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BERWICK – Dr. Martin A., 66, of Casco, died in Lewiston, March 30. The family will receive guests at Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Road, Casco, on Thursday, April 3, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. He will be buried with his wife at Saint Bernard’s Cemetery in Concord, Mass., Friday, April 4, at 11 a.m. Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to the Songo Garden Club of Naples, care of Pat Blake, 28 Powhatan Road, Otisfield, ME 04270.

COWLES – Geraldine Frances, 84, formerly of Lewiston, died in Avon Park, Fla., March 31. A memorial service will be set for some time in May. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bethany Baptist Church. Cremation arrangements entrusted to the Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home.

DAVIS – Theodore W. “Ted” Davis, 92, died April 1. Graveside services in the spring will be conducted at the Sunnyside Cemetery, Rumford. Arrangements are under the care of the
MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., Rumford, ME 04276. E-mail condolences and memories may be shared at [email protected].

FITZGERALD – J. Edward Jr., 71, died March 29. A memorial service will be in Rangeley this summer, at a date to be announced. Inurnment will be at a later date in Attleboro, Mass. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 1701 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311, or The Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum, c/o Donald Palmer, P.O. Box 740, Rangeley, ME 04970. To send condolences visit www.farleyfuneralhome.com. Farley Funeral Home, Venice, Fla., is in charge of arrangements.

HERRICK – Arthur Adna, 94, of Oxford, died in South Paris, March 31. There will be a graveside service in the spring at the Fore Street Cemetery in Oxford. At the request of Arthur, there will be no calling hours. Chris Weston, director of Oxford Hills Funeral Services, located on Route 26 (at the former Pumpkin Farm) is assisting the family with the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Landscape Project at Market Square Health Care Center, ATTN: Philip DuBois, 3 Market Square, South Paris, ME 04281.

HIGGINS – Richard Denison, 85, of South Paris, died in South Paris, March 31. A memorial service will be held later in the spring. Interment will be at Harrison Village Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main St., South Paris. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.westonchandler.com

JOHNSON – Brian R., 26, died March 29. Visitation Fortin/Auburn Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral Friday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Tributes may be sent and moving memories viewed at www.mem.com. Those wishing may make donations in Brian’s memory to Advocates for Children. A service of The Fortin Group Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 217 Turner St.,
AUBURN, ME 04240, 783-8545, www.thefortingroup.com

KRIEGER – Karl D., 69, of Carrabassett, died in Carrabassett, March 29. At Karl’s request, there will be no services. Gifts may be given in his memory to the Stratton Food Pantry, Stratton Town Office, P.O. Box 350, Stratton, ME 04982 Att.: Florence Caldwell. Online condolences may be sent to his family at [email protected]. Cremation services are in the care of the Wiles Remembrance Center: Cremation Service and Funeral Home,
137 Farmington Falls Road, Routes 2 and 27, Farmington.

MACDONALD – Archie Jr., 70, of Oxford died Monday, March 31, in South Paris. Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial service on Saturday, April 5, at 2 p.m. at Oxford Hills Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Route 26, Oxford, ME 04270. In lieu of flowers, donations in Archie’s memory may be sent to the Oxford Rescue, 701 Main St., Oxford, ME 04270. Interment will be in the High Street Cemetery in Bridgton in the spring. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.oxfordhillsfuneral services.com

MacDONALD – John H., 69, died Sunday, March 30, at a Brunswick hospital. Friends may visit from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, at the Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal St., Brunswick. A funeral Mass will follow at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John the Baptist Church, McKeen Street, Brunswick. Condolences may be expressed at www.brackettfuneralhome.com. Memorial contributions may be made to CHANS, 60 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick, ME 04011-3218, or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

O’LEARY – Timothy, 58, of Byron, died in Portland, March 31. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the
MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., Rumford. Interment in the spring will be at the Demeritt Cemetery, Peru. Friends are invited to call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Thursday. E-mail condolences may be sent to [email protected].

REED – Elizabeth B., 95, of Farmington, died in Farmington, March 31. Family and friends are invited to attend a public memorial service on Saturday, April 5, at 2 p.m. at Old South Congregational Church, Main Street, Farmington. After services, a family reception, hosted by the Parish Hospitality Committee, will be held in the church vestry. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to either the Franklin Memorial Hospital, 111 Franklin Health Commons, Farmington, ME 04938, or to the Franklin County Animal Shelter, 550 Industry Road, Farmington, ME 04938. Spring committal services will be held at Riverside Cemetery, Farmington. Online condolences may be sent to her family at [email protected]. Service arrangements are in the care of the Wiles Remembrance Center: Cremation Service and Funeral Home, 137 Farmington Falls Road, Routes 2 and 27, Farmington.



STONE – Jessie McKechnie, died in Nottingham, Pa., March 22. Visitation is at Oxford Hills Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Route 26, Oxford, Thursday, April 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial service will be held at the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church on Rayville Road in Otisfield on Friday, April 4, at 2 p.m. A reception will follow the service at the family farm on Stonehirst Road in Otisfield. The family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, memorial gifts be made to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) at 1-800-628-0028. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.oxfordhillsfuneral services.com

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