Donna DeMeo

Donna (Sulfaro) DeMeo, 72, of Amherst, New Hampshire, passed away Dec. 4, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. Raised in Hopkinton, she was the daughter of the late Jeanne (Dellegatto) and Frank Sulfaro. Donna graduated from Hopkinton High School in 1971, then went on to Framingham State University, earning her bachelor’s degree.

Donna married John DeMeo on May 4, 1980, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Hopkinton, and they were married for 45 years. Together they raised a loving family in Kingston, New Hampshire. In their retirement, they were able to enjoy lots of travel together.

Donna was a dedicated teacher’s aide, working for 16 years in the Sanborn Regional School District in Kingston, New Hampshire, in preschool and pre-kindergarten classrooms.

Her proudest role in life was one of mother and grandmother. In addition to her husband, Donna is survived by her children, Dr. Stephen DeMeo and wife Shannon of Raleigh, North Carolina, Matthew DeMeo and wife Lindsay of Milford, New Hampshire, and Andrea Curley and husband Michael of Seymour, Connecticut. She also leaves behind her brothers, John Sulfaro and Richard and wife Sandra Sulfaro.

The funeral will be held Friday, Dec. 12 at 9:30 a.m. from the Callanan Cronin Funeral Home in Hopkinto. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church. Burial will follow in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Hopkinton. Calling hours at the funeral home are Thursday, Dec. 11, from 3-6 p.m.

Donations in Donna’s memory may be directed to support the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative & Hospice Care at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

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