Roseann Grant

Roseann S. ( Brown) Grant

Passed away peacefully March 11, 2025. She was born on June 30, 1943

She was predeceased by her parents Mary Brown and Lewis Brown.

She had a long history of working in the shoe factories in Old Town.

She finished her career of over 30 years at Orono Commons as a housekeeper.

She spent most of her life living in Old Town and Milford and was most proud of her time living on French Island. She enjoyed the community there and insisted "It was a great place to grow up" with wonderful memories of the events held at the island school, neighborhood games, Shorties store and fried clams from the "Shuffle Inn"

She created wonderful memories while spending childhood summer's with her family in North East Harbor. She often shared passionate stories of her time spent on

Sea street and coal wharf, and fishing with her dad Lewis "Red" Brown and her siblings. She shared wonderful memories of beachcombing and picking blueberries and eating Gram Brown's biscuits and blueberry gingerbread.

She showed humility and devotion to her loved ones often to a fault.

She displayed selfless sacrifice, and committed unconditional love to her miracle son Kevin and worked tirelessly to assure that he lived his best life.

She watched her oldest son, Dennis Become a skilled and creative wood worker which brought her great pride.

She often lived vicariously through her son Kenny's work adventures around the country. She spent summer weeks with him at his home on Sebago Lake and vacations in Bar Harbor.

She never had a drivers license but God knows she drove classic cars and boats, and came to know that kayaks have no brakes.

She worried often as she loved her family so much but was a constant source of encouragement to work hard to achieve the dreams that alluded her.

She was a lifetime member of St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Saint Joseph's Catholic Church and later on, The Daughters of Isabella.

Roseann is survived by her children Ken Grant, Kevin Grant, Dennis Grant.

(Her God child Cristina Thurston "the daughter she never had" and her angel in real life.)

She leaves behind two special grandchildren Brady and Carli. Her brother and sisters in Texas, Louie, Suzanne, and Carolyn as well as many family and friends.

A celebration of life will be held at a later time in the summer.

Condolences to the family may be expressed at Simple Cremation of Maine.com.