BOUCHER – Robert W., 55, of Lewiston died April 26. Visitation from 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today, and from 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Fortin Group Funeral Homes, AUBURN. Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Monday at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Interment at St. Peter’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, those wishing may make contributions in Bob’s memory to Shy-dragger Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, aa – 3228 MCN, Nashville TN 37232-2195, c/o David Robertson MD. Please make checks payable to Vanderbilt University – MSA Research; or to the St. Dominic’s High School Athletic Fund, 121 Gracelawn Road, Auburn ME 04210. Family and friends may also pay tribute to Bob’s life and watch moving memories by logging onto www.mem.com. Services under the care and direction of Fortin Group Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 217 Turner St., AUBURN, 783-8545, www.thefortingroupfuneralhome.com.
BRACKETT – Constance, of Old Danville Road, Auburn, died in Lewiston April 26. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Gracelawn Memorial Park, Turner Street, Auburn. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives, LLC, 25 Tampa St., Lewiston.
CIPRIANI – Gilda A., 90, of Binghamton, N.Y., formerly of Rumford, died Friday, April 27. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at J.A. McCormack Sons Funeral Home, 141 Main St., Binghamton, N.Y., and at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Church, where a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will be in St. Agustine’s Cemetery, Silver Lake, Pa. The family will receive friends at the McCormack Funeral Home from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday. The Women’s Abruzzese will meet at the funeral home at 6:45 Monday. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in memory of Gilda may be made to St. Patrick’s Church Restoration Fund, 9 Leroy St., Binghamton, NY 13905.
DOWER – Roy W., 85, of Westminster, Mass., died April 17, at the Leo P. LaChance Center in Gardner, Mass. At his request, all services will be private and at the convenience of the family. To view his online memorial or to send a condolence to his family, please visit www.cournoyerfh.com.
FINLEY – Loreen, 76, of Metuchen, N.J., formerly of Lewiston, died Saturday, April 28. Services will be held at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday from the Costello-Runyon Funeral Home, 568 Middlesex Ave. (Route 27), Metuchen, N.J., followed by a 10:15 a.m. Funeral Liturgy at St. Francis of Assisi cathedral. Interment at Resurrection Burial Park in Piscataway, N.J.
FRANK – Florence G., 89, of Winthrop, formerly of Lewiston, died Friday, April 27. Visiting hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mayo, Curtis & Hill Funeral Home, 819 High St., Bath. Visiting hours will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 144 Lincoln St., Bath, with the Rev. Richard P. Rice officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Bath.
HERRICK – Lavonia E., 71, of Auburn, died Thursday, April 26. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a graveside service at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at Leeds Center Cemetery. Following the service, everyone is invited to the home of Ina Wing Berube, 50 West Bates St. Lewiston, for a gathering. A service of Fortin Group Funeral Home and Cremation Services, LEWISTON/AUBURN, 784-4584, www. thefortingroup.com.
MATHEWS – Marion F., 89, of South Paris, died Saturday, April 28. Family and friends are invited to attend visitation from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Oxford Hills Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Route 26, Oxford. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Dan Johnson officiating. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery in Cornish. In lieu of flowers, donations in Marion’s memory may be sent to Androscoggin Home Health Care & Hospice, Pottle Road, Oxford, ME 04270.
O’LEARY – Louis J., 45, of Rumford, died April 25 in Rumford. There will be no visiting hours. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. WEDNESDAY at St. John Cemetery, Rumford. Arrangements are under the care of S.G. THIBAULT FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, 364-4366, www.dignitymemorial.com.
STEARNS – Joyce M., 78, of Bethel, died April 26. There will be no visiting hours. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery in Bethel at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday for close family and friends. A public memorial service will be celebrated following the interment at the Bethel Church of the Nazarene, beginning at 4 p.m., with refreshments and fellowship to follow. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations be forwarded in Joyce’s memory to the Bethel Church of the Nazarene, Bethel, ME 04219. Arrangements by Greenleaf Funeral Home, 37 Vernon St., Bethel.
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