It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved William J. Rines Sr. (Gardiner, Maine), who passed away at the age of 85, on December 5, 2021. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of William J. Rines Sr. to show support.

He was predeceased by : his parents, William Rines and Frances Rines (Brayley); his wife Jean Poulin; and his daughter Connie Jean. He is survived by : his nephew Harold; his children, Catherine Folger (David) of Pittston, Pamela Brown (James) of Waterville, Victoria Cates (Christopher) of China and William J. Rines, Jr. (Arlene Richard); his grandchildren, Howard Smart, Jr., Chelsea, Sacha Rines, Nicholas and Ethan Cates; and his great grandchildren, Alyssa and Carter Smart.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
STAPLES FUNERAL HOME