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AUSTIN – Mary Ellen, 71, of Auburn, died in Lewiston, Sept. 8. Memorial services will be private. Condolences may be expressed online at www.FuneralAlternatives.net. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives LLC, 25 Tampa St., Lewiston.

ESTABROOK – Donald J., 72, died in Auburn Sept. 10. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. at the
GUY B. DOSTIE FUNERAL HOME, 101 Pine St., Lewiston. Committal and interment with military honors will follow in Broadview Cemetery, Lewiston. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m., 782-8221.

GOSS – Harold J. Sr., 98, of Poland, died in Poland Sept. 10. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m. at the Pleasant Street Baptist Church in Mechanic Falls with interment to follow at Highland Cemetery in West Poland, and the reception afterwards to be announced. Visiting hours will be held at Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 26 West Dwinal Street, Mechanic Falls on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Pleasant Street Baptist Church. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.westonchandler.com

GOUIN – Joyce Grover, 76, of Norway, died in Norway Sept. 9. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church in Norway with the Rev. Bill Wildman officiating. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery in East Stoneham. Family and friends may attend visitation on Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 230 Main St., Norway. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.westonchandler.com

GROVER – Mary Read, 86, died in Boothbay Harbor Sept. 9. There will be no visiting hours. A celebration of her life will be on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 1 p.m. in the East Stoneham Congregational Church with a gathering of friends and family immediately following at A.J.’s Restaurant in Stoneham. Burial will be private at the Hillside Cemetery in East Stoneham. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be sent to the East Stoneham Congregational Church, P.O. Box 24, Stoneham, ME 04231. Arrangements are under the direction of Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 230 Main St., Norway. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.westonchandler.com

JEAN – Therese L., 88, a resident of Lewiston, died in Lewiston Friday, Sept. 7. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on
Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Entombment will follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery Mausoleum. Those wishing may make donations in Therese’s memory to the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, 27 Bartlett St., Lewiston, ME 04240; or to St. Martins de Porres, 23 Bartlett St., Lewiston, ME 04240. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 9 a.m. till the time of service at the family-owned Pinette & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, 784-4023.

LITTLEFIELD – Hazel Day, 82, of New Gloucester, died in Lewiston, Sept. 6. A celebration of her life will be held at Wilson Funeral Home, 24 Shaker Road, Gray, on Sunday, Sept. 16, from 3 to 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, National Maine Chapter, 77 Preble St., Portland, ME 04101.

RIORDAN – Sally O., 47, of China, died in Boston, Mass., Sept. 8. Friends who wish may make memorial donations to the American Cancer Society, One Main St., Suite 300, Topsham, ME, 04086-1240. Visitation will be held at the China Lake Conference Center in the Sukeforth New Life Center, China Neck Road, China, on Friday, Sept. 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. A celebration of Sally’s life will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15, at China Lake Conference Center, with the Rev. Charles Hibbard officiating. Directions to the conference center can be found at www.chinalake.net. Burial is to immediately follow the service at Chadwick Hill Cemetery, Route 32, South China. A gathering of family and friends at the China Primary School follows the ceremony. Arrangements are under the care of Plummer Funeral Home, 983 Ridge Road, Route 32,
Windsor.

RODRIGUE – Mariette F., 83, died Sept. 9. Visitation at Fortin/Auburn on Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Holy Family Church. Committal to follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 217 Turner St.,
AUBURN, 783-8545, www.thefortingroup.com

ROWE – Charles Ora “Buddy,” 76, of Oxford, died in Norway, Sept. 9. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 2 p.m. at Norway Pine Grove Cemetery in South Paris. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in Bud’s memory be made to the Tom Rowe Music Scholarship, Edward Little High Scholarship Fund, Edward Little High School, 77 Harris St., Auburn ME 04210. Arrangements are under the direction of Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 230 Main St., Norway. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.westonchandler.com

SAFFELLE – Pauline Janelle, formerly of Lewiston, died in Waldorf, Md., Sept. 10. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., with prayers at 7 p.m. at the Arehart-Echols Funeral Home, 211 St. Mary’s Ave., LaPlata, MD 20646. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 11 a.m. at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Bryantown, Md. Interment to follow at Sunset Memorial Park, Fredericksburg, Va. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216.

SPENCE – Baby Cody William, died Sept. 7. Friends are invited to call on THURSDAY at 1 p.m. prior to 2 p.m. prayer service at the Pinette & Lynch Funeral Home. Donations preferred to the Colby Fund, c/o Sisters of Charity Health System Attn: Foundation Office, P.O. Box 7291, Lewiston, ME 04243, in memory of our little angel. Burial to follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery graveside service with Deacon Denis Mailhot officiating. Arrangements by PINETTE & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, ME 04240, 784-4023.

SWAIN – Harold S., 78, a resident of Auburn, formerly of Farmington, died in Lewiston, Sept. 8. Funeral services will be held on
WEDNESDAY at 9:30 a.m. at the Riverside Drive Baptist Church, Auburn with the Rev. Brian Demers officiating. Burial to follow with military honors at the Maine Veterans’ Cemetery, Mount Vernon Road, Augusta. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. Visitation on Tuesday 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.

THEBERGE – Harold M. died Sept. 10. Visitation at Fortin/Auburn on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral at St. Philip’s Church on Thursday at 9 a.m. Committal to follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Tributes may be sent to the family by visiting www.mem.com. Those wishing may make donations in his memory to Alzheimer’s Association Maine Chapter, 163 Lancaster St., Suite 160B, Portland, ME 04101. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 217 Turner St.,
AUBURN, 783-8545, www. thefortingroup.com

VINCENT – Scott T., 42, of Mexico, formerly of Lewiston, died in Mexico Sept. 8. Visitation will be held on
THURSDAY from 4 to 8 p.m. at Pinette & Lynch Funeral Home. Burial will be held at a later date at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Online condolences may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. Arrangements by PINETTE & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, ME 04240, 784-4023.

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