Robert “Bob” D. Mottolo, 82, of Londonderry, NH, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH. He was born on April 7, 1944, in Wilmington, MA, a son to the late Anthony and Mabel (Fiske) Mottolo. Later the family moved to Andover, MA, where Bob graduated from Andover High School in 1962.
A talented musician, Bob played clarinet in the Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra. After graduating from Northeastern University, he moved to California where he started his own successful accounting business. He was a devout Catholic who belonged to the Knights of Columbus for many years.
Retiring in 2022, Bob moved back to the New England area to be near family, residing in Londonderry, NH. He is survived by his two brothers, Richard “Dick” Mottolo and his wife Carolyn of N. Reading, MA; and Donald “Don” Mottolo and his wife Carol of Quincy, MA and by his sister Janice Mottolo of Chelmsford, MA. A devoted uncle, he will be missed by his nieces and nephews: Serah Byrne, Anthony Mottolo, Lara Mottolo, Jason Bianchi, Kristen Bianchi, Emily Marshall, and Elizabeth “Lili” Mottolo as well as several great nieces and nephews. Bob was predeceased by his brothers, Joseph Mottola and Alan Mottolo, his sister Marilyn Whittier and his nephew David Mottolo.
An hour of visitation will be held on Friday, October 30, 2026 from 9:00am - 10:00am at the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 290 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30am at St. Mark the Evangelist Church, 1 South Road, Londonderry. A committal service will follow at St. Mary Cemetery, Tewksbury, MA.