Mary C. Pietryka
Retired Lowell School Teacher;
Mary C. (Cooney) Pietryka, 67, of Dracut, but formerly of Lowell and a member of a well-known Greater Lowell family, died Saturday January 30th 2016 at Lowell General Hospital with her loving family by her side.
She was the beloved wife of John M. Pietryka, who survives her, and with whom she recently celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary on October 5, 2015.
Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, May 15, 1948, the daughter of the late James L. and the late Bernice (Devine) Cooney, she attended both the grammar and high school at the Academy of Notre Dame in Tyngsboro, graduating with the Class of 1966.
Mary continued her education with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education in 1970 from the former Cardinal Cushing College in Brookline.
She began her career in education as a school teacher in both the Wilmington and Dracut school systems. Mary then transitioned over to the Lowell school system where she taught for over 20 years as a kindergarten teacher at the Green School, the Molloy School and most recently at the Murkland School until her retirement in 2007
Among her many interests, Mary enjoyed travelling with her husband John and their family, especially to the coast of Maine and Cape Cod.
Besides her husband John, she is survived by her daughter Kathleen A. Pietryka of Tewksbury; her son James M. Pietryka and his wife Roxanne of Woburn; three grandchildren Timothy Gianelli of Brighton, Jake Gianelli and Eva Gianelli both of Woburn; her brother James L. Cooney, Jr. and his wife Susan of Tyngsboro; her two sisters Anne M. O’Brien and her husband Patrick J. of Portsmouth, NH and Kathleen C. Barry and her husband Brian P. of Lowell; and many dear nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
Friends may call at the O’DONNELL FUNERAL HOME 276 Pawtucket ST. at Fletcher from 4 to 8 P.M. Tuesday. Her Funeral will be celebrated Wednesday morning at the IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH (Upper Church) at 12:00 o’clock Noon. Burial in St. Mary Cemetery. E-condolences/directions at odonnellfuneralhome.com. Those wishing may make contributions in her memory to the Autism Society of America, 4340 East West Hwy, Suite 350, Bethesda, MD 20814. Arrangements by Funeral Directors James F. O’Donnell, Jr. and John W. Crane (978 or 866) 458-8768.
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