Mary McNulty

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Mrs. Mary McNulty, 101, of Duryea passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.

Born in Duryea on April 4, 1911, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Theresa Lipa Anderika.

She was educated in the Duryea School System and worked in the local silk mill. After her family was born, she was the ticket lady at the Pastime Movie Theater in town, which allowed her children to see all movies free. To help educate her children, Mary worked in the local garment industry.

Mary was a member of Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Duryea.

She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Mary enjoyed watching her grandchildren, doing puzzles and reading. She was a member of the Crossin Towers Social Club.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Patrick J. McNulty, who passed away on September 23, 1962; daughter, Ruth Renfer Cummings; infant grandson, Christian; brothers, George and Joseph; and sister, Ann Mazzaccaro.

Surviving are daughters, Arlene Komnath of Wilkes-Barre, and her husband Joseph, Patricia McManus of Marblehead, Mass., and her husband Thomas; son, Joseph McNulty of Duryea, and his wife, Beverly; grandchildren, Bernard Domzalski, Bradley Domzalski and his wife, Susan, Joseph and Michael McNulty, Kathy Cummings Hartwick and her husband, Mark, Suzanne Cummings Bellanzini, Thomas Cummings, James McManus and his wife, Kathleen, Shawn McManus and his wife, Jennifer; nine great-grandchildren; brother, John of Duryea; sister, Helen of Duryea; and nephews.

Funeral will be held Friday at 9 a.m. from the Bernard J. Piontek Funeral Home Inc., 204 Main St., Duryea, with the Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Holy Rosary Church, Duryea, with the Rev. Andrew Sinnott officiating. Interment will be in St. John’s Cemetery, Duryea. Friends may call Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Osterhout Library, Oliver Street, Wilkes-Barre.