Betty Jane (Sailor) Conte of Peabody, who formerly lived in Revere, died on Saturday, October 31, with her family at her side. She was 80.
She was born in New Bedford on January 1, 1946, to Travis Sailor and Dorothy (Parker) Sailor. She was married for 19 years to Ronald Conte, who died before her.
Her family remembers her as a “firecracker” with energy to spare, someone who kept a room laughing and gave freely to anyone who needed help. Shopping was a pleasure she turned toward other people, hunting for the right gift, and hosting family dinners at home was the way she kept everyone together.
She leaves three children: Michele Covill and her husband, John, of Manchester, New Hampshire; Debra Conte of Peabody; and Paul Conte and his wife, Sherry, of Rochester, New Hampshire. Her grandchildren are Brittany O’Neill and her husband, Joseph, William Simmons, Ron Conte and his wife, Alexis, and Joseph Tavilla. She also leaves four great-grandchildren, Angelo, Pheonix, Collin and Wyatt, along with nieces and nephews. Her sister, Arlene Patterson, died before her.
Visitation is Thursday, November 12, from 10 a.m. to noon at Paul Buonfiglio & Sons Funeral Home, 128 Revere Street, Revere, followed by a prayer service at noon in the funeral home. Inurnment is at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Compiled from information published by Paul Buonfiglio & Sons-Bruno Funeral Home, 128 Revere Street, Revere. Photograph courtesy of the family via Buonfiglio 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.