Palermo/Waterville

Marie Barra Quattrucci Drew, 99, died peacefully on August 26, 2025. Marie was born in Portland, Maine in 1926 to Dominic and Josephine Urbano Barra. She grew up in Portland and graduated from Deering High School and Shaws Business School. Marie was a medical secretary at Maine General Hospital in Portland and had been employed in several medical practices in the Waterville area for a number of years. She worked in the commissioners office for the Maine Department of Conservation. Following her retirement she was a volunteer at Thayer Hospital and the Muskie Center in Waterville. She was a  member of the Sheepscot Lake Fish and Game Association and the Palermo Cooperative Extension Club.

During her 32 year marriage to Irving Drew who passed away in 2003 they enjoyed many years of hunting and snowmobiling at their Moxie Pond camp, and swimming and kayaking at their home on Sheepscot Pond in Palermo. She and her young grandchildren cherished and fully enjoyed the generous and happy amount of time they spent together.

She was predeceased by her parents and her husband Irving Drew;  two sisters, Anna Barra McWhinnie and Jacqueline Barra Sawtelle, and a brother, Roger Barra. She is survived by her four children, Gaetano Quattrucci (Phebe), Dominic Quattrucci (Paula), Michael Quattrucci (Janice), Anna Quattrucci (Nancy), 9 grandchildren,11 great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank Sunset Home of Waterville, Lakewood Skilled Nursing, Augusta MaineGeneral Health and Beacon Hospice for their excellent care.

At Marie’s request, there will be no services. Donations in Marie’s name can be made to The Sheepscot Lake Fish & Game Association, PO Box 163, Palermo, Maine 04354

“Please think of me whenever you see a flower growing. You know how much I loved flowers.”     -Mom