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BERNIER — Leo R., 88, a resident of Lewiston, died in Lewiston Thursday, Dec. 20. A funeral Mass honoring Leo’s life will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Monday at Holy Cross Church, Lisbon Street. Committal services and military honors will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon Road, Augusta. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Sunday at the Pinette & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred A. Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 784-4023.

BLANCHARD — Muriel C., 86, passed away Dec. 17, in Scarborough. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 29, at the West Scarborough Methodist Church, corner of Church Street and U.S. Route 1, Scarborough. Arrangements by Hobbs Funeral Home, 671 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough.

BOLIO — Ernest H., 83, of Bryant Pond, died in Lewiston Dec. 18. A memorial service will be planned in the spring of 2013. Arrangements are under the direction of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Andrews Chapel, 64 Andrews Road, Bryant Pond.

CHARTIER — Roger L., 70, of Rumford, died Dec. 19, at Hospice House. Services will be held privately in the spring. In Roger’s memory, donations may be made to the Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240.

KERSEY — Leo Francis Patrick “Demps” Jr., 90, of Rumford, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 18. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 4, at Parish of the Holy Parish, St. Athanasius–St. John Church, 126 Maine Ave., Rumford. Interment in the spring will be in St. John Cemetery, Rumford. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to the Oncology Department, c/o Community Relations, Rumford Hospital, 420 Franklin St., Rumford, ME 04276 in his memory. Arrangements are under the care of the MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., P.O. Box 537, Rumford, ME 04276.

McKAY — John J. Sr., 83, of Durham, died Thursday, Dec. 20. Visitation at the funeral home from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Burial will be held at a later date at Hillside Cemetery, Lisbon Falls. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. A service of Crosman Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 40 Main St., Lisbon Falls, 353-4951.

SAYER — Ralph V. III, 61, a resident of Canton, died Thursday, Dec. 20, in Canton. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 23, at FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. prior to the funeral service at the funeral home.

SULLIVAN — Mary Louise, 93, formerly of Auburn, died in Richmond, Va. A memorial Mass of Christian burial honoring Mary Louise Sullivan will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on FRIDAY, Dec. 28, at St. Philip’s Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish. Graveside committal prayers will be held later in the spring at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lewiston. Instead of sending flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made to the Alzheimers Association (www.alz.org), or a social service agency. Arrangements by PINETTE & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 784-4023.

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