BURLEY — Donna R. Austin, 43, of Lewiston, died in Lewiston on Dec. 19. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, Dec. 23, at 11 a.m. at the Open Door Bible Church, 26 Gartley St., Lisbon, with a time of visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Andrews Funeral Home, High St., Buckfield.

CROSS — Donald E., died in Norway, Dec. 20. At the request of Mr. Cross there will be no services. Donations in his honor can be made to Stephens Memorial Hospital, Development Office, 181 Main St., Norway, ME 04268, or The Second Chance Fund, Bethel Animal Hospital, Bethel, ME 04217.

GARY — Howard W., 60, died at his home in East Poland. A private service for immediate family and close friends will be held next week. A Memorial service will be scheduled for the early summer. Donations in Howard’s honor may be made to Empire Grove United Methodist Campmeeting Association, P.O. Box 35, East Poland, ME 04230, or to The ALS Association Northern New England Chapter, The Concord Center, 10 Ferry St., Suite 438, Concord, NH 03301.

HATHAWAY —Duane T., 68, died on Dec. 20. Visitation will be held at Community Bible Chapel in Norway, Michigan, on Dec. 29, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., to be followed immediately by the funeral from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. The Rev. Lonnie Wilson will officiate. All are welcome to attend. Interment and a graveside service will take place in May 2011, at Lakeview Cemetery in Wilton. The Rev. Alan Archer will officiate. All are welcome to attend. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made either to Community Bible Chapel Mission Fund, P.O. Box 114, Norway, MI 49870, or to Fox Valley Brain Tumor Coalition, 5320 West Michaels Dr., Appleton, WI 54913. The family would like to thank the staffs of Maryhill Manor of Niagara, Wisconsin, and Manor Care of Kingsford, Michigan, for their kind and compassionate care of Duane.

NEILSON — Hazel F., 89, died on Dec 14. A memorial service will be held at Saint John’s in the Mountain Church in Stowe, Vt., on Jan. 8, 2011, at 11 a.m., by the Rev. Rich Swanson and the Rev. Alden Launer. A memorial service will be held in Quechee at the Quechee Community Church next spring at a date to be announced. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Quechee Community Church, PO Box 567, Quechee, VT 05059, or to a charity of your choice. The White-Fiess Funeral Home of Morrisville, Vt., is assisting the family with arrangements.

NURMI — Oiva A., 87, of Otisfield, died Monday, Dec. 20 at Market Square Health Care in South Paris, where he had resided since September. A celebration of his life will be held in the spring. Donations in Oiva’s memory may be made to the Finnish-American Heritage Society of Maine, P.O. Box 294, West Paris, ME 04289. Arrangements under the care of Oxford Hills and Weston Funeral Services, 1037 Main St. Rte 26, Oxford, ME. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.oxfordhillsfuneralservice.com.

PILGRIM — Shirley L., 69, of Bethel, died on Dec. 19. A celebration of Shirley’s life will be announced in the spring. Those who wish may make donations in Shirley’s name to American Lung Cancer, 122 State St., Augusta, ME 04330-5615. Arrangements under the care of Direct Cremation of Maine, 182 Waldo Ave., Belfast. Online condolences may be offered at www.directcremationofmaine.com.

POISSON — Rita A., 89, of Ginaco Road in Epping, N.H., and formerly of Oak Park in Lewiston, died Sunday, Dec. 19, at Exeter Hospital in Exeter, N.H. Visitation will be at Fortin / LEWISTON on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Friday at 11 a.m. Interment will take place in the family lot at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Flowers are welcome. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Service, 70 Horton St., LEWISTON. 784-4584.

SADLER — Mary “Betsy” Baird, 57, of Lewiston, died in Lewiston, Dec. 20. A Mass of Christian Burial honoring Betsy’s life will be celebrated on Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. Philip’s Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish. Committal prayers and burial to follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Memorial donations in Betsy’s name may be made to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, 15 Strawberry Avenue, Lewiston, ME. 04240. Family and friends are invited to visit on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the PINETTE & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston.

STANLEY — Delores B., 81, of Norway, passed away Monday, Dec. 20, at Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dec. 30, at 11 a.m. at Oxford Hills & Weston Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Rte 26, Oxford. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Delores’ memory to the American Lung Association of Maine, 122 State St., Augusta, ME 04330. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.oxfordhillsfuneralservices.com.

SWEATT — Wayne L., 85, formerly of Rumford, died Dec. 9, in Florida. Funeral services will be private and held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the care of S. G. Thibault Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, ME 04276, 364-4366. www.sgthibaultfuneralhome.com.