BREWER – Lora AnnaBelle DeBoard of Perryville, Mo., mother of Lewiston residents. She will rest in state at Young & Sons Chapel on Wednesday, Feb. 27, from 5 to 9 p.m. and on Thursday, Feb. 28, from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. She will then be taken to United Methodist Church for services at 11 a.m. Graveside service Friday noon in Center Hill Cemetery in Mountain View, Mo.
DUFOUR – Florien G., 84, died Feb. 24. Visitations at Fortin/Lewiston on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Those wishing may make donations to the Alzheimer’s Association, 163 Lancaster St., Suite 160B, Portland, ME 04101-2406, or Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box. 819, Lewiston, ME 04240. Tributes may be sent and moving memories viewed at www.mem.com. Committal St. Peter’s Cemetery. A service of the Fortin Group Funeral Home and Cremation Services, LEWISTON, 70 Horton St., 784-4584, www.thefortingroup.com
HARLOW – Rose A., 87, died Feb. 24. Visitation Fortin/Lewiston Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral Friday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Committal will be held in the spring at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to visit www.mem.com to pay tribute to Rose’s life. The family suggests memorial donations be directed in Rose’s name to AHCH Hospice House Fund, Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., P.O. Box 819, Lewiston, ME 04243. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 70 Horton St., LEWISTON, 784-4584, www.thefortingroup.com
HUMASON – Virginia Alice Dodge, 87, died in Waldoboro, Feb. 20. She will be laid to rest with her family, June 6 at the River Road Cemetery, Newcastle, at a time to be announced. Arrangements are entrusted to the Strong Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 612 Main St., Damariscotta.
LAVOIE – Laurette M., 85, of Rumford died Saturday, Feb. 23, in Farmington. There will be no visiting hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, at St. Athanasius-St. John Catholic Church. Spring interment will be in St. John Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 161 Lancaster St., Portland, ME 04101. Relatives and friends may pay tribute to Laurette at www.mem.com. Arrangements are under the care of S.G. THIBAULT FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, ME 04276, 364-4366, www.dignitymemorial.com
MARBLE – Minnie, 98, longtime resident of Dixfield, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, in Rumford. There will be no visiting hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 29, at St. Athanasius-St. John Catholic Church. Spring interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Dixfield. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Rumford Hospital Auxiliary, 420 Franklin St., Rumford, ME 04276. Arrangements are under the care of S.G. THIBAULT FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, ME 04276, 364-4366, www.dignitymemorial.com
McCOWAN – Leslie, 85, died in Waterville, Feb. 21. A private service with military honors will be held for the family at the Central Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery on Feb. 27. A memorial service will be held this summer in the Rangeley Lakes area, date and location to be determined. In lieu of flowers, or fly rods, the family requests that donations be made to the Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust, P.O. Box 249, Oquossoc, ME 04964. Arrangements are under the care of Direct Cremation of Maine, 182 Waldo Ave., Belfast, ME 04915.
MORENCY – Normand R., 77, a resident of Lewiston, died in Lewiston, Feb. 26. A Mass of Christian Burial honoring his life will be held FRIDAY at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Church. Committal St. Peter’s Cemetery followed by military honors. Memorial donations in Normand’s memory may be made to the Holy Cross Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 1540, Lewiston, ME 04241. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. Visitation Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and all are welcome Friday for prayers 1 hour prior to Mass at the PINETTE & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 784-4023.
PALMER – Eileen H., 81, formerly of Jay, died at Farmington, Monday, Feb. 25. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. from the Jay Baptist Church, Smith Avenue, Jay. Follwoing services, all are invited to attend a luncheon in the church undercroft. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Wiles Remembrance Center, 136 High St., Wilton, Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Interment in the spring will be at Jay Hill Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed to the family by e-mailing them to [email protected]. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made to the Jay Baptist Church, 22 Smith Ave., Jay, ME 04239.
RICHARDS – Gilbert G., 75, of Lewiston, died in Auburn, Feb. 24. Services will be held THURSDAY at 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be private. Memorial visitation Thursday from 7 p.m. one hour prior to service. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory to the Hospice House of Androscoggin, 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, ME 04210. Arrangements by PINETTE & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway Lewiston, ME 04240 784-4023.
SCHOEN – Peter, 64, of Lewiston, died in Lewiston, Feb. 22. Memorial service FRIDAY 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial visitation on Friday at 11 a.m. prior to service. Burial will be private. Arrangements by PINETTE & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, ME 04240. 784-4023.
THIBODEAU – Luetta M., 90, of Roxbury, died Feb. 24 in Rumford. There will be no visiting hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 1 at St. Athanasius-St. John Catholic Church. Spring interment will be in St. John Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., P.O. Box 819, Lewiston, ME 04243-0819. Arrangements are under the care of S.G. THIBAULT FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, ME 04276, 364-4366, www.dignitymemorial.com
TRUMAN – Margaret “Peggy,” 59, of Otisfield, died in Otisfield, Feb. 24. A visitation for family and friends will be held on Friday, Feb. 29, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Oxford Hills Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Route 26, Oxford. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 1, at 1 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of South Paris, with the Rev. Donald Mayberry officiating. In lieu of flowers, because her time with her beloved granddaughter Skyler was so brief, it is Peggy’s wish that donations be made in her memory to a college trust fund for her grandchildren. Please send all donations to College America and send them to the following address: Northeast Bank, Att. Matthew Delamater, 235 Main St., South Paris, ME 04281 743-8168. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.oxfordhillsfuneralservices.com
WHITNEY – Clifford L., 77, died Feb. 25. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 29, at Brookings-Smith, 133 Center St., Bangor, where funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 1, with the Rev. Thomas Lequin, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, officiating. Interment will be at Mt. Pleasant Catholic Cemetery, Bangor. The family invites relatives and friends to share conversation and refreshments at the Brookings-Smith Family Center, 163 Center St., Bangor, immediately after the interment. Gifts in his memory may be sent to the Marine Corps League, Bangor Det. 1151, 106 Rooks Road, Eddington, ME 04428. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.BrookingsSmith.com
WOOLF – Elaine. Services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Temple Shalom Synagogue in Auburn, followed by interment at Beth Jacob Cemetery. The family requests contributions in her memory to the Jewish Residential Group Home, 4975 Leval Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33415. ALBERT & BURPEE FUNERAL HOME.
ZAMARCHE – Jeannette, 88, died Feb. 25. At the request of the family, there will be no visitations. Funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church. Committal will be held in the spring at Mt. Hope Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Shriner’s Hospital for Children Office of Development, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 70 Horton St., LEWISTON, 784-4584, www.thefortingroup.com
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