Roland R. Bouthillette, 88, died Tuesday, surrounded by family. Visiting hours will be from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 9 at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. A service at the funeral home and burial at St. Joseph’s Cemetery will immediately follow. Condolences may be shared at www.hopememorial.com.
Adrienne C. Dupuis, 81, formerly of Biddeford, Maine, died Feb. 5, 2013. Burial will be at the Massachusetts National Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements are by Nickerson-Bourne Funeral Home.
Ruth Straitiff Ham, 81, known by one and all as “Town Mother” for the residents of Shapleigh, died on Feb. 5, 2013 at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 at the Alfred Parish Church, 12 Kennebunk Road in Alfred, at 4:30 p.m., followed by a reception next door in the Hobbs Room. The Rev. Dr. Jonathan Bosse will officiate. Friends may visit with the family from 2 p.m. until the hour of the service at the church. To leave a message of condolence for the family, please visit www.autumngreenfuneralhome.com. Ruth loved the Town of Shapleigh, and in her memory, please consider a donation to the Parks & Recreation Department, P.O. Box 26, Shapleigh, ME 04076; or Shapleigh Fire Department, P.O. Box 15, Shapleigh, ME 04076; or Shapleigh Rescue Department, P.O. Box 51, Shapleigh, ME 04076. The Autumn Green Funeral Home is respectfully handling arrangements.
* Death notices list funeral arrangements. Full obituaries are only in the print edition.
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less