Mary Wasylyk Kenniston of North Haven passed away Saturday, November 10, 2012 at the Regency House, Wallingford. Loving wife of 57 years to the late Robert E. Kenniston, Sr. She was born in New Haven on March 8, 1927; daughter of the late Paul and Anna Ostaficzuk Wasylyk. Mary was a past member of the American Legion Ladies Auxillary and the Grand Lodge of the Ladies Auxillary to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainman. Mother of Deborah (William) MacCallum of North Haven and the late Robert E. Kenniston, Jr. Mother-in-law of Barbara Kenniston of North Haven. Grandmother of Kristen Kenniston, Melissa (Edward) Silva, Cheryl (Mark) Clark. Great-Grandmother of Joseph Alfano, Autumn & Allison Clark, and Madison Silva. Predeceased by her siblings Helen and Michael Wasylyk.
Her funeral procession will leave the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue, Monday morning at 9:30. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in St. Barnabas Church at 10:00. Interment will follow in the North Haven Center Cemetery. The visiting hours will be Sunday (TODAY) from 4 to 6 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Regency House, 181 N. Main St., Wallingford, CT 06492 or Masonicare Hospice, 22 Masonic Ave., Wallingford, CT 06492.