Avis de décès de Mary-Beth McCormack - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

HARPSWELL - Mary Beth McCormack, 52, of Harpswell Neck Road, passed away early Tuesday morning, Dec. 29, 2009, at home with family at her side after a long battle with cancer. She was born May 9, 1957, in Manhattan, N.Y., and raised by her parents, Michael and Dorothy Dowd Cuskelly; as well as a maternal aunt, Lillian "Bunny" Dowd. After attending Saint Bernard's School, Levittown, N.Y., she graduated from Brewer High School in 1973. Mary Beth attended the University of Maine at Farmington, obtaining her speech correction and elementary education degree. On June 27, 1981, she married David L. McCormack in Brewer and made their home in Harpswell. The McCormack family vacationed annually at Keoka Beach Campground, Waterford, where they were surrounded by family and close friends who came to be like family. Mary Beth worked as a speech therapist in the Holden and Lisbon schools prior to becoming a Title 1 teacher at Lisbon Community School. She also operated a candle business for a number of years, as a representative for Mia Bella's Candle Co. She had served as an ombudsman for military spouses for a number of years, while her husband was in the U.S. Navy. Mary Beth was an accomplished writer of stories and poetry, and had her poem "Sneaker Sale" published online by Woman's Day Magazine. She also enjoyed singing in the Royal River Chorus for a number of years. In 1984, Mary Beth founded the local chapter of Mother of Twins and later found that she was a third generation twin herself. In 2004 Mary Beth and her brother, Michael was reunited with her biological mother, Dolores Metchick of Schenectady, N.Y., with whom she maintained a relationship thereafter. She was a communicant of All Saints Parish, St. Charles Borromeo Church; and a member of the National and Maine Teachers Association. She was predeceased by her parents, Michael and Dorothy Cuskelly; as well as her aunt, Lillian "Bunny" Dowd. Surviving are her husband of 28 years, David L. McCormack; two daughters, Erin M. McCormack of Brunswick and Kaitlyn T. McCormack of Harpswell; a son, Jonathan P. McCormack of Brunswick; her biological mother, Dolores Metchick and her husband, David, of Schenectady, N.Y.; two brothers, her twin, Michael Scott Cuskelly and his wife, Mary, of Bucksport, and John Cuskelly and his wife, Carie, of Brewer; and several nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010, at Demers-Desmond Funeral Home, 34 Cushing St., Brunswick. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Monday at All Saints Parish, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 132 McKeen St., Brunswick. Burial will be at the Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Augusta. Memorial contributions may be made in Mary Beth's memory to the ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=ACS'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=bdnmaine'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=American Cancer Society'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate/donateonlinenow/Legacy/index?dn=mem&fn=Mary&ln=McCormack'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=Mary'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=McCormack'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=609565781'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=609565781'; document.write("<a href='" + adClkUrl + "' target=_blank>American Cancer Society<" + 'img' + " src='" + adImpUrl + "' style='width=1px; height=1px; display:inline;' /></a>"); }());, One Main St., Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086 or Independence Association, Inc., 17 Lincoln St., Brunswick, ME 04011.