Mary Lou Pogany

1935 - 2016

Mary Lou Pogany, 81, of Baldwin, passed away quietly, surrounded by family, Monday morning, July 25, 2016.
She was born February 9, 1935, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late James Albert Prophater and Elizabeth Jenkins.
After graduating from Baldwin High School in 1952, she worked as a secretary at the school.
On November 6, 1954, she married her true love, Joseph Stephen Pogany, who survives. They celebrated 61 years of marriage.
She was an avid reader, who loved puzzles and playing Scrabble. If the Pirates were playing, you could be sure she was watching the game. She was a second shift supervisor at South Hills Computer Center in Large. Over the years, she held several jobs typing and keypunching while raising her six children.
Of everything she did, she was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. Family was always most important to her.
Surviving, in addition to her husband, are her daughters, Shirley Grayson (Patrick) Bonazza, Linda March (Ed) Nagy and Debby (Chris) McSwiggen, and sons Raymond (Cheryl) Pogany, Wayne (Lori) Pogany and David (Jenn) Pogany.
She was a loving grandmother to her 12 grandchildren, Geoffry (Jody) Grayson, Amanda (Aaron) Spangler, Kathy (Jimmy) Radcliffe, Ronnie (Ashley) Pogany, April March, Leah (Pete) Calabria, Michael Pogany, Shawn McSwiggen, Tyler Pogany, Shane Pogany, Owen Pogany and Garrett Pogany. She was also blessed with nine great-grandchildren, Jimmy Radcliffe, Jaycee Radcliffe, Amelia Grayson, Hadley Grayson, Eva Spangler, Natalie Spangler, Genevieve Spangler, McKenzie Pogany and Madison Pogany.
There will be a private viewing for immediate family only. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, in Baldwin Community United Methodist Church, 5001 Baptist Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236. All are welcome to attend.