Derry, NH: Karen Marie Tuccolo, 67, of Sandown, NH,  passed away on December 12, 2018 at Parkland Medical Center.

Born in Haverhill, MA, the daughter of the late Joseph Tuccolo and Laura (Mattinson), she grew up in Haverhill attending local schools and was a member of the Haverhill High School Class of 1969. After high school, Karen continued her education at Salem State College, earning a bachelor's degree in teaching in 1973. After school, Karen worked at Semiconductor Circuits Inc. for over thirty years, was a purchasing manager at Princeton Technology Corporation for ten years and since 2014, she was a buyer at Sanmina Corporation in Manchester.

When Karen wasn't working, she enjoyed relaxing in front of the television or playing computer games such as solitaire. She got great joy and fulfillment from helping her nieces and nephews with their schoolwork. Because after all, she was a teacher at heart.

Karen will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her brothers Joseph Tuccolo and his wife Brenda of Kingston, NH, and John Tuccolo of Sandown, NH, sister Lisa A. Cerullo and Michael Flanders of Sandown, NH, nephews Chris Cerullo and Jeffrey Swanson of Sandown, NH, nieces Alexandra Cerullo of Sandown, NH, Andrea Melaison and her husband Patrick of Nottingham, NH, Judith Angell of Kingston, NH and several grand nieces, grand nephews, and cousins.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend Karen's memorial Life Celebration on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. at Brookside Chapel and Funeral Home, 116 Main Street, Plaistow, NH. The family requests that memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society, 2 Commerce Dr #110, Bedford, NH 03110, or by visiting www.cancer.org . For directions or to send a message of condolence to Karen's family please visit www.brooksidechapelfh.com .