Shirley Ruck Ackerman, 56, of Biddeford, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, following a long illness. Visiting hours will be 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, 2014 at St. Joseph Church Parish of the Good Shepherd in Biddeford. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Biddeford. Arrangements are by Hope Memorial Chapel. To share condolences online, please visit www.hopememorial.com.

Karen E. Allen, 60, of Rockland Drive in Old Orchard Beach, passed away Dec. 29, 2013, after a 2 1/2-year battle with breast cancer, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, with her family by her side. Friends and family may call at the Dennett, Craig and Pate Funeral Home, 365 Main St. in Saco, Saturday, Jan. 4 from 4-6 p.m.

Anthony C. D’Amico, 61, of Worcester, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, in St. Vincent Hospital. Visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, followed by a memorial service in Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, Maine. www.hopememorial.com. Burial will be private in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Biddeford, Maine. Memorial contributions may be made to Stand Up 2 Cancer, 1201 West 5th St., Suite T-700, Los Angeles, CA 90017 or online www.standup2cancer.org; or VNA Network, 120 Thomas St., Worcester, MA 01608.

Donna M. Feeney, 57, of Sanford, passed away Dec. 28, surrounded by her family, after a courageous, two-year battle with cancer, at her daughter’s home in Shapleigh. A funeral service for Donna will be held on Friday at 1 p.m. at the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home, 580 Main St. in Springvale. Visiting hours will begin at 11 a.m., until the time of the funeral service. Burial will follow at the Southern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider donations in her memory to the Cancer Care Center of York County, 27 Industrial Ave., Sanford, ME 04073; or to Hospice of Southern Maine, 180 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, ME 04074. Arrangements are under the direction of Black Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Sanford-Springvale. Condolences can be expressed at www.blackfuneralhomes.com.

Jeanne Gadbois, 83, of Saco, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford, following a brief illness. A funeral Mass to celebrate her life will be held at Most Holy Trinity Church of Good Shepherd Parish in Saco on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 at 10 a.m., followed by a luncheon in the parish hall. Arrangements are by Cote Funeral Home, Saco. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you perform a simple act of kindness or charity in honor of Jeanne’s life. To send a condolence or sign the online guestbook, please go to www.cotefuneralhome.com.

Jason Scott Sibilio, 45, of Sanford, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013 at his home in Sanford. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, Jan. 4 at 11 a.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church, 68 High St. in Sanford. A luncheon will immediately follow the service. Burial will be in the spring at Riverside Cemetery. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider donating to the Jason Sibilio Fund in care of Donna Sibilio sent to Calvary Baptist Church, 68 High St., Sanford, ME 04073; or to the Sanford Christian Academy, 62 High St., Sanford, ME 04073. Arrangements are under the direction of Black Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Sanford-Springvale. Condolences may be expressed at www.blackfuneralhomes.com.

Donald R. Vallee, 46, of Lyman, died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, after a brief battle with aggressive prostate cancer. Visiting hours will be Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 from 5-8 p.m. at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. A funeral Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Church of the Good Shepherd Parish in Biddeford. Memorial donations in Donald’s name may be made to St. Joseph Church of the Good Shepherd Parish, 271 Main St., Saco, ME 04072. To share condolences online, please visit www.hopememorial.com.

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