Ann Marie (DiLoreto) Staffier

Ann Marie (DiLoreto) Staffier of Stoneham passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023.  She was 81 years of age.

Born on Monday, June 9, 1941 in Winthrop, Ann Marie is the loving daughter of the late Rinaldo DiLoreto and Jennifer (Famiglietti) DiLoreto. Ann Marie was a warm, gentle and kind daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend who will be truly missed.

Ann Marie was a graduate of Everett High School and Boston College, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. Shortly after, she married the love of her life Edward following a courtship that started years earlier at Camp Cedar Crest. Putting her Nursing career on hold, they started their family in Omaha, Nebraska while Ed completed Medical School at Creighton University. They then went on to live at Paris Island, S.C. where Ed was stationed while in the Navy. Finally, they built their forever home in Stoneham where they became lifelong members of St. Patrick’s Parish. Ann Marie devoted her life to raising her children in the Catholic Faith, to advocating for the Right to Life and serving as a catechist at St. Patrick’s Religious Education for many, many years. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family. She spent many years cooking elaborate Sunday dinners which started with the family saying the Rosary. Ann Marie and Edward enjoyed many fabulous trips to Italy, France, Canada and all of the U.S States except for Alaska. Ann Marie was loved by all who met her and touched many lives. She is greatly missed by all.

Ann Marie is the beloved wife of Edward J. Staffier. She is the devoted mother of Edward Staffier & his wife Mary Jane, Renee Fotino & her husband Richard Jr., Matthew Staffier & his wife Kathy Maglio, and Andrew Staffier & his wife Amy. The cherished grandmother of Richard and his wife Stephanie Fotino, Michael and his wife Savannah Fotino, Steven and his wife Alicia Fotino, Sarah Fotino and her fiancé Jake Semeraro. Nicholas and his wife Rachel Staffier, Daniel and his fiancé Amanda Carraeu. Mariel, Rachel and Ava Staffier. Thomas, Zachary and Kimberly Staffier. Isabella and Charlotte Staffier. Great Grandchildren lovingly include Elliot Staffier, Holden, Weston, Rowe, Mason, Hadley and soon to be two additional Fotino Great Grandchildren due in August 2023.

She is the dear sister of Renaldo DiLoreto and his wife Linda. Ann Marie is also survived by many loving nieces & nephews.

Funeral from the Barile Family Funeral Home, 482 Main St. (RT 28) STONEHAM, Monday, March 27^th at 9am followed by a Funeral Mass Celebrating Ann Marie’s Eternal Life in St. Patrick Church, 71 Central St. Stoneham at 10am. Family and friends are cordially invited to gather and share memories with Ann Marie’s Family on Sunday, March 26^th from 2-5pm in the Funeral Home. Parking attendants and elevator are available. Interment St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Stoneham.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making donations in Ann Marie’s memory to Mass Citizens for Life by visiting https://www.masscitizensforlife.org/donate