Phoebe A. LANDRY

SCARBOROUGH - Phoebe A. Maguire, 83, of Nelson Road, died Sept. 9, 2005 at Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough. She was born in Portland, a daughter of Frank J. and Catherine I. Beaton Landry. She was one of 13 children in which only two survived to adulthood. She attended St. Dominic's and graduated from Cathedral School. She worked for a time at the historic H.H. Hays Drug Store in Congress Square and at Mary & Bob's Restaurant on Route One, which was a favorite stop for people heading to Scarborough Downs. She worked for many years in the better dresses department of Porteous, Mitchell and Braun before coming up with the idea for the doll house during one Christmas season. The doll house proved to successful that it was kept open all year long thereafter. After Porteous closed, she began working at the Portland Credit Bureau until her retirement.She loved to spend time with her grandchildren and enjoyed outings with them at Rangley Lake. She also enjoyed flowers and took great pride in her beautiful flower gardens. She also enjoyed golfing, dancing and fishing in Rangley Lake. She was a communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church in South Portland and a member of the American Legion, the Emblem Club of Portland and Cursiesta. She was predeceased by her husband, Laurence F. Maguire and a son, James. She is survived by two sons, Mark of Standish and Bruce of Arizona; a daughter, Carol Ann Doherty of Alaska; a sister, Theresa Grassi of Portland; also survived by numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m., on Tuesday at St. John the Evangelist Church in South Portland. A private burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements are by Hay & Peabody Funeral Home, Portland.