SOUTH THOMASTON - Esther W. Ranquist, 83, died Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Knox Center for Long Term Care in Rockland. Friends and relatives are invited to visit from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock Street, Rockland. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, May 4th, at the Village Cemetery, Dublin Road, South Thomaston. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Knox Center for Long Term Care, Activities Department Memorial Fund, 6 White Street, Rockland, ME 04841. To share a memory or story with Esther’s family, please visit her Book of Memories at www.bchfh.com.