SACO — Rosalie B. Grant, of Saco, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. She was 78.

Born in Saco, Rosalie was a 1955 graduate of Thornton Academy and worked as a real estate agent; a cashier at Shaw’s Supermarket in Saco; and most recently retired as a long time teller longtime receptionist at the Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution in Old Orchard Beach.

“My mother was one of a kind – high energy, great sense of humor, and loved being with her six grandchildren and two young great-grandsons,” said her daughter, Diana Walker of Lyman. “She brought a smile to everyone she met.”

Rosalie is the daughter of the late Alfred and Evelyn Berry, long-time residents of Saco.

She is survived by: her beloved husband of 59 years, Richard H. Grant Sr.; her three children, Diana L. Walker (husband Steven) of Lyman, Debra G. Mills (husband Robert) of Clarence Center, New York, and Richard Grant Jr. (and wife Kathryn) of Sharpsburg, Georgia. She is also survived by: her six grandchildren, Jennifer McIsaac (husband Stephen) of Hampton, New Hampshire; Stephanie Walker of Newport, Rhode Island; Courtney Mills of Houston, Texas; Blair Mills of Chicago, Illinois; Haley Grant and Elizabeth Grant of Sharpsburg, Georgia; and two great-grandchildren, Kamden and Zachary McIsaac.

A graveside service will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Tory Hill Cemetery in Buxton, with a memorial service following at 11 a.m. at the First Parish Congregational Church UCC located at 12 Beach St. in Saco.

Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the First Parish Congregational Church listed above or to The Salvation Army, 2 Church St., Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064.

Arrangements are entrusted to Dennett, Craig & Pate Funeral and Cremation 36 Main St., Saco, Maine 04072

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