Carole Anne (Doyle) Callahan

It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Carole Anne (Doyle) Callahan, in Rye, NH, on August 17th, 2025, at the age of 83, due to complications from Alzheimer’s Disease.

Born in Nashua on March 20th, 1942, Carole was the only child of William and Helen (Fitzgerald) Doyle. As a fourth-generation Nashuan, her family originally emigrated from Ireland in the 1850s to farm in the Merrimack Valley.

She was the beloved wife of John Charles Callahan. They married on February 20th, 1965 and recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. At the time they met, John was an engineer at Sander’s Associates (now BAE Systems) in Nashua, where she worked as a secretary. Together they raised three children: Jon, Cathleen Lareau, and Christine Blonda. She was the proud grandmother to five grandchildren Bridget, Aidan, Tyler (Lareau), Gavin, and Sydney (Blonda), and to two step-grandsons, Quinn and Patrick Humlicek.

Once her children were grown, she earned her associate’s degree in business and went on to be an administrator for International Shoe Machine in Nashua for 8 years during the 1990s.

Carole was an avid skier and gardener, and enjoyed traveling, biking, reading, antiquing and studying ancestry. She famously loved dogs and could frequently be seen walking her dogs or biking with her husband in Beaver Brook in Hollis, NH, and near their former ski house in North Woodstock, NH. She was well-known for her outstanding cooking, hosting large family gatherings, independence, strong will and determination.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Beaver Brook Association in Hollis, NH.