Mary was born in Italy and traveled to the United States when she was 5 and was very proud of her immigration to the US. She has wonderful memories of her youth in Nutley, NJ and her parents and extended family.
She was the beloved wife of Charles McQuoid for 35 years before his passing in 1995. She is survived by her sister Ida and brother in law Frank Ferraro.
Mary was loved by her family and they created many memories with wonderful summer vacations. She enjoyed being surrounded by her family on these trips and family holidays.
Mary is survived by her daughters Karen Knueven (Paul), Diana DeFranco (Frank), Mary Beth Dehn (Richard) and Eileen Sowinski (Peter)
She was the proud grandmother of Andrew, Richard, Michael, Kevin, Michelle, Jennifer, Nicole, Paul, Sean, Jackie and Amy.
Donations can be made to St Jude Children’s Hospital
