Mary Louise (Downie) Alward, of Clemons Street, South Portland, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, July 7, 2015.
She was born on April 30, 1941 in Houlton, the daughter of the late Leo Downie and Virginia Monahan. She graduated from St. Mary's School and Houlton High School and she attended the University of Southern Maine. Mary moved to Massachusetts in 1960 and worked as a legal secretary in the Boston area, returning to Maine in 1970. She worked for UNUM for 29 years before her retirement. Mary had a love of gardening, and she enjoyed traveling and the theater. Above all else, Mary was a loving and compassionate person who always put others above herself.
Mary was predeceased by her sibling Patricia Guy of Houlton, Maine by only two days and also predeceased by siblings, Terry Wayne Downie, and Gail Ellen Downie.
She is survived by her loving daughter, Beth Alward of South Portland; sisters, Nina Capuano and husband Tony of Orange, Conn., Melody Downie of Southington, Conn., brother, Ronald Downie and wife Virginia of Ruther Glen, Va. and brother-in-law Wendall Guy of Houlton, Maine. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
A private graveside service will be held at a later date at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Meeting House Hill, South Portland. To view Mary's memorial page, or to share an online condolence, please visit www.ctcrawford.com. Arrangements are under the direction of the Conroy-Tully Crawford South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland.
In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make memorial contributions to:The Mercy Breast Care Specialists144 State StreetPortland, ME 04101 or: The Maine Heart Association, 51 US Route 1, Suite M, Scarborough, ME 04074
Published in Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram from July 12 to July 13, 2015
She was born on April 30, 1941 in Houlton, the daughter of the late Leo Downie and Virginia Monahan. She graduated from St. Mary's School and Houlton High School and she attended the University of Southern Maine. Mary moved to Massachusetts in 1960 and worked as a legal secretary in the Boston area, returning to Maine in 1970. She worked for UNUM for 29 years before her retirement. Mary had a love of gardening, and she enjoyed traveling and the theater. Above all else, Mary was a loving and compassionate person who always put others above herself.
Mary was predeceased by her sibling Patricia Guy of Houlton, Maine by only two days and also predeceased by siblings, Terry Wayne Downie, and Gail Ellen Downie.
She is survived by her loving daughter, Beth Alward of South Portland; sisters, Nina Capuano and husband Tony of Orange, Conn., Melody Downie of Southington, Conn., brother, Ronald Downie and wife Virginia of Ruther Glen, Va. and brother-in-law Wendall Guy of Houlton, Maine. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
A private graveside service will be held at a later date at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Meeting House Hill, South Portland. To view Mary's memorial page, or to share an online condolence, please visit www.ctcrawford.com. Arrangements are under the direction of the Conroy-Tully Crawford South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland.
In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make memorial contributions to:The Mercy Breast Care Specialists144 State StreetPortland, ME 04101 or: The Maine Heart Association, 51 US Route 1, Suite M, Scarborough, ME 04074
Published in Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram from July 12 to July 13, 2015
Mary Louise (Downie) Alward, of Clemons Street, South Portland, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, July 7, 2015.
She was born on April 30, 1941 in Houlton, the daughter of the late Leo Downie and Virginia Monahan. She graduated from St. Mary's School and Houlton High School and she attended the University of Southern Maine. Mary moved to Massachusetts in 1960 and worked as a legal secretary in the Boston area, returning to Maine in 1970. She worked for UNUM for 29 years before her retirement. Mary had a love of gardening, and she enjoyed traveling and the theater. Above all else, Mary was a loving and compassionate person who always put others above herself.
Mary was predeceased by her sibling Patricia Guy of Houlton, Maine by only two days and also predeceased by siblings, Terry Wayne Downie, and Gail Ellen Downie.
She is survived by her loving daughter, Beth Alward of South Portland; sisters, Nina Capuano and husband Tony of Orange, Conn., Melody Downie of Southington, Conn., brother, Ronald Downie and wife Virginia of Ruther Glen, Va. and brother-in-law Wendall Guy of Houlton, Maine. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
A private graveside service will be held at a later date at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Meeting House Hill, South Portland. To view Mary's memorial page, or to share an online condolence, please visit www.ctcrawford.com. Arrangements are under the direction of the Conroy-Tully Crawford South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland.
In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make memorial contributions to:The Mercy Breast Care Specialists144 State StreetPortland, ME 04101 or: The Maine Heart Association, 51 US Route 1, Suite M, Scarborough, ME 04074
Published in Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram from July 12 to July 13, 2015
She was born on April 30, 1941 in Houlton, the daughter of the late Leo Downie and Virginia Monahan. She graduated from St. Mary's School and Houlton High School and she attended the University of Southern Maine. Mary moved to Massachusetts in 1960 and worked as a legal secretary in the Boston area, returning to Maine in 1970. She worked for UNUM for 29 years before her retirement. Mary had a love of gardening, and she enjoyed traveling and the theater. Above all else, Mary was a loving and compassionate person who always put others above herself.
Mary was predeceased by her sibling Patricia Guy of Houlton, Maine by only two days and also predeceased by siblings, Terry Wayne Downie, and Gail Ellen Downie.
She is survived by her loving daughter, Beth Alward of South Portland; sisters, Nina Capuano and husband Tony of Orange, Conn., Melody Downie of Southington, Conn., brother, Ronald Downie and wife Virginia of Ruther Glen, Va. and brother-in-law Wendall Guy of Houlton, Maine. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
A private graveside service will be held at a later date at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Meeting House Hill, South Portland. To view Mary's memorial page, or to share an online condolence, please visit www.ctcrawford.com. Arrangements are under the direction of the Conroy-Tully Crawford South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland.
In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make memorial contributions to:The Mercy Breast Care Specialists144 State StreetPortland, ME 04101 or: The Maine Heart Association, 51 US Route 1, Suite M, Scarborough, ME 04074
Published in Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram from July 12 to July 13, 2015
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