. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory, to the Hospice and Palliative Care Center of Alamance/Caswell Counties of North Carolina, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215. Services are pending at a later date in Maine.

SHINK – Dillan James, 12, of East Wilton, died at Lewiston, Friday, Aug. 3. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at the Wiles Remembrance Center, 308 Franklin Road, Jay. Relatives and friends are invited to call one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Lakeview Cemetery, Wilton. Words of condolences may be sent to [email protected].

WHITTIER – Roland G., 75, of Norway, died in Lewiston Aug. 5. Family and friends may attend a time of visitation on Wednesday, Aug. 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. followed by a funeral service at 1 p.m. at Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 230 Main St., Norway. Interment will be at Gracelawn Memorial Park in Auburn at a later date. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.westonchandler.com