Debra L. (Nardone) Pepper

Debra L. (Nardone) Pepper, of Waltham, died Friday, December 5, 2025 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 65.

Debbie was born in Newton on July 4, 1960, a daughter of Joan (Flynn) Nardone of Framingham and the late Marco Nardone. She was a graduate of Newton North High School.

Following her 1989 marriage to Charles M. “Chuck” Pepper, Jr., the couple made Waltham their lifelong home. Until her retirement she worked for thirty years as a waitress at the Chateau Restaurant.

In addition to her husband and her mother, she leaves her children, Charles M. “Chuck” Pepper, III of Waltham and Nicole L. Pepper of Austin, Texas and her brother, Mark Nardone of Holliston.

Debbie was also the sister of the late Dede Nardone.

Family and friends will honor and remember Debbie’s life by gathering for her Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December, 23rd in Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church, 880 Trapelo Road, Waltham.