Funeral Mass on Aug. 3 for Elaine Algeo

Elaine Therese (Costello) Algeo, 93, formerly of Lincoln and Stow, passed away in peace and comfort on  July 22, 2023, at her home in West Concord.

Elaine was born on September 10, 1929 at her grandmother’s house in Jamaica Plain to William Henry Costello and Ellen E. (Gill) Costello of Lincoln. She enjoyed growing up near the top of the Town Hill, where the library or Sandy Pond were a short walk away. Elaine attended Lincoln Public Schools and graduated from Concord High School in 1947. She married Leo J. Algeo in 1952, raising her family of five in Lincoln before retiring to Stow in 1989. Elaine lived her last few years at Concord Park in West Concord.

As a teenager, Elaine waited tables at the Hartwell Farm. After graduation, she worked as a telephone operator for the Bell Telephone Co. at their office in Lincoln Center (1947-1958) and for MIT Lincoln Laboratory (~1976-1990). Elaine was an active member of St. Joseph Church in Lincoln, where she was married and her five children were christened. Elaine was also a member of a local women’s group, “The Agitators,” whose charitable works were many. During her time in Stow, she was a regular presence at the Council on Aging, attending weekly art classes and making many friends.

Elaine loved to read and cook for her family (or anyone else who came through the door.) She enjoyed knitting and quilting and was an avid painter who left behind many works that will be treasured by her family and friends into the future. More important to her, she inspired several grandchildren in these crafts.

Elaine was predeceased by her parents; her brothers Edward and John; her husband of 57 years, Leo J. Algeo; and her daughter Mary E. Algeo. Elaine leaves behind her daughter Elizabeth A. Lucas of Seattle; sons Leo J. Algeo, Jr., of Raymond, Maine, Timothy P. Algeo and his wife Vicky of Rindge, N.H., and Kevin P. Algeo of Strafford, Mo.; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.

Family and friends are invited to attend visiting hours on Wednesday, Aug. 2 from 4–7 p.m. at the Dee Funeral Home, 27 Bedford St., Concord. Those who wish may gather again at Dee Funeral Home on Thursday, Aug. 3 at noon, followed by a procession to St. Joseph Church, 142 Lincoln Rd., Lincoln, where Elaine’s Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Burial will follow at Lincoln Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making tax-deductible contributions in Elaine’s memory to the Stow Council on Aging (a 501(c)(3) charitable organization), payable to: SFCOA, P.O. Box 97, Stow, MA 01775. Please note “In memory of Elaine Algeo” in memo on checks.

Arrangements are entrusted to Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Concord, which provided this obituary. To share a remembrance or to offer a condolence in Elaine’s online guestbook, please click here.