BLAIS — Robert L., 70, of Livermore Falls died Sunday, Sept. 10, in Farmington. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held at 11 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 1, at the home of Denny Blais, 6 Pineau St., Jay. Please RSVP to Denny at 207-441-7737 by Sept. 25. Arrangements by Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls.
BRYANT — Ronald Vance, 47, of Livermore, passed away, Sunday, Sept. 17, in Lewiston. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, Oct. 9, at Wiscasset Speedway, 274 W. Alna Road, Wiscasset. Interment at a later date at Riverview Cemetery, Route 15, Bucksport. Arrangements made by Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. In lieu of flowers, if desired contributions may be made to Kymberli Bryant, P.O. Box 250, Livermore Falls, ME 04254 for Shelby Kae Bryant Education Fund, or a fund to continue the RC Track.
BULGER — Bonnie J., 69, of Rumford passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 19, in Lewiston. A burial will be held on Oct. 21 at 1 p.m. in Rumford Center for Bonnie. Family and friends may visit at that time. Arrangements by Affordable Cremation Solution LLC, Auburn.
DEMCHAK — Elwin J., 66, of Durham died Saturday, Sept. 16. Visitation will be held on Saturday at the Crosman Funeral Home in Lisbon Falls from 9 to 11 a.m. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 11 a.m. Committal services will be held at a later date at Hillside Cemetery in Lisbon Falls. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Elwin’ s memory to Coastal Humane Society, 30 Range Road, Brunswick, ME 04011. A Service of The Crosman Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 40 Main St., Lisbon Falls, ME 04252.
DUTIL — Lucille T., 92, of Auburn died in Auburn on Thursday, Sept. 14. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday, 10 to 11 a.m., followed by a Liturgy of the Word service at 11 a.m. Entombment, St. Peter’s Cemetery Mausoleum. Donations may be made in her memory to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.
ELLINGWOOD — Barbara, 93, died Tuesday, Sept. 19. Memorial services will be held in the Englewood, Fla. United Church Chapel. Interment in the Memorial Garden of the church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Englewood United Methodist Church, 700 Dearborn St., Englewood, FL 34223.
GIOACCHINI — Carol A., 80, of South Paris and Lynn, Mass., died in Norway on Thursday, Sept. 14. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, Sept. 21, at 10 a.m. at St. Catherine of Sienna Church in Norway. Family and friends may attend a time of visitation on Thursday morning at 9 a.m. at Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris. Interment will be at a later date at St. Joseph Cemetery in Lynn, MA. Flowers are welcome, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
HARRISON — Carolyn Wight Cassell, 92, of Daleville, Va., passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 13, in Salem, Va. Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 23, at West Parish Congregational Church, 32 Church St., Bethel. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday, Sept. 23, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Greenleaf Funeral Home, 37 Vernon St., Bethel. Reception plans to be announced. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to The Glebe’s scholarship fund for staff and dependents to support educational aspirations. Make checks payable to The Glebe Resident Council Scholarship Fund, memo: Carolyn Harrison, at 200 Glebe Blvd., Daleville, VA 24083. Rader Funeral Home, 540-992-1212.
HAVILAND — Girard S., 94, of Norway died March 8. A memorial service will be held Friday, Nov. 24, at 1 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 479 Main St., Norway. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Lakes Environmental Association, www.mainelakes.org; Unitarian Universalist Church, norwayuu.org; or New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault, svfreenyc.org. Arrangements are in the care of Chandler Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris.
JONES — Arlene E., 87, of Livermore Falls passed away, Sunday, Sept. 17, in Farmington. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 22, at Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the funeral service. Interment Moose Hill Cemetery, 31 Record Road, Livermore Falls.
PARLIN — H. Elaine, 60, a former resident of North Turner, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, in Turner. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, Sept. 25, at the North Turner Union Prebysterian Church, 58 Howes Corner Road, North Turner. Arrangements made by Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls.
RAY — Richard, 80, of Scarborough, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 20, in Scarborough. Relatives and friends are invited to visit Friday, Sept. 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Roberts Funeral Home, 62 Bowdoin St., Winthrop. A Celebration of Dick’s Life will be at 11:45 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at the funeral home. Following the service, all are invited to a reception at Peppers Restaurant in Winthrop. A private family interment will be in Glenside Cemetery, Winthrop.
TAYLOR — Charles “Phil,” 82, of Newry, died in South Paris on Sunday, Sept. 17. Visiting hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Chandler Funeral Home, Greenleaf Chapel, 37 Vernon St., Bethel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Snows, Bethel. Burial will follow at Powers Cemetery in Newry. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Phil Taylor Scholarship Fund at Telstar High School, Attn: Ted Davis, 284 Walkers Mills Road, Bethel, ME 04217.
TILLEY — David L., 88, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 17. A time of visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at Oxford Hills Funeral Services, 1037 Main St., Route 26, Oxford, followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Norway Pine Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in David’s memory to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240.
VAILLANCOURT — Therese Marie C., 93, of Auburn, died in Auburn on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday, 4 to 8 p.m. Services will be held Saturday, 11 a.m. in the Upper Church of the Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul. Interment, St. Peter’s Cemetery. Donations may be made in Therese’s memory to the Hospice House Fund of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, or the Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society, 277 Turner St., Auburn, for books to be dedicated in her memory in the research library. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.
WAGG — Eddiemae P., 84, of Fairfax, Va., died Sept. 14. A graveside service will take place on Monday, Sept. 25, at noon at Lisbon Cemetery on Ferry Road in Lisbon. Those wishing, in lieu of flowers, may make a charitable contribution in her memory to the Army Emergency Relief, 2530 Crystal Drive, Suite 13161, 13th floor, Arlington, VA 22302. www.aerhq.org, 866-878-6378. Arrangements are under the care of Crosman Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 40 Main St., Lisbon Falls, 353-4951.
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