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Mary (Amaru) Tringale, 93, of Saugus Since 1959, Cook, Traveler and Host of a Legendary Weekly Family Poker Game

East Boston born, Saugus since 1959, Blessed Sacrament, big meals for everyone, casino trips and the family poker game that became legend. Mary Tringale was 93. Funeral Mass Tuesday in Saugus.

Mary Tringale
Photo courtesy of Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home

Mary S. (Amaru) Tringale of Saugus died on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at the Atria at Marland Place in Andover. She was 93. Her husband, Carmen Tringale, died before her.

She was born and raised in East Boston, the daughter of Salvatore and Elvira (Pelosi) Amaru, and lived in Saugus from 1959, an active member of Blessed Sacrament Church. She cooked for a crowd and liked nothing better than a full house, traveled, enjoyed a casino trip, hosted the family’s weekly poker game, and bowled and played cards with a close circle of neighbors.

She leaves her children, Steven Tringale and his wife Peggy of Reading, Carol Tringale of Billerica, and Robert Tringale of North Reading; six grandchildren, Christopher, Andrew, Steve Jr., Michael, Jaime and Kate; nine great-grandchildren; her brothers, Louis of New York, Augustine of Michigan and Raymond of Reading; and her sister, Frances.

Visiting hours are Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, 549 Lincoln Avenue, Saugus. The funeral leaves the funeral home Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. for a 10:30 Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church, 14 Summer Street, Saugus, with burial at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody. The family suggests donations to the Alzheimer’s Association of Massachusetts.

Compiled from information published by Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home. Photograph courtesy of the family via Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home. This is our own summary, not the family’s obituary; read the full obituary and leave a condolence at the funeral home’s page on Legacy.com. Corrections: we will fix any error promptly.