Leo J. Careno

Leo J. Careno of Portsmouth, NH passed away quietly on Sunday, June 7, 2015.

Leo was born in Portsmouth on May 15, 1925 and lived in Portsmouth all his life. Leo was married to Annette for 65 years; she predeceased him last year.

He served in the United States Army, in World War II, with an Honorable Discharge in 1946. He worked at the Portsmouth National Gypsum Plant retiring in 1990. In addition to hunting and fishing, he enjoyed attending the variety of social events offered in the Seacoast.

Leo will be sorely missed by his family. He was the Dad to his three children: Paul J. Careno of Dover, NH; Donna (Careno) Tobey of Wakefield, MA and Peter Careno of Portsmouth, NH. He also had nine grandchildren (Julie Gordon, Jennifer Lee, Kimberly MacLeod, Laura Tobey, Heather Careno Brigham, Kevin Careno, Ryan Careno, Nick Careno and Ben Careno) and great grandchildren (Brandon, Brooke, Samantha, Alexandra, Victoria, Evan, Alexis and Alaina.)


Services: Calling hours will be held from 5PM to 7PM on Thursday June 11th at the J. Verne Wood Funeral Home-Buckminster Chapel, 84 Broad Street in Portsmouth with American Legion services by Frank E. Booma Post 6 at 4:45PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, June 12th at 10:00AM at Corpus Christi Parish at Immaculate Conception Parish, 98 Summer Street, Portsmouth. Donations may be made to the Frank E. Booma Post 6, American Legion, 96 Islington Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801.
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