Thomas A. Bourque, 65, of Sanford, died on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Oakdale Cemetery, located on Twombley Road in Sanford. Arrangements are under the direction of Black Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Sanford-Springvale.

Hermance R. Guay, 96, of Sanford, died on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013 at the Pavilion in Sanford. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish, Notre Dame Church, located on Payne St. in Springvale.  Interment will be at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Biddeford. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider the York County Shelter, P.O. Box 820, Alfred, ME 04002. Arrangements are under the direction of Black Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Sanford-Springvale. To leave a message of condolence for the family, please visit www.blackfuneralhomes.com.

Columbia Cecelia Johnson, 94, died in Englewood, Fla. on April 5, 2013. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. at St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish, Notre Dame Church, 10 Payne St., Springvale. Burial will follow at St. Ignatius Cemetery. Following the burial, a reception will be held at the Heald Family Center, 574 Main St., Springvale. Arrangements are under the direction of Black Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Sanford-Springvale. Condolences may be expressed at www.blackfuneralhomes.com.

Brother Paul E. Parenteau, S.C., 88, also known as Brother Eric, of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart Provincial House in Pascoag, died Aug. 29, 2013 at Overlook Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Pascoag. The wake will be held at the Provincial House, 685 Steere Farm Road in Pascoag, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 at 9:30 a.m., followed by the Mass of Christian burial in the Chapel of the Provincial House at 11 a.m. Burial will be in the Brothers’ Cemetery in Pascoag. In lieu of flowers, donations in Brother Paul’s memory may be made to the Brothers of the Sacred Heart African Mission Fund, Business Office, Brothers of the Sacred Heart, 685 Steere Farm Road, Pascoag, RI 02859. Arrangements are under the direction of the Brown Funeral Home, 1496 Victory Highway, Oakland, RI 02858. www.brownfuneralhomes.com.

Germaine Trakas, 103, of Lincoln Street, died peacefully Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, at her residence. Friends and relatives may call Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. at the Dennett, Craig & Pate Funeral Home, 365 Main St. in Saco. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Oct. 9, 2013 at St. Joseph Church in Biddeford. Burial will follow at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Mass. For those wishing to make memorial contributions in her memory, please consider The Visiting Nurses of Southern Maine, 15 Industrial Park Road, Saco, ME 04072. For those wishing to post condolences, please go to www.dcpate.com.

Joan Marie Weeman, 78, of Long Plains Road, passed away on Aug. 31, 2013 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, after a period of declining health with a courageous battle with cancer. Visiting hours will be on Tuesday, Sept. 3 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Dennett, Craig & Pate Funeral Home, located on the corners of Routes 202 and 4A (13 Portland Road) in Buxton (Bar Mills). A funeral service officiated by Rev. Laura Holt-Haslam will be held on Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Buxton Center Baptist Church, located on Route 22 (Long Plains Road). Burial will be at South Buxton Cemetery at a later date. www.dcpate.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Buxton Center Baptist Church, 938 Long Plains Road, Buxton, ME 04093.

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