Mary Delia

September 21, 2011

Mary Delia, 96, of Liverpool passed away Wednesday at the Malta House. Mary started her career at Edward’s Department Store and Onondaga Health Services, where she worked for many years. She also worked for her son, Frank’s Beer Distributorship as the bookkeeper and retired from there in 1980. Mary truly enjoyed life to the fullest and mostly enjoyed time spent with her family. She was an accomplished pianist and she loved to dance and was an avid reader.

She is predeceased by her husband, John Delia.

Mary is survived by her children, Frank (Connie) Delia, Anna (Joseph) Caccamo and John (Adele) Delia; brother, John (Mary) Sgroi; sister, Ida Marlone; sisters-in-law, Rosemarie Goldberg and Ruth Delia; 14 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 2 great great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted Monday, 8:30 a.m. from PIRRO & SONS FUNERAL HOME and 9:30 a.m. in Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 425 Beechwood Avenue, Liverpool, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated.

Entombment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Friends may call Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home, 1500 Park Street, Syracuse.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Mary’s memory to PACE of CNY, 700 East Brighton Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13205.