Rosemary "Rosie" Anne Regan

Skillin

Rosemary Anne Regan “Rosie” Skillin 

February 22, 1942 – November 4, 2026

Rosemary Anne “Rosie” Skillin was deeply cherished by her loving family and by the many people whose lives she touched. Born in Biddeford, Maine, to Michael and Mary Purdy Regan, she graduated from Biddeford High School in 1960 and from the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in 1963. She devoted forty years to Mercy Hospital in Portland, beginning in Labor and Delivery (later the Birth Place). Proud of her career, Rosie made a lasting positive impact on countless families during some of their most meaningful moments.

She met her husband, George A. Skillin, Jr at a YWCA dance during nursing school. They married in 1964 and together raised three daughters—Kelley Anne Skillin Smith, Mary Elizabeth McNichol Howe, and Amy Roberts. Rosie loved being a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was fully involved in everyone’s lives, loved each of them unconditionally, and made herself available whenever she was needed. She adored babies and animals and was blessed with five grandchildren—Katie Exchange, Lindsey SeeHusen, Emma White, John McNichol, and Matthew McNichol—and six great-grandchildren: Ava Exchange, Harper and Ella SeeHusen, Gabriella and Johnny McNichol, and Rosemary Reneva White. She also treasured her loyal pets, especially her beloved rescue dog Mickey.

A devoted Catholic, Rosie served as a Eucharistic Minister and sang in the choir at Holy Cross Church in South Portland and later at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Windham. Her gentle spirit and generous heart made her a source of comfort and strength to all who knew her.She was predeceased by her parents, Michael and Mary Purdy Regan, and her brother, Michael Regan. She is survived by her devoted husband of sixty two years, George A. Skillin, Jr; her three daughters, Kelley Skillin Smith (Rusty), Mary Elizabeth McNichol Howe (Peter), and Amy Roberts (Rich); and the grandchildren and great-grandchildren who were the light of her later years.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Northern Lights Hospice Center at Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine.

 A Mass and Celebration of Life will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Windham, Maine, on November 21, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. All who loved Rosie are welcome to gather and remember a woman who made the world kinder by the way she lived and loved.