Mary Snodgrass

November 26, 1936 - December 13, 2020

Mary Snodgrass, 84 of Morganville, New Jersey went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at the Venetian Care Center, surrounded by the love of her family. Born Thursday, November 26, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Marguerite Correll. Mary was raised in Jersey City, NJ, eventually moving to Staten Island. Mary would move to Georgia, before returning to New Jersey to live with her daughter Eileen. Mary worked many different jobs in food service. While living in Georgia, she worked at the Federal Law Enforcement Police Training Center, and various hotel chains before returning to New Jersey. Mary would work at McDonald's for a number of years before retiring. Mary was a faithful Christian. She loved the Lord and enjoyed attending services at Grace Bible Fellowship Church in North Middletown. In her spare time she enjoyed working around the garden and in the yard, going to Bible study and caring for her two beloved cats Emerald and Tangelina. Mary was predeceased by her husband, John Merrell, and by her brothers, Benjamin and William Correll. Mary is survived by her children, Eileen Barry and longtime companion Richard Temple, Mary Defeo and husband Michael, Roy Merrell, daughter in law Mandy Merrell, and by her grandchildren, Michael Barry, Daniel Barry and wife Jackie, Shelby Merrell-Mixon and husband Tim, Emily, Michael, Ashley, Savannah, and Reagan Defeo, and two great grandchildren, Angelina Barry and Ryleigh Grace Mixon, as well as several nieces and nephews in Georgia and Texas. A Funeral service will be at 7:00 PM on Thursday at Michael Hegarty & John Vincent Scalia Home For Funerals and Cremation Service located at 3377 US Highway 9 Old Bridge, New Jersey 08857. The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Thursday, December 17, 2020, 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