Szwarc, Mary Makarewicz,
Mary Makarewicz Szwarc
Mary Makarewicz Szwarc, age 86, of Erie,County, PA,
went home to be with the Lord Friday February 27, 2009 at the Millcreek Community Hospital. She was born July 22, 1922 in Wilno, Poland, daughter of the late Wincenty and Anna Baslyk Makarewicz.
She was involved with the Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima, was a member of the Siebenbuerger Club Woman's Auxiliary and was a parishioner of St. Hedwig Roman Catholic Church. She was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed gardening, reading and her Church.
In addition to her parents,
Mary was preceded in death by her sister Krystyna Szczesniak.
She leaves her three adult children, son Richard J. Szwarc and his wife Joanne of Rootstown, Ohio, two daughters, Irene M. Cruz of Erie and Amelia Ferritto and her husband John also of Erie:
three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a niece Anita Stankiewicz, a nephew Jerzy Szczesniak and his wife Jadwiga of Hamilton, Ontario and their son and daughter.
Friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Hedwig R. C. Church on Monday February 2, 2009 at 2 p.m. Private burial will be in Mary Queen of Peace Cemetery. The Mark G. Razanauskas Funeral Home 701East Avenue, Erie is handling funeral arrangements. The Angels grant us time to be spent well and to share both joy and sorrow. When the call comes, our hearts will sing: We'll join again on the'morrow. Until then rest well... Erie Times-News on 3/1/2009,
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