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Mary FREITAS Obituary
Mary Freitas (Spadaro, Sayed, Isaia), deceased October 18, 2016, Ann Arbor, Michigan, born April 29, 1917 to Tony and Pauline (Mento) Spadaro, in Pennsylvania, one of eight children. Met fellow Rossiter-born Frank Sayed Isaia and married in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1935. The Spadaro family moved there in 1927 to open Spadaro's Market, a family run grocery store.
Her new husband's family had settled in Detroit in 1928, where he moved his bride. They prospered and purchased a home in Detroit's Bagley area, raising three boys and a girl. Mary took up hairdressing as a post-children career, and with Frank owned Southfield Barber and Beauty Shoppe for many years. After her husband passed away she moved to West Palm Beach, Florida where some of her sisters and brothers lived. There she met Andre Freitas and were married 29 years before his passing. Mary survived the death of her beloved daughter Patricia in 1997; husband Frank 1978; husband Andre 2013; and is survived by sons Richard (Barbara), John (Karen d.) and Tom (Jill d.; Ruth); grandsons Richard, Michael, Matthew (Robyn), John (Lynne), Dan (Susie), Frank (Lindsey); and granddaughters Bridget (Jake) and Natalie. She has four great-grandchildren Karl, Christian, Dominic and Lucy. Margaret Paladino, a surviving sister, is in West Palm Beach.
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Barbara
January 5, 2018
I remember visiting Mary and her siblings there in West Palm Beach. This picture was taken in the parking lot out side her favorite diner.
Eleanor Neubauer
June 4, 2017
Tom, I remember when Rich and I once joined you and Jill at your parents house for dinner. Your mother made Baked Alaska for dessert. It was outstanding.....and I remember well almost 40 years later. Love and best wishes always, Ellie
Rosemary Locandro Lambelet
October 23, 2016
Dear Tom and Family,
Heaven welcomes another Angel
Rest in Peace Cousin Mary
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time.
Love Cousin Rosemary and Larry Lambelet
Pat sorise
October 22, 2016
My thoughts are with you and your family. May your mother rest in peace. Love, Sorise family and Cheryl
October 20, 2016
To Tom and family, please accept our heartfelt condolences and we wish you comfort in the happy memories you share of Mary. She was such a kind, generous and strong woman.
Bernadette and Gino Battaglia
Beverly Hardesty
October 19, 2016
I will miss Aunt Mary's love, generosity and zest for life. She was always bustling around the kitchen, preparing delicious foods or cleaning up after all of us. Her famous "biscotti" is the stuff of legends! She shared her St. Joseph's Day fritters recipe and I made them with my dad--"delizioso"! I had the good fortune of visiting her in Florida and she was a wonderful hostess. I am fortunate to have had such a caring aunt. May God's blessings be with all of her family at this difficult time.
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