Marie Chehade

SHREWSBURY / WEST SPRINGFIELD - Marie Noel Chehade - Currivan, ‘Mano’, as she was affectionately known by her family and closest friends, carried a beauty that radiated from the inside out. Her natural flair for style, her eye for detail, and her passion for clothing weren’t just talents rather they were extensions of who she was. Through her business, Marie Noel’s Boutique, she poured that gift into the world, excelling as a reseller of high‑end clothing and accessories and building a space that reflected her grace, creativity, and unmistakable charm. Prior to and often in addition to her work in fashion she worked in her family’s business, C & C Associates in significant and varying roles.

She lived life to its fullest, though often away from the limelight, quietly, privately, and with a grace that never sought attention. She treasured every moment spent with Don and her family. Some of her greatest joys were found in simple pleasures: reading, writing, kayaking, and being outdoors, where she felt most at peace.

Marie Noel, ‘Mano’ died peacefully on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 after complications from a brief illness. She was 56.

Marie Noel Chehade was born on December 16, 1969 in Tripoli, Lebanon the oldest child of Dr. Youssef B. and Sylvia (Chidiac) Chehade and immigrated with her parents to the United States just before she was two years old settling in Shrewsbury.

Raised in Shrewsbury, she graduated from Saint Peter Marian High School with the class of 1987 before earning her Bachelor’s degree from the former Pine Manor College in Newton and her Master’s degree from Boston College. She made Western Massachusetts her home beginning in 1995, and it was there that she met and later married Donald J. Currivan on May 31, 2009, in a beautiful ceremony at Tower Hill Botanical Garden.

Marie was predeceased by much loved and youngest brother, Jason W. Chehade († December 17, 20221) and her beloved grandparents, Youssef and Genevieve Chidiac and Miriam and Badr Chehade as well as cherished uncles and aunts, Badui Chidiac and Jamil Chehade, Jamal Khoury and Louise Khoury.

In addition to her beloved husband, Don, she leaves her stepdaughters, Sara Currivan of Acushnet and Leah Currivan of North Attleborough. Mano leaves behind a close Lebanese family, including her parents, Youssef and Sylvia Chehade of Shrewsbury, her siblings, Richard B. Chehade of Shrewsbury; Robert J. Chehade (Anne), of Hopkinton, NH; Joseph J. Chehade (Kathryn), of Shrewsbury. Mano also will be dearly missed by her nieces and nephews: Isabel, Alexandra, Layla; Juliet, Will and Caroline; JP and Ava, in addition to many aunts, uncles and cousins.

In accordance with her wishes a private funeral Mass in Saint Mary of the Hills Church in Boylston and burial aside her brother, Jason, in Mountain View Cemetery in Shrewsbury are private.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Way, Memphis, TN 38105

Arrangements by James + John Heald of The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street, Waltham.