Marie Camille Mroczek

1934 - 2023

Marie Camille Mroczek Mroczek

Marie Camille Mroczek passed away on April 19, 2023, in Culpeper, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Angelo Charles Montemarano and Rose Montes, and was born in New York City on September 16, 1934.

Mrs. Mroczek grew up in Brooklyn, graduated from Prospect Heights High School with honors and attended Brooklyn College where she majored in art. She met her late husband Robert E. Mroczek on a blind date in Little Italy and they were married in 1954. During her husband's twenty-year career in the Army, the family moved numerous times and raised their three children in Germany, in various cities and on military bases along the eastern seaboard, and lastly in Washington D.C. and Arlington, Virginia. After her husband retired from the service in 1971, the family moved to Culpeper. Mrs. Mroczek became a friendly familiar face to many in Culpeper, as she worked in retail sales for many years. Her husband predeceased her in 1993, succumbing to service-related illnesses.

Mrs. Mroczek was a faithful member of Culpeper Christian Fellowship and Gold Star Wives. Her family and her many friends and acquaintances will remember her as loving, kind, patient, strong, feisty, compassionate, determined and artistic.

Marie's family and her Christian faith meant everything to her. She was a dedicated follower of Jesus Christ, and is now at peace after a courageous battle with cancer and other health issues. She was always intent on letting those around her know about the Savior, and she now rejoices in the place that He had prepared for her. Marie is survived by her sister, Amy Obradovic of Laguna Woods, California, her three children, Christine Harrer of Culpeper, Virginia, Robert Mroczek II, of Warrenton, Virginia, and Dirk Mroczek of Southport, North Carolina. Also left behind to celebrate her life, love and memory are her three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, seven nieces and three nephews. The family wishes to express deep appreciation and gratitude to Mrs. Stephanie Hayes and to the wonderful staff of Our Father's House for the many kindnesses they continually bestowed on Mom as they cared for her.

Visitation and a celebration of Mrs. Mroczek's life will be held Friday, May 5, 2023, beginning at 10 a.m. with a time of visitation followed by funeral services at 11 a.m. in the Clore-English Funeral Home, 11190 James Monroe Highway, Culpeper, Virginia. A committal service at Culpeper National Cemetery, U.S. Avenue, Culpeper, will follow. The Reverend Sandy Young will lead services. Memorial gifts may be made to the Culpeper Christian Fellowship, 15460 Bradford Road, Culpeper, VA 22701 (www.culpeperchristian.com).

Fond memories of Marie and condolences may be offered to the Mroczek family through clore-english.com. The Mroczek family has entrusted Clore-English Funeral Home with these arrangements.