BERGERON — Sister Bertha B., OSU, 85, died Saturday, Aug. 16, in Lewiston. A funeral Mass honoring sister’s life will be celebrated on Thursday, Aug. 21, at 10 a.m., at the Marguerite d’Youville Chapel, with the Rev. Joseph Manship officiating. Committal services will follow at 2:30 p.m. at the Ursuline Sisters Cemetery in Waterville. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Sister Bertha’s memory to the Ursuline Sisters’ Retirement Fund, Ursuline Sisters, 100 Campus Ave., Apt. 211, Lewiston, ME 04240. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the Marguerite d’Youville Chapel. Arrangements by Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred A. Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston, 784-4023.
BERTRAND — Joan, 73, of Auburn, died Thursday, Aug. 14. Per her request, there will be no service.
CARVILLE — Mary Stella, Lisbon, died Thursday, Aug. 14. At her request, there will be no services. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice. Arrangements are under the care of Staples Funeral Home of Gardiner.
KERR — Charles E. Jr., 89, of Auburn, died Saturday, Aug. 16. At Charles’ request, a private family service will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 or at www.woundedwarriorproject.org. A service of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home Cremation & Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn, 783-8545.
LEE — Philip W. Jr., 57, of Lewiston, died Friday, Aug. 15. Family and friends are invited to gather on Friday, Aug. 22, from 2 to 4 p.m., only at Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston, 784-4023.
MONGEAU — John Paul, died Sunday, Aug. 17, in Lewiston. A celebration of life service will be held at Fortin/Auburn on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m. Burial will be private at Gracelawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donation may be made to a charity of your choice. A service of The Fortin Group Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home, 217 Turner St., Auburn, ME 04210, 783-8545.
PLOURDE — Constance P., 74, of Auburn, died Monday, Aug. 18. Visitation will be held at Fortin/Lewiston on Wednesday, Aug. 20, from 4 to 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, Aug. 21, at 11 a.m., at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, lower chapel. Donations may be made to the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Graveside committal will be in St. Peter’s Cemetery. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, ME 04240, 784-4584.
SWARTZ — W. Michael, 46, of Lewiston, died Thursday, Aug. 14. A Mass of Christian Burial honoring Michael’s life will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, at Holy Family Church, 607 Sabattus St., Lewiston. Memorial donations in Michael’s memory may be made to the Pancreatic Awareness Foundation, 2300 N St., NW, No. 6141, Washington, DC 20037. Arrangements by Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred A. Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston, ME 04240.
TETENMAN — Seymour, 77, of Florida, died Saturday, Aug. 16. Funeral services were held on Sunday in the chapel of Beth Abraham Cemetery in Auburn. The family will be sitting Shiva beginning at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, and Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the home of David and Anne Allen, 1 Locksley Road, Auburn. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to Temple Shalom Synagogue, 74 Bradman St., Auburn, ME 04210, or to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, Hospice House Fund, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.
TOUCHETTE — Donald R., 73, of Rumford, died Friday, Aug. 15. Private graveside services will be held at the convenience of the family. Interment will be in Old Frye Cemetery in Rumford. Those who desire, in lieu of flowers, please contribute in his memory to either the Oncology Department, c/o Development Office, Rumford Hospital, 420 Franklin St., Rumford, ME 04276 or the Maine Kidney Transplant Foundation, 100 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, ME 04074. Arrangements are under the care of MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., P.O. Box 537, Rumford, ME 04276.
THIBAULT — Stephen G., 74, of Roxbury Pond and Dover-Foxcroft, died Friday, Aug. 15. Visitation will be Tuesday, Aug. 19, at Lary Funeral Home, 62 Summer St., Dover-Foxcroft, and on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at S.G. Thibault Funeral Home, from 4 to 8 p.m., with visitation by the Elks at 5 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at Parish of the Holy Savior, 126 Maine Ave., Rumford. Interment with military honors will be in St. John Cemetery. If so desired, contributions in Stephen’s memory may be made to the Oncology Department, Rumford Hospital, 420 Franklin St., Rumford, ME 04276 or to the Maine Community Foundation for Pine Tree Hospice Fund, 245 Main St., Ellsworth, ME 04065. Arrangements are under the care of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford ME 04276, 364-4366, and Lary Funeral Home, 62 Summer St., Dover-Foxcroft.
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