BECHARD – Germaine A., 83, of Auburn, died in Auburn Jan. 28. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held MONDAY at 11 a.m. at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (Lower Chapel). Committal prayers to follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. Visitation Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at PINETTE & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, ME 784-4023.

CAMPBELL – Guy A., 86, of Norway, died in Harrison, Jan. 25. At the request of Mr. Campbell, there will be no services. 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.

DESJARDINS – Richard L., 59, died Jan. 28. Visitations at Fortin/Lewiston on Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church. Committal St. Peter’s Cemetery. Those wishing may make donations in his memory to St. Dominic Regional High School Alumni/Development Office, 121 Gracelawn Road, Auburn, ME 04210, or a charity of your choice. Online guestbook, tributes and moving memories may be viewed at www.mem.com. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, LEWISTON, 70 Horton St., 784-4584, www.thefortingroup.com.

FLYNN – Michelle D., 48, died Jan. 27. A period of visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31 at Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., AUGUSTA, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Edward Spencer officiating. After cremation, burial will be held at the convenience of the family. Condolences to the family may be expressed via the funeral home website at www.plummerfh.com.

FOUQUETTE – Arthur, 81, died Jan. 28. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 1 p.m. followed by a prayer service at 2 p.m. Interment will be in the spring at Litchfield Plains Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donation may be made in Arthur’s memory to the Hospice House, 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, ME 04210. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.



FOURNIER – Edward “Ted” died Tuesday, Jan. 27, in Rumford. At his request, there will be no calling hours. A memorial service will be held at Maine Veterans’ Cemetery, Civic Center Drive in Augusta on Friday, Jan. 30, at noon. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Jimmy Fund Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445-7226 ATTN: Contribution Services. Arrangements are under the care of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, ME 04276, 364-4366, www.dignitymemorial.com.

HAMANN – Laurier, 66, died Jan. 28. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Holy Family Church. Entombment, St. Peter’s Cemetery Mausoleum. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.



MARTINKUS – Wanda, 94, died Jan. 27. At the request of the deceased, there will be no services. Interment will be in the spring at Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston. Donations may be made in her memory to the charity of your choice. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.

MERRILL – Elizabeth Idella Rand, 77, died Jan. 29. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, at First Parish Church, Brunswick with the Rev. Mary Baard officiating. Memorial contributions to CHANS, Hospice Care, 60 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick, ME 04011. Arrangements are under the care of the Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal St., Brunswick. Condolences can be expressed at www.brackettfuneralhome.com.

McDONALD – Robert K., 85, formerly of 67 Bridge St., Lewiston, died in Lewiston, Jan. 25. Memorial services honoring Robert’s life will be held SATURDAY, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. at the Memorial Chapel of Dillingham & Son, with the Rev. Richard Cullen presiding, concluding with the U.S. Marine Corps Military Honors Detail. Burial will be private at Gracelawn Memorial Park, Auburn. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Bob’s memory may be sent to the American Lung Association of Maine, 122 State St., Augusta, ME 04330 or 1-800-499-5864. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. Friends and family are invited to visit Saturday from noon until the time of service at DILLINGHAM & SON MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 62 Spring St., Auburn, 784-6449.

McINNIS – Mary L., 84, died Jan. 27. Funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Parish of the Holy Savior, (St. Athanasius-St. John Church) Rumford. Interment in spring at St. John Cemetery, Rumford. Calling hours from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday at the MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., Rumford, ME 04276. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 284 Main St., Suite 290, Wilton, ME 04294 in her memory. Email condolences and memories may be shared at [email protected].

O’KANE – J. Bernard, 84, died Jan. 27. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, North Main St., Brewer with a time of fellowship in the parish center immediately afterward. Burial with military honors will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon Road, Augusta. For those who wish, memorial contributions may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Soc., 170 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth, ME 04105, or to the Ronald McDonald House, 654 State St., Bangor, ME 04401. Arrangements by Kiley & Foley Funeral Service, 69 State St., Brewer. Condolences may be offered at kileyandfoley.com.

PULKKINEN – Willard J. Jr., 49, of South Paris, died in Oxford Jan. 28. Family and friends may attend visiting hours on Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. with a memorial service at 3 p.m. at Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main St., South Paris. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make donations to his family, c/o Gail Pulkkinen, 663 Park St., South Paris, ME 04281. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.westonchandler.com.

ROY – Norman R., 80, died jan. 26. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Church. Entombment, St. Peter’s Cemetery Mausoleum. Visitation will be held 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 charity of your choice. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.



VAUGHAN – Dorothy M., 88, of Gray, died in Lewiston Jan. 28. Graveside services will be held in the spring at Moss Side Cemetery in Cumberland. Arrangements are under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home, 24 Shaker Road, Gray.