Orrin A. Alexander, 59, of Sanford, died on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at Goodall Hospital in Sanford. Visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. with a funeral service following at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7 at the Lafrance-Lambert & Black Funeral Home located at 29 Winter St. in Sanford. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 616, Sanford, ME 04073. To leave a message of condolence for the family, visit www.blackfuneralhomes.com.

Robert M. Black, 77, a lifelong resident of Saco, died Jan. 5 at home, after a long illness. Relatives and friends are invited to call on Monday at 10 a.m. at the Laurel Hill Cemetery Chapel, 293 Beach St., Saco, where a funeral service will commence at 11 a.m. Burial will follow on the family lot in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Saco. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider the Seashore Trolley Museum, P.O. Box A, Kennebunkport, ME 04046 or online at www.trolleymuseum.org. Arrangements are under the direction of the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home, 580 Main St., Springvale. Condolences may be expressed at www.blackfuneralhomes.com.

William T. Bogas, 83, of Clearwater, Fla. and formerly of Saco, passed away on Dec. 31, 2011 at Kindred Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla. A funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012 at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Saco. Burial will follow in St. Demetrios Cemetery in Biddeford. Arrangements are by Cote Funeral Home, Saco. To send private condolences to the family, go to www.cotefuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in William’s name to Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 186 Bradley St., Saco, ME 04072.

Conrad L. Chenard, 93, formerly of Worcester, Mass., died Monday, Jan. 2 at Millbury Health Care Center in Milbury, Mass. The funeral is Saturday, Jan. 7 at O’Connor Brothers Funeral Home, 592 Park Ave. in Worcester, Mass., with a Mass at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of the Angels Church, 1222 Main St. in Worcester. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery. A visiting hour will be held Saturday from 8:30-9:30 a.m. in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney St., Boston, MA 02115. www.oconnorbrothers.com.

Richard M. Emery, 75, of Leavitt Road, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012 at the Harris Health Hill Care Center in Concord, following a long illness. There are no visiting hours. An interment service will be held on Monday, Jan. 9 at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel at the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen. The Rev. Jeremy Everson, pastor of the Park Street Baptist Church of Pittsfield, will officiate. The Perkins & Pollard Memorial Home, Pittsfield, is assisting with arrangements. To sign an online guest book, log on to perkinsandpollard.com.

Claude J. Gobeil, 69, of Estero, Fla., passed away peacefully Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, with immediate family members by his side. A celebration of his life will be held in Maine in the spring of 2012 at the convenience of his family and will be announced at a later date.

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