Scarborough-Winthrop Noel Smith, 92, passed away peacefully at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on August 30, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Win was born on Christmas Day, 1933, in Paris, France to parents Elinore McLane Smith of Baltimore, Maryland and James Hopkins Smith of Portland, Maine. After the untimely passing of his mother as a young child, Win’s father relocated the family back to Maine. Growing up in Falmouth, he developed a love for Casco Bay and the Maine coast, having been surrounded by sailing and boating much of his early life. After attending Fay School during his middle school years, he went on to attend Phillips Academy Andover and Harvard University.

Following his graduation from Harvard in 1956, he enlisted in the US. Army 1st Calvary Division based in Tokyo, Japan. After his discharge from the army, he entered the lumber industry in sales for his brother’s in-law’s retail lumber company, Rufus Deering. Feeling an entrepreneurial pull, he decided to venture out on his own and lease a mill in Limington, Maine in 1961, establishing Limington Lumber Company. In the same year, while on a ski trip to Sugarloaf, he would meet his future wife, Peg, leading to a fulfilling 60-year marriage that included six children, eight grandchildren, and more than half a century settled in Gorham, Maine, as well as a lifelong attachment to Carrabassett Valley.

In 1967, Win purchased a new mill site in East Baldwin, Maine, where he built, owned, and operated a successful and respected lumber manufacturing company for over forty years, weathering the tumultuous business climate of the 70’s and early 80’s and rebounding from a devastating saw mill fire. With the help of his eldest son, Win Jr, he guided his company into the 21st century through savvy capital investments and yankee thrift.

Win, with his wife’s encouragement and support, was extremely community-driven, whether in his Gorham community with several terms on the appeals board, or in the lumber industry as a past president of the New England Lumbermen’s Association (NELA), a director of the Maine Forest Products Council (MFPC), and a director of Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (NELMA). Win gave generously to causes he and his wife supported but always quietly and often anonymously.

Never putting himself above his obligations and responsibilities, Win was a faithful and devoted husband, always bringing his wife her morning tea before he left for work. He was a generous provider and role model for his children and grandchildren and a hardworking, industrious example to his employees and family alike. Between building and running a business and raising a large family, WIn’s plate was always full. Rarely finding personal time for hobbies, he was able to combine family time with his passion for skiing and the outdoors, passing on a rich legacy to two more generations of “Sugarloafers.” Later in life, he found enjoyment in gardening and landscaping around his country home and rekindled his love of golf and travel, taking many trips to Ireland with his wife, going on golf trips with his youngest son, and checking off a bucket list trip out West to gaze upon the mighty old growth forests of Northern California and Oregon.

Above all, Win was a decent man, stable and even-keeled. He approached the world with quiet humility and authenticity. No matter who crossed his path, he treated everyone with the same degree of respect and kindness. He was a conscientious listener and sounding board for his family, friends, and employees. He was beloved and deeply respected by his family and by so many that interacted with him. Win was a true gentleman who will be as profoundly missed as he was loved.

Win is survived by his six children, Winthrop N. Smith, Jr, and wife, Allison Smith; Christopher M. Smith, Margaret D. Smith, and Sarah S. Kelly and husband Brandon Kelly, all of Scarborough; James Hopkins Smith II of Portland, Oregon and Daniel J. Smith of York, Maine; and eight grandchildren, including Kellen Smith and wife Emma of New York City, Brendon and Emma Smith of Denver, Colorado, Connor Kelly of Saco, Daniel and Ryan Kelly of Scarborough, and Summer and Porter Smith of York.

Win was predeceased by his sisters Jane McLane Moody and Katherine Dana Smith Poole, Elinore Bowdoin Bolton and Cecelia Bowdoin Hill Gardner, as well as brothers James Hopkins Smith, Jr. and Morton Smith.

The family extends its appreciation to Maine Medical Center and Hospice of Southern Maine for their caring efforts. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church at 10am on Thursday, September 10, 2026, followed by a reception at the Portland Country Club, 11 Foreside Rd, Falmouth, Maine.

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