Sharing my Find A Grave memorial for my Aunt Mary Zagorsky Stitak who was born August 14, 1912.
My Aunt Mary was the best baker of cakes, nut and poppyseed rolls that I enjoyed eating so much! She made her homemade chicken noodle soup with her own hand cut homemade noodles. She was talented with crocheting afghans. Later in her life she learned ceramics and created ceramic clocks, decorative wall Christmas trees, lighted glitter balls, and angel figurines. She was a devout practicing Catholic all of her life who walked to church each morning before walking to her cleaning lady job for 17 years. People like my Aunt Mary don't come along all that often, and I feel so blessed to have been her niece.
In this photo, my mother is standing to the left and my Aunt Mary to the right. They were best friends as well as sisters, born about 2 years apart. They could speak to each other in English, Polish or Slovak.
