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BEAN — Janet Legere, 84, of Rumford, died Tuesday, Aug. 19. Visiting hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at Parish of the Holy Savior. Interment will be in St. John Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests donations in Janet’s memory be made to fund organizations involved in the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, including the Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, 383 U.S. Route 1, Suite 2C, Scarborough, ME 04074. Arrangements are under the care of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, ME 04276, 364-4366.

BELL — Lila K., 82, of Buckfield, died Monday, Aug. 18. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, Aug. 21, at 11 a.m., at Lowell Cemetery in Buckfield. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Deb Saunders Scholarship Fund, c/o Vickie Gammon, 173 Darnit Road, Buckfield, ME 04220. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris.

CHENARD — Brother René J. M., SC, 90, of Pascoag, R.I., died Friday, Aug. 15. The wake will be held at the Provincial House, 685 Steere Farm Road, Pascoag, R.I., on Saturday, Aug. 23, at 9:30 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in the chapel of the Provincial House at 11 a.m. Burial will be in the Brothers’ Cemetery in Pascoag. In lieu of flowers, donations in Brother René’s memory may be made to the Brothers of the Sacred Heart Retirement Fund, Business Office, Brothers of the Sacred Heart, 685 Steere Farm Road, Pascoag, RI 02859. Arrangements are entrusted to the Brown Funeral Home, 1496 Victory Hwy., Oakland, R.I.

CONANT — Lucille C., 89, of Turner, died Tuesday, Aug. 19. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Andrews Chapel, 41 High St., Buckfield, with Lucille’s grandson, the Rev. Roland Gay III, officiating. Family and friends may call at the chapel from 1 p.m. Saturday until the time of the service at 2 p.m. Interment will be at Gracelawn Memorial Park in Auburn. Gifts may be given in her memory to Turner Rescue, P.O. Box 135, Turner, ME 04282.

DYER — Margery Etta (Hammond) 94, of Auburn, died Sunday, Aug. 17. Visitation will be at Fortin/Auburn on Friday, Aug. 22, from noon to 2 p.m., followed by a service at 2 p.m. Committal will be in Mount Auburn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice Foundation, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. A service of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn, 783-8545.

GILL — Georgette G., 91, of Canton, died Tuesday, Aug. 19. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at Parish of the Holy Savior, St. Athanasius-St. John Church, 126 Maine Ave., Rumford. Interment will be at Demerritt Cemetery in West Peru. Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., P.O. Box 537, Rumford, ME 04276. In lieu of flowers, please contribute in her memory to Rumford Hospital, “Gift from the Heart,” c/o Development Office, 420 Franklin St., Rumford, ME 04276.

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HYBARGER — Debra Ann Moody Gates, 61, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Saturday, Aug. 16. Services will be held on Thursday, Aug. 21, at West Resthaven Funeral Home in Glendale, Ariz.

MABERRY — Richard A. “Dick” 74, of Durham, died Wednesday, Aug. 13. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at the American Legion Post 150 in Mechanic Falls, with Eric Hanson officiating. Graveside committal services will be held at 1 p.m. on Dick’s 75th birthday, Sunday, Sept. 14, at Maple Grove Cemetery in Mechanic Falls.

O’SHEA — Agnes “Annie” Murray, 58, of Livermore, died Wednesday, Aug. 20. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at St. Rose of Lima Church, 1 Church St., Jay. Visiting hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, 445 Park St., Livermore Falls. If desired, contributions may be made to The Dempsey Center, Attn.: CMMC Development Office, 300 Main St., Lewiston, ME 04240 or drop off cash or check donations at The Dempsey Center, 29 Lowell St., 5th Floor, Lewiston, ME 04240.

STANLEY — Roys Martin, 55, of Jay, died Monday, July 7. A memorial gathering will be held at the family’s home in Jay on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 2 to 6 p.m. Gifts may be made to his family c/o Wiles Remembrance Center, 136 High St., P.O. Box 827, Wilton, ME 04294.

WILKINS — Clayton “Thurlow,” 87, of Livermore Falls, died Tuesday, Aug. 19. A graveside service with full military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at Pleasant View Cemetery, 51 Fayette Road, Livermore Falls. Arrangements by FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. If desired, contributions may be made to the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, ME 04210.

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