SACO — Francis “Frank” M. Donahue, 81, died on July 16, 2015 at the Gosnell Hospice in Scarborough.

Frank was born on Dec. 11, 1933 on Munjoy Hill, in Portland, the son of William and Edith (Foster) Donahue.

Frank was a member in the Maine National Guard until he became an officer of the Westbrook Police Department.

In 1961, he married and had six children with Carol Ann Price of Portland (deceased 1990). In 1994, Frank married Priscilla Rochefort Pinette.

He was a founding member of the Westbrook Credit Union, the Westbrook Rescue Unit and Friends of the Retarded organization. Frank had a penchant for tilting at windmills. He served as a Westbrook city councilman, was a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Boys and Girls Club of Portland, the Irish American Club, the SHARE Program, and the Knights of Columbus. He worked as a volunteer at Southern Maine Medical Center for 10 years.

Frank is survived by: his wife, Priscilla; a brother, Donald Donahue and wife Diane of The Villages, Florida; six children: Michaela Donahue of South Portland, Theresa Libby and husband Robert of South Portland, Christopher Donahue and wife Kate of Grand Island, New York, Mary Donahue and husband Sean Gorham of York, William Donahue and wife Nicole of Roundup, Montana, and Daniel Donahue of Sanford. He also leaves six grandchildren: Patrick Libby and Kathryn Libby of Maine, Andrew Donahue and Allison Donahue of New York, and Emily Donahue and Elizabeth Donahue of Montana; three stepchildren, Kenneth Pinette of Amesbury, Massachusetts, Julie Pinette of Portland, Oregon, and Lisa Moore, of Tacoma, Washington; and four step-grandchildren, Simone Riley and Claire Riley and Lydia Pinette and Jaime Pinette.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015 at Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco. Arrangements are by Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. To share condolences online, please visit www.hopememorial.com.