Lorraine M. Labbe, 71, of Biddeford, died Friday evening, Jan. 27, 2012 at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford after a brief illness. Visiting hours will be 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 at Hope Memorial Chapel. A funeral service will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in Biddeford. Arrangements are by Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. Memorial donations in Lorraine’s memory may be made to the Biddeford Free Clinic, P.O. Box 325, Biddeford, ME 04005. To share condolences online, visit www.hopememorial.com.
Rita M. Lavigne, 93, of Whichers Mill Road, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford. There are no calling hours. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 at 9 a.m. at St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish/Holy Family Church, 66 North Ave., Sanford. Spring burial will be private. Should friends choose, memorial donations in her memory are encouraged to: American Lung Association of Maine, 122 State St., Augusta, ME 04330; or an offering for a Mass in her memory to St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish/Holy Family Church, 66 North Ave., Sanford, ME 04073. Arrangements are in care of Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St., Kennebunk. www.bibberfuneral.com.
Norma Marie Richard Provencher, 81, of Scarborough, died peacefully at her home on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Visiting hours will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at Cote Funeral Home, the corner of Beach and James streets in Saco. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in Scarborough. Arrangements are by Cote Funeral Home, Saco. Those wishing to send a private condolence to the family should go to www.cotefuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to be made to Arthritis Foundation, P.O. Box 7669, Atlanta, GA 30357, (800) 283-7800.
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