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BILIER – Joseph, 81, died April 30. Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church in Auburn. Interment, Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Augusta. No visitation. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., P.O. Box 819, Lewiston, ME 04243-0819, or online at www.ahch.org. ALBERT & BURPEE FUNERAL HOME.



BOUTIN – Roland died May 1. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Holy Family Church. Interment, St. Peter’s Cemetery. No visitation. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the American Diabetes Association, 80 Elm St., Portland, ME 04101.
ALBERT & BURPEE FUNERAL HOME.



BROWN – John A. Sr., 89, of New Gloucester, died May 3. Visiting hours will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Lindquist Funeral Home, 1 Mayberry Lane, Yarmouth. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Philip Shearman officiating. Interment will follow in West Cumberland Methodist Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Hooked on Fishing – Not on Drugs Program, c/o Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 284 State St., SHS 41 Augusta, ME 04333-0041 in John Alexander Brown Sr.’s memory. Those who wish may share their thoughts, condolences or memories of Mr. Brown by visiting Mr. Brown’s tribute at www.mem.com.

COLBY – Randall S., 52, of Auburn, died May 3. Family and friends are invited to attend a graveside service at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Riverside Annex Cemetery, South Paris. Arrangements under the direction of Oxford Hills Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Route 26, Oxford. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.oxfordhillsfuneral services.com.

LINDBERG – Charles E. “Buddy,” 75, of Farmington, died at Portland on May 3. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wiles Funeral Home, Cremation Service & Remembrance Center,
137 Farmington Falls Road, Rte. 2 & 27, Farmington, with the Rev. John Tolman officiating. Family and friends are invited to call at the funeral home at 1 p.m. until the time of the service. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery, Farmington. Words of condolence may be sent to wilesfuneralhomes@ verizon.net.

MARTIN – Jeannette D., 88, of Winthrop, died May 1. Visitation from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Fortin/
LEWISTON. Funeral at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Church. Committal at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Those wishing may make donations in Mrs. Martin’s memory to Alzheimer’s Association, The Maine Chapter, 163 Lancaster St., Suite 160B, Portland, ME 04101-2406. A service of Fortin Group Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 70 Horton St., LEWISTON, 784-4584, www.thefortingroup.com.

PRATT – Joan L., 73, of South Paris, died May 2 in Norway. Family and friends are invited to attend visitation from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the First Congregational Church, South Paris, followed by a service at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Donald Mayberry officiating. Interment at Riverside Annex, South Paris. In lieu of flowers, donations in Joan’s memory may be sent to the American Lung Association of Maine, 122 State St., Augusta, ME 04330, or to the First Congregational Church, 17 East Main St., South Paris, ME 04281, or to the charity of your choice. Arrangements by Oxford Hills Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Rte 26, Oxford. Online condolences may be expressed at www.oxfordhillsfuneralservics.com.

ROY – Leo, 88, of Lewiston, died May 2. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Church. Interment at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m Monday.
ALBERT & BURPEE FUNERAL HOME.

SMITH – Chelsea E., of Fayette, died May 3 in Fayette. Private graveside services will be for the family only. Visiting hours from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at BRAGDON-FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 707 Main St., Monmouth. Interment at East Monmouth Cemetery. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.finleyfuneral home.com.

STAPLES – Birtha Goldie Staples, 102, of Atkinson, formerly of Farmington, died Jan. 2, 2008. Graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, May 5, at Fairview Cemetery in Farmington.

ST. PIERRE – E. Philip, 86, of Lewiston, died May 1. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Mass at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick’s Church, Bates Street, Lewiston. Committal with military honors to follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice Foundation, 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, ME 04210. A service of Fortin Group Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
LEWISTON, 784-4584, www.thefortingroup.com.

WALKER – Maurice W., 80, of Lewiston, died April 29 in Port Richey, Fla. Friends may visit from 2 to 4 and 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal St., Brunswick. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Chris Curry, pastor of the Brunswick Church of the Nazarene officiating. Interment will be in Bay View Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Gideon’s International, P.O. Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214-0800.

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