Mary Lou DePietro

GIRARD – Mary Lou DePietro, 94, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, at Omni Manor in Youngstown, after a long and fulfilling life.

Mary Lou was born Nov. 30, 1922, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Michael and Mary Dudek Mamrick, and was a lifelong area resident.

She was a 1941 graduate of The Rayen School and later worked at Packard Electric, retiring in 1976.

Mrs. DePietro was a member of St. Rose Church in Girard, and of the Girard Senior Citizens.

Mary Lou loved to travel, crochet, play bocce, golf, and bowl, and participated in various golf and bowling leagues throughout the area. Most of all, she loved her family.

Mary Lou will always be remembered for her caring and generous heart as she would always bring a meal to friends and family who were sick.

Her husband, Anthony R. “Tony” DePietro Sr., whom she married July 17, 1943, passed away May 25, 1976.

Mrs. DePietro leaves to cherish her memory a son, Anthony R. (Madeline) DePietro Jr. of Canfield; a daughter, Cynthia (Eddie) Dean of Canfield; four grandchildren, Noël (Mark) Duer of Milford, Mich., Rebecca (Mark) Williams of Poland, Natalie Dean of Youngstown, and Chelsea (Shaun) Hall of Austintown; and two great grandchildren, Ashton and Aleeya Williams.

Besides her husband, two brothers, Steve and John Mamrick, and three sisters, Rose Harris, Ann Capello and Kitty Yantol, preceded Mary Lou in death.

Family and friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 20, at Kinnick Funeral Home, 477 N. Meridian Rd., Youngstown.

Family and friends may also gather from 10 to 11 am on Tuesday Feb. 21, at St. Rose Church, 48 E. Main St., Girard, where a Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11 a.m.

Interment will follow at Girard City Cemetery where Mary Lou will be laid to rest next to her husband.