Mary S. DiMatteo

PORTLAND - Mary S. DiMatteo, 84, of Portland, died Tuesday June 10. She was born in Portland, a daughter of Salvatore and Mary (Severino) Nolfo. She attended the North School and graduated from Portland High School, class of 1947. She married Joseph R. DiMatteo Sr. on April 9, 1951, at Saint Peter's Church in Portland. Mary worked for the Portland Press Herald from 1947 to 1952, then as supervisor of the loan operations department at Casco Northern Bank, retiring in 1990. Following retirement she worked as an education technician at Saint Patrick's School until its closing. Following that, she was a foster grandmother at St. Brigid School. She was a communicant of St. Peter's Church and a member of the Sacred Heart Sodality. She is predeceased by her husband, who died December 13, 2000; her parents, and her brother Joseph Nolfo. She is survived by two sons, Joseph R. DiMatteo, Jr. (Kathy) of South Portland and Paul A. DiMatteo of Portland; two grandchildren, Angela (Ian) Campbell of Poland and Julie DiMatteo of South Portland, and one great-grandchild, Parker Joseph Campbell. She is also survived by her sister, Stella Sorrells, her two aunts, Agrippina Powell and Jeanette Bouchard, and many nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank the staff of Hospice of Southern Maine and the Gosnell Memorial House for their care in her time of need. A special thanks to her caregiver Shannon Fields. At the family's request visitation will be private. A 10:00 am. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, June 13th at Saint Peter's Church, 72 Federal Street, Portland. Burial will follow at New Calvary Cemetery, South Portland. Arrangements by Conroy-Tully Crawford South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland.Online condolences may be expressed below.