Condolence: My heart is broken. You went to Heaven before dad and I could get there to say goodbye. But I know you are in Heaven and you are no longer in pain and suffering. You went to Heaven on Klondike & Kahlua's bday. Kahlua got to celebrate her bday with you in Heaven. And I bet Baba, DZeda, Queenie, Smokey, Tex, Sky, Sheva & Cassie were all wiaitng for you. Waiting for their hot dogs from you. I have nothing but wonderful memories of you Aunt Marie. They go way back to when I was probably 4 or 5 years old. I would come stay with you and Baba & Dzeda in the summer. I would be playing and Baba would way to me Aunt Marie's bus will be coming soon. You can walk down the alley to go meet her. Time's were so different then. Baba had no problem letting me walk to the end of the alley to meet you. Sometimes I wore my own shoes and other times I would have a pair of yours or Aunt Patricia's on. I would wait for the bus to pull up and I would see you on the bus and start waving to you and the other ladies. The ladies would be laughing because I would have shoes on that were way to big for me. The paper would be on the stump, you would take the brick off and I would grab the paper. On the way back to the house we would talk and then stop to throw some stones in the creek. Then there were the times you and I would go up to the chicken coop to gather the eggs from the chickens. Oh and all the times we played "shoe shop" upstairs. I would say come on Aunt Marie lets go play shoe shop and up stairs to your bedroom we would go. You and Aunt Patricia always had great shoes. Our walks over to the other house to play with my babies and play dough or going for a walk in the woods with Smokey. Feeding Queenie. Remembering when you came to my house, you were sitting on my couch and we couldn't find Kahlua. And all of a sudden out pops a head from where you were sitting. Kahlua had hid behind the one cushion and it happened to be right where you sat. Boy were we all surprised! At the rug you got me for Christmas in 2015 I love it. IT is so pretty and goes so well with my kitchen. Lil Paws also LOVES it. It is her rug and she is very protective of it and loves to show it off. Klondike would come by you and let you pet her. At the last family reunion in 2015 we were sitting playing BINGO and you were the big winner. It seemed like you were winning just about every game. All the Christmas'... the Christmas Game on Christmas Eve and going to "midnight mass" with you, Aunt Patricia and mom and dad. We had so much fun with that Christmas game. Lots of laughs. I'm sure as the days go by I will think of many other times that make me smile of our times together. I'm glad you got my post card from AZ. Traveling on business will not be the same - I wont be able to send you post cards anymore. Rest in Peace, Aunt Marie. I miss you and love you. Until we meet again. Love Kelly

Condolence: My heart is broken at the loss of my 4th SISTER Marie,we have known each other 56 years. She let me be her bed buddy for almost 2 years while John was in the Army. Every nite as she knelt to say rosary at bedtime,I would say "Marie do we have to kneel can't we say rosary without kneeling?" she would say "no you'll fall asleep," so we would kneel. I am sure she kept that up her whole life. She was so devout, such a good example of a true Christian, she lived her life the way God wants us all to live, there is no doubt in my mind, her soul is in heaven. I am sure God and our Blessed Mother welcomed her with open arms.

We did a lot of traveling, shopping and eating over the years, she is the only person I knew who could shop all day in Altoona, go to ten stores and come home with 1 pair of socks or a couple dishtowels......it wasn't about the buying it was about the shopping.
We never disagreed or had an unkind word between us, always lots of laughs and good times. She worked so hard, up at 5 and walked that alley every morning in the dark to catch the bus. She was a great daughter, sister and aunt. We are blessed to have had her in our lives and will miss her. I know she will be looking down on us from Heaven.