Obituary of Gloria M. Whitcomb

GLORIA M. WHITCOMB, 83, passed away in Belfast on January 1, 2012. She was born in Dayton, Kentucky on April 1, 1928 to Bernard and Mattie (Clark) Eveslage. Gloria graduated from Crosby High School, class of 1947, and worked for several years at the pants factory in Belfast. She was a devout member of St. Francis of Assisi R.C. and a member of the YMCA where she enjoyed walking and having coffee with the ‘end of the hall gang’. She spent her life caring for her family and raising her sister’s children. She will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and caregiver to many. She was predeceased by her parents and four siblings. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Gerald Whitcomb of Waldo; her children, Frank Whitcomb and wife Jean of Colchester, Vermont, Ann Marie Sweeney and husband Kenneth of Waldo, Dianne Kazilionis of South Portland, Billy Whitcomb and wife Monique Roy of Belfast, Lawrence “Gus” Whitcomb of Waldo; grandchildren, Jennifer, Jason, Ben, Gerald, James, Selena, Vanessa, Levi; six great-grandchildren, Tella, Anesia, Moriah, Ricardo, Megan, Sarah; several nieces, nephews, cousins; and her pets, Jackie Boy and Clem. A Mass of Christian burial will be held 10 a.m. on Friday, January 6th at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Court Street, Belfast with Rev. Fr. Joseph J. Koury officiating. Interment will be at Paul Yard in Waldo in the spring. Those who wish may make donations to Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, 383 US Route 1, Suite 2C, Scarborough, ME 04074. Arrangements are under the care of Riposta Funeral Home, 182 Waldo Avenue, Belfast. On-line condolences may be offered to the family at www.ripostafh.com.