Mary Faini Kaucur
Mary Faini Kaucur, age 84 formerly of Uniontown, Pa., passed away Thursday January 19, 2007, in Sacred Heart Manor, Philadelphia.
She was born November 1, 1922, in Messmore, Pa., daughter of the late James
Vincenzo and Elizabeth Brancato Faini.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Ross on
August 20, 1997.
Mrs. Kacur met her husband Ross when he returned from service as a Marine in
World War II. They raised their family in Hopwood, Pa. As a wife and
mother she enjoyed baking, sewing and gardening. She especially enjoyed
mowing her lawn.
A lifelong learner, Mary promoted those same values in her children. She
also volunteered throughout her life at the Uniontown Hospital and the
Society of Saint Vincent DePaul. She was a member of Saint Therese de Lisieux
Roman Catholic Church and was an active member of the Altar Society. She worked
part-time in retail sales at various times in her life, mainly at Kaufman’s
and Hess’s Department Stores in Uniontown.
After Mr. Kacur died in 1997, Mrs. Kacur moved to Mount Macrina Nursing Home.
Two years later her children moved her to Sacred Heart Manor Nursing Home, a
Carmelite facility in Philadelphia, where she was lovingly cared for in the
last seven and one-half years of her life as she advanced through the stages
of Alzheimer’s disease.
Mary is survived by a son, James Kacur and wife, Marie McGowan of Texas; two
Daughters: Stephanie Epstein and husband, William of Philadelphia, and
Rosaline Baybutt and husband, Peter of Herndon, Va.; six grandchildren: Matthew
and Amanda Epstein, Andrew and Todd Baybutt, and Sean and Ryan Kacur, all of
Virginia; and a sister, Angela Jean Patrignini of Uniontown.
Friends will be received in the DOLFI FUNERAL HOME, Uniontown, on Friday from
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and on Saturday, January 27, 2007, until 9 a.m., at which
time a Blessing Service will be held. A Mass of Christian Burial follows at
9:30 a.m., in Saint Therese de Lisieux Roman Catholic Church with the Rev. Father
Kenneth Zaccagnini, V. F. as Celebrant.
Interment will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Saint Therese Altar Society Rosary Friday evening at 7:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to Sacred Heart Manor
Nursing Home, 6445 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa., 16144.