Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home

UNION, ME - Matthew O’Neil Jorgensen, 34, died suddenly at his home in Union, ME on May 6, 2013.

Matt was a graduate of Oxford Academy in Westbrook, CT and Maine College of Art in Portland, ME. He was a gifted woodworker and the proprietor of Notch Woodworking, a small business he originally founded in Skowhegan, ME.

He was volunteer ski instructor for disabled youth for Maine Adaptive Skiing every winter and a volunteer DJ for Reggae Reprieve on WERU. He was passionate about photography, nature, cooking, reading, the Red Sox, University of Maine hockey, and Maine Public Radio. Matt will be remembered for his wit, his generous heart, and his keen eye.

He is survived by his parents, Robert and Susan Jorgensen of Burlington, CT; his sisters, Amy Jorgensen of Portland, ME and Stacy Jorgensen of Winooski, VT; his partner, Shelly Colantonio of Union, ME; and his beloved cat, Casey.

Memorial service and burial will be private.

To share a memory or condolence with Matt’s family, please visit his Book of Memories at www.bchfh.com.
Contributions may be made in his name to MPBN at mpbn.net/Support/DonatetoMPBN.

Arrangements are in the care of Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock Street, Rockland.