Mary was a graduate of Immaculate Conception School and Wellsville High School. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, the Altar & Rosary Society and was a former member of the Jones Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Mary was a loving wife and mother who loved her home, tending to her flowers, and watching and feeding backyard birds and wildlife.
Surviving in addition to her husband is a daughter, Connie Ann (Kenneth) Kirk of Corning, five grandchildren: Benjamin L. Kirk, Johnathan P. Kirk, Andrew S. Lewis, Christopher T. Lewis and Sarah E. Lewis; a great grandson, Hunter J. Lewis; a daughter-in-law, Connie A. Lewis of Scio as well as several nieces & nephews. She was predeceased by a son, Thomas James Lewis in 1991.
Friends are invited to call on Friday from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the J. W. Embser Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Wellsville, where the Rosary will be recited on Friday at 3:45 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, August 28th at 11:00 a.m. in the Immaculate Conception Church in Wellsville with Monsignor Vincent Becker as celebrant. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Memorial donations are suggested to the Immaculate Conception Church, 6 Maple Avenue, Wellsville, NY 14895 or any charity of the donor's choice. To leave online condolences, please visit embserfuneralhome.com.