Mary Madar

Mary V. Madar
Mary V. Madar, 95, formerly of Lafayette Avenue, Palmerton, died Thursday evening, July 21, at Slate Belt Nursing and Rehab Center, Bangor.
She was the wife of the late Joseph S. Madar, who passed in 2000.
Born in Nova Dedina, former Czechoslovakia, she was a daughter of the late Jan and Rozalia (Uhnak) Vydra.
Mary was a volunteer at Mahoning Valley Nursing and Rehab Center, Lehighton, and the Palmerton Hospital.
She was one of a group of women who made afghans for the veterans and the homeless.
An active member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Palmerton, she enjoyed cooking and baking for various church functions, and especially the annual Community Festival.
In her early years, she was a member of the church's Slovak Choir and performed in the Slovak plays in the church hall.
Hard work was what Mary believed kept her strong and allowed her to live a long and healthy life.
Surviving are a daughter, Maryann R, wife of Nicholas LaPenna of E. Stroudsburg; Irene A, wife of Richard Lyttle of Chesapeake City, Maryland; two grandchildren, Christine and Steven; three great grandchildren, Amanda, Lucas, and Maddox; sisters, Anka, wife of Jozef Novak of Gandova, Slovakia, Rozka, wife of Misko Sebo of Slovakia; a brother, Jozef, and wife Anka Vydra of Nova Dedina, Slovakia; several nieces; and nephews.
She was also predeceased by a sister, Jelka Senci.
Service: Mass of Christian Burial, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 243 Lafayette Ave., Palmerton, with the Rev. William T. Campion officiating. Call 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Campton Funeral Home, 525 Delaware Ave., Palmerton. Interment at Parish's New Cemetery, Stoney Ridge Road, Palmerton. Online condolences can be offered at www.schislerfuneralhomes.com. Contributions can be made to St. Luke's Hospice, 777 Blakeslee Blvd. East, Lehighton, PA, 18235, or Church Memorial Fund.