1930 – 2017

PORTLAND — Lisely Handanos died peacefully in Portland on Wednesday, Jan. 25.

She was born Lisely Burri in La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland, on July 7, 1930. She immigrated to the United States with her Greek husband, Dr. Vassilios Handanos, in the late 1950s and settled in Rumford in 1966, where they became an integral part of the community.

She is survived by her four children, Dimitrios Handanos, Daphne Handanos (Paul Lespérance), Christine Handanos (Clifford Williams) and Nicholas Handanos; and six grandchildren: Anna Lespérance, Claudine Lespérance, Luther Williams, Sophia Williams, Isabel Handanos and Lukas Handanos. She leaves a warm legacy for her family and friends, especially Martina Handanos and Françoise Burri. We will always love and remember Lisely, a Swiss lady with an open heart who adopted Maine.