Funeral Notices for 8/5/2009

DOW — Katherine Gardner, 92, died in Lewiston on Aug. 1. Funeral services will be held graveside at the Arlington Cemetery in Windham at a later time. At the family’s request, the service will be private. Albert and Burpee Funeral Home.

HALL — Vivian B., 93, of South Paris, died in South Paris on Aug. 1. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of South Paris with the Rev. Donald Mayberry officiating. Interment will be in Norway Pine Grove Cemetery, South Paris. Family and friends may call at the Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main St., South Paris, Thursday 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, those wishing may make memorial gifts in her memory to an animal shelter of your choice. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.westonchandler.com

MADORE — Roger F., 61, of Lewiston, died in Lewiston on Aug. 3. Committal services will be private at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Mt. Vernon Road in Augusta. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. There will not be any visitation. Arrangements by the Pinette and Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred A. Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 784-4023.

MARTIN — Laurent A., 81, of Lewiston, died Aug. 2 in Auburn. Visitations at Fortin/Lewiston Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Holy Cross Church Thursday at 9 a.m. Committal with military honors at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Those wishing may make donations in his memory to the Arthritis Foundation, 6 Chenell Dr. Suite 260, Concord, N.H. 03301. You are invited to share your thoughts, condolences and fond memories with the Martin family by visiting their guest book at www.mem.com. A service of the Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, 784-4584.

McBEAN — Barbara M., 83, of Oxford, died in Oxford July 30. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 10 a.m. at Maple Grove Cemetery in Mechanic Falls. Arrangements are under the direction of Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 26 W. Dwinal St., Mechanic Falls. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.westonchandler.com

O’SULLIVAN — Dr. James Vincent Ivor, 81, of Auburn, died Aug. 2 at the Hospice House. Family and friends are invited to a memorial Mass on Friday, Aug. 7, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Church, Main Street, Lewiston. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, P.O. Box 819, Lewiston, ME 04243. Arrangements by Funeral Alternatives Group, Lewiston.

WOOLF — Arnold L., 81, formerly of Lewiston, died in Auburn on Aug. 2. A memorial service honoring his life will be celebrated on Friday at 1 p.m. at the Pinette and Lynch Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Arnold’s memory to the Hospice House of Androscoggin, 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, ME 04210 — or to the Lewiston-Auburn Kennel Club, c/o Diane Atkins, 682 Augusta Road, Belgrade, ME 04917. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. A memorial gathering will be held on Friday from 11 a.m. until the service at the Pinette and Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred A. Plourde Parkway, Lewiston 784-4023.

WYMAN — Marietta, 80, of Lewiston, died Aug. 1 in Auburn. A funeral service will be held Aug. 6 at 11 a.m. at Funeral Alternatives Group. Donations in Marietta’s memory may be made to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, P.O. Box 819, Lewiston, ME 04243. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives Group, 25 Tampa St., Lewiston, ME 04240. Condolences may be expressed at www.funeralalternatives.net.