Michael D. F. Guidara

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, June 27, at 10:00 am in Saint Leo’s Cemetery in Leominster.



Loving husband, father, grandfather, son, Air Force Veteran, and friend. Leominster – Michael David F. Guidara, of Council Bluff, Iowa, formerly of Leominster passed away suddenly at the age of 52. He was born in Plattsburg AFB, N.Y. on January 31, 1963, son of Frank and Lea (Chica) Guidara. He lived in Leominster until entering the U.S. Air Force in 1981. Michael graduated from Leominster High School class of 1981, and then attended the Air Force Community College. He was always an outstanding athlete and sports fan. Michael played basketball, Baseball, and football, while in the Air Force and also the Leominster Recreation leagues. Michael spent eleven years in the U.S. Air Force, before being medically retired due to injuries suffered during Desert Storm in Iraq. He then worked for 18 years for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Dept. before being injured, requiring back surgery. Michael is survived by his wife Janice Guidara of Iowa; his father Frank Guidara of Leominster; his daughter, Evonne Nelson and husband Adam, his granddaughter Felicity of Omaha; his son, Christopher Guidara of FL; brother, Robert Guidara and wife Taymy of FL; many aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews, here in the U.S. and Italy. Michael is predeceased by his mother Lea (Chica) Ham and his step mother, Pearl (DiGeronimo) Guidara, who raised him in Leominster. He is also predeceased by grandparents on both sides of the family.