Lorraine Hatcher McKee

FALMOUTH FORESIDE - Lorraine Hatcher McKee, 86, of Applegate Dr., died on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House with her loving family by her side. Rainy, as she was affectionately known by her family and friends, was born in Portland, Maine on December 21,1924, the daughter of Arthur T. and Mary Carney Hatcher. She was a graduate of Deering High School and Westbrook Junior College. On October 8, 1949, she married Alan Raymond McKee. Together, they lived and raised their family in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Rainy worked at the Little Harbor Boatyard for more than ten years. She and her husband, Alan, shared a passion for sailing and boating. Once retired, they began wintering in Florida and spending the rest of the calendar year in Maine. In the early 90's, they moved to Falmouth Foreside and made their home there. Rainy was a longtime communicant of Holy Martyrs Catholic Church in Falmouth, a member of the Women's Literary Union, a former employee of Filene's, a volunteer at the Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta and a volunteer at the Good Cause Thrift Shop in Portland. Both she and Alan loved buying, renovating and decorating homes, going antiquing up the coast and traveling both in and out of the country. Rainy enjoyed a good game of bridge with her girlfriends and meeting with her neighborhood book club. Her greatest passion, however, was entertaining family and friends at her home, which was nicknamed Hotel McKee. She was indeed the Hostess with the Mostess. Rainy was predeceased by her husband, the love of her life, on January 12, 1996, a son, Scott A. McKee, in 1989, three sisters, Dorothy Francis, Eileen Stamos and Jeanne Hatcher and three brothers, Alfred, Everett and Earl Hatcher. She is survived by her son, Paul A. McKee, and his wife, Janet Ross of South Portland, two grandchildren, Jessica McKee and Anthony McKee both of California, one great granddaughter, Alexa Duncan of California, a sister-in-law, Lucille Hatcher of Portland, a niece, Beverly Hatcher Cooper, nephews, Arthur Hatcher, Danforth Francis, Forest Hatcher and John Hatcher. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 10:00 am at Holy Martyrs Catholic Church, 266 Foreside Road, Falmouth. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, 1461 Broadway, South Portland. Arrangements are under the direction of the Conroy-Tully Crawford Funeral Home, 172 State Street, Portland, ME. Those who wish may make donations in Rainy's memory to the Good Cause Thrift Shop, 16 Forest Ave., Portland, ME 04101. Online Condolences for Lorraine McKee