Theresa M. Savageau, 84, of Londonderry, NH formerly of Derry, NH passed away November 16. 2024. She was born in Cambridge, MA on September 16, 1940, a daughter of the late Alphonse J. and Thelma V. (Ptak) Rudnicki. Theresa was a graduate of St. Mary of the Annunciation High School of Cambridge, MA, Chandler School for Women of Boston, MA, and attended Holy Family College in Torresdale, PA.
After retiring from the Internal Revenue Service Center in Andover, MA, Theresa became a volunteer at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, NH and was involved in several social groups and organizations; including the Londonderry Senior Center, the IRS Retirement Association, a National Association for Active & Retired Federal Employees. She was also a devout Catholic and Communicant of St. Thomas Aquinas Church plus a member of the Rosary Group. She loved her family, friends, and mostly her grandchildren. She loved cooking, bingo, knitting, flowers and gardening. No matter where she lived there was always a garden to take care of.
Theresa is survived by her daughter, Mary Karen Egan and her spouse Clive Egan; her son Paul Joseph Savageau and his wife Carrie Ann Savageau; and grandchildren Kaitlyn, Robert, Tyler, and Cody. She was predeceased by her husband Philip George Savageau who passed away July 24, 1999.
Calling hours will be held on Thursday, November 21, 2024, from 4:00pm-8:00pm at the Peabody Funeral Homes & Crematorium, 290 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, NH. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, November 22, 2024, at 10:00am in the St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 26 Crystal Ave, Derry, NH with burial to follow at Forest Hill Cemetery, Derry, NH. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1999, Memphis, TN 38101.