Submitted by: John C. Monk

Mary O. Sciotto

Oct. 28, 1910 - Dec. 19, 2009
GRANGER - Mary O. Sciotto, 99, born October 28, 1910, in Rock Glen NY, the beloved wife of the late Anthony J. Sciotto, died at 7:05 AM Saturday, December 19, 2009, at Hearth at Juday Creek, Granger, Indiana. She moved to the South Bend area in 2003, coming from Florida where she had lived since the 1970s. She also lived in Tennessee for ten years. Adored by all who knew her, she leaves behind her daughter, Marilyn S. Wilkinson, and her husband, William of South Bend, IN; her son, Anthony J. Sciotto Jr., and his wife, Peggy of Columbia, TN; her brother, James C. Orlando of California; grandchildren, Mary Lee Mattern and her husband, Jay of Walkerton, IN, Jay Wilkinson and his wife, Nancy of Granger, IN, and Sarah Gavigan and her husband, Brad of Venice, CA; six great-grandchildren, Joel, Jennifer, Ryan, Samantha, Alex and Augusta; and two great-great-grandchildren, Brayden and Madison. Two sisters, Rose Krakowski and Pearl Green, and two brothers, John Orlando and Charles Orlando, all preceded her in death. Her zest for life can only be summed up in her love of family and her magic in the kitchen. Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at the Mausoleum Chapel in Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Friends may visit with the family from 1:00-3:00 PM today, December 20, 2009, in the Palmer Funeral Home-River Park, 2528 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend. Contributions in memory of Mary O. Sciotto may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.palmerfuneralhomes.com.

Published in South Bend Tribune on December 20, 2009