IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Edna Marcoux

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Pennell

November 23, 1915 – May 5, 2019

Obituary

WESTBROOK – Edna Marcoux Pennell, 103, passed away at Cedar's in Portland on May 5, 2019. She was born November 23, 1915 in Westbrook, the daughter of Peter D. and Alma P. Marcoux. She attended St. Hyacinth's elementary school and Westbrook High School. She then began working in the Quality Control lab at the S.D. Warren Paper Co. While there she met and married widower Lawrence Pennell. They moved to Muskegon, Michigan where Lawrence head been transferred as a supervisor to help run the newly purchased paper mill there. They enjoyed the friendly neighborhood of Knollwood Court while living there. When Lawrence retired, they moved back to Maine and settled in Ledgewood in Portland. When Lawrence passed away in 1992, Edna invited her sister Dot to move in with her, and the two were together until Dot passed away. Edna lived quietly as she had macular degeneration and she could no longer continue making crafts which she had always enjoyed. The neighbors were helpful especially Jeff and Kim Savage. Edna had two nephews, David Racine of Indian Harbor Beach, FL and Philip Racine of Spartanburg, South Carolina and several great nieces and nephews. She is also survived by step-daughter Marilyn Johnson and husband Bill of Hiram and grandchildren Lucinda Nugent of Hiram, William Johnson Jr. of Hiram, Johanna Corman of Portland and Tom Johnson of Brownfield and ten great-grandchildren. The family would like to thank the folks from Cedars and Hospice who provided such excellent care. There will be a graveside service 2:00pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at St. Hyacinth's Cemetery, Stroudwater Street, Westbrook. In lieu of flowers, kindly send donations in Edna's memory to St. Anthony of Padua Parish, PO Box 69, Westbrook, ME 04098.
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