Marlborough – Theresa M. Trombetta, 104, passed away peacefully at her home Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Paul and Pasqualina (Marino) DiRico and the wife of the late Charles Trombetta, with whom she worked in the family business, who passed away in 1975.
She is survived by her daughter, Shirley (Trombetta) Sinacole and her husband Ben of Marlborough; her sons, Charles and his wife Eileen of Marlborough and Joseph and his wife Theresa of East Dennis; her sister-in-law, Lillian of Marlborough; and her daughter-in-law, Joanne of East Grafton, wife of her late son Lawrence, who passed away in 1985. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She also leaves her brother, Peter DiRico and his wife Mary of Marlborough, and was predeceased by her brothers, Rocco, Philip and Joseph.
Theresa was a faithful parishioner of the former St. Ann Church in Marlborough, where she was a member of the Holy Rosary Sodality and Third Order of St. Francis. She was also a member of Sons of Italy, where she was honored at Woman of the Year.
Theresa’s Italian heart beats soothingly upon her family as it does upon the Italian coasts of the Adriatic Sea of San Martino. With the tradition of love and strength she was a religious woman surrounded by her family and a home to tend them. Her heart beats through those surviving her and upon the family grapes.
Visiting hours will be held Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 4-8 p.m., at the Slattery Funeral Home, 40 Pleasant St., Marlborough. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday, Nov. 5, at 11 a.m., at Immaculate Conception Church, 11 Prospect St., Marlborough. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Wilson Street, Marlborough.
