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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PublishedMay 9, 2012
Feature Obituary: John ‘Jack’ Wright, 75, systems manager, woodworker, mentor
DENMARK — John “Jack” Wright, who managed the information services department at Maine Medical Center in Portland and played a key role in implementing several systems at the hospital, died Saturday. He was 75. Mr. Wright managed Maine Med’s clinical and ancillary systems for more than 10 years. Jonathan Allen, a database administrator at the […]
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PublishedMay 2, 2012
Feature Obituary: Dr. Rex Martin, 79, family doctor and state medical examiner
HARRISON — Dr. Rex Martin, who dedicated his career to serving the community as a family medical practitioner in Harrison and as state medical examiner for three decades, died on Friday after a long and courageous fight against Parkinson’s disease. He was 79. Dr. Martin operated a medical practice in his home on Main Street […]
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PublishedApril 26, 2012
Feature Obituary: Christopher Black, 42, touched many lives in and out of AA
Christopher Black, whose license plate reads: GOD&AA, dedicated most of his free time to helping others who, like him, suffered from alcoholism.
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PublishedApril 25, 2012
Feature Obituary: Alice Larsen, 95, devoted single mom, loyal friend
WINDHAM — The picture accompanying this feature obituary tells the story of a woman who rose above many hardships, laughed as often as she could, and dedicated her life to her two children. The photograph shows Alice Larsen sitting between her daughters, Carol McNaboe of Standish and Janice Powers of Westbrook, at a family gathering […]
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PublishedApril 24, 2012
Feature Obituary: Alfred Schwabenhausen, 64, postal carrier, outdoorsman
PORTLAND — Alfred Schwabenhausen, a longtime postal carrier in Cumberland Foreside who had a passion for the outdoors and lived life to the fullest, died Friday. He was 64. Most people called him “Swabby.” He was a loving husband to his wife, Mary Lou Schwabenhausen, and a devoted father to their three daughters. Last week, […]
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PublishedApril 22, 2012
When no one comes to mourn
Portland has seen its share of residents like Howard Mansfield: lost souls whose deaths go largely unnoticed, who are buried with no obituaries, no headstones and no family or friends at the service.
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PublishedApril 21, 2012
In death, Portland woman reunited with long-lost love
Teresa Getchell spent decades seeking the truth about her husband’s 1969 wartime death.
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PublishedApril 11, 2012
Feature Obituary: Ivan Suzman, 62, political activist, succumbs to Parkinson’s
The Portland man fought to end apartheid in South Africa after living and working there, and advocated for funding for Parkinson’s research after being diagnosed.
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PublishedApril 10, 2012
Feature Obituary: Louise Sutton, 56, founded School of H.O.P.E. in Africa
BIDDEFORD — Louise Ann Sutton spent more than 25 years working in the insurance industry before leaving her desk job to pursue a lifelong dream to join the Peace Corps and work in Africa. Ms. Sutton did more than fulfill her dream — she transformed the lives of hundreds of children in Lilongwe, Malawi in […]
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PublishedApril 7, 2012
Feature Obituary: Kathy Condon, 62, lead teacher at school for kids with learning challenges
FALMOUTH — Kathy Condon was a beloved teacher at the Aucocisco School in Cape Elizabeth who dedicated her life to changing her students’ lives and supporting their families. And she did. One by one. “Kathy was the embodiment of love,” said Karin Geiger, whose 13-year-old daughter, Taylor, attends the school. “She always saw the kids […]
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