Christine C. (Casella) Saulnier

Christine C. (Casella) Saulnier, of West Yarmouth, died Monday, February 17, 2025 at her home following a period of declining health. She was 69.

Christine was born in Waltham on October 28, 1955, a daughter of the late Salve and Emily (Vaccarella) Casella and was a 1974 graduate of Waltham High School. After that she earned a degree in nursing from Lasell College in Newton.

She worked for years at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and after that for Partners VNA. Among patients and co-workers she will long be remembered for providing kind, gentle and capable care.

Christine and her family lived in Duxbury for twenty-six years before moving to West Yarmouth in 2009. Being near the water, at Duxbury Beach or at the Cape, provided her a great sense of peace, light, joy and refreshment.

She leaves her husband, Donald J. ‘D.J.’ Saulnier; her children, Eric Saulnier (Stephanie) of Canton, Ohio and Abigail Jackson (Christopher) of Abington; her grandchildren, Samantha and Sarah Saulnier and Daley and Harper Jackson; her sisters and brother, Carol Justice of Greenville, North Carolina, Janice Shelton (Curtis) of Groton and John Casella (Michelle) of Waltham; her brother and sisters-in-law, Mark Saulnier (Kim) of Dover, Sheila Ierardi (Michael) of Onset and Aimee Saulnier of West Yarmouth, who in addition to being an in-law, was a loving friend and caregiver for Christine. She also leaves many nieces, nephews and their families and another cherished caregiver Donna Gibson.

Family and friends will honor and remember Christine’s life by gathering for an Evening Wake in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte. 20), Waltham on Thursday, February 27th from 4 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be private.

Memorial donations may be made to Cape Cod Alzheimer’s Support Center, 2095 Main Street, Brewster, MA 02631 or online at www.alzfamilysupport.org