KENNEBUNK — Mary Ellen Brinckloe, 81, of Kennebunk, passed away on May 9, 2015 at her home.

She was born in Flushing, New York, a daughter of Harry and Roberta (Mercer) Jockers.

Mary Ellen was a medical technician who was educated at St. Simmons Laboratory Academy in Manhattan. She loved medicine and was a wonderful practitioner who was fascinated by cells and their changes with disease. Her sense of humor and sense of fun made undergoing medical procedures much easier.

She married her beloved husband, John J. Brinckloe, in June of 1954. They met roller skating in New York City. After they married, they moved to Hyde Park, New York, where they resided until 2009 when they moved to Maine to be closer to their daughter.

Mary Ellen worked at St. Francis Hospital, Bronx, New York, then St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York, then at Vassar College Infirmary (Lab Department), and the Central Laboratory, also in Poughkeepsie. She retired in 1993.

She is preceded in death by: her sister, Roberta Bednarski; and a brother, Harry Jockers.

Mary Ellen is survived by: her husband of nearly 61 years, John J. Brinckloe; her brother, Charles Jockers and wife Dolores; her daughter, Jean Brinckloe Betses; son-in-law, David Betses; nieces, Roberta Maureau, Patti Jo Bednarski, Dawn Moore, and Jenny Sain; and several great-nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours will be on Tuesday, May 12 from 4-7 p.m. at Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St., Kennebunk.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 13 at 11 a.m. in Holy Spirit Parish/St. Martha’s Church, Portland Road, Kennebunk. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Kennebunk.

In lieu of flowers, make donations to: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Arrangements are in care of Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St., Kennebunk, ME 04043.