PORTLAND — Maria A. Evans, 80, of South Casco, sadly left this world on Saturday, September 17, 2022.

Maria was born on May 13, 1942, in Sommatino, Sicily, a daughter of Giuseppe and Crocifissa (Volpe) Curto. She emigrated with her parents as a teenager settling in Easton, Pa.

On June 13, 1970, she married, Robert G Evans Sr. at St. Anthony’s Church in Easton, Pa. In 1973, Maria and Bob moved to Point Pleasant, N.J. and she worked as an x-ray
technician at the local hospital. In 1980, they were on the move again settling for good in Maine. Maria worked at Bath Iron Works as a welder for a few years until an injury forced her to take a leave of absence. She became very involved in volunteerism and substitute teaching.

She was a communicant of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Windham and was a member of the Woman’s Guild of the Knights of Columbus.

Maria loved to garden and she had quite the talent for it. She also loved to cook for her family. Her spaghetti and meatballs and famous lasagna will be sorely missed!

Maria is survived by her devoted husband of 52 years, Robert G. Evans Sr.; daughter, Pamela Heath and her husband Robert; son, Robert G. Evans Jr. and his wife Jeanine; daughter, Maria A. Evans; daughter Christina D. Murphy; son, Thomas J. Evans and his wife Sherri; a brother, Croce Pete Curto; many nieces and nephews; 10 grandchildren, Alison, Joey, Justin, Jeremy, Stephen, Brielle, Jacob, Marcus and Crystal; nine great-grandchildren.

Maria was pre-deceased by her parents Giuseppe and Crocifissa Curto. Her sister and brother-in-law, Lilliana and Francesco Mule, her sister and brother-in-law Giovanna and Vittorio Verdi as well as her nephew Giuseppe and grandson Brandon.

Family and friends are invited to call at the Hall Funeral Home on Quaker Ridge Rd in Casco from 4 to 6 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m., on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 919 Roosevelt Trail, Windham, ME.

Condolences and tributes may be shared with her family and friends at www.hallfuneralhome.net