Faye Eileen CURRAN

PORTLAND -- Faye Eileen (Curran) Rioux, 68, passed away peacefully at Maine Medical Center on Sept. 29, 2005. She was born in Portland on Feb. 1, 1937, the daughter of John and Nellie (Johnson) Curran. Faye attended school on Peaks Island. She and her grammar school sweetheart, Richard Rioux, married and continued to reside on the island. Later, they moved to Portland. After Richard’s retirement, Faye worked at HavenÕs Candy Store for 12 years. Faye enjoyed knitting and needlework. She enjoyed her family, especially her grandchildren. Her and her husband liked to spend time traveling to Florida with family and friends for winter vacations. Faye was preceded in death by her parents; children, Timothy and Gayle; brothers, Walter and John Curran. Faye is survived by her beloved husband of nearly 50 years, Richard; daughter, Rhonda Quirk and her husband John; brother, Phillip Curran and his wife Nancy; grandchildren, Christopher and Brittany; and many nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be held from 4-6 p.m., on Monday, Oct. 3 and from 10-11 a.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at Hay & Peabody Funeral Home, 749 Congress St., Portland. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at the Funeral Home. Interment will be private.