she was 93 years old.
She was born on August 20, 1926 in Gaastra, MI, the youngest of ten children of Dominic and
Maria Perlongo. She was preceded in death by her parents and 8 siblings. She is survived by
her sister Jennie Viery. She is also survived by two children, a daughter, Janice Kennedy and
her husband Paul, and their children, Kimberly Hogan (Tom), Matthew Griffith (Christine),
Stephanie Rieder (Tom), Shawn Kennedy (Ginel), and Benjamin Kennedy (Christine); and her
son Marvin G. Bray and his wife Lynn and their children Carmen Bray, Alisia C. Bray and
Anthony D. Bray; ten great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter.
She moved to Ann Arbor at the end of WW II and was employed by King Seeley Thermos until
Chrysler Corporation purchased the company, she continued working for Chrysler until she
retired after 32 years. In her ‘retirement’ she worked part-time at JC Penneys for 13 years. She
was devoted to her family, and was a devout Catholic (a member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish
for 68 years) she enjoyed knitting, sewing and was an avid reader.
Cremation has been held and her interment will take place at Washtenong Memorial Park. A
Celebration of Stella’s life will be held on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 1:00 pm at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 2250 Stadium Boulevard, Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
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