BEST — Donald E., Chief Warrant Officer Four USA (Retired), passed away at home on Monday, May 4, after a long battle with cancer and related illnesses. Relatives and friends are invite to visit from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 8, at Roberts Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 62 Bowdoin St., Winthrop. A funeral service will also be at the funeral home at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 9. A graveside committal service with full military honors will be on Thursday, May 28, at 10 a.m. at the old Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Civic Center Drive, Augusta. A Celebration of Don’s Life will be held at the American Legion Alfred W. Maxwell, Jr. Post 40 in Winthrop at a later date to be announced. In lieu of flowers, donations in Don’s memory may be made to the Winthrop Food Pantry, P.O. Box 82, Winthrop, ME 04364.

BINETTE — Lucia A., 93, of Lewiston was in peace with Jesus on Saturday, May 2. Visitation Thursday, May 7, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Friday, May 8, at Holy Family Church, 607 Sabattus St., Lewiston. Graveside committal St. John the Baptist Section St. Peter’s Cemetery. Donations may be made to Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, ME 04240, 207-784-4584.

BOUCHARD — Reginald J., 82, of Leeds, passed away on Friday, May 1. A private family burial will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the care of Direct Cremation of Maine.

BREAU — Evelyn G., 90, of Naples, Fla., died Tuesday, March 31 in Naples, Fla. Donations in her memory may be made to Make-A-Wish, 3655 Bonita Beach Road, Suite No. 3, Bonita Springs, FL 34134.

COTE — Laurent R., 84, of Lewiston, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 29, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, May 9, at 11 a.m. at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Committal prayers to follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory can be made to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. Arrangements by Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home. 784-4023.

CURRIER — Eleanor Lois (Flint), Flagstaff native, passed away on Sunday, May 3, in Jay. Family, friends and others whose lives Eleanor touched are invited to reminisce and visit from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 8, at Wiles Remembrance Center, 136 High St., Wilton, ME 04294. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 9, at 1 p.m. at Flagstaff Memorial Chapel, Eustis. Burial will immediately follow at Flagstaff Memorial Cemetery. Eleanor was deeply committed to the memories and history of Flagstaff. It was her wish that contributions in her honor be made to Flagstaff Memorial Chapel Association, c/o Ruey Yehle, 25 Northern Ave., Hampden, ME 04444.

DRISCOLL — William Anthony, 81, of Auburn, died Wednesday, April 29, in Auburn. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a time for visitation on Saturday, May 9, from 9 to 11 a.m. A memorial service will follow at at The Fortin Group Funeral Home, at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at the Mount Hope Cemetery, 81 Mt. Hope Ave., Lewiston. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to his favorite charity, The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, Development Office, 22 Bramhall St., Portland, ME 04102. A service of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merril Funeral Home, Cremation & Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn 783-8545.

FARNUM — Steve F., 61, of Harrison, died early Monday morning, May 4, at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway with his loving family by his side. Family and friends are invited to a time of memorial visitation and celebration, 5 to 7 p.m., Saturday, May 9, at the Chandler Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris. Gifts may be given in his memory to the Make-A-Wish Maine, 477 Congress St., Suite M1, Portland, ME 04101, the Harrison Friendly Riders Snowmobile Club, P.O. Box 817, Harrison, ME 04040 or the Arnold Trail Snowmobile Club, P.O. Box 152, Eustis, ME 04936.

GRIFFIN — David M., 56, of Greene, died in Auburn, on Saturday, May 2. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, May 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by a service at 1 p.m. Interment at Gracelawn Memorial Park. Donations may be made in his memory to the Lung Cancer Research Foundation, 155 East 55 St., Ste. 6H, New York, NY 10022. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.

JACOBSON — Carl “Sonny” R. III, “Sonny” Carl R. Jacobson III, 66, of Mechanic Falls, (formerly of Norway), passed away on Wednesday, April 29, in Portland. Visitation will be held on Saturday, May 9, from noon to 1 p.m., with funeral services immediately following at Pleasant Street Baptist Church, 59 Pleasant St., Mechanic Falls. Burial will follow the funeral at Elmwood Cemetery, Rayville Road, Otisfield. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to Responsible Pet Care of South Paris. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 26 W. Dwinal St., Mechanic Falls.

LORRAIN — Wayne E., 71, of Poland, died Saturday, April 25, at 9:23 p.m. at Central Maine Medical Center. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 16, at Fortin\Auburn at 11 a.m., followed by committal prayers and military honors at Maple Grove Cemetery in Mechanic Falls. Those wishing, in lieu of flowers, may make a charitable donation to Danville Junction Grange No. 65, c\o Roberta Meserve, 48 Pond Road, Raymond, ME 04071. Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group \ Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn, 783-8545.

MANSIR — Shirley L., 80, of Portland died Saturday, May 2, at the Hospice House of Auburn. Visitation Thursday, May 7, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Funeral Service at 10:30 a.m. Fortin/Auburn and Committal Service at Cherry Hill Cemetery in West Gardiner to follow a reception at The Fortin Group/Auburn. Donations may be made in Shirley’s name to Hospice House of Auburn, 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, ME 04210 or Clover Health Care, 440 Minot Road, Auburn, ME 04210. A service of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home, Cremation, and Monument Services, 217 Turner St., AUBURN, ME 783-8545.

MARCOTTE — Sister Mary Annunciation (Therese) Marcotte of Sabattus died on Saturday, May 2, at Bolster Heights Residential Care Facility in Auburn. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the Dominican Sisters Convent Chapel with the Rev. Lionel Chouinard officiating. Interment will follow in St. Peter’s Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday from 8:30 a.m. till the start of the Mass. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Loaves and Fishes, 61 Lisbon Road, Sabattus, ME 04280. Arrangements under the care of DOSTIE FUNERAL HOME, Lewiston. 782-8221.

NADEAU — Catherine Jane, 70, of Somerset Street passed away on Tuesday, April 28, at Rumford Hospital following a brief illness. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. on Friday, May 8, at St. John Cemetery in Rumford. If so desired, contributions in Catherine’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Arrangements are under the care of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford ME 04276. 364-4366.

PALTON — Joseph M., 92, of Port Orange, Fla., and Roxbury Pond, passed away on Monday, May 4, at Hospice of Volusia/Flagler in Port Orange, Fla. A service will be held at a later date.

ROY — Thomas S., 54, of Waterford passed away at his home on Sunday, May 3, with his wife by his side. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 9, at 11 a.m. at Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Tom’s memory to Christmas for Kids.

SOUZA — Virginia, 90, longtime resident of Greene, died Sunday, May 3. Funeral services honoring Virginia’s life will be held on Friday at 1 p.m. at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home. Committal services will then follow at Valley Cemetery in Greene. Visitation will be held on Friday from 10 a.m. till the time of the service at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred A. Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston 784-4023.

TREADWELL — Richard A., 76, of Oxford, passed away Monday, May 4, at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 9, at Riverside Annex Cemetery in South Paris with the Rev. Lloyd Waterhouse officiating. Donations in Richard’s memory can be made to the Community Kitchen, c/o The Progress Center, 35 Cottage St., Norway, ME 04268. Arrangements are in the care of Oxford Hills Funeral Services, Main Street, Oxford.

WALKER — Theodore “Ted,” 54, a resident of Campground Road, Livermore Falls, passed away Saturday, May 2, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn. Funeral services with military honors will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, at VICTORY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 1680 Federal Road, Livermore. Arrangements by FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls Interment will be at a later date.

YOUNG — Verna McDonald, 81, passed away on Sunday, May 3, in Wilton. At her request, there will be no visitation or funeral service. Arrangements by FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls.

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