Pauline R. Canning, 82, of Saco, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 at Maine General’s Glenridge Living Community in Augusta, with her loving family at her side. She had lived several years with Alzheimer’s disease. Visiting hours will be on 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Cote Funeral Home, 87 James St., Saco. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph’s Church, of Good Shepherd Parish in Biddeford. Burial will follow in St. Joseph’s 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, donations in Pauline’s name may be made to Maine General Rehabilitation and Nursing Home Care at Glenridge, 40 Glenridge Drive, Augusta, ME 04330.
Charlene P. Labonte, 69, of New Haven, Conn., passed away peacefully on Aug. 1, 2012. Her funeral services were held in the care of the Lesko & Polke Funeral Home, 1209 Post Road in Fairfield Center, Conn. Memorial contributions may be directed to: Smilow Cancer Hospital c/o: Yale-New Haven Hospital, Office of Development, P.O. Box 1849, New Haven, CT 06508. To order flowers online, travel directions or to sign her guest register, please visit www.leskopolkefuneralhome.com.
Frances G. Mathieu, 83, of Alfred and a longtime resident of Sanford, died Aug. 6 at The Pavilion in Sanford after a long illness. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, Aug. 14 at 11 a.m. at the Notre Dame Church of St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish, 10 Payne St., Springvale. As Frances donated her body for medical study, burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery at a later date. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider the Alzheimer’s Association, 383 U.S. Route 1, Suite 26, Scarborough, ME 04074. The Lafrance-Lambert & Black Funeral Home, 29 Winter St., Sanford, is assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be expressed at www.blackfuneralhomes.com.
Shelly B. McCarn, 50, of Sanford, passed away at her home on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. Per her wishes, there will be no funeral services. Arrangements are under the direction of the Lafrance-Lambert & Black Funeral Home, 29 Winter St., Sanford. Condolences may be expressed at www.blackfuneralhomes.com.
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