Lena (Fontana) Mercuri, age 77, of Wilmington, formerly of Jamaica Plain, died peacefully on December 22, 2018.
Lena was the beloved wife of Raymond Mercuri, loving mother of Raymond Mercuri and his companion Dawn Young of Chelmsford, Mark Mercuri of Wilmington and the late Michael Mercuri, loving “Noni” of Shane and Cody Mercuri of Tewksbury, cherished daughter of the late Domenic and Rosemarie (Cantera) Fontana, dear sister of Rosemarie Buckley & her husband William and the late Louise Hall & her husband Paul all of Foxborough. Lena is also survived by many loving relatives, nieces and nephews.
Family and friends will gather for a Funeral on Saturday, December 29th, at 10:00 a.m. at Nichols Funeral Home, 187 Middlesex Ave. (Rt 62), Wilmington, followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Thomas of Villanova Church, 126 Middlesex Ave., Wilmington at 11:00 a.m. Visiting hours will be held at the Funeral Home on Friday, December 28th, from 4:00-8:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Lena’s name may be made to St. Jude’s Children Hospital, Attn: Gift Box Program, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105; VNA of Middlesex East Hospice, 800 West Cummings Park, #5000, Woburn, MA 01801 or a charity of your choice.
Stan and I send our prayers and deepest sympathies to the Mercuri family. We knew Lena for many years. She was a very caring person.
We are so very sorry for your loss. She was a very special lady and friend and will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all during this time and always. ????????????????
I love you, Aunt Lena and will miss your smile, your fun sense of humor and how funny you were?? I have such loving memories of spending many summers with you, Uncle Ray and the boys! My childhood was special because of you! My love and prayers go out to Uncle Ray, Ray and Marc????
Mercuri Family,
So Sorry for the loss of your Mom. My thoughts and prayers are with you all During this Difficult time.
Raymond & family. I am so sorry to hear about Lena.my sincere condolences.
I am viery sorry I will not be there. I am in Key West at my sons.
Lena & I go way back, when we were teachers, Aids. I am very sad I will not, be there. God bless.
Sorry for your lost. If you need to talk I’m here Ray.
Very sorry for your loss. ????
Please accept my deepest condolences . I am so very sorry Mercuri family
For your great loss.
My thoughts and prayers are with you .
Linda Rossi (Wright) family
A tremendous loss of a special woman loved by many. Please accept my sympathy.
Sending much love to you all at this difficult time. We will never forget all the good times we shared as hockey parents. Lee was such a beautiful person. God bless her.
Ray I am so sad to here of Lee passing. She was a wonderful friend. My thoughts are with you and the boys
Ray I am so sad to hear of Lee passing. She was such a good friend. My thoughts are with you and the boys
So sorry for your loss. She was such a sweet lady. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
To the Mercuri family,
Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers at this most difficult time.
I am very sorry your loss, my prayers are with all of you during this most difficult time..
So sorry for your loss Ray. My sincere condolences to you and your family.
I’m so very sad to hear of Lena’s passing. Know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers
My prayers for the soul of Mrs. Mercuri as she rests in peace in heaven. And, my condolences to Brother’s Ray and Ray and your whole family
On behalf of the Wilmington Knights of Columbus, I want to offer our deepest condolences to the Mercuri family.
Frank Petrucci
Grand Knight
Wilmington Knights of Columbus
Fr. Edmund W. Croke Council, No. 4982
Ray ,So sorry of your loss , our deepest condolences to you and your family.
Nunzio Antidormi and family
Rest in peace and love. I’m grateful to have known you my whole life and to me you’ve always been family. I’ll miss you greatly Mrs Moosh, love u.
Raymond and family: We are so very sorry to hear about Lena’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and the family during this difficult time.
Ray, I am very sorry to hear of Lena’s passing. I worked with her at DRC and enjoyed her sense of humor. She was a lovely lady.
Our deepest condolences. Lena was a very beautiful person, inside and out. Will remember our hockey trips and laughs we had. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all
R.I.P. mrs mecuri.loved our chats and shopping time..And Mr Mecuri telling me Im talking to much.???? What a warm beautuful .fun person..So going to miss You.???????????? You always remembered. Me Riannon and the boys. Xoxo
So sorry to read of your loss, Ray.
Lorraine
Our deepest condolences to Ray and his family. Many memories of the times we spent together sharing and laughing. She was a very special person. Will be missed by us. Love.
Deepest sympathy to Ray and the family. Many great memories of sharing and laughing together. She was a very caring person Love.
My sincere condolences to your family. I knew Lena through our Bunco group. She was always so full of fun and I enjoyed the times when she hosted all of us. I do miss those great times.
Ray
I am sorry to hear of your loss and my thoughts are with you and your family.
So sorry for your loss. Lena was a lovely woman and a wonderful neighbor. She will be missed by all and especially her kind ways and sunny smile. God Bless to all her family. Christmas is such a terrible time for our loved ones to leave us.
Ray my heart goes out to you and the family (all the kids and grand kids . I know how much she Loved you and the kids. I remember all the fun we had at the hockey games . When ERIC played with Ray and my grandson Joey played for him It was a great year Joey (Joes son enjoyed playing for him with Codi) I Love you and Glad I had the pleasure of knowing her.
So very sorry to learn of Lena’s passing. We will not be able to attend the memorial, but know that our hearts are with you and your family. She was a beautiful person who will be missed by many.
Love
Bob and Maxine
So very sorry to hear of Lena’s passing. I had the pleasure to work with Lena at Computervision she was a wonderful woman with a great sense of humor. Rest easy sweet angel.
Love
Arlene
My condolences to your family. She was always a pleasure to be with.
I’m so sorry for your loss. It was a pleasure to know her. My condolences to you and your family.
I’m so sorry to hear about Lena. She was a woman with a fantastic personality. She will be missed dearly