Anne (Leonard) Hostage, 94, of Nashua, widow of John B. A. Hostage, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, May 10, 2024 at the Hunt Community.
Born in Meriden, Connecticut on July 22, 1929, she was a daughter of the late John and Eileen (Gaffney) Leonard. During her youth, Anne resided in Meriden and West Hartford, CT and was a graduate of Mount Saint Joseph Academy with the Class of 1947.
A resident of Nashua since 1959, Anne and her family resided on Lee Street for more than thirty years. After raising her four children, Anne furthered her education at Rivier University where she earned her Bachelors and Masters degrees in English.
In the fall of 1972, Anne began her career as an English teacher at Nashua High School on Elm Street and continued at the new Nashua High School South until her retirement in 1992.
Anne was a founding member of RISE at Rivier University, active in state and local organizations for retired educators and a member of the League of Women’s Voters. She was an avid reader and loved vacations on Cape Cod. She was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church and a former communicant of St. Christopher Parish.
In addition to her parents, Anne was predeceased by husband John, who passed away on March 2nd of this year. They were married on September 8, 1951 and shared over 72 years together.
Members of her family include four children, John B. Hostage, Jr., Mary Kretzmann and her husband Kent White, Peter G. Hostage and his wife Maria, and the late Thomas R. Hostage who passed away June 18, 2023 and his wife Rebecca T. Clarke; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; a sister, Eileen Cormier; a brother, the late Jack Leonard; and nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Immaculate Conception Church, 216 East Dunstable Road, Nashua, Thursday, May 16th at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Edgewood Cemetery. Friends are invited to attend. Donations may be made in her memory to the Scholarship Fund at The Hunt Community, 10 Allds Street, Nashua, NH 03060. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.farwellfuneralservice.com Arrangements are in the care of the Farwell Funeral Service, 18 Lock Street, Nashua.
