Robert Thomas Ferrante
November 20, 1940 ~ October 1, 2023
Resided in:
South Portland, Maine
South Portland- Robert Thomas Ferrante, 82, of Main Street passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2023 at Maine Medical Center following a brief illness.
Robert was born in Portland, Maine on November 20, 1940 the son of the late Wilfred and Margaret (Divine) Ferrante. He attended local schools and graduated from Portland High School and then earned his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Maine. He served in the Coast Guard Reserves for 37 years.
Robert owned and operated Robert’s Landscape and Gardening, a business he ran for more than 30 years. Over the years, Robert had many interests in which he pursued and after his retirement he enjoyed traveling with his wife.
Robert is survived by his wife, Mary B. “Maura” (Sheedy) Ferrante; two sons Sean and Matthew Ferrante; two brothers, Kenneth Ferrante and Gary Head; a sister, Wendy Baldwin and her husband, Ted.
A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 1:00pm at Old Calvary Cemetery, Broadway, South Portland, ME. Arrangements are under the direction of the Conroy-Tully Walker Funeral Home, 1024 Broadway, South Portland, ME. To view Robert’s memorial page, or to share an online condolence, please visit www.ConroyTullyWalker.com
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I’ll always remember my time on Mr Ferrante’s landscape crew— he took me out for my first drink on my 21st birthday at Capn Newicks— he was a nose to the grindstone guy— an old timer who had a lot of respect from the families he served as Landscaper— my condolences to Matt and Sean and his wife Maura— I will always remember him. He used to say “health is wealth,” “remember that Aaron. “Your greatest wealth is your health”
Maura,
I can’t believe that Bob passed. We had such a delightful afternoon at your home just a short while ago.
He was a dear friend for many years.
I will be in touch with you.
Barbara Williams
My condolenceces to the Ferrante family.
I met Chief Ferrente at the Coast Guard Distrct Office in Boston. It was towards the tail end of his career, the mid 1990s. He was a very friendly and helpful person and a joy to be around…..always upbeat.
I know he was very proud of the family landscaping/snow plowing business he managed in the Portland area. I remember him talking about his encounter with Bette Davis while working withl his dad at her estate in Cape Elizabeth.
Sally O’malley, a nice friend, is sad.
When I drove to Oxford casino, to give Bob a ride
I will miss working on the family genealogy with you. Thank you for your wealth of knowledge
I’m am so sorry to hear that Cousin Bobby has passed away he was a amazing man with so much knowledge and care for everyone RIP Cousin Bobby please give mom and dad a hug and kiss for me until we meet again my prayers go out to everyone in our family 🙏🙏😔
The members of the Greater Portland Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society extend sincere condolences to Robert’s family. He was a long-time member of our group. He loved to talk about his Italian ancestry discoveries. He attended as many meetings as possible, taking notes and asking questions. We will miss his earnest presence at our monthly meetings.
Robert will always be highly respected by me simply because he never forgot about me even thou I’m not Biologically Family he always invited me to Family events such as his Family Christmas Party’s and other events witch meant a lot to me.Robert was a wealth of knowledge and I always enjoyed our long talks.
Our deepest sympathies to Maura,Sean and Matthew on the passing of Robert. Our thoughts and prayers are with you on this sad occasion.
From Val and Rachel Sheedy
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I will miss my favorite Cousin and the good times we shared. May he rest in peace.💔