Louise Ann (Paoletti) Morang

GRAY – Louise Ann (Paoletti) Morang, our kind-hearted and loving wife, mom, grandmother, sister, cousin, and friend, died suddenly on Dec. 3, 2023 at the age of 75.

Since her retirement in 2013 she and her husband of 53 years, Bob Morang, enjoyed kayaking on various lakes in Maine, hiking, singing in Maine Music Society chorale, and attending their four grandchildren’s school events.

Born on Aug. 24, 1948 in Millinocket to Louis (d. 1993) and Clara Paoletti (d. 2013) she is a 1966 graduate of Schenck High School in East Millinocket and a 1969 graduate of Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Portland. While a nursing student, she met the love of her life, Robert Morang, a music student at Gorham State Teachers College (now University of Southern Maine), and they were married on June 27, 1970.

She was a proud nurse for over 40 years in all kinds of settings, including Togus VA Medical Center and the Millinocket and East Millinocket school systems, but her main career was in the field of occupational health. In 1984 she began work in health services at Maine Yankee in Wiscasset, and was there into the ’90s. If you were a contractor or employee during that time, you probably didn’t set foot at the site without first visiting Louise for a physical and a drug test, and if you were injured, she was there for triage. She maintained many friendships not only with her Maine Yankee friends but also in subsequent jobs. She continued in occupational health, and up until her retirement was the practice manager for the pediatric group at the Martin’s Point Healthcare office in Brunswick.

While they enjoyed living for 20 years on Maranacook Lake in Readfield, she and Bob moved to Gray to be closer to their daughters’ families and kept busy attending their grandchildren’s sports and music events. A true animated Italian, Louise enthusiastically clapped and cheered at basketball, track, and swim meets, and many music concerts. Among the many things she was able to enjoy in the very recent weeks was a trip to see her grandson at College of William and Mary in Virginia, her granddaughter’s violin performance, Thanksgiving with her daughters’ families, her granddaughter’s basketball game at St. Joseph’s College, and her other granddaughter’s UMaine basketball game on Nov. 30.

She will be terribly missed by her husband of 53 years, Robert Morang of Gray; daughter, Lisa Leighton and her family, husband Chip and their children Matthew and Laura, of Cape Elizabeth; daughter, Allison Talon and her family, husband Aaron and their daughters Hannah and Sarah, of Windham; her big sister, Mary Nadeau of The Villages, Fla., her little brother, Michael and his wife, Claudia, of Litchfield, N.H.; and many cousins; nieces and nephews; and her dear friends.

Louise’s family would also like to thank the lovely people at Sweetser’s Apple Barrel Orchards in Cumberland who assisted Bob until medics arrived, the Cumberland policeman who provided transportation for Bob, and the staff at the Maine Medical Center Emergency Department for their compassionate care.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Jan. 12, 2024 at 11 a.m. at Holy Martyr’s Church, 266 Foreside Rd., Falmouth, Arrangements are under the direction of the Conroy-Tully Walker Funeral Home, 1024 Broadway, South Portland. To view Louise’s memorial page, or to share an online condolence please visit http://www.ConroyTullyWalker.com.

In lieu of flowers, consider making a contribution to

HART

cat adoption center

(https://hartofme.org/);

Maine Music Society

(https://mainemusicsociety.org/mms-chorale/);

or Red Cross

Northern New England.