Denise A. "Denny" Talbot

Denise Alice Talbot
1942-2026

Portland- Denny passed away peacefully at Maine Medical Center on February 20, 2026, at the age of 83.

Born on July 29, 1942, to Fritzi and Nellie Talbot. She was a lifelong resident of Portland. She was a communicant of St. Dominic’s Church and attended St. Dominic’s Grammar School. She graduated from Cathedral High School, as salutatorian, and St. Joseph’s College. With a grant from the National Science Foundation, she studied math at the University of Notre Dame and later earned her master’s at Syracuse University.

Her calling in life was teaching. She started her career at Cathedral High School in 1964 and retired from Westbrook High School in 2001 after 24 years there. While there she was very hands on, one favorite class was geometry. She bought sewing machines for the class to make kites; they flew them at Scarborough Beach at year’s end. Her father loved going to watch them fly.

Denny retired after 37 years to take care of her sister, Christine, who was stricken with M.S. at an early age. Before Christine was bedridden Denny took her on many adventures including Red Sox games and a visit to California to attend the Johnny Carson Show.

Denny was always a giver. She took care of everyone, never asking for anything in return. She also loved the races and worked at Scarborough Downs with her best friend, Carol Casale, for many years. The two of them also worked at the fall fairs.

Denny enjoyed several trips to Las Vegas. On an early trip she studied a book en route on how to play craps and went straight to the craps table upon arrival.

She enjoyed camp at Little Sebago Lake and loved cooking for everyone, her specialty being sweets.

Denny is survived by her brother, Terry and his wife Christine and Timmy, her sister Celeste and her husband Freddy Fasulo and her good friend Carol Casale. She also leaves behind many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and many cousins. She was predeceased by her parents, her brother, Tommy, her sister-in-law Roseanne, and her sister, Christine, for whom she dedicated her life.

Her family would like to thank everyone at the Barron Center for providing her with care for over eight years during her struggle with dementia. We are happy to say that Denny remembered everyone until the day she died and seemed to be happy in her world where, by the way she was still teaching school.

Visiting hours will be held Thursday, March 12, from 4:00–7:00 p.m. at Conroy-Tully Walker Funeral Home of South Portland, 1024 Broadway. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 13, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Church, 124 Cottage Road, South Portland. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, South Portland.