Wildes, a dedicated caseworker for the Department of Health and Human Services, lived a story of personal heartbreak and triumph.
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: Leo Goodwin, 85, deacon, fireman, ‘caring person’
The running themes in Leo Goodwin’s life were his dedication to the community and willingness to help people in need.
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Feature obituary: John Conceison, 52, respected family man, lover of water
John Conceison, of Scarborough, was a well-respected claims adjuster at State Farm Insurance and father of three sons.
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Feature obituary: Zona King, 78, longtime music and art teacher at Waynflete
Ms. King joined the faculty at Waynflete School in 1973. She taught music, art history and other art classes.
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Feature obituary: Benjamin Greenfield, 29, excelled at computers, zestful living
The former Mainer, Google engineer and world traveler died Monday of a rare and extremely aggressive blood disorder.
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Feature obituary: Sherry Thacker, 70, operated Arby’s restaurants in Maine
Thacker was a successful business owner with deep Southern roots who loved working in her Maine restaurants.
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Feature obituary: Katherine ‘Kay’ Greeley, 93, dedicated life to social services
SCARBOROUGH – Katherine “Kay” Greeley, founder and longtime director of the social services department at Mercy Hospital in Portland, who dedicated her life to helping others, died on Thursday from injuries she sustained in a fall at home. She was 93. Ms. Greeley, who lived in South Portland for most of her life, began her […]
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Feature Obituary: Lawrence Roberts Sr., 82, passionate about family, model planes
His children say the Buxton man dedicated his life to them.
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Feature Obituary: Rose Greco, 82, patient advocate, devoted to family, helping others
SCARBOROUGH – Today, Rose Greco would have celebrated her 83rd birthday. Instead, her husband of 59 years, Dr. Edward Greco Jr., and their children and families will gather at Calvary Cemetery in South Portland to mourn her passing. Mrs. Greco died unexpectedly Monday at Maine Medical Center. On Thursday, about 100 people came to Holy […]
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Feature obituary: Steven Huston, 53, passionate advocate for Portland’s homeless
PORTLAND – Steven Huston, a longtime advocate for Preble Street Homeless Voices for Justice, fought tirelessly for people struggling with homelessness, poverty and addiction. Huston, like those for whom he battled, struggled with alcoholism and chronic homelessness. He died unexpectedly Thursday in his recliner at his apartment on Wilmot Street in Portland. He was 53. […]