CAPE ELIZABETH — Dr. Howard “Randy” Deming, a respected radiologist at Maine Medical Center in Portland who had a passion for family and golf, died Sunday after a battle against cancer. He was 81. Dr. Deming joined the radiology department at MMC in 1965. He had a long and distinguished career that included three years […]
Melanie Creamer
Melanie Creamer is a news assistant, who's worked at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram for nearly 16 years. She oversees various responsibilities from monitoring the news and business email addresses – to fetching old newspaper articles and photos from the archive.
She’s the face behind the popular business “On the Move” column, which appears in Tuesdays and Thursdays newspapers.
A compassionate and soft-spoken woman, Melanie is also the writer of the newspaper’s feature obituary. Many of her colleagues say she has one of the toughest jobs in the newsroom. She tells heart-breaking stories of love and loss. She listens as parents sob uncontrollably over the tragic death of their child. She writes touching stories about couples who have been married for 60 plus years, and then die within days or weeks from each other.
Melanie was the recipient of the Maine Press Association’s Unsung Hero Award in 2015.
A native of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, she graduated from Fitchburg State College in 2000 with a degree in professional writing. She lives in Scarborough with her fiancée and is a co-parent to two daughters.
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Feature obituary: Anne Emerson, 88, delivered countless babies, embraced life
Ms. Emerson was also an accomplished artist and musician. Until six months ago, she played the euphonium in the Casco Bay Concert Band.
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Feature obituary: Peter Reali Jr., 60, former owner of P&R Snow Plowing
Mr. Reali operated his Portland-area snow-plowing business for more than 25 years.
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Feature obituary: Edward Shible, 89, worked at Day’s Jewelers for 50 years
Mr. Shible and his wife also owned and operated clothing stores in York Beach and Kennebunkport for 30 years.
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Feature Obituary: Harold Erickson, 84, retired engineer
Mr. Erickson served as general chairman of the United Transportation Union for nearly three decades.
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Feature obituary: John ‘Jeb’ Stuart, 62, man of the sea who achieved sobriety
One week before Mr. Stuart died, he wrote his own obituary . . .
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Feature obituary: Herman Boudreau, 93, lawman, WWII hero, family man
Though his military and police careers were important, nothing topped the love he had for his wife and their four children, his son says.
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Feature obituary: Hilda Coskery, 86, motor speedway scorekeeper
Ms. Coskery also owned and operated the former Flying Point Campground in Freeport for 23 years.
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Feature obituary: Devon Merritt, 23, world traveler, beloved son
Mr. Merritt, a Portland High graduate who had an infectious smile and passion for life, died Friday from a rare lung disease.
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Feature obituary: George ‘Joe’ Hutchins, 85, businessman, gave to others
Mr. Hutchins was the founder and longtime owner of Hutchins Trucking Co. and was active in numerous service organizations.