BEAN — Elinor (Morrill), 91, died in Sumner on Tuesday, Aug. 22. Visiting hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, at the Chandler Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Elmwood Cemetery, East Sumner. In lieu of flowers, donations in Elinor’s memory can be made to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240.
BURGESS — Randy E., 63, of Auburn, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 20, in Lewiston. A memorial service will be held at 11am on Friday, Aug. 25, at Court Street Baptist Church in Auburn. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Sabattus.
FINETHY – Kathleen E., 101, formerly of Rumford, died Sunday, Aug. 20, in Wayland, Mass. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Meader & Son Funeral Home, 3 Franklin St., P.O. Box 537, Rumford, ME 04276 with the Rev. Jane C. Rich officiating. Interment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery, Dixfield. Friends are invited to call after noon Saturday prior to the funeral. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Orchard Hill Sudbury, 761 Boston Post Road, Sudbury, MA 01776; or Parmenter (Wayside) Hospice Residence, 10 Green Way, Wayland, MA 01778 in her memory.
FYRBERG — Steven Joel, 61, of East Andover, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 17, in Rumford. A Celebration of Life will be held this fall. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at www2.jdrf.org or by calling (800) 533-CURE (2873). JDRF is committed to finding a cure and better treatments for type 1 diabetes. Arrangements are under the care of Direct Cremation of Maine, Belfast.
LUCAS — Bernard, of Falmouth, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 22. A Celebration of Bernie’s life will be held Saturday, Aug. 26, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a service at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Kent Allen officiating at Lindquist Funeral Home, 1 Mayberry Lane, Yarmouth.
MALEY — Rose J., 99, a resident of Lewiston, died in Auburn on Friday, Aug. 18. A memorial service honoring Rose’s life will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home. Committal services will then follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Those wishing may make donations in Rose’s memory to the Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice Foundation, 15 Strawberry Ave. Lewiston, ME 04240. There will not be any visitation. Arrangements by the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred A. Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston 784-4023.
TAPLEY — Gary, 60, of Auburn, died Monday, Aug. 21. Visitation will be held Thursday at The Fortin Group/Plummer Merrill Funeral Home in Auburn from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral service will be held on Friday at the funeral home at noon. Committal services will be held at a later date at Gracelawn Memorial Park in Auburn. A Service of The Fortin Group/Plummer Merrill Funeral Home, 217 Turner St., Auburn, ME 04210. 783-8545
TEWHEY — Peter Williams passed away on Friday, Aug. 18, Per Peter’s request, there will be no calling hours or funeral. Rather, he wished for a private Celebration of Life with his family in Maine. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Peter’s honor to the Epilepsy Foundation New England, 335 Main St., Unit 8, Wilmington, MA 01887; and the Autism Alliance of MetroWest, 1881 Worcester Road, Suite 100A, Framingham, MA 01701.
THIBODEAU — Alphee V., 87, a resident of Lewiston, died in Lewiston on Saturday, Aug. 19. A funeral Mass honoring Alphee’s life will be celebrated on Friday at 1 p.m. at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (Lower Chapel). Committal services will then follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Those wishing may make donations in Alphee’s memory to the Meals on Wheels, 8 Falcon Road, Lewiston, ME 04240. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred A. Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston, 784-4023.
TURGEON — Paul M., 66, of Turner, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 22, in Auburn. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, at Holy Family Church, 607 Sabattus St., Lewiston. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 28, at Pinette Dillingham & Lynch, 305 Alfred Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston. Interment, Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 163 Mount Vernon Road, Augusta.
WOODHEAD — Nancy, 67, of Arlington, Va., passed away at home on Tuesday, Aug. 15. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic church, Arlington, Va. (all beliefs welcome), Saturday, Aug. 26, 11 a.m., followed by a luncheon at St Charles, Benedict Hall, noon to 2 p.m. There will also be a Celebration of Nancy’s Life at the Williamsburg Condo in Arlington starting at 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, or to Health Care for the Homeless: giving.hchmd.org/NancyWoodhead.
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