LABRANCHE – Richard, 61, died Aug. 26. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Chapel. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. ALBERT & BURPEE FUNERAL HOME.

LACKO – Ruth E. Knightly, 96, of Norway, died in Norway, Aug. 27. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, Sept. 6, at 2 p.m. at Norway Pine Grove Cemetery in South Paris. Arrangements are under the direction of Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main St., South Paris. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.westonchandler.com.

MILLER – Dr. Lester, DMD, a retired Auburn dentist, 96, of 49 Charles St., Lewiston, died unexpectedly Friday, Aug. 29. Prayers will take place Sunday at 11 a.m. at the chapel at Beth Abraham Cemetery followed by graveside prayers where interment will follow in the family lot. Those wishing may make donations in his memory to Temple Shalom Synagogue, 74 Bradman St. Auburn, ME 04210, or to The Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, ME 04210; or to American Red Magen David for Israel, Robert L. Sadoff, M.D., National Chairman, 888 Seventh Ave. Suite 403 New York, NY 10102-0009. A service of The Fortin Group/Teague Funeral Home, 217 Turner St., AUBURN, 783-8545, www.thefortingroup.com.

NURMI – Tom C., 55, of Otisfield, died in Otisfield, Aug. 23. Family and friends are invited to attend a celebration of Tom’s life on Saturday, Sept. 6, at 2 p.m. at the Otisfield Community Center in Otisfield on Route 121. In lieu of flowers, Tom’s wishes were that everyone do something nice for someone else every day and for us to acknowledge that, every day, ordinary people do extraordinary things to make the world a better place. If anyone wishes to donate something, it should be time, volunteering in the community, to others less fortunate and to make sure that the Christmas for Kids programs thrive. Arrangements under the care of Oxford Hills Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Route 26, Oxford. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.oxfordhillsfuneral services.com.

POLLEY – David Allan, 43, died Aug. 28. Visiting hours will be held Sunday, Aug. 31, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Staples Funeral Home, 53 Brunswick Ave., Gardiner, where a service will be held at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Bowdoin.