PORTLAND — Joanne Chute, 86 of Dennett Street, Portland, passed away Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, at “The Cedars,” elder care home where she had been a resident for the past year.

Joanne met her future husband Clyde Chute, at the Harrison (Maine) Insurance Co. where they both worked. The couple married and soon after Clyde changed jobs so they moved to Portland and started a family. They enjoyed 35 years of marriage until Clyde’s death on Sept. 14, 2008.

Joanne and Clyde had two children, Mary Robichaud, her husband
Donald and sons Zachary and Kyle. A son William Chute, his wife Nicole and their daughter Aryana. Clyde and Joanne raised a granddaughter Calysta Chute as a daughter. A nephew Dennis Stackhouse, his wife Lynda and their two sons. Two nieces, Cindi Stackhouse and her family and the late Penny Thomas and her husband Jimmy.

Joanne was predeceased by Clyde, her parents and two brothers, Vernon and Clayton

Joanne was a member of The Eastern Star and the Harrison, Lakeside Grange. Joanne was a homemaker, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt. She worked tirelessly and faithfully for her family, God and church.

Visitation will be held Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., at 199 Woodford Street, Portland, Maine. A Funeral Service will take place 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, at The Maple Ridge Cemetery, Maple Ridge Road, Harrison.

Please view Joanne’s full obituary at www.jonesrichandbarnes.com

In lieu of owers donations may be made to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children in Boston.