Philip J. LaPorte, 77, of Lehigh Acres, Fla., passed away Friday, Nov. 4, 2011 following an extended illness. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11 at Margaret’s Church in Old Orchard Beach. Interment will be at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 4575 Via Royale, Suite 110, Fort Myers, FL 33907 or to www.cancer.org. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, 1589 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33907, 239-936-0555. Online condolences may be made at www.fortmyersmemorial.com.

Grace Kerry McNally, 99, died peacefully on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, after a short illness, in the loving presence of her devoted daughter, Ann, and family at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Visiting hours will be from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday at Cote Funeral Home, corner of Beach and James streets, Saco. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at noon Friday at Most Holy Trinity, Good Shepherd Parish in Saco. Burial will follow in St. Mary’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, the family requests that contributions be made to Mary’s Walk, c/o Maine Cancer Foundation, 170 U.S. Route 1, Suite 250, Falmouth, ME 04105.

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