Mark Robert Storms

YARMOUTH – Mark Robert Storms, 81, of Yarmouth, passed away at home on Aug. 22, 2025. Mark was born Nov. 27, 1943 in Houlton, the fourth child of the Reverend Martin Storms and Grace (McKusick) Storms.

Mark attended schools in Yarmouth and graduated from Yarmouth High School in 1962. He later graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a bachelor’s degree and the University of Detroit with a master’s degree in history. Upon returning to Maine from Michigan, he started his career with Portland News Company, working his way up through various positions to the role of Operations Manager. His career was the foundation for so many of his very special friendships.

Over the years, Mark enjoyed bringing smiles to friends and strangers alike by sharing vegetables, flowers and blueberries from his incredible gardens and passing out candy canes at Christmas when donning his infamous Santa hat and big red parka. He will be forever remembered for his great advice, his warm smile, sparkling eyes and wonderfully warm huge hugs. But most of all, he will be remembered for the unconditional love he had for all his family and his many dear friends. While he lived in Yarmouth for most of his life, his family farm in Parkman, truly defined the meaning of “home” for Mark.

Mark met his soulmate, Debbie (Deborah Anne LeClaire) at Yarmouth High School in 1961. After 30 years apart raising their separate families, they reunited and celebrated over 32 years of loving marriage.

Mark is survived by Debbie; son, Dirck Storms, daughter, Rachel Hutter (Bryon), stepchildren Jaye-Allison Nunan and Richard Nunan; grandsons Brock Storms, Ethan Hutter, Brendan (Megan), Evan, Collin and Justin Winkel and granddaughter, Lily Hutter; four great-grandchildren; and many cherished nieces and nephews.

Mark was predeceased by his parents the Reverend Martin and Grace Storms; his brothers M. Carlton and Roger Storms and his sister, Charis (Storms) Davis. 

Friends and family members are invited to a time of visitation from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept. 12 at Lindquist Funeral Home, 1 Mayberry Lane, Yarmouth. There will be a memorial service held for Mark at 11 a.m. on Sept. 13 at the First Baptist Church, 346 Main St., Yarmouth. A celebration of life and his burial will be held at a later date in his “Home away from Home”, in Parkman.

Arrangements under the care and direction of Lindquist Funeral Home in Yarmouth. Please visit http://www.Lindquistfuneralhome.com to leave condolences for the Storms family and sign Mark’s online guest book.

In lieu of flowers, memorial

donations may be made

in his memory to the

Portland Press Herald Bruce Roberts Fund,

the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation,

the Parkman Historical Society or

Tunnel to Towers, T2T.org