Mary H. Maslar

Mary H. Maslar, 90, a lifelong resident of the Grassy Island section of Olyphant, died peacefully on Tuesday at home. Her husband, Andrew Maslar Jr., died in 2009.

 

Born in Peckville, she was the daughter of the late William and Rose O’Boyle Hare. Mary graduated from St. Patrick’s High School, Olyphant, and the Mercy School of Nursing, Scranton. After marrying, she stayed at home and raised her four wonderful children. She was a lifelong member of Holy Cross Parish at St. Patrick’s Church, Olyphant.

 

She is survived by two sons, William A. and wife, Mary Ann, Jessup; and Andrew III and wife, Susan, Fleetville; two daughters, Carol Rollison and husband, Claude, Spring Brook Twp.; and Mary Beth Acikgoz and husband, Mustafa, Boca Raton, Fla.; two granddaughters, Amy Burke and husband, Joseph, Olyphant; and Mary Bea Weber and husband, Brian, Jessup; one grandson, Steven Acikgoz, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; two great-granddaughters, Elizabeth Ruth and Abigail Beatrice Weber; sister-in-law, Irene Larson, Florida; brother-in-law, William Maslar, Scott Twp.; several nieces, nephews and “her people” in Binghamton, N.Y.

 

Mass will be at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday at Holy Cross Parish at St. Patrick’s Church, 200 Delaware Ave., Olyphant. Monsignor Michael J. Delaney will officiate. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery.

 

Friends may call on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Hudak-O’Shea Funeral Home Inc., 115 Garfield Ave., Olyphant.

 

Friends are asked to go directly to the church on Saturday.

 

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908; or Guiding Eyes for the Blind, 611 Granite Springs Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598.

For directions or online condolences, please visit www.hudak-osheafuneralhome.com.