Poitras Funeral Homes
PORTLAND- Nancy Whitehouse, 96, of Portland,ME died peacefully in her sleep on March 4th, 2018. Nancy was born on May 9th, 1921 in Montpelier, VT to the late Alex Hall and Nancy Puffer.
She graduated from Middlebury College with a degree in Home Economics. She worked as a home economist at Dutterers in Manchester, MD and as a manager at Walden Bookstores. She married Fred Whitehouse in 1942,and they shared 57 years of marriage. Together they had two wonderful daughters Willow and Linda.
Nancy enjoyed cooking, entertaining, traveling as an avid bird watcher, and arts and crafts. She was a active member of her community at 75 State Street for the past 10 years. She was the first resident to become a member of 75 State Street’s Board of Trustees and was a co-organizer of the annual craft sale. In addition, she helped coordinate holiday celebrations and memorial & veteran’s ceremonies.
Nancy was known to her family as Me-Ma. She was a pillar in her family as well as all of the communities she lived in. She was respected for her strong-minded and independent personality which she maintained to the end. She will be missed and always loved.
Over the course of her life, she lived in VT, MA, MD, FL and ME. Her passing was preceded by that of her husband Fred Whitehouse and her daughter Linda Crum. She is survived by her daughter Willow Whitehouse-Briggs of Freedom, NH, her grandson Chris Crum of Dundalk, MD and her granddaughters Mariah Pirrera Neville of Pompano Beach, FL and Mariel Neville of Las Vegas, NV.
A memorial gathering and celebration of her life will be held at 75 State Street, Portland, ME 04101 in the West Living Room on Saturday, March 31st, at 1:30pm.
Online condolence messages can be submitted at the Chad E. Poitras / Neal & York Funeral Homes website, www.mainefuneral.com
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Resident Escrow Account at 75 State Street, Portland, ME.