Mary Louise Graham

Mary Louise Graham obituary, Clarks Summit, PA

Mary Louise Graham

Mary Graham Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Dec. 20, 2010.
Mary Louise "Mimi" Graham, age 58 of Clarks Summit and previously a lifelong resident of Old Forge, passed away Monday. Born in Old Forge on January 23, 1952, daughter of the late Stanley and Helen Taffera Czachor, Mimi was a 1969 graduate of the former Marywood High School before earning her Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Alvernia College, Class of 1973. At the time of her death, she was employed as a supervisor for Pennsylvania Mentor, a youth foster agency for children and the mentally handicapped, in Pittston. A lifetime devoted Catholic, she was a longtime member of St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Old Forge and recently had attended Our Lady of the Snows Church in Clarks Summit. A loving mother, sister, relative and friend, her greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren and participating in all of their activities. She will be dearly missed. She is survived by her children, Sean Graham and wife Sandra of Clarks Summit and Erin Donlin and husband David of Simpsonville, South Carolina, her sister, Helen "Cookie" Naher and husband Bob of Old Forge, eight grandchildren, Timothy, Molly, Jack and Meghan Graham, Sean, Kevin, Katie and Ryan Donlin. Also preceding in death was a brother, Stanley Czachor. A memorial mass will be celebrated on Monday at 10:00 in St. Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church, Prince of Peace Parish, in Old Forge, by Rev. Richard Czachor, Mimi'a cousin. Relatives and friends may pay their respects from 9:00AM until services at the church. Please visit www.KearneyFuneralHome.com to leave an online condolence.

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