Mrs. Madelon Angelica Kollaard-Vargo

She was born on November 3, 1954 in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Mrs. Kollaard-Vargo worked for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines before moving to Boston in 1978. She was a graduate of Boston University and had worked in the travel industry. She was a resident of Chestnut Hill for fifteen years until moving to Sudbury in 1993.

She is survived by her husband of 27 years, Peter J. Vargo; two sons, Andrew Vargo and his fiancé Kimberley of Portsmouth, NH, Robert Vargo of Cincinnati, OH; her mother, Dingena (Unger) Kollaard of Newton; two siblings, Hans Kollaard and his wife Susan of Weston, Yolanda Heydari and her husband Masood of CA; nieces and nephews, Michael, Christopher and Nicholas Kollaard of Weston, Alexander and Amanda Heydari of CA, Antonio and Lisa Mastrangelo; sister-in-law, Pamela Mastrangelo and her husband Rocky of Sandwich.

She was predeceased by her father, Machiel Kollaard, by her sister, Mariska Kollaard; also by her parents-in-law, John and Evelyn Vargo.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 10:00AM at St. Anselm Church, 100 Landham Road, Sudbury. Burial at The Gardens of Gethsemane in West Roxbury will be private.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 5-8PM at the Duckett-J. S. Waterman & Sons Home of Memorial Tribute, 656 Boston Post Road, Sudbury.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.