LEWISTON — A Mass of Christian Burial honoring the life of Paul R. Lynch was celebrated by the Rev. Aaron Damboise on Friday, Aug. 8, at Holy Family Church of the Prince of Peace Parish. During Mass, Paul’s children, Mary Beth LaBarre, Kevin Lynch, Brian Lynch and James Lynch, draped their father’s casket with a […]

RUMFORD — Graveside services with Military Honors for Douglas Carl Parrella, formerly of Rumford, were conducted at noon on Saturday, Aug. 9, by the Rev. Alfred Jacques. Interment was in St. John Cemetery, Rumford. Military Honors were conducted by the U.S. Air Force from Bangor. A reception followed at 49 Franklin St., Rumford. Arrangements were […]

LEWISTON — Memorial services honoring the life of Beverly E. White were held Tuesday, Aug. 5, at Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home. Chaplain Kathleen O’Wril celebrated the service. Beverly’s stepdaughter, Allison Auger, delivered a poem and words of remembrance were spoken by a son-in-law, Rick Smith. All were invited to a reception of fellowship […]

RUMFORD — A Mass of Christian Burial honoring the life of the Rev. Marcel L. Dumoulin was celebrated on Monday morning, Aug. 4, by the Most Rev. Robert Deeley, Bishop of the Diocese of Portland. Concelebrating the Mass were Monsignor Andrew Dubois, Monsignor Marc Caron, and The Rev. Fathers, Alfred Jacques, Antonio Amato, Harold Nicknair, […]

RUMFORD — Graveside Masonic memorial services for Ralph Oldham of Peru were held at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at St. John’s Cemetery in Rumford with members of Blazing Star Masonic Lodge of Rumford performing the Masonic Ritual, preceded by a memorial visitation at the Wiles Remembrance Center, 42 Weld St., Dixfield. The Maine Military […]

WILTON — Private family committal services for Paula Buchanan of Farmington were held at 10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 2,  at Lakeview Cemetery in Wilton with a procession led by bagpiper Robert Underwood.  Words of committal were offered by Kent Wiles. Service arrangements were cared for and provided by the Wiles Remembrance Center of Farmington.

LEWISTON — Funeral services honoring the life of Arlene H. Simons were held on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home. Pastor David Clark officiated the service and recited committal prayers at Mount Auburn Cemetery. The pallbearers were Florence Annear, Daniel and Susan Dionne, Myron Eames, Robert Hansen and Michael Rioux. […]

RUMFORD — A Mass of Christian Burial for Roland D. Milligan Sr. was celebrated Thursday morning, July 31, at the Parish of the Holy Savior, St. Athanasius-St. John Church, with the Rev. Alfred Jacques as the celebrant. Bernard Poirier was the altar assistant. Readings were presented by Tim Hansen and Roland Milligan Jr., and a […]

AUBURN — A memorial Mass honoring the life of Normand I. Caron was celebrated by the Rev. Robert Lariviere, assisted by Deacon Denis Mailhot on July 17 at Sacred Heart Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish. Normand’s son, David, carried his father’s urn to the altar at the beginning of Mass. The Old […]

NEW VINEYARD — A Mass of Christian Burial for Nathan Gerald Allen of New Vineyard was held at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 28, from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 133 Middle St., Farmington, preceded by a family prayer service at the Wiles Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Road (Routes 2 and 27) Farmington, with the […]