Sandown, NH: Mary Anne (Lancian) DeCarlo, 87, a resident of Sandown for the past forty-four years, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, with her loving family by her side. Formerly of Malden and Winchester, Massachusetts, she was a summertime resident of Sandown from 1971 until becoming a fulltime resident in 1981.
Born and raised in Everett, Massachusetts, Anne was the daughter of the late Thomas and Anna M. (LeBlanc) Lancian. She graduated with High Honors from Everett High School with the Class of 1955 where she met Carmen DeCarlo, her high school sweetheart and love of her life. She went on to receive her Bachelor's Degree in Physics and Mathematics from Emmanuel College.
Carmen and Anne were married in 1959, and they settled into raising a family. Anne enjoyed being a housewife, mother and homemaker, creating a warm and loving home for her family.
Once all her children were older and in school, she entered the workforce and was employed for many years at Voltek in Lawrence, MA in the Accounting Department.
A member of Saint Anne's Parish of Hampstead, Anne volunteered as a Religious Education teacher and served as a Eucharistic Minister. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family and looked forward every year to being a "snow bird" in Coconut Creek, Florida from 2004 until 2017.
She was predeceased in 2016 by her loving husband of fifty-seven years, Carmen M. DeCarlo, and was also predeceased by her sons, Peter J. DeCarlo in 1970, and Michael C. DeCarlo in 2009. She will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by two sons, James L. DeCarlo and Paul A. DeCarlo, both of Sandown, two daughters, MaryAnne Iandolo, wife of the late Dominic Iandolo of Danville, and Julie DeCarlo Nesto of Sandown, a sister Julia Lancian of New York City, NY, six grandchildren, Denise Gorton and her husband James, Justine DeCarlo, Melissa DeCarlo, Deanna Iandolo, Victoria Nesto and Nicholas Iandolo; six great-grandchildren, three nephews and a niece. She was also predeceased by her brother Thomas Lancian.
Relatives and friends are invited to a Mass of Christian Burial to be held on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 11 a.m. in Saint Anne's Church, Emerson Avenue, Hampstead, NH. Burial will be in the spring in Holy Angels Cemetery, Plaistow, NN.