Marie N. Ghio

passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 92.

As she always proudly declared, Marie was born in Brooklyn, NY on September 22,

1928. She relished her Italian neighborhood childhood and young adult life commuting

into Manhattan to work at MetLife. The roots for her love of travel blossomed with a

girls’ cross-country bus trip.

In 1957 she married Serge Ghio. Serge and Marie moved their growing family in 1969

to New Fairfield, or as Marie liked to call it, the country. Together they raised their four

children Marina, Serge, David, and Renato. Once her children were a bit older, she

worked part-time as a unit secretary at Danbury Hospital in the Pediatrics ward.

Always one to be humble, Marie never liked to brag about her many world travels with

her husband, from the mountains of Switzerland to Italy and Portugal to the blue waters

of Greece and even a birthday celebration in Israel, complete with flaming swords, and

more. Marie loved learning about people, places, and different cultures.

Following the death of her husband in 1993, Marie explored her creative side through

watercolor and painting classes as well as tango lessons. She often remarked how

dancing made her feel light and free like a butterfly. She was an avid knitter, voracious

book reader, and enjoyed crossword puzzles. Marie was enthusiastic about exercise

and being active. She was an active member of the Danbury Garden Club for many

years and always looked forward to the annual holiday luncheon. Upon moving to

Bethel, CT Marie became an active member of the Bethel Senior Center enjoying chair

yoga classes, ceramics, the knitting group, and especially the trips to the Westchester

Dinner Theatre.

Marie’s favorite musical group was El Divo and was a superfan of many police drama

TV shows. In recent months she was delighting in her new friends and the many

activities at her senior living community.

Most of all Marie loved her family. Nothing made her happier than being at the center of

a loud, raucous family gathering. She adored seeing all her children and grandchildren

together under one roof celebrating a holiday or special occasion. She was incredibly

proud of her family. She was, indeed, the heart of her family.

“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.” ― Chuang

Tzu

Marie is predeceased by her husband Serge Ghio and her brother Vincent Laraia. She

is survived by her sister Madeleine Laraia of North Carolina; her four children and their

spouses, Marina and Jim Maroney of Stroudsburg, PA, Serge Ghio and Anne

Wennerstrand of Norwalk, CT, David and Mary Ghio of Trumbull, CT and Renato and

Alicia Ghio of Danbury, CT; her four grandchildren, Leonardo Ghio, Molly Maroney,

Serina Ghio, and Anna Maroney; her step-grandson Liam Elkins, as well as many

nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 from 6 to 8pm at Green Funeral

Home, 57 Main Street, Danbury, CT.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 at St. Mary

Church in Bethel at 10am followed by burial at Mountain View Cemetery in New Fairfield.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Save Our Monarchs, PO Box 390135,

Minneapolis, MN 55439