Margaret Mary Anderschat

SCARBOROUGH - Margaret Mary Anderschat, 81 of Florence, Kentucky passed away Wednesday evening at the Maine Veterans Home after 7 month battle with cancer. She was at peace and surrounded by her family when she died. Margaret was born November 16, 1931 in Portland, Maine, the daughter of James and Mary (Folan) Lee. She was a graduate of Portland High School. She married Eugene J. Anderschat on April 26, 1951 and they moved to Chicago to raise their family. In 1977 they moved back to Portland area and finally retired to Kentucky in 2003.Margie, as she was known, enjoyed working in her baby-sitting club and being a homemaker. She also loved card games, scratch tickets and Yahtzee and was an avid Portland Pirates and Cincinnati Cyclones hockey fan. Margaret was predeceased by her husband, her parents, her son, Michael Thomas Anderschat and two brothers, Thomas and John Lee. Surviving is her daughter, Karen Lee LoCascio and her husband John of Scarborough; her son, James E. Anderschat and his wife Judith (Brown) of South Portland; a daughter in law, Julie (Farber) Anderschat of Florence, KY; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Visiting hours will be held from 2:00pm to 4:00pm on Saturday February, 23rd at Conroy-Tully Crawford South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland. There will be a Mass held in Florence, Kentucky on Wednesday February 27th where burial will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations in Margaret's memory may be made to: Susan G. Komen for the Cure, PO Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309.Online condolences may be expressed below.