Marjorie E. O'Donnell, 82, formerly of Tremont Street and a summer resident of Frye Island, died Oct. 5, 2001, at a nursing home in South Portland after a long illness.
She was born in Portland, a daughter of Ivan S. and Eileen (Hamilton) Bryan. She attended Portland schools and graduated from Deering High School in 1937. She attended Babson College in Massachusetts.
She worked for many years at A.H. Benoit and later at Jordan Marsh at the Maine Mall. She also was a teller at Maine Savings Bank in South Portland, and retired as manager of Promenade East Condominiums in 1985.
She was a former member of the Central Square Baptist Church. She loved cats, especially her cat Sammy. She also loved to travel. She was a former member Symphony Orchestra and had a diverse interest in music.
Her husband, Thomas O'Donnell, died in 1983. Surviving are two sons, David T. of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., and Dana B. of South Portland; a daughter, Mrs. Raymond (Diane) Shevenell of Cape Elizabeth; a sister, Doris Croudis of Saco; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
Visiting hours will be 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Jones, Rich & Hutchins Funeral Home, 199 Woodford St., where a funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery, Falmouth.