Obituaries

Kathleen Linde
B: 1953-02-13
D: 2024-03-13
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Linde, Kathleen
Richard Michelson
B: 1936-07-09
D: 2024-03-12
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Michelson, Richard
Lorraine Labbe
B: 1933-04-03
D: 2024-03-11
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Labbe, Lorraine
Michaleen O'Connell
B: 1984-06-11
D: 2024-03-08
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O'Connell, Michaleen
Eva Atchue
B: 1940-12-24
D: 2024-03-05
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Atchue, Eva
Margaret Caldwell
B: 1917-10-04
D: 2024-03-01
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Caldwell, Margaret
Margaret Connolly
B: 1935-04-14
D: 2024-02-29
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Connolly, Margaret
Robert Sjogren
B: 1936-12-08
D: 2024-02-21
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Sjogren, Robert
Deborah Bassett
B: 1964-01-10
D: 2024-02-11
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Bassett, Deborah
Michael Smith
B: 1950-05-23
D: 2024-02-08
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Smith, Michael
Betty (Wright) Glanvill
B: 1951-01-23
D: 2024-02-05
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Glanvill, Betty (Wright)
Robert Girouard
B: 1942-12-29
D: 2024-02-02
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Girouard, Robert
Judith Walker
B: 1943-01-19
D: 2024-02-02
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Walker, Judith
Jesse Young
B: 1998-08-22
D: 2024-02-01
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Young, Jesse
Martha Reardon
B: 1927-01-16
D: 2024-01-31
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Reardon, Martha
Leslie Paine
B: 1938-08-16
D: 2024-01-25
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Paine, Leslie
John Roberts
B: 1940-10-02
D: 2024-01-23
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Roberts, John
Rose-Marie Murray
B: 1951-01-23
D: 2024-01-22
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Murray, Rose-Marie
David Valanzola
B: 1951-10-06
D: 2024-01-16
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Valanzola, David
Barry Higginbottom
B: 1959-05-29
D: 2024-01-15
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Higginbottom, Barry
William Noel
B: 1971-04-06
D: 2024-01-12
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Noel, William

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The first rule in funerals is – there are no rules. If a song has meaning to the family or the person it should be sung.
 
If there are special people who can share meaningful thoughts and insights into the life of the person they should be heard.
 
If the family wants to speak they should do so even if their voices break and they must stop for a cry or so.
 
If there are special things that had meaning to the person; an old car, pictures of the life, mementos of a career…they should be at the service. These are the things that make a funeral meaningful. Feel free to express and honor without rules.
 
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