Diane Louise (Randell) Nardone of Lynn, formerly of Livermore, Maine, died on October 11, 2026 after a period of declining health. She was 79.
She was born in Everett on January 5, 1947 and raised in Concord with three siblings, the daughter of Ralph and Isabelle (Kinkaid) Randell. On May 11, 1968 she married James Nardone; they bought their first home in Lynn and raised six children there. She was a chef at Lynn Hospital and a supervisor at Union Hospital until she retired in 2012, when the couple moved to Maine. Her family remembers the cards she mailed to everyone, the Christmas dinners and presents, a quick wit, and a door open to anyone who needed a bed, a meal or a shoulder.
She leaves her husband of 58 years, James Nardone of Livermore; her children, Tracy Falta and her husband George, Lisa Hartford and her fiance Scott Tucci, James Nardone, Karen Nardone, Samuel Nardone and his wife Holly, and Paul Bradford and his wife Abby; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren, with two more expected in December and February; her godson, Anthony Catalano; her brothers-in-law Brian Coyle and Barry Nardone; her sister-in-law Sheree Werner and her husband Shawn; and her cat, Blanket. Her sisters Linda Bradford and Patricia Coyle and her brother Robert Randell died before her.
Visiting hours are Wednesday, October 21 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Solimine Funeral Home, 426 Broadway, Lynn. Mourners gather there Thursday, October 22 at 10 a.m. for a procession to Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, 185 Lake Street, Peabody, for committal services.
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