TEWKSBURY: Nancy H. (Rosa) D’Alessandro, age 89, recently of Nashua, a former longtime Tewksbury resident, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020 at Nashua Crossings.
She was the beloved wife of the late Neal J. “Nello” D’Alessandro, who passed away on March 6, 1989.
Born in Lynn on October 30, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Raymond R. Rosa and the late Isabelle (Saulnier) Rosa.
Nancy was raised in Lynnfield and Wakefield. She attended local schools and graduated from Wakefield High School.
She resided in Tewksbury for 63 years until moving to Nashua.
In her younger days, she worked as a telephone operator and later at Wang Laboratories as a machine operator.
Nancy enjoyed playing the piano, dining out, playing keno, puzzles, board games, and just having fun.
She was the mother of Neal J. D’Alessandro, Jr. of Pepperell, Linda E. McCarthy of Nashua, NH, Mark R. D’Alessandro of Wilton, NH, and the late Carol J. Audette. Grandmother of Kimberly Stewart, Christy Sayre, Sean McCarthy, and Erin Feinberg. Great grandmother of Olivia and Madeline Stewart and Riley McCarthy. Sister of Irene Hyde of Falmouth. Longtime companion of the late John W. Strem.
A private Funeral Mass for Nancy to be celebrated at St. William’s Church, 1351 Main St., Tewksbury, followed by interment at Tewksbury Cemetery.