ANKERS — A. Leonard, 78, of Wilton, died in Wilton on Friday, Sept. 4. Family and friends are invited to call at the Wiles Remembrance Center, 136 High St., Wilton, Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. for memorial visitation. Public memorial services will be held at the conclusion of the informal gathering at 8 p.m. Public memorial graveside services with full military honors will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Lakeview Cemetery, Wilton. Condolences may be sent via e-mail to his family at [email protected].

BLODGETT — Edith P., 83, of Turner, formerly of Rumford, passed away Sunday, Sept. 6. Visiting hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at SG Thibault Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Greenwood Cemetery in Dixfield. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, ME 04210, or the Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., P.O. Box 819, Lewiston, ME 04240. Relatives and friends may pay tribute to Edith 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.

CARON — John D., 71, of Roxbury Pond, died Saturday, Sept. 5, in Augusta. There will be no visiting hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 12, at Parish of the Holy Savior. Private interment will be in St. John Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter 170, U.S. Route One, Suite 250, Falmouth, ME 04105. Relatives and friends may pay tribute to John 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.

GALLANT — Merlene M., 78, of Roxbury, died unexpectedly on Sept. 4, at CMMC in Lewiston. There will be no visiting hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m., Monday, Sept. 14, at Parish of the Holy Savior. Interment will be in St. John Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Parish of the Holy Savior, 126 Maine Ave., Rumford, ME 04276. Relatives and friends may pay tribute to Merlene 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.

MARTIN — Eleanor Y., 83, of Mexico, died Saturday, Sept. 5, in Rumford. There will be no visiting hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009 at Parish of the Holy Savior. Relatives and friends may pay tribute to Eleanor 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.

RAYMOND — Evelyn G., 89, of Oxford, died in South Paris Sept. 4. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, Sept. 11, at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church in Oxford, followed by a reception at the home of Norman and Tammy DuBois, Longview Drive, Oxford. A celebration of life service will be held at Riverside Cemetery in Oxford on Friday at 6 p.m. Family and friends may call at Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main St., South Paris on Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. Donations in her memory may be made to the charity of your choice or the Todd Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Karen Stack, 89 Merrill Hill Road, Hebron, ME 04238. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.westonchandler.com.

WHITE — Aaron S. Sr., 48, of Greene, died Sept. 5, in Auburn. Please join us to honor Aaron’s life on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 10 a.m., at DOSTIE FUNERAL HOME, 2151 Lisbon Road, Lewiston. Interment will follow in Gracelawn Memorial Park. Family and friends are invited to visit Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. Aaron had requested in lieu of flowers, please make donations to (PANCAN) Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 2141 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245 (www.pancan.org) to help eradicate this disease; or to the Androscoggin Hospice House, 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, ME 04210 (ahch.org).