Deacon Frank Ottaviano

Deacon Frank Ottaviano, 91, of Bedford, NH passed away peacefully on December 14, 2025 surrounded by his loving family.

Frank was married to his wife Peggy for 58 years.

Ordained a Permanent Deacon in 1978, he served his parishes with great love, served the community with a compassionate heart, in prisons, hospitals, recovery centers, and offered support to families and individuals in need.

Frank most recently served at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Litchfield and Blessed Sacrament Church in Manchester.

His family would like to thank Bowman Place who cared for and about him.

His great love was his family. His wife, children and grandchildren were the pride of his life.

"Papa" to his grandchildren, will be remembered as the beautiful soul with a great heart, love of good Italian food, and lots of advice.

He is survived by his daughters, Elizabeth (Paul) Lapierre, Regina (Anthony Horton) Ottaviano and Andrea (David) Cross, six grandchildren, Danielle, Isabelle, Grace, Sophia, Alyssa and Jeremy, and his beloved cat, Smudges. He is pre-deceased by his wife Peggy, his parents, his sisters Margaret, Rose, Jennie, Millie and his twin sister Theresa and his brother George.

Services: Visitation will be held Thursday, December 18, 2025, from 9:30 to 10 AM in Blessed Sacrament Church, 14 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03103. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 AM in the church.

Burial will take place in St. Peter's Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, NY.

Donations can be made to Catholic Charities of NH at www.cc-nh.org.

The Connor-Healy Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 537 Union Street, Manchester, NH 03104 has the honor of handling the arrangements.