Donald A. Bolger, 86, of Sanford, died on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 at Greenwood Center in Sanford. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home, 580 Main St. in Springvale. Interment will follow at the Southern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center, Development Office, 22 Bramhall St., Portland, ME 04102. To leave a message of condolence for the family please visit www.blackfuneralhomes.com.
Janet Byrne, 82, died Aug. 28, 2011 in Scarborough, with her family by her side. A memorial service will be held Oct. 3 at 1 p.m. at the Island Falls Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Arrangements are in the care of the Johnson Funeral Home, 26 Market St., North Berwick. Online condolences can be expressed at www.johnsonfuneralhomeme.com.
Irene M. Christensen, 75, formerly of Biddeford, died Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 at Evergreen Manor in Saco after a long illness. There will be no visiting hours. Funeral services will be private. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in Biddeford. Arrangements are by Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. Memorial donations in Irene’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. To share condolences online, please visit www.hopememorial.com.
Oscar E. Ducharme, 79, of Sanford, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 at the Kennebunk Nursing and Rehabilitation in Kennebunk. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Notre Dame Cemetery in Springvale. Arrangements are under the direction of the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home, 580 Main St., Springvale. Condolences may be expressed at www.blackfuneralhomes.com.
John E. Durfee, 67, of Alfred, passed away on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 at Maine General Hospital in Augusta. Visiting hours will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Cote Funeral Home, corner of Beach and James streets, Saco. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph’s Church, Good Shepherd Parish in Biddeford. Arrangements are by Cote Funeral Home, Saco. To send private condolences to the family go to www.cotefuneralhome.com.
Lorraine B. (Belanger) Perrault, beloved wife of Roland W. “Bill” Perrault Jr., died at her Christian Hill residence in Lowell, Mass., following an extended illness. She was 74. Relatives and friends may call at the McKenna-Ouellette Funeral Home, 327 Hildreth St., Lowell, Mass. from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday. Her funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday at 10 a.m. in St. Michael Church, Lowell, Mass. Committal prayers will be offered on Friday at 11 a.m. in St. Joseph Cemetery, Biddeford. For directions and condolences, please visit www.mckennaouellette.com.
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