SOUTH PORTLAND -- Thelma J. O'Donnell,
90, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006.
She was born Nov. 1, 1915 in Jay, a daughter
of Frederick A. and Lydia J. (Pillsbury) Jackson. She attended
Jay Schools and graduated from Jay High School. Thelma went on
to graduate from the Maine General School of Nursing in Portland
in the Class of 1937.
Following graduation she went to work
as a registered nurse.
On Feb. 17, 1938, she married Philip
T. O'Donnell Sr., at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
She was predeceased by her husband, Philip
on June 21, 1996.
Surviving are her four children, Mary
Jane Doherty of Leominster, Mass., Ruth E. Kimball and her husband
Peter of South Portland, Patricia A. McPherson and her husband
Carl of Topsham and Philip T. O'Donnell Jr., and his wife Dolores
of Webster, Mass.; 13 grandchildren, Joanne Lamoureux, Richard
J. Yakusik, Michael Yakusik, Dianne DeLucca, Steven Yakusik, Christine
M. Kimball, Gardi Smith, Jeff Kimball, John C. McPherson, Aaron
M. McPherson, Devin P. McPherson, Michelle R. Josephson and Philip
T. O'Donnell III; and 20 great-grandchildren, Kelley, Rick, Erica,
Chris, Robert, Jessica, Anthony, Steve, Madison, Jenna, Zakry,
Cassidy, Seth, Alec, Sean, Katelyn, Nik, Kylie, Brady and Megan.
Visiting hours will be from 5-8 p.m.,
Friday, May 12 at Jones, Rich & Hutchins Funeral Home, 199
Woodford Street, Portland. A Mass of Christian Burial will be
celebrated at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 13 at Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception, Congress Street, Portland. Burial will follow at Old
Calvary Cemetery, South Portland.
Those desiring may make a memorial contribution
in her memory to:
Meals on Wheels - South Portland
Southern Maine Agency on Aging
136 U.S. Route 1
Scarborough, Maine 04074
Iris Network
189 Park Ave.
Portland, Maine 04102
Thelma J. O'Donnell
Jones, Rich & Hutchins
Funeral Home & Cremation Service
775-3763