Mary (Kubiac) Sidilau

Mary (Kubiac) Sidilau, 95, of Shirley, Massachusetts, Nashua, New Hampshire, and, for the last nine years, Keene, New Hampshire, passed away on October 8, 2026, at Cheshire Medical Center with her family beside her. Born on November 1, 1930 in Shirley, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Joseph and Sophia (Juczyk) Kubiac of Shirley, MA.

She was a graduate of Ayer High School in Ayer, Massachusetts. Mary was a lifelong member of the American Legion Auxiliary of Shirley and briefly a Ladies Elk of Nashua. She was a former parishioner of St. Patrick’s and Immaculate Conception in Nashua and St. Margaret Mary in Keene.

Mary enjoyed being a waitress for 25 years at IHOP in Nashua, where she made many lifelong friends. She leaves many friends whom she loved and they loved her. She would keep in touch with friends and family by phone and her special cards on a daily basis. Who amongst us has not been the recipient of her many thoughtful and caring cards.

Mary often said she wouldn’t have changed lives with anyone and thank God for all things that shaped her life and made her the person she was to become. She was very blessed and thankful for her life and her beautiful family.

Mary is predeceased by her husband of 63 years, Roland Sidilau, in 2012, her beloved daughter, Diane Oullette of Keene, NH, in 2022, sisters, Irene Tomolo of Clinton, MA, Ann Hill of Leominster, MA, Christine Saball of Shirley, MA, and Wanda Burrill of Ayer, MA; well as her brother Joe Kubiac of Fitchburg, MA and Hyannis Port; brother-in-law Carl Christiansen of Burlington, MA;

She leaves behind her sister, Dolores Christiansen of Burlington, MA; her three children and their families; her son Doug Sidilau and his wife Penny of Manchester, NH; her son Dana Sidilau of Tilton, NH; her daughter Debbie Stromgren and her husband Phil of Keene, NH; her son-in-law Dick Ouellette of Keene, NH; her beautiful family also included 11 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren from Nashua, Keene, California and Virginia, as well as many nieces and nephews.

SERVICES: Friends and family are respectfully invited to attend a Funeral Mass at Immaculate Conception Church, 216 East Dunstable Road, Nashua, NH 03062, on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the family plot at St. Anthony Cemetery, Shaker Road, Shirley, MA 01464. Arrangements are in the care of Davis Funeral Home, 1 Lock Street, Nashua, NH. An online guestbook is available at www.davisfuneralhomenh.com or by calling (603) 883-3401.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Home Healthcare, Hospice and Community Services, 312 Marlboro St, Keene, NH 03431.

“ONE MEMORY LIGHTS ANOTHER.”