Marjorie L. Elder

Portland- Marjorie L. Elder, 77, of Woodvale Street, died Friday, February 24, 2023 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House following a brief illness. She was born in Quincy, MA on March 28, 1945 the daughter of the late James T. and Lois (Calderwood) Weaver. She graduated from Weymouth High School in the class of 1963. Following high school she worked as a waitress for a period of time before attending and graduating from cosmetology school. She and the family moved to Long Island, Maine where she had spent summers growing up. While living on the Island she was a homemaker, beautician, lobster woman and dabbled in cake decorating. After Moving to Portland she worked as a hostess for Ramada Inn and later Holiday Inn. Wanting a change she went to work for Blue Cross/Blue Shield in Customer Service. Proving herself valuable after some time she worked her way into management. After many years of service she retired. After retirement, unable to remain idle, she worked as receptionist at Park Danforth Assisted Living Facility for 10+ years retiring in 2021. In her spare time she enjoyed doing puzzles, working in her flower gardens and in the yard. She made several knit nuggies for family and friends. She will also be remembered for making Margaritas by the pitcher for any special occasion. She loved watching old movies and was a big NASCAR fan. She loved feeding the birds and even the squirrels most of the time. She was also an avid New England Patriots fan. She thoroughly enjoyed and missed her little man Rocky and his sister Lexi (puppy dogs) and loved spending time in her home watching TV. In her younger years she was known to have swum from Long Island to Little Chebeague Island more than once. She will long be remembered as generous, thoughtful, and was well loved. Marjorie was predeceased by a daughter, Tina Lois Elder; a brother Skip Weaver and her fur babies Rocky and Lexi. She is survived by a daughter, Michele and her husband Kevin McDermott of Gray; Son, Charles “Chuck” and wife Linda Elder of Chebeague Island; 8 grandchildren, Jacob DeRoche and his beloved Sydney Johnson of Gray, Caleb DeRoche and his beloved Savannah Spaulding, of Gray, Jeffrey Dubois of Oxford, Evan Elder of Portland, Isabella Elder of Chebeague Island, Tammy Stevens of South Portland, Alice Hope Austin and her Husband Tyler, Kathleen McDermottt and her Husband Brendan McCormick of Pittsfield NH; 2 nieces and a great grand daughter. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00pm on Friday, March 10, 2023 at the Conroy-Tully Walker Funeral Home, 172 State Street, Portland, ME. A reception will follow the service at the funeral home. To view Marjorie's memorial page, or to share an online condolence, please visit www.ConroyTullyWalker.com