Nancy D. Titcomb

Nancy D. Titcomb, passed away on October 15, 2016 after a brief illness surrounded by her family. Nancy was born December 22, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she attended Germantown Friends School through high school. She then attended Wellesley College and served in student government. Upon graduation, she enlisted in the Navy as a Wave. While in the Navy, Nancy was stationed in Washington, D.C., where she and other Waves worked in a top-secret office to break the Japanese Code JN-25. While on leave, she travelled to Maine with fellow Wave, Mary Titcomb, and met Mary's older brother, James, home on medical leave from his duties as a Naval officer. At the conclusion of the war, Nancy enrolled in Radcliffe College to study marketing. She renewed her friendship with James (Jim) Titcomb, a law student at Boston University. Friendship blossomed into love; Jim and Nancy were married in 1947 upon Jim's graduation from law school. The couple resided in Sanford, raising three children: Marcy, Ted and Will.Nancy was involved in numerous volunteer activities: church choir, deaconess, girl scouts, boy scouts, school committee, PTA, band boosters, meals on wheels, a literacy program, Laudholm Farm hostess, and Books Revisited in support of Visiting Nurses. Nancy was a talented artist and had a life long love of painting and crafting.Nancy made her family, friends and community her primary focus. She touched all who knew her with a graceful spirit and her life will be remembered as a shining example of loving service.She is survived by her three children and their families: Marcy Kudirka and her husband Paul of Wayland, Massachusetts, Edward (Ted) Titcomb, with whom she resided in Springvale, Maine, and William Titcomb and his wife Floresca (Flo) of Annandale, Virginia. In addition, Nancy leaves four grand children: Joseph Kudirka and his wife Ashley of Burke, Virginia, Vincent Kudirka and his wife Suzanne of Novato, California, James Titcomb of Annandale, Virginia and Sarah Titcomb of Sanford, Maine. She also leaves two great grandchildren: Chloe Kudirka and Samuel Kudirka of Burke, Virginia, and three nephews: Barton Knight and his wife, Stephanie of Cumberland, Maine, Daniel Knight and his wife, Beda of North Yarmouth, Maine and Lendall Knight of Arlington, Virginia.A memorial service will be held on Saturday November 26 at 11:00AM at the North Parish Congregational Church, Sanford. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to North Parish Congregational Church, 895 Main Street, Sanford, ME 04073, the Sanford/Springvale YMCA, 1 Emile Levasseur Drive, Sanford, ME 04073 or Wellesley College, Office of Development Services, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481.Arrangements are under the direction of the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home, 580 Main Street, Springvale.Condolences may be expressed at www.blackfuneralhomes.com