Carmen O'Brien Obituary (1951 - 2024)

Carmen H. O’Brien, 72, of Arundel, died Sunday, June 30, 2024, at Maine Health Maine Medical Center (SMMC). She was born July 15, 1951, in Biddeford, Maine. The second child born to Fernand and Irene (Luneau) Precourt. She attended Saco schools. She married Harold E. O’Brien on August 31, 1996. Carmen was working at Dead River in Biddeford at the time of her passing. She spent over 25 years in the Billing Department. Previously, she worked as a Quality Control Specialists with General Dynamic for numerous years, and then several years at the Pepperell Mill in Biddeford while attending Thornton Academy. She was a very hardworking, and devoted person wherever she worked. Carmen enjoyed candlepin bowling at Vacationland in Saco, with her husband Harry and friends. She had a great love for all animals; especially birds, cats, and even wild animals, where she was often seen taking her breaks outside at Dead River Co. feeding the birds. She donated often to the Kennebunk Animal Welfare Society. She enjoyed reading and was also very artistic. She loved watching Hallmark shows, the Patriot’s Football games and Boston Celtics basketball games. She loved her time spent going out to eat with her husband, especially with his children and grandchildren and her family. She is predeceased by her husband, Harry O’Brien of over 14 years and his son Dale O’Brien, her parents Fernand and Irene (Luneau) Precourt, her sister Claire E. (Precourt) Faucher, and Harry’s two grandsons’ Seth O’Brien and Brayden Demeule. Carmen is survived by her sister, Muriel J. (Precourt) Quinn of Saco; her two brothers, Maurice (Moe) Precourt and his wife Cheryl of Dayton, and their daughter Tina Gonneville and her two children, Brandon and Braelynn; and David Precourt and his wife Joanne, with their two sons, Joshua and his wife Violette, and their two children, Brayden and Owen, and Nicholas Precourt and his wife Beth. She is also survived by her brother-in-law, Reynald Faucher, and his four children: Robert and his son Bobbie Jr.; Suzanne; Jackie Martin and her husband Ken; and Michael and his wife Mandy, and their three children, Christian, Benjamin, and Lexi. Carmen is also survived by her stepson, Steven O’Brien and his wife Venus of Arundel, as well as her two stepdaughters, Carol Demeule and her husband Paul of Biddeford, and Joy-Lynn Presby of Biddeford. Additionally, she is survived by many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. A service will be held at the convivence of the family. She will be missed by all of us. May God bless her heavenly journey into his loving arms.