Mary B Dorniak

October 28, 1926 - February 9, 2017

Maria (Mary) Dorniak, 90 of Manalapan, New Jersey died on Thursday, February 9, 2017, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold. Mary was born on Thursday, October 28, 1926 in Wallington, New Jersey to the late Francisco and Elizabeth Dilucantonio and grew up in Newark, NJ. In December 1947 Mary met her future husband Bronislaus (Ben) on a blind date. They married in 1950 and moved to Bloomfield, NJ where they raised their family. Mary and Ben were together for 25 years before his sudden passing in 1972. Mary worked as an executive secretary retiring after 20 years from the Smith Kline Beecham Pharmaceutical Company. Mary moved to Manalapan 23 years ago residing in Covered Bridge and was an active member of many clubs and organizations within the community. She was a parishioner of St. Thomas More Catholic Church. More than anything Mary loved her family and she will be remembered as a devoted mother and grandmother who cherished her daughters Janice and Susan and adored her grandson Spencer. Mary is survived by her loving children Janice Dorniak-Meyers and her husband Richard, and Susan Dorniak, and by her grandson Spencer Meyers. Mary was predeceased by her beloved husband Ben in 1972 and by her sister Pauline Moramarco in 2007. A Funeral service will be at 10:00 AM on Monday at St. Thomas More Church located at 186 Gordon's Corner Road, Manalapan Township, New Jersey 07726. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Bloomfield, NJ on Tuesday at 1:00 PM. The family will receive family and friends from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at Michael Hegarty & John Vincent Scalia Home For Funerals and Cremation Service, 3377 US Highway 9, Old Bridge, New Jersey. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.HegartyScaliaFuneralHome.com.