BISSON – Marcel B., 41, died March 31. Funeral Holy Cross Church Saturday at 10 a.m. Committal St. Peter’s Cemetery. Tributes may be sent and moving memories viewed at www.mem.com. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 70 Horton St., LEWISTON, 784-4584, www.thefortingroup.com

BOUTIN – Jean D., 92, died April 2. Visitations at Fortin/Lewiston on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Monday at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Church. Committal with military honors at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Those wishing may make donations in his memory to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 819, Lewiston, ME 04243-0819. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home and Cremation Services, LEWISTON, 70 Horton St., 784-4584, www.thefortingroup.com

BURGESS – Ronald C., 82, of Leeds, died April 3, in Lewiston. Funeral services will be held at First Assembly of God Church, TODAY at 1 p.m. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. The Rev. Donald Cougle will be officiating. Burial will be later the spring at Valley Cemetery, Greene. In Ronald’s memory, donations may be made to the First Assembly of God Church, Children’s Church Ministry, 70 Hogan Road, Lewiston, ME 04240. Arrangements by Funeral Alternatives Group, Lewiston.

CARON – Eugene N. Jr., 64, a resident of Poland, died in Lewiston Friday, April 4. A memorial service honoring Eugene’s life will be held MONDAY at 11 a.m. at the Pinette & Lynch Funeral Home with the Rev. Allen Austin officiating. Burial will be private at St. Peter’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Eugene’s memory to the Hospice House of Androscoggin, 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, ME 04210. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. A memorial gathering will be held Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the family-owned PINETTE & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, 784-4023.

CARON – Ruth A., 83, a resident of Lewiston, died in Lewiston, April 3. A memorial service honoring Ruth’s life will be held on MONDAY at 11 a.m. at Gracelawn Memorial Park, with Ronald Ainaire officiating. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. There will not be any visitation. Arrangements by the family-owned PINETTE & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston 784-4023.

GOODINE – Helen E., 97, died April 3. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., Rumford. Interment in the spring will be in the Farrington Morton Cemetery, Mexico. Friends are invited to call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Sunday. Those who desire, may contribute to Med Care Ambulance, 119 Main St., Mexico, ME 04257 in her memory. E-mail condolences and shared memories may be expressed at [email protected].

HINSE – Fernande R., 89, died April 2. Funeral Holy Family Church Saturday at 11 a.m. Committal St. Peter’s Cemetery. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 217 Turner St., AUBURN, ME 04210, 783-8545.

HOLT – Rita Mary, 78, formerly of Rumford, died in Portland, March 23. In honor and respect of Rita’s wishes, there were to be no visiting hours or traditional funeral. A Christian celebration of her life will be held on Sunday, Aug. 3, at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, Rumford. Gifts in memory of Rita M. Holt may be directed to the following organizations: Att: Legal Services For The Elderly, 5 Wabon St., Augusta, ME 04338, Southern Maine Agency On Aging “Meals On Wheels”, 136 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, ME 04074, or your local “Meals On Wheels” Chapter Tenants Association, 100 State St., Portland, ME 04101. Cremation and burial is under the direction of Blais and Hay Funeral Home, Westbrook.

LEBLOND – Muriel S., 80, died in Waterville March 31. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial (Old) Cemetery Chapel. Arrangements by the GUY B DOSTIE FUNERAL HOME. 782-8221.

ROGERS – William J. died April 2. Visitation Fortin/Auburn Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral at St. Patrick’s Church on Monday at 11 a.m., Bates Street, Lewiston. American Legion service Sunday at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial Mt. Auburn Cemetery later this spring. Those wishing may make donations in Bill’s memory to American Legion Legacy Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 900, Waterville, ME 04903. Tributes may be sent and moving memories viewed at www.mem.com. A service of The Fortin Group Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 217 Turner St., AUBURN, 04240, 783-8545, www.thefortingroup.com

VARLE – Lorraine, 59, died April 3. Services will be held Monday at 9 a.m. at Holy Family Church. Interment, St. Peter’s Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Donations may be made in Lorraine’s memory to the Hospice House, 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, ME 04210. ALBERT & BURPEE FUNERAL HOME.

VENTRESCA – Mary Ellen, 91, of Norway, died in Portland April 3. There will be a memorial service on Sunday, April 6, at 1 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in South Paris. Donations in her memory can be made to Responsible Pet Care, 132 Waterford Road, Norway, ME 04268. 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

WILLETTE – Carolyn M., 74, of Lewiston passed away April 3, in Auburn. Graveside services will be held on May 17, at 11 a.m. in Mt. Hope Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Carolyn’s name to the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. Arrangements by the GUY B. DOSTIE FUNERAL HOME, 101 Pine St., Lewiston, 782-8221.