Marie T. Glow

Hackettstown – Marie Ann Tosolt Glow, 90, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2025, at Heath Village, the Meadows.
Born on November 21, 1934 and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania by the late Joseph and Marie (Moran) Tosolt, Marie was a longtime resident of Hardyston Township. She graduated in the class of 1956 from Marywood College (now Marywood University), located in Scranton, PA. She was a top student, graduating cum laude (with distinction) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business. She was recognized for outstanding academic achievement as a member of Kappa Gamma Pi, the national Catholic college graduate honor society.
Marie was a business education teacher, first at Franklin High School, and later at Newton High. She eventually left teaching to become the office manager of Barney's Inc., a well-known family-owned hardware and power equipment business in Franklin. She worked for a short time at Howmet Turbine of Dover as an expeditor.
Marie served as a Eucharistic minister at St. Jude the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Hardyston. She was a volunteer assistant of Sister Thomasina Gebhard for the Partnership for Social Services Family Center in Franklin.
Marie was a talented seamstress, an excellent cook, and a wonderful mother to her three children. She was a voracious reader and a life-long learner. She enjoyed spending time with her children and her loving husband of 59 years, Barney. She also liked travelling, collecting coins, study of many subjects, and investing. She had a passion for the English language.
In addition to her parents, Marie was predeceased by her beloved husband, Bernard P. Glow, Jr., her mother and father in-law, Bernard Glow, Sr. and Ann (Palsulich) Glow, her sister-in-law, Jane (Glow) Blackburn and her husband David Blackburn.
Marie is survived by her sons, Thomas Glowaczewski and his partner, Mary Anne Brown, of Saint James, NY; Michael Glow and his wife Kyung Suk Glow of Farmington, UT; her daughter, Maryjean (Glow) Ellis and her husband John Ellis of Sparta; grandchildren Nickolas Glowaczewski and his wife Rachel Glowaczewski of Stillwater, and Ashley (Glowaczewski) Palmieri and her husband, Johnny Palmieri, of Kinnelon; her brother Joseph Tosolt and sister-in-law Eileen Tosolt, of Moosic, PA; great grandchildren Hayden and Nash Palmieri and Luna Glowaczewski; nephews, grand-nieces, and grand-nephews.
Viewing will be at the F. John Ramsey Funeral Home at One Main St., Franklin, NJ 07416 on Tuesday, April 29th, 2025, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral Mass will be on Wednesday, April 30th at 10:00 a.m. at Immaculate Conception RC Church, 75 Church Street, Franklin.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Father John's Animal House in Lafayette would be appreciated (fatherjohns.org/donate/). Online condolences may be offered through fergusonfuneralhomesnj.com