MICHAEL M. CARDNER, JR.
LINCOLNVILLE……………….Michael Mark Cardner, Jr., 64, passed away on December 4, 2016 at home in Lincolnville after a short bout of pneumonia. Born on April 29, 1952, he was the son of Michael M.P. and Carmela C. (D’Anthony) Cardner in Long Branch, NJ.
Michael lived most of his youth and early 20’s in Atlantic Highlands, NJ. In the early 1970’s, he worked for a plumber in town installing sewer lines and always like to be busy. While working on a sewer line at work, the pavement collapsed for several hours on top of him. Michael emerged from the accident saying that he had seen the light.
Michael had a life-long passion for Elvis Presley, and got to realize his dream in visiting Memphis, TN last year with his niece, Toni.
After moving to Maine with his parents and brother, Anthony, to be near his sister, Michael found many odd jobs working around Camden. He would walk seven miles or get a ride to Camden where he enjoyed washing windows even if they did not need it on that day.
Most people didn’t understand Mike, especially when he would bring roses to all of the secretaries in town. It wasn’t until the 1990’s while living in Texas during the winter months, that his mother took Michael and his brother to a specialist who diagnosed them with a very rare disease which eventually crippled them. Michael has spent the last 20 years being cared for by his mother up until her death in 2009, his sister and nieces. For the past 8 years, his loving care was provided by the caretakers from Beacon Family Living.
Predeceased by his parents, he is survived by his sister, Michele Malone and her husband, James; niece, Michele “Toni” Carpentier, husband, Ron and their son, Justin, all of Augusta; niece, Stacey Rossiter, husband, Matt of Lincolnville; niece, Cassandra Camber of Union; great-nieces, Trinity and Jay-Lynne Degreenia; great-nephew, Lukas Camber; Aunts Dolly, Gloria and Rosemary; and many cherished cousins.
The family wishes to thank the staff of Beacon Family Living for their exceptional care of Michael and Anthony with a special thank you to Joe Kuhn, Don Reimer and Lorna Thomas.
Condolences may be shared with the family at www.longfuneralhomecamden.com. Memorial gifts may be made to PAWS, P.O. Box 707, Rockport, ME 04856 or to The Salvation Army Northern New England Divisional Headquarters 297 Cumberland Ave. P.O. Box 3647 Portland, ME 04104 Calling hours will be held 5-7PM, Thursday, December 8, 2016 at the Long Funeral Home, 9 Mountain Street, Camden. There will be a funeral mass at 11AM, Friday, December 9, 2016 at Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic Church, 7 Union Street, Camden. Burial will follow in the Mountain View Cemetery in Camden.

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