EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ… Mary Rita Martorana, loved for 93 years, passed away peacefully on August 14, 2023.
Born May 2, 1930, and raised in Philadelphia, PA, Mary was the daughter of Salvatore and Rose San Filippo. After graduating from the Philadelphia High School for Girls, she worked at the Philadelphia Farm Journal. In 1949, she married Samuel Martorana and moved to Drexel Hill, PA to start a family. After raising her two children, she worked as a leasing agent and building manager for BJ Morgan Real Estate, and later, Premium Programmers in Wayne, PA. In her retirement, Mary gave back to her community with home cooked meals for Meals on Wheels and knitting for the Prayer Shawl Ministry at the Norbertine Order of Daylesford Abbey. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, especially at her home in Avalon, NJ.
Mary is preceded in death by her husband, Samuel, and her daughter, Linda. She is survived by her son John and his wife, Guita; son-in-law Thomas Christopher; sister Joanne (Dominic) Marcello; five grandchildren: Rachel (Clint) Wiggins, Lauren (Joe) Tucker, Marissa Martorana (Chris Shields), Arielle Martorana (Alex Fleming), and Samuel Martorana; three great-grandchildren: Emily and Thomas Tucker and Sydney Wiggins; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Visitation will take place 10:30-11 AM followed by Mass on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at Daylesford Abbey, 220 South Valley Road, Paoli, PA 19301. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the Greenwood House Foundation, 53 Walter Street, Ewing, NJ 08628, would be much appreciated.