Anna Maria Troiano
November 23, 1924 ~ January 27, 2023
Resided in:
Portland, Maine
Portland - Anna Maria Troiano, 98 of 22 Oakley Street in Portland, died peacefully at home with her loving daughter by her side on January 27, 2023. Anna was born on November 23, 1924, in Vieste, Italy, the daughter of Saverio and Maria Fusco. She came to live in the US at the age of 2. On August 22, 1943 she married Ralph Troiano at St. Peter’s Church on Federal Street in Portland.
Anna “aka Mary” was a huge Red Sox fan and attended her first game at Fenway Park at the age of 91 and kept detailed statistics journals every season. She volunteered at Red Claws’ games into her 80s and at Merrill Auditorium until she was 90! In her younger years, she used her beautiful voice to entertain folks at area nursing homes and in variety shows at local churches.
Her granddaughters still know the words to numerous songs she sang to them. But above all, Anna loved her family and was a remarkable wife, mother, grandmother, a fantastic cook and baker, and an incredible homemaker. She will be missed “a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck!”
Anna was predeceased by her husband, Ralph; grandson-in-law, Roman Blanke; and son-in-law, Gordon L. Platt.
Anna is survived by daughter, Rosemary (Troiano) Platt and partner Richard Leone of Westbrook; sons, Joseph A. Troiano and wife Denise of Ft. Myers, FL, and Ralph A. Troiano, Jr. and wife Tina Jameson of Pipe Creek, TX; granddaughters, Gina Platt of Biddeford, Lisa (Platt) Turgo and husband Joel of Naples; great-grandchildren, Sean Foley and wife Stephanie of Fairbanks, AK, Liam Foley of Washington, DC, and Mason Foley of South Portland; and great- great-granddaughter, Cecilia Foley of Fairbanks, AK, whom she got to meet in December.
The family would like to thank Hospice of Southern Maine for their wonderful care as well as her former caregivers Patti Ward-Hicks, Jyllian Lizanecz, and most recently Diane Rolfe for their love, kindness, and support to Anna and family.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Federal St., Portland on Saturday, February 4 at 10 am, followed by interment at Calvary Cemetery, Broadway, So. Portland. Friends and family are invited to Bruno’s Restaurant, Allen Avenue, Portland for a reception at noon. Arrangements are under the direction of the Conroy-Tully Walker South Portland Chapel. To view Anna’s memory page, or to share an online condolence, please visit www.ConroyTullyWalker.com
Since Anna was a life-long donor to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, donations can be made, in her honor, in lieu of flowers to donors@stjude.org
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So sorry and very sad to learn of Anna’s passing. My heartfelt condolences to the family for your loss. We will miss her. She was a lovely lady! I think one of the longest-term residents of our little neighborhood area.
God bless you Anna
Our most heartfelt condolences to the Troiano family, especially Joe & Denise. We would be honored to attend the funeral, but unfortunately we will be out of town this weekend. We are sorry for your loss and the missed opportunity to see Joe & Denise
Elegant lady.
Anna was a part of the Italian community. I first met her through St. Peter’s church and her son Ralph who was my classmate.
I remember Mary from the St. Peter’s variety shows. She was always a very enthusiastic singer. Over the past few years Mary attended St. Pius 4:30 service, at which I often played/sang. Mary made a point of speaking to me and asking about my family. Dressed to “the nines” and sitting in the same place, Mary graced the church with her elegance. I will always think of Mary sitting in “her pew”. May the memory of her live within her family.
On behalf of the Penna family, I would like to express my sincere condolences on the loss of your beloved mother/grandmother/great grandmother.
Whenever I visited Mom, I was always greeted by her beautiful smile and an “I love you!” She lit up each and every one of my days. The light is now gone, but I have so many wonderful memories of my very warm and loving mother. Mom you are now with Dad. I will miss you til my dying breath. Thank you for all your support, your strength, and most importantly, your love.
One time, my daughter and I went to visit Ralph and Anna when my daughter was just under 2 (she’s 27 now). Ralph made us a big plate of scrambled eggs, and much to Ralph’s joy she climbed onto his lap and let him feed her. After every bite she would say, “more please” and Ralph would grin from ear to ear. He never forgot this moment, and neither did Anna! We talked about it for years after that.
When Ralph passed, Anna came in to see me and took both my hands in hers and said, “Sara, we’ve lost Ralph!” We both sat there holding hands, staring into each others eyes with such grief, it was palpable. I’ve never forgotten that moment with her.
Such a strong woman! She proudly told me many times how she’d mowed her own lawn, just because. And how she missed Ralph’s strong “brick builder, power hand shakes”.
She certainly lived a long life, and made her mark. Good for her! ❤️
My sincerest condolences to all of you
Sara Goldberg