Marie A. Procopio

Marie (Sarno) Procopio, 89

Mrs. Marie A. (Sarno) Procopio of Revere, a homemaker and Boston native, passed away Feb. 10, 2026 after a lengthy illness. She was 89.

Marie Sarno was born on March 24, 1936 to Joseph and Emilia Sarno, who had immigrated to Boston from Avellino, Italy, several years earlier. The family, which included two other daughters, lived in a tenement in Boston's North End, not far from the Old North Church.

After attending Boston Latin High School, she entered Emmanuel College in Boston, where she studied liberal arts and graduated with a bachelor's degree. She worked for Pan American Airlines before her marriage and was once named "Miss Pan Am" in a company contest. In 1948 the Sarno family moved to Revere, settling into a house that Mr. Sarno helped build in the western section of the city, which was mostly farmland at that time.

Marie met her future husband, Andrew J. Procopio Jr. of Revere, on Revere Beach in the 1950s. The couple was married on Oct. 8, 1960 at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Revere and honeymooned in Europe. The couple lived in her parents' home, where they raised two children and remained for the rest of their lives.

The Procopios were devoted parishioners at St. Anthony's Church. Mrs. Procopio for a time taught Sunday School at the church and was part of a group of parish women who helped clean and care for the church's sanctuary and sacristy. Mr. and Mrs. Procopio were regular volunteers at annual outdoor summer festivals and Christmas bazaars at St. Anthony's.

The couple were avid fans of opera, especially the famed tenor Luciano Pavarotti. They were actively involved in their children's various activities. Marie was a caregiver to her parents in their later years. Marie was a fan of the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots.

She was preceded in death by her husband Andrew, the former executive director of the Revere Housing Authority. She is survived by her daughter, Diane DiBlasi of Clinton; her son David and his wife Kathleen Bright-Procopio of Saugus; her granddaughter Kristen DiBlasi and husband Dr. Andrew Becker of Charlestown; her sister, Theresa MacIntosh of Malden; and many nieces and nephews. Marie was also the sister of the late Antoinetta Butler.

Services, which were private, were held in the Vertuccio Smith &Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals. Interment was in the Versailles Mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett.

Memorial donations in Mrs. Procopio's name may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 (www.stjude.org).