We are sad to announce that on May 14, 2024, Mary Lou DeCosta (Colchester, Vermont) passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by : her son David; and her parents, Margery Authelet (McKay) and John Authelet (Jack) of Foxborough, Massachusetts.. She is survived by : her friends, Grace Cleary and Joyce Wetherbee; her daughter Elaine Day of DeFuniak Springs; and her sisters, Lynne Sarikas (George) of Norfolk, Massachusetts, Jayne Siteman (Bob) of North Attleborough, Massachusetts and Laurie Risler (Brian) of Westfield, Massachusetts..

Mary Lou galvanized the community to form the Colchester Summer Lunch program which ran for nineteen years under her direction and ended with the pandemic.

In lieu of flowers, please honor Mary Lou's commitment to fighting community hunger by donating to the successor organization to Colchester Summer Lunch Program. Address your donation to The Mission Fund, Malletts Bay Congregational Church UCC, P. O. Box 157, Colchester, VT 05446.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
LaVigne Funeral Home