Nicole "Nikki" Lea (MacAloney) Kiritsy, 42, of Winchendon, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 20, 2025, in her home, with her family by her side.

Born in Gardner on July 18, 1983, she was the daughter of Keith MacAloney of Gardner and the late Deborah L. (Lefebre) MacAloney. Nikki was a proud graduate of Murdock High School, Class of 2001.

Nikki was a lover of all things "spooky"-so much so that Salem, Massachusetts, the city of witches, became one of her favorite places to visit. She especially cherished the Halloween season. She held a deep love and adoration for her pets: her cats Wednesday, Salem, and Moonie, as well as her dog, Sophia. Nikki found peace at the beach and by the ocean, but above all, she treasured time spent with her family, especially her two nieces, Jade and Brianna, to whom she devoted so much of her heart.

Besides her father, Nikki is survived by her brother, Derek Richard and his wife Joslyn Valliere of Winchendon; two sisters, Sherry Mosley and her husband Stanley Alisauskas of Gardner, and Annmarie Richard and her husband Roger of Gardner; maternal grandmother, Jacqueline (Dunvarney) Lefebre; five nieces, Brianna Brewer of Winchendon, Jade Smallwood of Gardner, Aniaya Fisher, Isabel Anderson, and Paige Rayner; two nephews, David Richard and Stiles Richard; five cousins, Douglas, Jason, and Michelle Guertin, Curtis Hebert, and Cody Hebert; as well as her aunts and uncles, Lynn Gallagher and her partner James of Athol, Scott and Pauline MacAloney of El Paso, Texas, and Jim and Debbie Scaplen of Gardner.

In addition to her mother, Nikki was predeceased by her daughter, Rylie MacAloney, and her brother, David MacAloney, maternal grandfather, Kenneth Lefebre; and stepfather David L. Richard.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116, or online at www.diabetes.org. Please reference "In Memory of Nicole Lea Kiritsy."