Portland, Maine - Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother Jeanne Frances (Cummings) Dentremont, age 88, passed away peacefully with family at her side on June 14, 2019, at the Cedars in Portland.

A "County" girl, Jeanne was born in Benedicta, ME, on November 2, 1930, to Harry and Frances (McAvoy) Cummings. She was an excellent student, taking top honors in her graduating class of 1948 from St. Benedict's High School, then training as a nurse at the Madigan Hospital in Houlton, graduating in 1951.

On a blind date in the fall of 1951, Jeanne met her future husband, Arthur Dentremont. The couple married in August of 1954 and settled in Art's hometown of East Millinocket, where Jeanne segued from nurse to homemaker and, in very short time, to mother. In 1964, the family moved to Millinocket to accommodate a change in Arthur's work, and there they remained until Jeanne, due to health issues, moved first to Ross Manor in Bangor (2011) and ultimately to the Cedars in Portland (2017).

Jeanne will be lovingly remembered and celebrated by her family, including her husband of almost 65 years, Arthur E. Dentremont, Sr. of Portland and their children: Anne Manzo of Brunswick, GA; Marylou and Carl Franck of Levant, ME; Gary and Wendy Dentremont of Melbourne, FL; Thomas Dentremont of Westbrook, ME; Patricia (Patti) and William (Bill) Michaud of Brunswick, ME; and Arthur (Skip) Dentremont, Jr. of Boston, MA; her devoted sisters and brother-in-law, Therese McLaughlin and Christine and Wendall McNally, all of Brewer, ME (her brother Joseph Cummings predeceased Jeanne); her wonderful Dentremont in-laws; many loving nieces and nephews; and last but far from least, ten grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren who were born within the last nine months.

Friends may visit the Dentremont family at the Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal Street in Brunswick on Monday, June 24, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Jeanne at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25, at St. Charles Borromeo Church (All Saints Parish), Brunswick, ME. Her interment and a life celebration will follow at a later date in the Katahdin region.

Donations in Jeanne's memory may be made to the Cedars Reimagined Capital Campaign or an animal welfare society of your choice.

To leave a note of condolence or share a memory please visit, www.brackettfh.com