Maybelle Norton
January 16, 1923 ~ March 24, 2018
Resided in:
Kennebunk, ME
Kennebunk - Maybelle H. Norton, 95, passed away on March 24, 2018, at her home in Kennebunk surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late William L. Norton and daughter of the late William L. and Maybelle (Jackman) Haley.
Maybelle was born and grew up in Portland and attended Deering High School. After graduating in 1941 she attended and graduated from Burdett College in Boston in 1943. As a young woman Maybelle worked for the Maine Central Railroad until her marriage to William L. Norton in 1949. The family lived for a while in South Portland and then transferred to Wakefield, MA where Maybelle was a homemaker, raising her three daughters. Later she worked for the Wakefield Elementary School System as a library assistant.
She and William retired to Cumberland, ME in 1982 where Maybelle was a devoted Prince Memorial Library volunteer. After William's death in 1994 Maybelle moved to Huntington Common in Kennebunk where she made many new friends.
Maybelle was an avid crafts person and was especially talented at creating beautiful works of cross stitch. She won several blue ribbons at the Cumberland Fair for her work. Later she applied her stitching skills to quilting, with equally attractive results.
She was predeceased by her sister, Jeannette Reynolds; and her brothers, William, Richard, Norman and Raymond Haley. Maybelle is survived by her daughters, Linda Norton and her husband William Pacino of Chelmsford, MA, Judith Norton and her husband William King of Malden, MA, and Susan Fournier and her husband Richard Fournier of Plainville, MA; a sister, Roberta Dillenback of Plano, TX; a brother, Donald Haley of Randolph, MA; beloved grandchildren, Michael King, Drew Pacino, Benjamin Fournier and Katherine Fournier.
Visiting hours will be held from 9:00AM to 10:00AM on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at the Conroy-Tully Walker South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway. Prayers will be recited at the chapel at 10:15AM followed by an 11:00AM Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Cross Church, 124 Cottage Road, South Portland. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Broadway, South Portland.
Memorial contributions may be made in Maybelle's memory to the Huntington Common Activity Fund, 1 Huntington Common Drive, Kennebunk, ME 04043
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When my parents, June & Jack Fraser, moved to Huntington Common they became friends with Maybelle. Mom cherished that friendship until her death in 2013 and always spoke lovingly about Maybelle. I just learned of Maybelle’s passing. Please accept my sincere condolences. I imagine they are happy to be in each other’s company once again and probably working on yet another jigsaw puzzle. God bless your family. Jackie Harriman
– Jacklyn Harriman