BARD — Stella G., 82, of Auburn, died Thursday, Jan. 8. A funeral Mass honoring Stella’s life will be celebrated on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 11 a.m., at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, lower chapel. Committal services will follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, Jan. 9, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., at Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred A. Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston, 784-4023.

BETSCH — Jeannine T., 84, of Auburn, died Wednesday, Jan. 7. Memorial donations in Jeannine’s memory may be made to the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing, 29 Lowell St., Lewiston, ME 04240. Family and friends are invited to a celebration of life gathering on Monday, Jan. 12, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Betsch family residence, 483 North River Road, Auburn, ME 04210. Pinette Dillingham & Lynch assisted the family with cremation arrangements.

CASTONGUAY — Anita Francis (Perreault), 79, of Jay, died Thursday, Jan. 8. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, at St. Rose of Lima Church, 1 Church St., Jay. Spring interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, 445 Park St., Livermore Falls. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the American Lung Association, 55 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60601, or to any charity of your choice. Arrangements made by FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls.

CHAPLIN — Olivine M., 94, of Rumford, died Thursday, Jan. 8. There will be no visiting hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at noon on Monday, Jan. 12, at Parish of the Holy Savior, 126 Maine Ave., Rumford. Spring interment will be in St. Hyacinth Cemetery in Westbrook. Arrangements are under the care of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, ME 04276, 364-4366.

COTE — Joan Pratt, 83, of Auburn, died Wednesday, Jan. 7. A private celebration of her life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave., 7th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10001, or to the American Cancer Society, 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086-1240. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.

DUDLEY — Robin J., 41, of Livermore Falls, died Monday, Jan. 5. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 2:30 p.m., at FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., prior to the funeral service. Interment will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the children of Robin Dudley. Make checks payable to Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls, ME 04254.

DUMAIS — Antonin A., 97, of Lewiston, died Sunday, Jan. 4. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, Jan. 8, from 3 to 6 p.m. Services will be on Friday, Jan. 9, at 11 a.m., at Holy Cross Church. Interment will be in St. Peter’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, Hospice House Fund, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.

LANG — Walter E. Jr., 83, of Oxford, died Tuesday, Jan. 6. At his request, there will be no services. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be given in Walter’s memory to Reg and Duveen Dews Memorial Scholarship Fund, SAD 17 Superintendent’s Office, 232 Main St., South Paris, ME 04281. Arrangements are in the care of Oxford Hills Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Oxford.

PERRY — Annette T., 77, of Rumford, died Tuesday, Jan. 6. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at noon on Saturday, May 16, at Parish of the Holy Savior, St. Athanasius-St. John Church, 126 Maine Ave., Rumford. Interment will be in St. John Cemetery in Rumford. In lieu of flowers, please contribute in her memory to the Arbor House, c/o Jeri Maurer, Guest Relations, Central Maine Medical Center, 300 Main St., Lewiston, ME 04240. Arrangements are under the care of MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., P.O. Box 537, Rumford, ME 04276.

QUADE — Linda May (Samson), 67, of Huntsville, Ala., and formerly of Livermore Falls, died Sunday, Jan. 4. Services were held Jan. 8, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Madison, Ala. A local family gathering is being planned for this summer. If desired, contributions may be made to the ASPCA or your local animal shelter. Local arrangements by FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls.

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