Alice Marilyn Langmaid Seminerio

Alice Marilyn Langmaid Seminerio, age 97 of East Haverhill, NH, and Concord, MA, passed away on March 5, 2025, at Emerson Hospital in Concord, MA.

She was born April 9, 1927, in Auburn, New Hampshire, daughter of the late Rev. Norman Jason Langmaid and Alice Dunham (Harvey) Langmaid.

She was preceded in death by two sisters and brothers-in-law, Norma VanBuskirk (Lawrence) and Ottilie Proctor (Albert), and a nephew, Robert DeSalvatore (survived by Linda).

After graduating from East Rochester High School in New Hampshire, she attended Boston University, where she met her husband-to-be Steven Seminerio in the College Choir. She graduated with a M.A. in English and continued for a year in B.U.'s. School of Social Work. In her early years she was a social worker at Morgan Memorial and Perkins School for the Blind, and later in life specialized in Elder Care.

As the wife of a United Methodist minister, Marilyn served many Massachusetts parishes while raising their four children – at Asbury Grove Camp Meeting, Somerville, Medford, St. Stephen’s (Marblehead), Cliftondale (Saugus), Melrose and Wayland. She sang in the church choirs and cantatas, and many duets with Steve. She was an active local volunteer as President of the League of Women Voters, as a Saugus Town Meeting member, a mayor-appointed Conservation Energy Chair, and was honored in 1972 as North Shore Woman of the Year. In 1992 the couple retired to Marilyn’s cherished family homestead in East Haverhill NH, where she served as Treasurer of the East Haverhill Methodist Church, Secretary of the Haverhill Heritage Commission and as a volunteer facilitator with the Grafton County prisoner re-entry program.

Marilyn is survived by her beloved husband of 75 years Rev. Steven M. Seminerio; children Alison Rupert (Richard) of Hughesville PA, Andrew Seminerio (June) of Melrose MA, Steven Seminerio of Melrose MA, and Susan Strakus (Michael) of Lynn MA; granddaughter Juliana Seminerio Eramo (Mark) and great-granddaughters Serafina and Forza of Andover MA; grandson Matthew Seminerio (Emily) and great-grandsons Montgomery and Maxwell of Medfield MA; grandson Michael Strakus (Nicole) and great-granddaughter Jasmine of Clinton MA; grandson Paul Strakus (Penny) of Beverly MA; niece Lydia Caros of St. Paul MN and grandnieces Eleni AyoCaros (James) of St. Paul MN and Kyra AyoCaros (Scott) of Boston; niece Cindy Caros of Sunapee NH and grandniece Chelsea George of Merrimack NH; nephews Richard DeSalvatore (Karen) of Woburn MA, Andrew Goodwin (Marcy) of Marshfield MA, and Michael Goodwin (Michelle) and grandnieces/nephew Faith, Zachary and Giana of North Easton MA.

Marilyn also leaves behind many other dear family members and friends who will sadly miss her extraordinary memory, her wonderful stories, her quirky sense of humor, and her steadfast love for each one of them.

Family and friends will gather to honor and remember Marilyn for a period of visitation on Sunday, March 9, 2025, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Duvall Chapel, 80 Deaconess Road, Concord. Her funeral service will immediately follow at 2:00 p.m.

For those who wish to attend services remotely, please visit the link copied below five minutes prior to the scheduled service time:

Livestream Link: https://iframe.dacast.com/b/156599/c/541148 

In lieu of flowers, Marilyn requested that donations be made to :Preachers Aid Society of New England4 Court Street #212Plymouth MA 02360-8328508-830-9500

Arrangements under the care of Concord Funeral Home, 74 Belknap St., Concord, MA 01742 978-369-3388 www.concordfuneral.com