BARKER — Edward E., 90, of Auburn died Saturday, Aug. 26, at The Hospice House in Auburn. Visitation at Fortin/Auburn Thursday, Aug. 31, from 2 to 4 p.m., with Words of Remembrance at 3:30 p.m. Private committal will be held at a later date. Those wishing to make memorial donations in Eddie’s memory may do so to The Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave, Lewiston, ME 04240 http://www.ahch.org/Ways-to-Give; or The Institute for Dementia Research & Prevention Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation, 6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808. Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation & Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn 783-8545.
BROWN — Leslie E., 77, of Dryden, died in Portland on Aug. 25. A Celebration of Life service will be held Sunday, Sept. 3 at 2 p.m. at the Farmington Elks Lodge, School St., West Farmington. Following services a reception will be hosted downstairs in the Lodge Hall. Interment of ashes at Lakeview Cemetery, Wilton. In lieu of flowers, his family suggests that remembrance gifts be given to the Franklin County Animal Shelter, 550 Industry Rd., Farmington, ME 04938. Cremation services are in the care of the Cremation Care Division of the Wiles Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Rd., Farmington.
GREENE Jr. — James H., 74, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 23. At his request there will be no services. A service of the Fortin Group Funeral Home Cremation and Monument Services, 70 Horton Street, Lewiston, ME 04240, (207) 784-4584.
HODGKIN — Rita, 73, of Minot, died in Minot on Aug. 11. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Sept. 1, at 11 a.m. at Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 26 W. Dwinal St., Mechanic Falls. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Andrew Nicholas Chapman Paying It Forward Fund, 24 Town & Country Drive, Lisbon, ME 04250.
JONES — Irene L., passed away on Sunday, Aug. 27, in Auburn. A visitation will be held on Thursday, Aug. 31, from 10 a.m. to noon at Crosman Funeral Home. A committal will immediately follow at Hillside Cemetery in Lisbon Falls. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Irene’s memory to United Service Organizations, P.O. Box 96860, Washington, D.C., 20077-7677. A service of Crosman Funeral, Cremation and Monument Services, 40 Main St. Lisbon Falls, ME 04252.
LePAGE — Elsie B., 87, of Portland, died Saturday, Aug. 26. Elsie’s Celebration of Life shall be from 2 to 4 p.m. with formal remarks at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31, at the Albert & Burpee Funeral Home, corner of Pine and Webster streets, in Lewiston. Interment, Gracelawn Memorial Park, Auburn. Donations may be made in her memory to the Maine Parkinson Society, 359 Perry Road, Brunswick, ME 04401. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.
McWILLIAMS — John J., died Friday, Aug. 25. Visitation will be on Friday, Sept. 1 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Auburn Church of the Nazarene, 40 Summer St., Auburn. A funeral service will follow at the church at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery, Route 25, Cornish, at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Lewiston Animal Refuge League, 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240.
PALMER Jr. — Cedric, 26, died in Oxford Thursday, Aug. 24. Family and friends may attend visitation on Friday, Sept. 1, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris.
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