Mary was born of parents, John and Catherine Gojuk on January 19, 1927 in New Haven, Connecticut. She is predeceased by her sister Ann O’Keefe, and her brother Nicholas Gojuk. She is survived by her sisters Pauline Romano and Carol Rossi, and her brother Peter Gojuk. Mary was predeceased by her daughter Judith Carol Taft Storlazzi Glowa and her son Louis (Butch) Edward Taft III. Mary lived in Middletown, New York with her daughter Carol Ann Taft Cullen, wife of Bill Cullen and their daughter Jennifer Ann Cullen. Mary recently enjoyed a trip to Greenville, NC for Thanksgiving where she spent two weeks with her daughter Kathryn (Kitty) Mary Taft Cain and Kathryn’s daughter Angel Judith Taft. In addition, Mary is survived by a multitude of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends from Connecticut, New York and North Carolina. She passed-on early Sunday morning, December 11, 2011 in her sleep.
Her funeral procession will leave the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue, North Haven, CT Wednesday morning December 14th at 9:30. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in St. Barnabas Church, 44 Washington Ave., North Haven, CT at 10 am. The visiting hours will be Tuesday evening December 13th between the hours of 6 – 8pm at the funeral home.