Rita Marie MacVane
October 26, 1955 ~ January 15, 2024
Resided in:
South Portland, Maine
South Portland- Rita Marie MacVane, 68, of Soule Street died peacefully on Monday, January 15, 2024 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House following a long illness. Rita was surrounded by her family and a whole lot of love.
She was born in Portland, Maine on October 26, 1955 the daughter of the late William Thomas and Anna Nicola (Nappi) Johnson. She attended local schools and graduated from Portland High School in the class of 1974.
On April 15, 1978 she married the love of her life Mark MacVane at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church in Portland. They lived in Portland for a brief time before moving to South Portland in 1990 where, together, they made their home and raised their family. Rita worked as a full time mother raising her three children, once the children were all in school she went to work at CVS where she was fondly known as the “Card Lady”. She also worked for several years as a crossing guard for the City of South Portland.
Rita was an avid New England sports team fan, especially the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots. She loved watching game shows and was religious about watching her soap operas during the week. She loved to go shopping and had a great love for talking on the phone at all hours of the day and night, and could talk for hours. Her greatest love was the time she spent surrounded by her family and was especially happy to be Nana to her two granddaughters whom she adored.
Rita was a lifelong communicant and devout parishioner of St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church in Portland.
The family would like to thank the nurses, doctors and staff at Maine Medical Center and the Gosnell House for their care of Rita.
Rita was predeceased by her husband, Mark MacVane in 2018. She is survived by two sons, Christopher M. and his wife Michelle MacVane of Standish, William MacVane of South Portland; a daughter, Annmarie R. and her husband Paul Marshall of Saco; two granddaughters, Liv and Allison Marshall of Saco; her twin sister, Patricia and her husband David Greenlaw of Portland; a brother, William T. Johnson and his wife, Nancy Demarco of Fl; nieces Michelle Belanger and family and Jennifer Evans and family; life long best friends, Ann and Michael Walp of Portland, who have been a big part of the families life.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 10:00am at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, 72 Federal Street, Portland, ME. Arrangements are under the direction of the Conroy-Tully Walker Funeral Home, 1024 Broadway, South Portland, ME. To view Rita’s memorial page, or to share an online condolence, please visit www.ConroyTullyWalker.com
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When I was getting reading for my 1st communion, my father was video taping(that’ll tell you how old I am)the house, and she open a box of cookies. She looked at the camera, all upset, and said “It’s not enough”!! We still laugh and joke about that today.
Rita was a cousin of mine. I now live in Florida and I check obituaries ine.the Portland Patricia, Annmarie, Christopher and William, I am so sorry for the loss of your Mother. Please know I am having a Mass said for her at the church I attend here in Summerfield Fl. I will pray for her and remember she is with My Mom(her sister Theresa) now and I can see them talking about their grandchildren together. They were very close. She is HAPPY to be with her Parents, her brothers and sisters gone before her. Revenue though I am here in Florida. I will
Miss her terribly.