Obituary

Michael O'Donnell

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 5:30pm

Michael O'Donnell, 68, of Brunswick, died March 29, 2013 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough.

He was born in Portland on June 23, 1944, a son of Bart and Shirley (Moore) O'Donnell. He graduated from Morse High School in the class of 1964.

He was employed at Bath Iron Works for 42 years, retiring in 2005 as a systems engineer. He served in the National Guard for many years. Mike resided with his daughter, Sheila for the last year and a half.

He loved being outdoors in nature. Mike took pleasure in working with his hands; he was always tinkering and fixing things. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family and grandchildren.

He is survived by two daughters, Sheila M. O'Donnell-Mullin and her husband Andrew of Bristol and Kelly L. Sniper and her husband Todd of Portland; one sister, Colleen Stevens of Bath; four grandchildren, Constance Mullin, Adelaide Mullin, Kendall Sniper and Coburn Sniper; three nieces; and extended family in the Boothbay and Wiscasset regions.

A celebration of his life will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Daigle Funeral Home, 819 High Street, Bath. Burial will be held at Oak Grove Cemetery in Bath at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 383 Route 1, Suite 2C, Scarborough, ME 04074; www.alz.org; or the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, 11 Hunnewell Road,

Scarborough, ME 04074 or www.hospiceofsouthernmaine.org/give.

Condolences may be made online at www.daiglefuneralhome.com/.