BLANCHARD – Florence M., 83, of Peru, died March 11, in Lewiston. Memorial visiting hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, at SG Thibault Funeral Home. Visitation by the Daughters of Isabella will be at 6:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 16, at Parish of the Holy Savior. If so desired, contributions in her memory may be made to the Oncology Unit Rumford Hospital, 420 Franklin St., Rumford, ME 04276. Spring interment will be in the Maine Veterans’ Cemetery, Augusta. Relatives and friends may pay tribute to Florence at www.mem.com. Arrangements are under the care of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, ME 04276, 364-4366, www.dignitymemorial.com.

BOLESTA – Flora Spencer, 94, a resident of Auburn, died in Auburn, March 12. Funeral services honoring Flora’s life will be celebrated SATURDAY at 2 p.m. from the Memorial Chapel of Dillingham & Son with the Rev. David Clark presiding. Burial with committal prayers will be held later in the spring at Gracelawn Memorial Park. Memorial donations in Flora’s memory may be made to the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. Family and friends are invited to visit beginning at 1 p.m. until the time of services at DILLINGHAM &SON MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 62 Spring St., Auburn, 784-6449.

BREWSTER – Ruth K., 92, died March 11. Inurnment for Mrs. Brewster and her husband, Wendell will take place in Maine on a later date. Friends who wish may send memorial donations to the Hospice of Citrus County, P.O. Box 641270, Beverly Hills, FL 34464. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.HooperFuneralHome.com. Arrangements by the Beverly Hills Chapel of Hooper Funeral Homes.

CARON – Evelina A., 92, of Livermore Falls, died in Farmington, Thursday, March 12. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Rose of Lima Church in Jay. Visiting hours Friday from 3 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. at FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls, ME 04254. Spring interment at Holy Cross Cemetery in Livermore Falls. Daughters of Isabella will meet at the funeral home at 6:30 p.m. Messages of condolence may be sent to www.finleyfuneralhome.com.

CLOUTIER – Gertrude E., 87, died March 9. Visitation Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Holy Family Church Saturday at 9 a.m. Committal St. Peter’s Cemetery. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Service, 70 Horton St. LEWISTON, 784-4584, www.thefortingroup.com.

DUFOUR – Florence, 98, died Feb. 27. A joint Mass of Christian Burial for both her and her daughter, Doris Pelletier, will be held in the chapel of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul this Saturday, March 14, at 9 a.m. Interment, St. Peter’s Cemetery. No visitation. Donations may be made in her memory to the charity of your choice. ALBERT & BURPEE FUNERAL HOME.

EDWARDS – Frederick H., 86, of Mechanic Falls, died in Mechanic Falls March 9. Visitation at Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 26 West Dwinal St., Mechanic Falls will be delayed until Friday, May 1, and Mr. Edwards’ graveside service and interment will take place on Saturday, May 2, at Gracelawn Memorial Park. Details will be published at a later date. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.westonchandler.com.

FLECK – Fanny M., 89, of Harrison, died in Norway, March 9. Services will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Ronald G. St. John Ladies Auxiliary 9328 Scholarship Fund, c/o Linda Monahan, Treasurer, 27 Mutiny Brook Road, Waterford, ME 04088. Arrangements by Raymond-Wentworth Funeral Home, 8 Elm St., Bridgton. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.andrewsgreenleaf.com.

GORDON – Virginia (Clark), 89, a resident of North Monmouth, died in Auburn, March 9. There will be no visiting hours or funeral services held; a private family memorial service will be held in the summer. Arrangements by BRAGDON-FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 707 Main St., Monmouth. Messages of condolence may be sent to: www.finley funeralhome.com.

LUTZ – James A., 81, a resident of Danville, died in Lewiston, March 8. Funeral services honoring Jim’s life will be held FRIDAY at 11 a.m. from the Memorial Chapel of Dillingham & Son with the Rev. Dodi Knight presiding. Burial will be later in the spring with military honors at Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Memorial donations in Jim’s memory may be made to either Danville Union Church, or to the Danville Junction Grange, c/o Franklin McAllister, P.O. Box 93, Danville, ME 04223. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. Arrangements by DILLINGHAM & SON MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 62 Spring St., Auburn, 784-6449.

MARQUIS – Leo Paul, 80, died in Rumford, March 10. No public calling hours, but friends are invited to attend a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Friday, March 13, at St. Athanasius-St. John Church, Rumford. Interment in the spring at St. John Cemetery, Rumford. In lieu of flowers, those who desire may contribute in his memory to St. Athanasius-St. John School, 126 Maine Ave., Rumford, ME 04276, or to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, 284 Main St., Suite 290, Wilton, ME 04294. Arrangements are under the care of the MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., Rumford, 04276. E-mail condolences and memories may be shared at meaderfh@gwi.net.

MILES – Steven Craig “Bear,” 61, died March 9. Visitation Fortin/Auburn Sunday from noon to 1 p.m. Funeral will follow at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Potluck gathering in Bear’s honor immediately after the funeral at VFW Capt. Frank W. Hulett Post, 588 Minot Ave., Auburn. Those wishing, may make donations in Bear’s honor to the Oncology Department in care of the Development Office at Central Maine Medical Center, 300 Main St., Lewiston, ME 04240. Family and friends are invited to visit www.mem.com to pay tribute to Steven’s life. A service of The Fortin Group, Funeral Home Cremation & Monument Services, 217 Turner St., AUBURN, 783-8545, www.thefortingroup.com.

MITCHELL – Richard F. Sr., 70, of Livermore Falls, died in Auburn, Thursday, March 12. Funeral services with full military honors will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls, ME 04254. Visiting hours from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Spring interment at True Cemetery in Livermore. If desired, contributions may be made in his memory to Maine Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 553, Portland, ME 04112. Messages of condolence may be sent to www.finleyfuneralhome.com.

MURRAY – Bruce Dana, 68, died March 8. Visitation Fortin/Auburn Saturday, March 14, from 2 to 3 p.m. with a memorial service to be held at 3 p.m. at the funeral home. Graveside services will be held in May at the Mount Auburn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be sent to the High Street Congregational Church, Auburn, ME 04210, the Hospice House (AHCH), 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, ME 04210, or Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., P.O. Box 819, Lewiston, ME 04243-0819. To view on-line obituary visit www.mem.com. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, AUBURN, 217 Turner St., Auburn, 783-8545, www.thefortingroup.com.

PELLETIER – Doris, 79, died March 3. A joint Mass of Christian Burial for both her and her mother, Florence Dufour, will be held in the chapel of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul this Saturday, March 14, at 9 a.m. Interment, St. Peter’s Cemetery. No visitation. Donations may be made in her memory to the charity of your choice. ALBERT & BURPEE FUNERAL HOME.

PEPIN – Dolores F., 66, a resident of Auburn, died in Lewiston, March 9. A memorial gathering of family and friends are invited to visit in honor of Dolores’s life SATURDAY from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Chapman Room of Gracelawn Memorial Park, 980 Turner St., Auburn. Memorial donations in Dolores’s memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 51 U.S. Route 1, Suite M, Scarborough, ME 04074. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. Arrangements by DILLINGHAM & SON MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 62 Spring St., Auburn, 784-6449.

WEBSTER – Blaine F., 75, of Auburn, died on March 10. No visiting hours or services at the request of the family. Arrangements by Funeral Alternatives Group, Lewiston.

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