Mary Karas Obituary
Born to Michael and Sophie (Rzepnicki) Mazol, Mary lived her entire life in New Britain. She grew up on Booth Street.
She and her husband, Stanley Karas, lived on Broad Street and celebrated over 60 years of marriage there.
She retired from Fafnir Bearing. In her 90's she lived on Burritt Street at the St. Lucian's Residence.
The compassionate and professional staff at Monsignor Bojnowski Manor on Pulaski Street became her family and cared for her in her final years. Thank you to you all at MBM. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church.
She is survived by her only daughter, Barbara Karas Dall, and son-in-law, M. Whitney Dall, grandchildren David and Jessie Lynne, and three great-grandchildren.
She also leaves several nieces and nephews from both the Karas and Majewski families. Mary was the last of her generation.
She was predeceased by her husband, and by her sister and brother-in-law Eleanor (Mazol) and Theodore (Ted) Majewski.
Her funeral service will begin Friday, July 29, at 8:45 a.m. at the Duksa Family Funeral Homes at Burritt Hill, 332 Burritt Street, New Britain, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church, New Britain. She will join her husband in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Relatives and friends are invited to call on Thursday, July 28, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Burritt Hill.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Monsignor Bojnowski Manor Activity Fund in appreciation of the loving care Mary received at the Manor. Dzekuje bardzo.
To share a condolence with her family, please visit www.duksa.net.
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Leslie Zajac
November 5, 2022
So sad to hear about Aunt Mary's passing. She was always kind and welcoming. I loved visiting her home with my mom. I went to see her when she was in the hospital and then again when she was at the convalescent home. My sister, Lorraine and I got to visit with Aunt Mary several years ago too. Aunt Mary was the last of the aunts and uncles I grew up with. God Bless you Mary - you were a strong woman, with a kind heart and a generous spirit. Thank you for your kindness, you were always so nice to me. XO Leslie
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Lorraine Zajac Kageler
July 31, 2022
So very sorry to hear of Aunt Mary's passing but a smile comes to my face when I think of her. Very strong and caring along with her husband, my Uncle Stanley. I got to visit her a few years ago when I was in town with my sister, Leslie and she was the cheerleader and favorite on the floor...so said the music man that volunteered on the floor that day.
Thinking of Barbara and her family and sending love.
LuAnne Grennan (Mary's Niece & daughter of Anne Karas, sister-in-law of the
July 28, 2022
I was saddened to hear of the passing of Aunt Mary. I can still hear her infectious laugh and remember her positive outlook on life. She had a great personality and intellect. Very positive and practical in in her outlook.
My fondest memory of her and Uncle Stanley was the night they came to support me emotionally at New Britain General Hospital when my mom Anne Karas was dying of pancreatic cancer. My husband Jack, a firefighter on duty, could not get there in time. The three of us sat around her bed in a private dimly lit room praying out loud as she took her last breadth. I am sure my mother felt our presence and heard our prayers. I will never forget how comforting it was to have them with me. They offered the emotional support I so desperately needed at that moment.
I only wish I knew she was residing in a New Britain Convalescent Home because I would have definitely visited her I mistakingly assumed she was in Vermont with her daughter, Barbara.
Mary was a kind and thoughtful woman and I will never forget her. May she rest in peace with the angels and my condolences to her family.
God Bless You Mary, LuAnne Grennan, loving niece
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