Manville, NJ – Mary (Bartushak) Rosocha, 91, entered into eternal rest peacefully on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at Raritan Health & Extended Care Center in Raritan. Born in Manville, daughter of the late Elias and Clara (Dudra) Bartushak, Mary was a lifelong resident of Manville.
Mary was employed for over twenty years at RCA Corporation in Bridgewater where she was an assembler and tester. She was a member of Ss. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church in Manville and their Myrrh-Bearing Sisterhood; making pierogi's, cookies and assisting with their candy sales. Her favorite pastimes include crocheting, cooking and baking, doing jumbo word puzzles and babysitting her grandchildren. Mary had a love for swinging on her swing and enjoyed taking walks to the "corner."
Besides her parents, Mary was predeceased by her beloved husband John Rosocha, Sr., with whom she shared over thirty-five years of marriage, in 1977 and her son John Rosocha, Jr. in 2005.
Mary is survived by her loving daughter Cynthia and her husband Edward "Skip" Petro and her dear daughter-in-law Joan Rosocha all of Manville. She will be deeply missed by her dear siblings, Tess Nevitt, Andrew Bartushak and Joseph Bartusek; four cherished grandchildren, Kimberly Petro-Orlik of Hillsborough, Jacqueline Trksak of Mount Laurel, John Henry Rosocha of Newtown, PA and James Rosocha of Manville; three adored great-grandchildren, John Hunter Rosocha, Zoey Karmina Trksak and Anastasia Mary Orlik; and by many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend visitation at Fucillo & Warren Funeral Home, 205 South Main Street, Manville, NJ 08835 on Monday, March 12 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. with the Panikhida at 8:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, March 13 from 8:45 a.m. until 9:15 a.m.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 13 beginning 9:15 a.m. at the funeral home followed by a 10:00 a.m. funeral service at Ss. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church in Manville with Fr. James officiating. Mary will be laid to rest beside her husband John at Ss. Peter & Paul Orthodox Cemetery in Hillsborough. Memorial contributions may be made in Mary's memory to Ss. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church, 605 Washington Avenue, Manville, NJ 08835.