**POSTPONEMENT OF FUNERAL MASS** Due to inclement weather predicted on Thursday, the funeral Mass will now be celebrated on Friday, February 10th at 10:30 am in St. Joseph Church, 142 Lincoln Road, Lincoln. Burial will follow at Lincoln Cemetery. Visiting hours are still on Wednesday, February 8th from 7 to 9 pm in the Dee Funeral Home, 27 Bedford Street, Concord Center. Marilyn P. (Kennedy) Kasputys, 80, of Lincoln, MA and Sun Valley, ID, formerly of Concord, MA, died peacefully, surrounded by her husband and daughters, on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington. She was the devoted and loving wife for 62 years of Joseph E. Kasputys. Born in New York, NY on March 11, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Mary (Thompson) Kennedy. During her youth, she attended Dominican High School in the city and subsequently continued her studies at St. John's University, also in New York City. As a Navy wife for twenty-two years, she proudly supported her husband's career and service. Throughout this time, they resided in several different areas of the country, including Washington DC, Boston, Georgia, San Diego, Honolulu, and New York City. An accomplished ballroom dancer, she loved the memory of dancing in the White House when her husband was a political appointee. One of Marilyn's passions was ice dancing. She performed in numerous shows and participated in many competitions with Joe as her partner, especially at the Skating Club of Boston. With her husband, for ten years she ran the robust ice dance program at this well-known club. She was particularly fond of working with coaches and Joe to create numbers with fun and challenging choreography, including lifts, spins, and footwork. Skating also took her annually to St. Moritz, Switzerland, where she enjoyed ice skating, ballroom dancing and skiing. Her passion for skating brought her to Sun Valley, Idaho in 1987, where she and Joe made their second home. She loved skating at Sun Valley's world famous outdoor rink and being a part of the skating community there, which includes a number of national and Olympic champions. Marilyn was also an enthusiastic skier, and enjoyed many trips to the slopes in Europe, New England and the Rockies. Marilyn was a woman of grace, style, and elegance. She had a flare for fashion and interior decorating. A talented seamstress, she often created her own skating costumes and ball gowns. Above all, Marilyn considered her family to be her life's biggest accomplishment. Despite her many hobbies and activities, her favorite thing to do was enjoy quality time with her husband, children, and grandchildren. Her steadfast love and support to her family is irreplaceable, and will be greatly missed. In addition to her husband, her life and memory will be cherished by her daughters: Clare Victoria Kasputys of Rockville, MD; Patricia Jeanne Kaczorowski and husband William of Baltimore, MD; Jacqueline Ann Albrecht and husband David of Natick, MA; and Veronica Joy Prudek and husband Jack of Sun Valley, ID; her six grandchildren and three great grandchildren; her niece, Barbara Doran, her brother-in-law, Thomas M. Kasputys and her sister-in-law Adrienne, who was married to the late Herbert Joseph Kennedy. Visiting hours for Marilyn are on Wednesday, February 8th from 7 to 9 pm in the Dee Funeral Home, 27 Bedford Street, Concord Center. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, February 10th at 10:30 am in St. Joseph Church, 142 Lincoln Road, Lincoln. Burial will follow at Lincoln Cemetery. A celebration of her life is planned for August 13, 2017 in Sun Valley, ID. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the National Parkinson Foundation, 200 SE 1st Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33131 (www.parkinson.org) or to the Advocates, PO Box 3216, Hailey, ID 83333 (www.theadvocatesorg.org). Arrangements are under the care of the Dee Funeral Home of Concord. BOSTON GLOBE ARTICLE, FEB. 8, 2017: "A Patriots fan died during the Super Bowl. Their comeback win helped her family mourn" Marilyn Kasputys tried to hold on for the Super Bowl, and she almost made it. But as the first half drew to a close with Kasputys's favorite team behind by three scores, her family knew it was time to say goodbye. She had endured Parkinson's disease and fought through seven hip surgeries in 15 months, but the most recent procedure came with dangerous hemorrhaging, her family said, and by Saturday it had become clear the Lincoln resident would not recover. Ever confident in her team, Kasputys, 80, spent her final days at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington under a fleece New England Patriots blanket. And though her voice was weak after a breathing tube was removed, her last word before the game Sunday was "champagne." Her family brought in a bottle of Veuve Clicquot and gave her a little. "We all celebrated that way, the Pats game came on, and she left us just about halftime," said her husband, Joseph Kasputys. Even the biggest sporting event of the year can seem small compared with matters of life, death, and loss. But for many families in mourning, sports can offer moments of reflection, faith, and deep connection. By the time Kasputys's family again looked at the score, the Patriots were on the way to their historic comeback. Joy Prudek, one of Kasputys's four daughters, said family members caught the end of the game back in Lincoln. They couldn't believe what they were seeing. "We ended up jumping around and screaming in the living room, and we said, 'It's mom. We know it's mom.' Especially that Edelman catch," Prudek said. "It was just a very sweet thing to happen after losing this amazing woman who did so much for us all these years." Marilyn Kasputys, who before she got sick was an accomplished ice dancer, had six grandchildren and three young great-grandchildren. For the family of avid football fans, her final days and death provided an occasion to be together for the championship run. Prudek, who came in from Sun Valley, Idaho, said she asked her mother last week whether she thought the Patriots were going to win. "Very clearly, I could hear this. She said, 'You bet we are.' " On Tuesday, Prudek, her sister Jacqueline Albrecht, and Albrecht's daughter, Cassandra, huddled at the Super Bowl victory parade along Tremont Street. Marilyn's cherished blanket — which had been a gift from Albrecht's husband — kept them warm and dry in the wet snow. Because she lives so far away, Prudek had never been to a victory parade before. "She had her arms around us protecting us from the cold," Prudek said. "I knew she was in heaven, even happier than she would be otherwise, and we were happy for that."