Mary Catherine Daroche, age 78 of Mansfield, passed away peacefully on November 30, 2018. She was born on August 4, 1940 in Phillipsburg, NJ, the daughter of Raymond and Mary Rooney Kieffer. Mary married Walter Daroche on September 16, 1961 and they celebrated 57 years of marriage.
Mary was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Arlington, where she was active in the Women’s Club, Teacher for the CCD Program, and volunteered in the church office. Mary and her husband lived in El Paso for five years where she was active in the Reach for the Stars program and the New Comer’s Club at her church. In her spare time, she enjoyed traveling with her husband, golfing, and bowling. Mary’s family and friends were her pride and joy and she cherished the time spent with them.
Mary is survived by he husband, Walter; children Christine Daroche, Michael Daroche and wife Brenda, and Steven Daroche and wife Leslie; grandchildren Sam and Abby Daroche; cousins Magdalen Nagy, Mary Ann Talmadge, and Bernard Rooney. Mary was preceded in death by her parents and brother Raymond Kieffer.