CHANGE OF TIME
Marie (Spadafora) Conserva passed away on December 31, 2017 at home peacefully surrounded by her loving family. She was 86 years old.
Born in Malden, Marie was a longtime resident of Stoneham. She was the former owner of Pumpsy’s Sub Shop in Malden for many years and also spent some time working for her son in Tony C’s Firehouse Café.
Marie was the wife of the late William A. “Pumpsy” Conserva and the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Lucci) Spadafora. She was the loving mother of Teri Conserva-Calkins and her husband John, Anthony Conserva and his partner Diane Keefe and the late William Conserva Jr. Marie was the mother-in-law of Donna Marinelli and her husband Peter and the sister of the late Anthony J. “Sonny” Spadafora and his late wife Rosemarie. She was the cherished Nana to William Conserva III, Saige and Brogan Calkins, Michaela, Briana, Jake and Mackenzie Conserva and Danielle Keefe. Marie was also a very special aunt to many nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held from the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden on Monday, January 8th at 9am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Patrick’s Church, 71 Central Street, Stoneham, at 10am. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Sunday, January 7th from 3-7pm. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Marie’s memory may be made to Lewy Body Dementia Assoc. (LBDA), 912 Killian Hill Rd. S. W., Lilburn, GA 30047.