Maureen Anne Spear Obituary (1940 - 2016)

Portland- Maureen Spear, 75, of Forest Ave, died peacefully on Friday, June 24, 2016 at the Gosnell Hospice House following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Portland, Maine on June 30, 1940 the daughter of the late Martin T. and Mary A. (Wallace) Huston. She attended local schools and graduated from Portland High School in the class of 1958. Maureen worked very hard at raising her two sons, she was a very devoted mother. As the boys grew older she went to work as a switch board operator for Telephone Answering Service Bureau, a job which she held for more than twenty years. In her spare time she enjoyed playing beano, listening to country music, watching Bette Davis movies, and was always up for a spirited debate involving politics. She was a longtime communicant of St. Patricks Catholic Church. Maureen was predeceased by two brothers John P. and Frank Huston. She is survived by two sons Mark Bickford and his companion Denise Maheux of Portland, Craig and his wife Joelle Bickford of NC; a sister Kathryn Kane of Gorham; a brother William Huston of Lyman; one grandson Sean Maheux of Portland and a special friend Lisa Montanaro. Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 from 4:00 to 7:00pm at the Conroy-Tully Walker Funeral Home, 172 State Street, Portland. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 10:15am followed by an 11:00am Mass of Christian Burial at St. Pius X Church, 492 Ocean Ave, Portland. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, South Portland. To view Maureens memorial page or to share an online condolence, please visit www.ConroyTullyWalker.com Those who wish may make contributions in Maureens memory to: THANC Foundation, 10 Union Sq. East Suite 5B, New York, NY 10003