DND handout photo

Maj. Michelle Mendes, seen in this handout file photo, was found dead in her room at Afghanistan's Kandahar Airfield on April 23, 2009.

Funeral for Major Michelle Mendes is Friday at 11 a.m.

KINGSTON -- The military funeral for Major Michelle Knight Mendes will be held Friday, May 1, at 11 a.m., at Sydenham United Church, at 82 Sydenham St., Kingston.

Interment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery, 718 Division St., Kingston.

A memorial in Grafton is planned for Saturday, May 2, at 2 p.m., at St. Andrews United Church.

Watch northumberlandnews.com for full coverage of the funeral and memorial.

Maj. Mendes was found dead in her room in Kandahar on April 23 and repatriated on April 26. Enemy action has been ruled out, while the Canadian Forces continues to investigate.