Dianne Marie Postupack

Owls Head - Dianne M. Postupack, 79, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 16th, 2026, at Fallbrook Commons in Portland surrounded by family.
Dianne was born November 28th, 1946, in Rockland, Maine. She was the daughter of Harold A. Darling Jr. and Ethel Rackliff Darling Nystrom. She attended Saint George schools and graduated in 1964 in the first graduating class of Georges Valley High School (Her grandson Jacob was in the last graduating class). She then attended Maine Medical Center School of Nursing in Portland, Maine graduating in 1967. She worked at Maine Medical Center for eleven years, Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Texas for five years and Pen Bay Medical Center for five years. She then worked locally and for the state in long term care for the remainder of her career.
She was predeceased by her father Harold Darling Jr., her mother Ethel Nystrom, her stepfather John Nystrom, her brother Dennis Darling, her grandparents Walter and Gertrude Rackliff, and Harold and Alida Darling, her uncle Harold Rackliff, and her uncle and aunt Billy and Virginia Ransom, her much loved long term companion Michael Will, her son in law Jeffrey Polky, along with her beloved canine best friend Penny.
She is survived by her beloved children, David and his wife Wendy of Virginia and their children Justin (Courtney), Mariah (Cole), and Travis; Amy Polky of Port Clyde and her children Jacob & Aren; Ann Dorr of Rockland and her children Coby and Sara (Kirt); Daniel Postupack (John) of Delaware; Her aunt, Elsie Rackliff of Spruce Head; Her sister-in-law, Andrea Darling of Spruce Head; Michael Will's children and their grandchildren, Paul Will (Sarah)and their children Catherine and Samantha, Larry Will and his children Ella, Jayda, and Logan who she cared deeply for. She also cherished the friendship of her lifelong school friend Nadine Dowling.
We would like to send a special thank you to the Crouch Family of Owls Head for all the help and support you gave our mother. Your care and compassion for her from grocery runs, getting her to medical appointments, bringing over food, and just spending time with her will never be forgotten. We would also like to thank Fallbrook Commons and Affinity Hospice and Palliative care for the excellent level of care that they provided, especially Lori, Johanna, Georgia, Tina, and all who showed her compassion, empathy, and understanding while she was suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's.
Family and friends are invited to join Dianne's family for a time of visitation at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, followed by a 11 a.m. memorial service at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock St., Rockland. A reception will take place from 12 p.m. till 2 p.m. following the service at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 15 Wesley Lane, Rockland. There will be a private graveside service for family and close friends following the reception at the Will family cemetery in Owls Head.
Any remembrance should be sent to the Pope Memorial Humane Society at PO Box 1294, Rockland, ME 04841, or online at https://www.popehumane.org/give-now/.
To share a story or memory with the Postupack family, please visit their Book of Memories at bchfh.com.
Arrangements are in the care of Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock St., Rockland.2d:{"dat