Margaret "Tooie" Mary O'Donnell

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November 17, 1939 ~ December 6, 2022


Resided in: Portland, Maine

Portland- Margaret “Tooie” O'Donnell, 83, passed away on December 6, 2022 at St. Joseph’s Residence. Margaret was born on November 17, 1939, to Daniel J. and Margaret ( Donahue) Hayden. She and her seven siblings grew up on Munjoy Hill where she lived her whole life at the family home. Margaret attended Cathedral Grammar School and graduated from Cathedral High School. Following high school, she married Peter O'Donnell and they raised 7 children in their Munjoy Hill home. Margaret was involved in the Cathedral Parish as a religious education instructor, and the Cathedral Parish Council. She spent most of her earlier years attending to her children and the home and after her children were grown she went to work for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maine office. Margaret had a deep faith in her religion and it guided her throughout her life. One of the places that she loved to go to since her early years was Peaks Island. This was a place of many memories of joy for her and when she married and had children the family would go there during the summer months. It was at Peaks Island that she first met her future husband Peter. They both would tell the story in their later years about how they first met while he was coming out of the water and she was meeting her father at the boat and that she asked her father if she could linger a bit to watch her future husband as he swam. She is predeceased by her husband, Peter; her siblings Ruth, Jack, Helen, Robert, Daniel, Jean, and Peter. She is survived by her children, David (Lori), Peter (Gregory Groves), Christopher, Peggy, Patrick, Brendan (Randi), and Daniel; grandchildren Travis Godbout, Patrick and Aileen (Russell) Penna, Thomas, Hayden, and Anthony O’Donnell; great-grandson, Ronan Henry Penna. Her family would like to express their gratitude for the caring and compassionate care provided by the entire staff at St. Joseph's Residence. Visiting Hours celebrating Tooie's life will be held on Tuesday, December 13 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at the Conroy-Tully Walker Funeral Home, 172 State Street, Portland followed by a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress Street, Portland. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Broadway, South Portland. To view Tooie's memorial page, or to share an online condolence, please visit www.ConroyTullyWalker.com.

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  1. Dear Peggy and Family, thinking of you at this difficult time. Keeping Tooie in your hearts and cherish the memories.
    Love to all, Pam and Jay Gerrish

  2. I’m so very sorry for your family’s loss. You are all in my prayers at this difficult time of remembrance. Blessings, Rebecca Cornell

  3. My deepest condolences to your family on the loss of one of God’s saints.

    Such a loving woman of integrity and faith…she was my neighbor on Munjoy Hill and fellow congregant at the Cathedral many years ago. We also went on a friendship mission trip to Japan as citizen representatives from Portland, to our sister city, Shinigawa. And Yes, she was a “model citizen,”’the best of all Portland is and can be. May you Rest In a well deserved peace, sweet Tooie.

    Rev. Beth Gleason

  4. David, Peter & Family,
    My sincere condolences. May the happy memories bring you comfort and remain in your heart forever.

    Russell Wogan


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