Rose M. Atkinson, 61, of Sanford, died Saturday, April 27, 2013 at her home. Visiting hours and a celebration of Rose’s life will be from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, May 3, 2013 at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. In lieu of flowers, donations in Rose’s memory may be made to Hospice of Southern Maine, 180 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, ME 04074. To share condolences online, please visit www.hopememorial.com.
Dolores V. Beaudette, 84, of Biddeford, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at St. Andre Health Care Facility in Biddeford. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 11 a.m. in St. Joseph’s Church of Good Shepherd Parish in Biddeford. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cote Funeral Home, Saco. To send a condolence to the family, please visit www.cotefuneralhome.com.
Robert J. Goodwin, 62, of Sanford, died on Sunday, April 29, 2013 at the Greenwood Center in Sanford. Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30 at the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home, located at 580 Main St. in Springvale. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1 at the Goodwins Mills Advent Christian Church, 498 Goodwins Mills Road, Dayton, ME 04005. Arrangements are under the direction of Black Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Sanford-Springvale.
Retired Air Force Col. George B. Lapham, 74, of Seaside Ave. in Saco, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, April 28, 2013 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland. A memorial service will be held at the First Parish Congregational Church of Saco UCC on Saturday, May 4 at 11 a.m. Rev. Doug Nielson will officiate. Services will be concluded with military honors. Burial will take place at a later date. Dennett, Craig and Pate Funeral Home, 365 Main St., Saco, are in charge of the arrangements. Those wishing to make memorial contributions in his memory may contribute to Vietnam Veterans Association, 8605 Cameron St., Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Berniece (Murray) VanKnowe, 86, of Saco and formerly of Old Orchard Beach and Rowley, Mass., died of natural causes, April 25, 2013, surrounded by her family. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Our Lady of Hope Church, 1 Pineswamp Road, Ipswich, MA 01938. Burial will be in the family lot in Rowley Cemetery, Rowley, Mass. It is suggested that memorial contributions be made to Beacon Hospice, 54 Atlantic Place, Foden Road, South Portland, ME 04106. Condolences may be sent to oobfuneral@gmail.com. Arrangements are by the Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home, 36 Portland Ave., Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064.
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