BAILLARGEON — Emma, 100, of Lewiston died Saturday, Feb. 4. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Friday, Feb. 10, at 11 a.m. at Holy Family Church. Committal prayers to follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations preferred in Emma’s memory to Museum L-A, 35 Canal St. Box A-7, Lewiston, ME 04240, or to the Rev. Robert Lacasse for his mission in Bolivia. Envelopes will be provided at the funeral home. Visitation Thursday, Feb. 9, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred A. Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston.
BELANGER — Earl A. Jr., 68, of Minot died unexpectedly Thursday, Feb. 2. Memorial services honoring Earl’s life will be held Saturday, Feb. 11, at 3 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be held privately at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to visit Friday, Feb. 10, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 11, from 1 p.m. until time of services at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston, 784-4023.
BERUBE — Joseph E. Jr., 80, of Augusta died Thursday, Feb. 2. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, Feb. 9, from 9 to 11 a.m., followed by a Liturgy of the Word service in the funeral home at 11 a.m. Prayers of committal with military honors will follow at 1 p.m., at the chapel of the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, 163 Mt. Vernon Road, Augusta. Donations may be made in his memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.
BOLDUC — L. Zita, 85, of Lewiston died Friday, Feb. 3. Visitation will be held Friday, Feb. 10, from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 11, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home, followed by a funeral Mass in the upper church at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Donations may be made in her memory to Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, Hospice House Fund, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240, or the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Fund, checks should be made payable to Prince of Peace Parish with a note in the Memo line “Basilica Fund,” P.O. Box 1540, Lewiston ME 04241-1540. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home, 253 Pine St., Lewiston, 782-7201.
COLLINS — Joan, 88, of Lewiston died Friday, Feb. 3. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, Feb. 9, from 4 to 6 p.m., followed by a Liturgy of the Word Service at 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the John F. Murphy Homes, Inc., 800 Center St., Auburn, ME 04210, or the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.
RICHARD — Margaret M., 97, of Auburn died on Sunday, Feb. 5. A funeral Mass honoring Margaret’s life will be celebrated on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church. Committal services will be held later in the spring at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Civic Center Drive, Augusta. At the family’s request, there will not be any visitation. Arrangements by the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred A. Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston, 784-4023.
SOYCHAK — Francis J. “Tiger,” passed away Friday, Jan. 27. A celebration of his “Very Colorful Life” as he put it and visiting hours will be held Friday, Feb. 10, at Fortin/Lewiston, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass will be held at the Prince of Peace Parish, at Holy Family Church, 607 Sabattus St., Lewiston, on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 11 a.m. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral, Cremation and Monument Services, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, 784-4584.
THURLOW — Henry Plummer Jr., 92, of Salisbury, Mass., passed away Sunday, Feb. 5. Visiting hours at the Highland Street Chapel of Paul C. Rogers Family Funeral Home, 2 Hillside Ave., Amesbury, Mass., will be Friday, Feb. 10, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Masonic services conducted by St. John’s Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of Newburyport, will be held at 4 p.m. just prior to the start of the visiting hours. Funeral services at the funeral home will be Saturday, Feb. 11, at 11 a.m. followed by burial at Long Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, Mass., weather permitting. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the East Parish United Methodist Church, 8 Lafayette Road, Salisbury, MA 01952, or the Triton Regional High School Band Fund, 112 Elm St., Byfield, MA 01922.
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