Michael F. Welch, 59, of Sanford, died July 11 at the Goodall Hospital in Sanford after a brief illness. Relatives and friends are invited to call on Friday from 3-5 p.m. at the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home, 580 Main St., Springvale. Burial will be at a later date in Boston.

Leo F. Gauthier, 78, of Biddeford, passed away peacefully Wednesday afternoon, July 13, 2011 at Seal Rock Healthcare, with his family at his side, after a long-term illness. Visiting hours will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Friday, July 15, 2011 at Hope Memorial Chapel. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Most Holy Trinity Church of the Good Shepherd Parish in Saco. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Biddeford. Arrangements are by Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. Donations in Leo’s memory may be made to the Brother Richard Hebert Scholarship Fund, c/o St. Louis Alumni Association, PO Box 493, Biddeford, ME 04005. To share condolences online, please visit www.HopeMemorial.com.

Jon Peter Tufts of North Waterboro passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Visiting hours will be Sunday, July 17 at Dennett, Craig and Pate Funeral Home, located on the corners of routes 202 and 4A (13 Portland Road) in Buxton (Bar Mills) from 5-7 p.m. A graveside service with military honors will be held at the Southern Maine Veterans Cemetery in Springvale on Monday at 11 a.m. www.dcpate.com. If you would like to send donations in lieu of flowers, please do so to the VFW, 67 Atlantic Ave., Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064, or American Lung Association, 122 State St., Augusta, ME 04330.

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