Marlborough – Fay Marie DiNitto, 81, of Marlborough—beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend—died peacefully on Wednesday, at New Horizons Assisted Living in Marlborough.
Born in Detroit, MI, Fay grew up in Weston, MA, the daughter of the late Fay and John Schuch.
She graduated from Regis College with a bachelor’s degree in home economics. Fay’s patient, smiling face could be seen at the reception desk at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School in Marlborough, Sisters of the Good Shepherd in Marlborough, and the Sisters of Saint Anne in Marlborough for many years. She was active in her church, St. Matthias Parish, in Marlborough, singing in the choir and baking bread for communion.
She is survived by her husband, Nickolas DiNitto, and four children: Carolyn, Christine Caulfield and her husband Brian, Jonathan and his wife Rebecca, and Jason and his wife Lori; her sister Cathy Clancy and her husband Michael, and brother Christopher and his partner Sue Backe; her grandchildren Benjamin, Allison, Sean, Elena, Celia, and Nickolas; her nieces Rachel and Abigail, nephews Matthew and Sam. She is preceded in death by her sister, Linda Carlene Trueblood.
Visiting hours will be on Sunday, December 4, 2022 from 2 p.m-4 p.m., at the Slattery Funeral Home, Inc., 40 Pleasant Street, Marlborough, MA 01752. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, December 5, 2022 at 10 a.m., at St. Matthias Parish, 409 Hemenway Street, Marlborough, MA. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Wilson Street, Marlborough.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Fay’s memory to Our Father’s Table, an ecumenical outreach program which feeds the poor and homeless in the Marlborough area.
Monetary donations can be mailed to: Our Father’s Table, P.O. Box 916, Marlborough, MA 01752.
