Adelaide O'Neil
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Portsmouth - Adelaide Rose (Basti) O'Neil, age 94 of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully at her home on August 7, 2021, in the care of her loved ones.
Adelaide was born July 27, 1927, to Charles and Angela (Paliguaro) Basti of Medford, Massachusetts. In the 1095's Adelaide worked for the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company in a variety of positions including secretary, teletype operator, clerk and statistician.
She is predeceased by her husband James Joseph O'Neil and her sister Marie Piazzo.
Adelaide is survived by her sister Theodora Baldini of Lynn, MA; her daughters Carol Ann Wilkinson (Dennis), Dover, Susan Marie O' Neil and Marilyn Jean O'Neil both of Portsmouth; Grandchildren Andrea Wilkinson and Matthew Wilkinson (Alexandra Beauchamp).
Caring, witty and talkative Adelaide will be remembered fondly as a beloved sister, mother, grandmother and friend.
Services: A time of visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00 PM on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at the J. Verne Wood Funeral Home - Buckminster Chapel, 84 Broad Street, Portsmouth. A funeral mass will be held on August 12, 2021, at the Immaculate Conception Church, 98 Summer Street, Portsmouth at 11:00 AM with immediate internment at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, NH.
For online condolences, visit: www.jvwoodfuneralhome.com Arrangements are under the direction and care of J. Verne Wood Funeral Home - Buckminster Chapel.