Mary attended Central California Commercial College in Fresno and spent her career life working in the real estate and mortgage insurance industries.
She was preceded in death by her husband Jean Baptiste Curutchet of 53 years in 1998; her sisters, Frances Ozcoidi, Jo- sephine Sanchez; and her brother, Ralph Piedrafita.
She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter and son-in-law, Frances and David Lopez; granddaughter and husband, Julianne and Joshua Elliott; nieces and nephews; and her resident friends and staff at the TLC Assisted Living Center in Visalia.
Recitation of the Holy Rosary and a Memorial Service will be held at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home on Friday, April 29, 2011, at 6:30 p.m.
In accordance with Mary's wishes a private burial will be held.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made in Mary's name to the American Heart Association, 7425 N. Palm Bluff #101, Fresno, Ca. 93711.