JOSEPH ”˜PETE’ ALEXANDRE of Sanford died Dec. 16, 2010 in Biddeford. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Friday, Jan. 7, 2011 at 11 a.m. at the St. Therese of Lisieux Parish, Holy Family Church on North Avenue. Burial with military honors will be held in the spring at Oakdale Cemetery. A gathering to celebrate Pete’s life will follow at the American Legion Hall on Main Street. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider the Animal Welfare Society, P.O. Box 43, West Kennebunk, Maine. Arrangements are in the care of Lafrance-Lambert & Black Funeral Home, 29 Winter St., Sanford. To leave a note of condolence for the family, please visit www.blackfuneralhomes.com.

ROLAND CHARLAND of Biddeford died Monday in Biddeford. Visiting hours will be 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011 at Hope Memorial Chapel. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 6, 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. To share condolences online, please visit www.HopeMemorial.com.

RICHARD EARL ”˜DICK’ FENDERSON formerly of Biddeford died Monday in Exeter, N.H. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011 from 5-7 p.m. at the Brewitt Funeral Home, 14 Pine St., Exeter, N.H. Per Dick’s request, there is no funeral service scheduled. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Rockingham VNA & Hospice, 137 Epping Road, Exeter, NH 03833 or the American Lung Association, National Headquarters, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004. To sign an online guest book, please visit www.brewittfuneralhome.com.

THOMAS MICHAEL HARRIMAN of Sanford died Saturday in Sanford. Visiting hours for Tom will be on Wednesday, Jan. 5 from 6-8 p.m. at the Lafrance-Lambert & Black Funeral Home, 29 Winter St., Sanford. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at St. Therese of Lisieux Parish, Notre Dame Church in Springvale. Burial with military honors will be in the spring at St. Ignatius Cemetery. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider donations to the Arthritis Foundation, 6 Chenell Drive, Suite 260, Concord, NH 03301. Condolences may be expressed at www.blackfuneralhomes.com.

CECILE R. HUGHES of Peabody, Mass. and Kennebunk, died Dec. 17, 2010 in Kennebunk. A memorial Mass will be celebrated on Jan. 9, 2011 at 11 a.m. at St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church in Salem, Mass. Burial will take place in Kedgwick. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider donations to Camp Waban, 5 Dunaway Drive, Sanford, ME 04073. Arrangements are under the direction of the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home, 580 Main St., Springvale. Condolences may be expressed at www.blackfuneralhomes.com.

HELEN ”˜JOYCE’ MESERVE of Dayton died Sunday in Saco. Visiting hours will be on Thursday evening from 5-7 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 will be held on Friday morning at 11 a.m. at the Hollis Center Baptist Church located on Route 202. A private burial service with Joyce’s family will follow at Goodwins Mills Village Cemetery. www.dcpate.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Hollis Center Baptist Church Food Pantry, PO Box 180, Hollis, ME 04042.

ROGER E. PAQUETTE of Saco died Sunday in Biddeford. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011 at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Biddeford. Arrangements are by Cote Funeral Home, Saco. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider donations to: The Animal Welfare Society, P.O. Box 43, West Kennebunk, ME 04094.

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