Mary Lo Brutto, a Poughquag, NY resident since 2006 and former resident of the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx, passed away at home on Saturday, December 30, 2023. She was 96 years old.

Mary was the daughter of Sicilian immigrants, the late Antonio Barnaba and Angelina (Lo Sardo) Barnaba; she was born in New York City on June 29, 1927. Mary graduated High School and worked as a Dressmaker in New York City for many years.

Mary lived in Sicily with the family of her predeceased Uncle Dr. Giovanni Barnaba for long periods of time between 1939 and 1959. In the 1960s she worked for American Airlines at the Sabre Reservations center in New York City, and traveled the world as an airline employee!

On October 20, 1963, she married John Joseph Lo Brutto at St. Theresa Church in the Bronx. They were happily married for 35 years and shared a Sicilian background. She was predeceased by her loving husband on February 15, 1999.

For many years, Mary worked as the Director of the City Island Senior Citizen Center Nutrition Program. She was a member of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church in Lagrangeville and loved to cook amazing meals for her family & friends. Mary also had a passion for cleaning, decorating, painting the house and putting up wallpaper. She was also a great story teller, and had a wonderful sense of humor.

More than anything else, Mary cherished being a grandmother. In her later years, she had the pleasure of living with her son and grandchildren, as well as spending many holidays with her nieces and nephews. Mary was a joy to speak with and a "second mother" to many of her son's friends. She was loved by all she met.

Mary is survived by her son, John Pasquale Lo Brutto of Poughquag; her granddaughter, Ariana Marina Lo Brutto of Poughquag; her grandson, John Antonio Lo Brutto of Poughquag; her nieces & nephews along with their families, Anthony J. Barnaba, Lisa Perret, Pier Talbot, Gina Leger, Connie Coleman, Loretta Pitilli, Patrick J. Lo Brutto, and John R. Lo Brutto; as well as the family of the predeceased Dr. Gerald Berrafati and many other loving relatives & friends.

In addition to her husband and parents, Mary was also predeceased by her younger brother, Dr. Vincent T. Barnaba of Stockbridge, MA, whom she adored.

Calling hours will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 3 at McHoul Funeral Home, Inc., 895 Main Street (Route 82), Hopewell Junction, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 4 at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church, 1925 Route 82, Lagrangeville, NY. Entombment will follow at Ferncliff Cemetery, 280 Secor Road, Hartsdale, NY.

For online tributes, you can visit Mary's Book of Memories at www.mchoulfuneralhome.com.