Maureen Ann Kane

PORTLAND - Maureen Ann Kane, age 57, passed away February 23rd, 2012, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough surrounded by her loving family. Maureen died the way she lived, with grace, dignity, and faith. She was born on January 26, 1955, in Syracuse, New York, a daughter of William Thomas and Mary Patricia Martin O'Donnell. Maureen attended parochial schools and was a 1973 graduate of Mercy High School in Baltimore, Maryland, and was a 1977 graduate of Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Medical Technology. Following college she accepted a position at Georgetown Hospital in Washington, D.C. After a whirlwind long-distance courtship, Maureen married Thomas V. Kane at the Baltimore home of Paul and Pam Hanley on April 22nd, 1981. Their marriage was blessed at Sacred Heart Church in Portland in September, 1993. Maureen continued her career at Ventrex Laboratories working as a Research and Development Technician, and later worked for Wellcare of New England. Maureen was currently working at Idexx Laboratories where she had been for the past 18 years. She will be remembered as a wonderful wife and mother. Her kindness, thoughtfulness, and willingness to support those in need were truly remarkable. Her laugh, known to all but describable by none, had the ability to surprise and transform a room, regardless of size. Maureen loved the family vacations at Pat and John's camp on Frye Island, and the Sebago Lake State Park. She never seemed happier or more at home than when swimming in Sebago Lake. Along with swimming, some of Maureen's favorite activities included directing fashion modeling sessions and setting off pyrotechnics with her son Jimmy and his friends. Maureen is survived by her mother Mary Patricia O'Donnell of Baltimore; husband Thomas V. Kane of Portland; two sons, Ethan T. Kane and his wife Tracy of Buxton, and James M. Kane of Portland; three sisters, Kathleen Walther and her husband Joseph, Eileen O'Donnell, and Colleen Flury and her husband Stevan, all of Baltimore; a brother, Kevin O'Donnell and his wife Jean of Baltimore; two grandchildren, Maia and Mason Kane, both of Buxton; nieces Caitlin Walther, Shannon Flury, Kerrie and Erin O'Donnell, Anne Knox and Jennifer Knox Atkinson; nephew Michael Flury; goddaughter Maura O'Conor. Visitation will be held from 2PM to 5PM on Sunday, February 26th at Conroy-Tully Crawford Funeral Home, 172 State Street, Portland. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10AM on Monday, February 27th at Sacred Heart/St. Dominic's Church, located at the corner of Mellon and Sherman Streets in Portland, where Maureen was a loved member of the parish community. Interment will be private. Special thanks from the family to the staff of Southern Maine Hospice, especially the staff of the Gosnell House for their loving care and support. Those desiring to make charitable donations in lieu of flowers can contribute to Maureen's favorite charity, Christ the King~School in Haiti. Checks can be sent to Sacred Heart/St. Dominic's Church, Pastoral Center, 307 Congress St., Portland, Maine 04101with Haiti project in the check memo. Online condolences may be expressed below.