Margaret Beth Montalvo

HARPSWELL - Margaret Beth Montalvo, 93, of Harpswell went to be with her Lord surrounded by her family on January 15, 2014. Margaret was born in Port Jervis, New York to Stanley A. and Marion B. Walter. The daughter of an Erie Railroad family, she was raised between Hornell, New York, Hackensack, New Jersey, and Cleveland, Ohio. She earned her Oral English degree from Ithaca College in 1941. In 1945, she married Edwin J. Montalvo, Sr. who died in 1985. They were married for 39 years and made their home in Hackensack, New Jersey until they moved to Maine in 1976. Together, they co-founded The Montalvo Corporation of Gorham, Maine, an international manufacturer and supplier of electronic and mechanical web tension control equipment, and she served as its CEO until her death. Margaret is survived by her four children, William Montalvo of Raymond, Maine, Edwin Montalvo and his wife Mignon of Freeport, Maine, Elizabeth Montalvo of Harpswell, Maine, Margaret Denham and her husband Carroll (Denny) of Gray, Maine, nine grandchildren (William, Sarah, Alexandra, James, Hannah, Jacob, Mary, Jonathan, and Christina) and six great grandchildren (Nathan, Astrid, Willa, Amelia, Aidric, and Audrey.) She was predeceased by her husband, Edwin Sr. and her daughter-in-law, H. Mildred Montalvo (William's wife). A service of celebration will be held at Deering Center Community Church, 4 Brentwood Street, Portland, ME on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at 10:00am with Pastor Donald Drake officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Stevens Ave, Portland. Arrangements are under the direction of Conroy-Tully Crawford Funeral Home, 172 State Street, Portland, ME. The family requests that contributions be made in Margaret's memory to: The Root Cellar, 94 Washington Avenue, Portland, Maine 04101.Online condolences may be expressed below.