Obituary of Maria Ann Gucciardi

Maria Ann (Capone) Gucciardi, a resident of Burlington since 1954, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday afternoon, March 10, 2018. The beloved wife of the late Anthony, she was 90 years old. Maria was one of 8 children born in the family home in East Boston. She was the daughter of Italian immigrants the late Pasquale and Edna Capone. She met her husband Anthony through mutual friends, they dated for two years and married in 1950. They settled in Burlington in 1954 where they raised their three children. Maria’s primary role in life was that of wife and mother. But she did work for a number of years at Almy’s in Burlington. She first worked in the Curtin Dept. eventually transferring to the men’s department. With her outgoing and friendly personality Almy’s was the perfect job for her interacting daily with the many different customers. Maria was always welcoming people to her home and she loved to entertain. Her home was the focal point for all the family gatherings and holiday celebrations. She was a wonderful cook and enjoyed cooking her homemade Italian dishes. Nothing made Maria happier than sitting in her porch, enjoying a glass of wine and listening to the “other man” in her life Frank Sinatra! Maria’s family was the center of her life. When her children were young they took a trip to Washington DC as well as New York City. She was blessed to have a close relationship with all three of her children. Maria always looked forward to her weekly visits from her son Bob who helped out with her shopping and other errands. She was proud of her grandchildren and they were a very important part of her life. Her grandchildren would think nothing of picking up the phone and calling Gram just to touch base, ask about a recipe or just to say hello. She was blessed to see the birth of her great grandson Michael and was looking forward to celebrating his first birthday. Maria was a devote catholic. Her faith was very important to her and she was a longtime member of St. Margaret’s Church in Burlington. She had a huge heart and there wasn’t anything she wouldn’t do for a family member or friend. She had many wonderful long relationships with a close circle of friends and neighbors who were very special to her. Maria will be remembered as a strong willed, feisty and outgoing woman who had a great love for her family. Maria was the beloved wife of the late Anthony I, Gucciardi. Loving mother of Richard & his wife Susan of Plymouth, Lorna Gucciardi-Potter of Middletown, NJ and Robert of Nashua, NH. Proud grandmother of Oriana Comolli, Jonathan Gucciardi and Anthony & Ashley Potter. Great grandmother of Michael Comolli. Sister of Lorraine Wilson of Malden and the late Inez Knowles, Rita DiCocco, Norma Capucci and John, Joseph & Josephine Capone. Visiting hours will be held at the Edward V Sullivan Funeral Home, 43 Winn St., BURLINGTON (Exit 34 off Rt. 128/95 Woburn side) on Thursday, March 15 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Margaret’s Church, 111 Winn St., Burlington at Noon. Burial to follow in Pine Haven Cemetery, Burlington. Memorials in Maria’s name may be made to Jimmy Fund – Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445-7226 www.dana-farber.org Family Remembrance by her grandson Anthony 3/15/2018 God has gained another angel, a beloved sister, Mother, Grandmother, great grandmother, and friend, Maria Capone Gucciardi. I loved my grandma so much and I’m glad she is resting peacefully. Gram was such a great lady, fun and kind , she had a spunk everybody wanted and attitude you didn’t want to cross. She moved everyone she met with her compassion and generosity. A good friend of mine called me who knew about grams passing, my friends back home in jersey loved gram because her heart was overwhelmingly big, he said you are lucky, you are lucky you had the time with such a great lady. He only met her couple times, but every time Gram met him she gave him a big hug and kiss, got his name wrong, and said you look so handsome. I could tell in his voice that he was sincere, hurt and feeling grief because he never met anyone with a love so pure like my Gram. I realized that I was more than lucky I was blessed and so are all of us to know such a wonderfully loving, overly generous, Life of the party, classy lady to the core, with a beautiful warm hearted soul that reached from the atoms of her Italian DNA to her fiery spirit that has touched so many. What I loved about gram is her honesty, she said how she felt and could tell you (where to go ) give you a wack or just be there to talk for hours if you wanted. She was there for you! Especially when you were hungry there would be times at night I would ask if I could get something to drink downstairs and end up leaving with a plate of leftovers a sandwich and some candy. She was the only consistent valentine I had for 24 years and I got the cards to prove it. Id like to feel special and say it was all for me but she made everyone feel they were more than spectacular. My fondest memories are sitting on her porch after a big meal drinking coffee just talking about life laughing so loud the neighbors heard us. Spending Christmas together putting lobsters on the floor and scaring her, the Sinatra albums on repeat. Her singing along made everyone smile. We went on some amazing vacations together that were great memories. one I think is funny is the time we were in downtown Disney waiting to go in a restaurant gram thought Ashley was acting fresh and decided she to dish out some discipline, It was poring rain and water had puddled on the rail so gram splashed the guy right next to Ashley. We were so embarrassed we walked in the poring rain to a different place laughing while we all got soaked. From those vacations we became really close. Her home in Burlington was a sanctuary to me for the younger part of my life and my favorite place to be is waiting for Her peperoni eggs while listening to the radio in the morning, these are moments I will cherish for the rest of my life. When I was going through Dark times she was the dawn, the unwavering sunlight that let me know there was hope. The sunlight that warms you up on a chilly day when the clouds finally open up and the rays hit you in that sweet spot,that was gram. She was one of the first people in my life that showed me a genuine pure love, so rare, and fundamentally gives you the support and courage to become great, which Is apparent from her successful children. The one thing Gram never ran out of was love. She had a heart given from god that was so full of the stuff you could swim in it. You would walk in her house and it felt like heaven. She gave you everything and more and she made you laugh the entire time. Every moment was a gift with that Maria Capone. Her life is a story that we all will carry with us stitched in our hearts for the rest of time. She Brought heaven to her home and because of that generosity, grace and love god has made her a home in heaven. Gram you will live forever in our hearts and deep within our souls watching up above keeping us safe from our hearts to our toes.