Lester “Skip” Whitten, 59, of Kennebunk, died peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice, Scarborough. Visiting hours will be 10-11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 at Hope Memorial Chapel followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will private. Arrangements are by Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. Donations in memory of Lester may be made to Gosnell Memorial Hospice, 11 Hunnewell Road, Scarborough, ME 04074. To share condolences online, please visit www.HopeMemorial.com.
Having won his final “Victory in Jesus,” Lt. Colonel Ralph Edwin Joyce, retired officer of The Salvation Army, was promoted to glory from the Monarch Center, Saco, on Nov. 27, 2011, a day after the 51st anniversary of his wedding to Alice Atkinson Joyce. A service of remembrance will be held at The Salvation Army, 6th Street, Old Orchard Beach on Thursday, Dec. 1. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. and the service will be at 11 a.m. Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers will be welcome at The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 375, Old Orchard Beach 04064.
Gerald W. Small, 75, of Dover, passed away peacefully in his loving wife’s arms on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. Jerry’s life will be celebrated at a memorial service at St. John’s United Methodist Church later in the spring. In lieu of flowers, friends may wish to contribute to the Gerald W. Small Scholarship for Future Educators to be established through St. John’s United Methodist Church, Cataract Avenue, Dover, N.H. Please go to www.taskerfh.com to sign the online guest book.
R. Gerald Bertrand, 74, of Cape Coral, Fla., who was born in Biddeford, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. Bertrand’s interment occurred on Friday, Nov. 28, 2011 in Cape Coral, Fla.
Prominent local jeweler and watchmaker, Albert Woodman, passed away Nov. 24, 2011 at the age of 85. A service will be held at Autumn Green Funeral Home, 47 Oak St. in Alfred, on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 1 p.m. To leave a message of condolence for the family, please visit www.autumngreenfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made to an animal shelter of your choice. Autumn Green Funeral Home is respectfully handling arrangements.
Herbert A. “Red” Tibbetts, 88, of Biddeford, died Monday morning Nov., 28, 2011 at the home of his daughter after a brief illness. Visiting hours will be 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 at Hope Memorial Chapel. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 at St. Joseph Church of the Good Shepherd Parish in Biddeford. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in Biddeford. Arrangements are by Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. Memorial donations in Red’s memory may be made to the Biddeford Athletic Association, c/o of Biddeford High School, 23 Maplewood Ave., Biddeford, ME 04005. To share condolences online, please visit www.HopeMemorial.com.
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