Mark is a licensed funeral attendant and is the third member of the Hutchins Family to own a funeral home in Portland. Mark was born and raised in Portland, where he was a graduate of Portland High School. He holds a degree in accounting from USM. During his time away from funeral service, Mark worked in the finance and accounting field for the City of Portland, Fairchild, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine, the Sevigney Group, InterMed and Martin’s Point Healthcare.
Mark has always been committed to the community that he grew up in. In the past, he was involved with two little leagues in Portland as a coach and President. Mark was a treasurer of the City of Portland’s Youth Sports Exchange. He served on the United Way Finance Committee and the St. Pius X Parish Council. He also served on the Friends of Evergreen Board, at one point being its treasurer. Mark is currently on the Board for the Maine Irish Heritage Center and a past Chair of the Board. He is the current Chair of the Finance Council at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Portland, where he is a Eucharistic Minister. Mark is currently a member of the Cluster Pastoral Council of the Portland Peninsula & Island Parishes, along with being the Chair of the Cluster's Finance Committee. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus Council #101 and a 4th degree member of the Father Sebastian Rasle General Assembly #337 in Portland.
Roberta grew up in South Portland, graduating from South Portland High School and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the former Westbrook College. She is actively involved in the business as a licensed funeral attendant. Roberta worked at Hannaford’s Corporate Office, retiring in July of 2019, after 50 years.
Mark and Roberta are both members of the Italian Heritage Center and the Irish American Club of Maine. They currently reside in Scarborough.
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Jeffrey was born in Biddeford, Maine and graduated from Old Orchard Beach High School in 2001. After High School, he received his associate’s degree in criminal justice and worked in the healthcare and corrections fields.
In 2010, Jeffrey decided to go back to school and enrolled at the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, where he graduated with honors. He has worked at funeral homes in Portland, Boston and Dover N.H. He is currently a licensed Funeral Director in both Maine and New Hampshire.
Jeffrey has a strong interest in history and is a former member of the Biddeford Historic Preservation Commission. He is also a fourth degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus, Council #12941. He resides in Biddeford with his wife Emily and their Dog Lou Lou.
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Hayley was born and raised in metro-Detroit. She attended
Eastern Michigan University where she received a bachelor’s degree in
literature. She worked in the food service industry until the pandemic.
In 2020, Hayley went back to school and attended Worsham
College of Mortuary Science in Wheeling, IL. She graduated in 2021 with the
Jack Adam’s Dodge Restorative Art Award.
Hayley is a recent Maine transplant and resides in Portland
with her cat Star. She looks forward to getting to know and working with the
community.
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Mike graduated from Deering High School in 1986. Prior to his career in funeral service, Mike reached the level of journeyman bricklayer with Local 2 of the Bricklayer’s and Allied Craftsman union. In 1991 Mike took a job at the former JJ Nissen bakery in Portland, where he spent the next 19 years.
Mike began working in the business, after his family purchased the former Independent Death Care of Maine in 2010 and opened the new funeral home on Brighton Ave.
Mike is a licensed funeral attendant. He fills many roles at the funeral home from assisting with funerals and visiting hours, to handling administrative and maintenance duties. Mike lives in Portland with his children, Nicholas, Eleanor and Nathan.
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Rocco was born and brought up in Portland, growing up on Munjoy Hill. He is a graduate of Portland High School, Class of 1978. Rocco worked in the construction industry for the Teamsters, Boilermakers and Ironworkers Union, Local 496. He has also been a seasonal worker for the City of Portland's Riverside Golf Course.
Rocco lives in Portland, with his wife Mary, where they raised their two sons Rocco IV and Anthony. They are also proud grandparents to two grandsons, Enzo and Nico.
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