BISSON – Marie Jeanne C., 82, died April 20. Visitation will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 25, at the Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home, 36 Portland Ave., Old Orchard Beach, followed by a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. in St. Margaret’s Church in Old Orchard Beach.
BRITT – Francoise M. “Fran,” 63, a resident of Grove Street, Lewiston, died in Lewiston, April 19. Memorial services honoring Fran’s Life will be held THURSDAY at 1 p.m. at the Pinette & Lynch Funeral Home with Chaplain Kenneth Rancourt presiding. Memorial donations in Fran’s memory may be sent to the Greator Androscoggin Humane Society Remembrance Gift Program, 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240, or at www.gahumane.org. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com. A memorial gathering will be held Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the PINETTE & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 784-4023.
CARPENTIER – died in Hollywood, Fla., April 18. Germaine A., 94, a resident of Webber Avenue, Lewiston. A Mass of Christian Burial honoring her life will be held THURSDAY at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Church. Entombment to follow at St. Peter’s Mauosoleum. 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. at the PINETTE & LYNCH FUNERAL HOME, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston, 784-4023.
CHASTANET – Dr. Alan Arthur, M.D. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 3, at the Andover Congregational Church, Andover, with the Rev. Jane Rich officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, 284 Main St., Suite 290, Wilton, ME 04294, or to the Rumford Hospital, 420 Franklin St., Rumford, ME 04276 in his memory. Arrangements are under the care of the MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., Rumford, ME 04276. Online condolences and memories may be shared at [email protected].
DAY – Wilma Mae Poland, 83, died April 19. Funeral services will be held at the Bryant Pond Baptist Church on Sunday, May 4, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Larry Hodgkins officiating, burial will be in the Abbotts Mills Cemetery, Rumford. Arrangements by Andrews Funeral Home, 64 Andrews Road, Bryant Pond. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.andrewsgreenleaf.com
DUMONT – Elizabeth, 95, died April 21. Visitation at Fortin/Lewiston on Wednesday from from 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Thursday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Committal St. Peter’s Cemetery. To leave online condolences please visit www.ouellettefuneralhome.com. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home and Cremation Services, LEWISTON, 70 Horton St., 784-4584.
GREELEY – Charles Alfred, 42, of Livermore, died in Livermore, Saturday, April 19. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Jay Baptist Church, Smith Avenue, Jay. Visiting hours Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls, ME 04254. Spring interment at Lakeview Cemetery in Wilton. If desired, contributions may be made in Chuck’s memory to the Androscoggin County Relay For Life, 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086. Messages of condolence may be sent to www.finleyfuneralhome.com
Knightly – Kenneth K., 84, of Norway, passed away on April 19. Donations preferred to the Veterans of Foreign War, Floyd Harlow Post 9787, 58 East Main St., P.O. Box 444 South Paris, ME 04282. Kenneth’s wishes were to have no services at this time with an interment at the Norway Pine Grove Cemetery at a later date in the spring. Arrangements are 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
MELENDY – Herbert E., formerly of Wilton, died in Norfolk, Va., April 17. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, April 23, at 11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church, 1301 Colley Ave., Norfolk, VA 23517. A reception will follow the service. Gifts may be made to the First Lutheran Church memorial fund: interfaith dialog.
PACKARD – William “Bill” T., 83, died April 21. A Mass of Christian Burial at St. Theresa’s Church in Mexico on Thursday at 10 a.m. Interment will take place later in the spring in the family lot at St. John’s Cemetery. At his request, there are no visiting hours and the family invites those wishing to join them directly at the church Thursday for the Mass. To sign an online guest book and send tributes to the family, please visit www.mem.com. Those wishing may make donations in his memory to the charity of ones own choice. A service of S.G. THIBAULT FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, 364-4366.
REYNOLDS – Irene D., 80, died April 21. Visitation Crosman Funeral Home Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 155 Hogan Road, Lewiston, Wednesday at 10 a.m. Committal Hillside Cemetery Lisbon Falls. A service of the CROSMAN FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, 40 Main St., Lisbon Falls. ME 04252.
SIMANEK – Anna E., 96, of Farmington, formerly of New Jersey, died at Farmington, Sunday, April 20. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, April 25, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Farmington with the Rev. Roger Chabot, celebrant. Family and friends are invited to call at 10 a.m. the Wiles Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Road, Routes 2 and 27, Farmington. Interment will follow at the Fairview Cemetery in Farmington. Gifts may be given in Anna’s memory to the Children’s Miracle Network, 4525 South 2300 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112. Words of condolence may be sent to [email protected].
SWAIN – Roscoe “Rocky,” formerly of Bethel, died in Fort Myers, Fla., April 20. At his request, there will be no service and donations may be made in his memory to any hospice house in the area.
TINKHAM – Lucille I., 63, died on Apil 19. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a memorial service on Thursday at 11 a.m. at The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Auburn. Tributes may be sent and moving memories viewed at www.mem.com. A service of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home and Cremation Services, AUBURN, 217 Turner St., 783-8545, www.thefortingroup.com
VIOLETTE – Albert J., 63, died April 9. At his request, there will be no hours of visitation. A memorial service, including full military honors to be held April 22, at noon at Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon Road, Augusta. Donations may be made to the Disabled American Veteran’s Association, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, Ohio 45250-0301. Arrangements are under the care of Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., AUGUSTA. Condolences to the family may be expressed via the funeral home website at www.plummerfh.com
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