Mary Lou Drsek

When my father, Angello Fantozzi, left East Brady, PA.,in the mid '30's, he lived with his Fantozzi cousin, Ralph, (Mary's father) while all the siblings, Mary,Jim,Ray,and Rita,were youngsters in school. After marrying my mother Sue, and my sister Betty and I came along, our families visited often. Our parents love for one another spilled over on to us children, and all of those Fantozzi cousins treated my sister and I so dearly. We attended all of their weddings. As a young girl, I was so...

I consider myself very lucky that my life intersected with Mar. Thirty three years ago I started my first job with the team that gave me my work ethic. The team was Jimmy Zingale(best boss), Mary Lou Drsek, Biaggio, and Vic. We worked hard and laughed more. I looked forward to going to work. We became a family. Mary Lou trained me about produce but she also taught me how to cook. And could she cook! Our back room was always filled with delicious Italian treats. I still use the recipe...