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PETERSBURG — Anderson-McQueen Funeral Home, the Tampa Bay area's largest family-owned funeral company, has been sold.Related News/ArchiveFoundation Partners Group, an Orlando company, has completed the acquisition of Premier Care of Florida, the Anderson-McQueen portfolio which consists of two namesake St. Petersburg locations, E. James Reese Funeral Home, A Life Tribute Funeral Care, Sunnyside Cemetery, Affordable Memorials, and Pet Passages.Scott Ankerholz, Foundation Partners' vice president of marketing, declined to disclose the purchase price, citing the Orlando company's private ownership. The acquisition boosts the company's assets to 72 funeral home and nine cemeteries nationwide. Foundation Partners will continue to operate the Anderson-McQueen funeral homes under their existing names.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Long-standing funeral home Anderson-McQueen exploring a sale After helping with the transition, John McQueen, who has owned the home since 2010, will assume a larger role in company-wide training, chief financial officer Richard Benton said."The local customer won't be impacted," Benton said. "They'll still call the same number, and they'll see the same smiling faces."Foundation Partners was founded in 2010. It has since more than doubled in size, a company history on its website states.Contact Andrew Meacham at ameacham@tampabay.com or (727) 892-2248. Follow @torch437. (Tampabay.com (blog))

Monday, Aug. 21. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at Open Door Bible Baptist Church, 26 Gartley St., Lisbon. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives, 155 Bath Road, Brunswick. GORNEAULT — Viola D., 88, of Lewiston died Saturday, Aug. 26. Visitation will be held at The Fortin Group Funeral Home in Lewiston, Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. Funeral service will be held Saturday at the funeral home at 11 a.m. Committal services will be held at a later date at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Lewiston. A Service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, ME 04240. 784-4584.GOUPIL — Jacqueline, 80, of Lewiston died Tuesday, Aug. 29, in Auburn. Family and friends are invited to gather at 56 Jenkins St., Lewiston, Saturday, Sept. 9, at 1 p.m. Call Jim with questions at 782-8659. Arrangements by Affordable Cremation Solution LLC, Auburn.HENAULT — Emile, 96, of Lewiston died Monday, Aug. 28. Visiting hours will be held at Fortin/Lewiston on Tuesday, Sept. 5, from 2 to 5 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Holy Cross Church in Lewiston on Wednesday, Sept. 6, at 11 a.m., followed by committal prayers at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Lewiston. Those wishing, in lieu of flowers, may make a charitable contribution in Emile’s memory to Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, 784-4584.PULSIFER — Janet L., 77, died in Auburn on Saturday, Aug. 26. A graveside service will be held Saturday, Sept. 9, at 2 p.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery in Poland. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 26 W. Dwinal St., Mechanic Falls. In lieu of flowers please donate to Poland Community Church Food Pantry, 1212 Main St., Poland, ME 04274, in Jan’s memory.ROBERGE — Juliette P., 94, of Auburn, passed away in Lewiston on Tuesday, Aug. 29. A Mass of Christian Burial celebrating ... (Lewiston Sun Journal)