BROWN – John A. Sr., 89, of New Gloucester, died May 3. Visiting hours will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Lindquist Funeral Home, 1 Mayberry Lane, Yarmouth. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Philip Shearman officiating. Interment will follow in West Cumberland Methodist Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Hooked on Fishing – Not on Drugs Program, c/o Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 284 State St., SHS 41 Augusta, ME 04333-0041 in John Alexander Brown Sr.’s memory. Those who wish may share their thoughts, condolences or memories of Mr. Brown by visiting Mr. Brown’s tribute at www.mem.com
COLBY – Randall S., 52, of Auburn, died May 3. Family and friends are invited to attend a graveside service at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Riverside Annex Cemetery, South Paris. Arrangements under the direction of Oxford Hills Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Route 26, Oxford. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.oxfordhillsfuneral services.com
DESCHENES – Dominic A. April 29. Funeral and burial will be private. Those wishing may make donations to the family c/o The Fortin Group Funeral Home. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 70 Horton St., LEWISTON, ME 04240, www.thefortingroup.com
DORR – Cecil, 72, a resident of Lewiston, died in Lewiston, May 4. At his request there will not be any visitation or funeral services. Private burial at Gracelawn Memorial Park. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. Arrangements by the family-owned PINETTE & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, 784-4023.
ENMAN – Gard W., 61, a resident of 9 Mark St., Lewiston, died in Portland, May 5. Funeral services will be held THURSDAY at 10 a.m. at the Pinette & Lynch Funeral Home with the Rev. Lionel Chouinard presiding. Burial with military honors to follow at the new Maine Veterans’ Cemetery, Mount Vernon Road, Augusta. Memorial donations in Gard’s memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 51 U.S. Route 1, Suite M, Scarborough, ME 04074. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. Visitation Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. with the American Legion Forty and Eight Services beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the PINETTE & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway Lewiston, 784-6449.
FONTAINE – Yolande C. (Callette), 82, formerly of Lewiston, died in Easthampton, Mass., May 3. Visiting hours for Yolande will be Tuesday, May 6, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Sampson’s Chapel of the Acres Funeral Home, 21 Tinkham Road, Springfield, Mass. Her funeral will be held on Wednesday, May 7, at 8:30 a.m. at the funeral home, followed by the Liturgy of Christian Burial in St. Catherine of Sienna Church, 1023 Parker St., Springfield. Rites of Committal and burial will be held at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 421 Tinkham Road, Springfield. Memorial contributions may be made in Yolande’s memory to the M.S.P.C.A., 171 Union St., Springfield, MA 01105, and or to Shriners’ Hospital for Children, 516 Carew St., Springfield, MA 01104, and or to Muscular Dystrophy Association, Western Mass. Chapter, 167 Dwight Road, Longmeadow, MA 01106.
FORCE – Miriam J., 85, died May 5. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal St., Brunswick, with the Rev. Linda K. Gard officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the Residents Fund, Hawthorne House, 6 Old County Road, Freeport, or the First Congregational Christian Church, P.O. Box 114, New Gloucester, ME 04260. For those unable to attend, condolences may be expressed at www.brackettfuneralhome.com
GARDNER – Charles L., 90, of Norway, died in South Paris, May 5. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, May 10, at 11 a.m. at Maple Ridge Cemetery in Harrison. Arrangements are under the direction of Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, 230 Main St., Norway. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.westonchandler.com
MAYO – Evelyn Buzzell, 97, died in Benton, May 2. A memorial service will be held at the Methodist Church on School Street in Guilford on Friday, May 9, at 11 a.m. An interment will follow in Abbot. Those who wish may contribute in Evelyn’s memory to: Health Reach Hospice, 212 Main St., Waterville, ME 04910.
NEALAND – John (Jack) of Norway died Saturday, May 3, in Lewiston. Family and friends are invited to attend a celebration of Jack’s life will be held on Wednesday, May 7, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Thomas Room on Broadway in South Portland. An interment will take place on May 17, at 2 p.m. at the Lakeview Cemetery in North Norway. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jack’s memory may be sent to a charity of your choice, or one of the care facilities that are mentioned above. Arrangements under the direction of Oxford Hills Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Route 26, Oxford, ME 04270. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.oxfordhillsfuneral services.com
NOYES – Matthew died in Scarborough, April 27. Matthew’s celebration memorial will be held at St. Maximillian Kobe Church on Friday, May 9, at 5 p.m. In lieu of flowers, we are asking that people make donations to: the Noyes Brain Tumor Foundation, c/o William H. Noyes, DDS, PA, 2 Dental Ave., Biddeford, ME. To learn about how much Matt was loved by others, you may visit www.caringbridge.org/matthewnoyes. Online condolences may be expressed and a guest book signed at www.independentdeathcare.com
PRATT – Joan L., 73, of South Paris, died May 2 in Norway. Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the First Congregational Church in South Paris, followed by a service at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Donald Mayberry officiating. Interment will be at Riverside Annex, South Paris. In lieu of flowers, donations in Joan’s memory may be sent to the American Lung Association of Maine, 122 State St., Augusta, ME 04330, or to the First Congregational Church, 17 East Main St., South Paris, ME 04281, or to the charity of your choice. Arrangements under the direction of Oxford Hills Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Route 26, Oxford. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.oxford hillsfuneralservices.com
ROY – Leo, 88, of Lewiston, died May 2. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Church. Interment at St. Peter’s Cemetery. ALBERT & BURPEE FUNERAL HOME.
VINING – Hiram B., 86, of Weld, died in Weld, May 4. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Wiles Remembrance Center, 136 High St., Wilton. Relatives and friends are invited to call Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. Interment will be at Mountain View Cemetery, Weld. The family suggests that those who desire make memorial contributions to the Weld Historical Society, P.O. Box 31, Weld, ME 04285. Words of condolences and memories may be shared with the family by e-mailing them to wilesfuneralhomes@ verizon.net.
WILNER – Burton, 86, died May 5. The funeral will be at Temple Shalom, 74 Bradman St., Auburn at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7. Burial will be at the Beth Jacob Cemetery in Auburn. Memorial observance will be at the home of Elinor Goldblatt, 84 Old Carriage Road, Auburn, on Wednesday and Thursday evening; at the Sugarman’s, 219 Gardner Road, Brookline, Mass., Thursday through Tuesday morning; at Jan and David Wilner’s, 112 Fox Hill Drive, Holden, Mass., on Sunday through Monday evening; at Jim and Laura Wilners’, 172 Stearns Road, Marlborough, Mass., on Sunday through Monday evening; and at his home, 2778 South Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday through Tuesday morning. Contributions in Burton’s memory may be directed to American Friends of Magen David Adom (www.afmda.org), to Temple Emanu-El, 190 North County Road, Palm Beach, FL, or to a charity of your choice. ALBERT & BURPEE FUNERAL HOME.
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