Haverhill: Mary R. "Marie" (Dirago) Marzioli, 90, a native and lifelong resident of Haverhill, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2024, at Baker-Katz Nursing Home in Haverhill, surrounded by her loving family.
The daughter of the late Vincent and Mary (Perrault) Dirago, she attended local schools and graduated from Haverhill High School with the Class of 1952. As a young woman, Marie enjoyed roller skating and taking part in her school band as a majorette.
A devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Marie's life revolved around her family and their shared interests. She enjoyed creating a warm and loving home for her husband and children. She served as a Girl Scout Leader for her daughters and earned the nickname "Smokey" because of her campfire expertise. She was also involved in local theatre productions with her family. When her children were grown, Marie went back to school and earned her associate's degree in liberal arts from Northern Essex Community College.
Marie was a longtime member of Saint John the Baptist Parish of Haverhill and was a volunteer at the former Hale Hospital in Haverhill.  She enjoyed participating in mixed doubles bowling as well as playing tennis with her husband, Al, at Cedardale. Marie and Al also enjoyed traveling together across the country completing visits to all fifty United States and the southern provinces of Canada with Marie as the navigator on the CB with the handle "Yellow Rose". After years of travel, Marie and Al settled in as snowbirds at their second home in Florida. They often spent time strolling together through Disney World.
Predeceased in 2020 by her loving husband of sixty-eight years, Alfred C. Marzioli, Jr, and her daughter Carla E. Marzioli in 1966, she will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by five daughters, Beverly A. Marzioli of Haverhill, Karen M. Marzioli of Haverhill, Susan J. Lynch and her husband Timothy of Haverhill,  Alfreda J. Goldberg and her husband Aaron of Chandler, AZ and Rachel E. Marzioli of Merrimac; a sister Theresa Trick of Haverhill, a sister-in-law Cammie Dirago of Windham, NH; ten grandchildren, Kellyanne and her husband, Scott, Matteo, Tara and her husband Mike, Colleen, James and his wife Christina, Carla and her partner Joey, Jon and his wife Sarah, Bayley, Anna and her husband Adam and Jayden; eight-great-grandchildren, Sol, Asher, Rowan, Jonah, Vinnie, Riley, Mary and Emmett, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother George Dirago and brother-in-law James Trick.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her calling hours to be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at Berube-Comeau Funeral Home, 47 Broadway, Haverhill. Her funeral will be held at 1 p.m. in the funeral home and followed by her burial in Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Haverhill. The family requests that memorial donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association, or to the American Cancer Society. To send a message of condolence to the family or to share a cherished memory, please visit www.berubecomeau.com