Mary (Torak) Shea

Mary Shea (nee: Torak), beloved mother and grandmother, peacefully earned her wings during the early hours of July 31, 2016.  Born on February 8, 1925, in West Virginia, she lived the majority of her life in Bayonne. She worked at Marist High School cafeteria prior to retiring 25 years ago.

Mary was a proud mother, grandmother, sister and aunt.  She was a diehard Mets fan and an avid bowler in her earlier years.  She loved going to the casinos with her senior bus trip once a month and going with her daughter on overnight trips to AC.  She enjoyed many years of traveling with her husband, and after her husband’s passing, traveling with her son, John and his family.

Mary was predeceased in death by her loving husband of almost 56 years, John, in 2003, and her beloved daughter, Carol Ferrara, in 2005.  She is survived by her son, Dennis, and his wife, Anne, her daughter Jo-Ann White, and her husband, Bob, her son John Jr., and his wife Patricia, and her grandchildren, Courtney Shea and John Shea III.  She is also survived by her sisters, Elizabeth Szakacs and Ann Rosani, and her brothers Frank and Bill Tozer, and many nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be conducted by Bayonne Memorial Home, Inc. on Thursday, August 4, 2016.  A funeral Mass will be held at St. Henry’s Church at 10:45 a.m. followed by interment at St. Gertrude Cemetery, Colonia.  Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 

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