CUSHMAN – Joseph H.A., 74, of Hartford and formerly of Hebron, died July 27. At Joe’s request, there will be no funeral services. A private service will be held at a later date.

GROSS – Ralph E. Sr., 87, died Aug. 19. Friends are invited to call 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Jordan-Fernald, 141 South St., Blue Hill, where masonic services will be held at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 22, at Penobscot United Methodist Church. Family and friends are requested to make contributions in Ralph’s memory to Hospice of Hancock County, 14 McKenzie Ave., Ellsworth, ME 04605. Condolences may be expressed online at www.jordanfernald.com

JONES – Earline J., 58, of Harpswell, died Aug. 16. A private gathering to celebrate Earline’s life will be held at the convenience of the family at a later date. Those wishing may make donations in her memory to Sam & Jennie Bennett Breast Care Center, Attn: Kathy Yarney, 12 High St., Suite 103, Lewiston, ME 04240, or the Breast Cancer Research Foundation at 60 E. 56th St., 8th floor, New York, NY 10022. Family and friends are invited to visit www.mem.com to pay tribute to Earline’s life. A service of CROSMAN FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE, 40 Main St., Lisbon Falls, ME 04252, 353-4951, www.crosmanfuneralhome.com.

MacWHINNIE – Ruby May, 94, of Litchfield, died Aug. 19 in Lewiston. Visiting hours will be 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 23, with an Eastern Star Memorial Service at 6:30 p.m. at Kincer Funeral Home. A funeral service will take place on Friday, Aug. 24, at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the family plot in the Litchfield Plains Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed at www.kincerfuneralhome. com Arrangements are under the care of Kincer Funeral Home, 130 Pleasant St., Richmond, ME 04357.



McCARTHY – Hilda J., of Lisbon Falls, died Aug. 19 in Lewiston. There will be a graveside service at Highland Cemetery, Route 136, Durham, at 2 p.m. on Thursday.

OSGOOD – Gertrude S., 98, of Auburn died Aug. 19. A private graveside service will be held at Mt. Auburn Cemetery at a later date and at the convenience of the family. Donations may be made in Gertrude’s memory to the Auburn Public Library Children’s Room, Auburn, ME 04210. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. There will not be any visitation. Arrangements by the family-owned Dillingham & Son Memorial Chapel, 62 Spring St., Auburn, 784-6449.

ROUX – Yvette L., 81, of Lewiston, died Aug. 19. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on WEDNESDAY at 11 a.m. at Holy Family Church. Interment in the family lot at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the family-owned PINETTE & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, 784-4023. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com

SMITH – Doris F., 87, of Auburn, died Aug. 19. Memorial services will be private. Donations may be made in Doris’s name to the Hospice House, 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, ME 04210. Arrangements by Funeral Alternatives LLC, 25 Tampa St., Lewiston.

SMITH – Lt. Jerry R., 26, of Greenville, died Aug. 15. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 11:01 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Greenville, with the Rev. Richard Malo presiding. Graveside services with military honors will be conducted after the Mass at the family lot in the Greenville Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of the Lary Funeral Home, Dover-Foxcroft, where messages of condolence and memories may be left at www.laryfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that donations be made to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Alumni Foundation, Babson Center, King’s Point, NY 11024-1699 in memory of Lt. Jerry Smith.