Mary Eva Duesler Pirozzi (1914-1993)

Mary Eva Duesler Pirozzi

Birth

7 Oct 1914

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA

Death

1 Feb 1993 (aged 78)

Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, USA

Burial

Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown Add to Map

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FATHER: Frank B. Duesler 1871-1941
MOTHER: Eva Michel 1870-1947
HUSBAND: Joseph James Pirozzi 1917-1972
MARRIED: Sep. 18, 1950 Sloatsburg, NY
NO CHILDREN

Eva "Mary" was born at St. Anne Hospital in Cleveland on Oct. 7, 1914 and was the last of nine children of Frank and Eva (nee Michel) Duesler. She had brothers Joe, Allen, George & John and sisters Daisy, Isabell and Gladys.
She grew up in Cleveland and graduated from St. Edwards HS in 1932.
She moved to New Jersey and was a factory worker at Wright Bros. making airplane parts. She was also a waitress. Mary was first married to Morton Schweitzer for several years, divorced, and then married Joe Pirozzi on Sept. 18, 1950 in Sloatsburg, NY.
She & Joe owned a Dairy Queen in Bergenfield, NJ which they sold in 1972 and and moved to Ft. Lauderdale where they bought a mobile home. They were only there a short time when Joe died, April 3, 1972. He is buried at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Totowa, New Jersey.
Mary died Feb. 1, 1993 at the age of 78 from lung cancer in the Hollywood Medical Center. She was cremated and her ashes scattered in the Atlantic ocean.
Mary was the tallest of her sisters at 5' 7" with light brown hair & blue eyes.

Of the sisters, Gladys died first at 72 in 1977, then Daisy at 92 in 1986 and then Mary at 79 in 1993. Isabell passed away on Dec. 28, 2000 at age 101.
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1. 1920 CENSUS: Cuyahoga Co, OH 1/1/1920
DUESLER, Frank 48 and Eva 49 living at 2319 E. 87th St. with children Daisy 25, Allen 23, Isabel 20, George 17, Gladys 15, John 11 & "Mary 6". Frank was a supervisor at Mechanical Rubber plant.

2. DEATH RECORD: Broward Co, FL: #5347935
MARY E. PIROZZI, widowed, retired owner of Dairy Queen, residence 2944 S.W. 54th St. in Ft. Lauderdale, died at Hollywood Medical Center Hospice on Feb. 1, 1993 from lung cancer of 4 mos. Cremation services at Abco Crematory in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Informant was Ms. Ruth P. Kolaga of same address. She listed Mary was born on Oct. 7, 1914 in Cleveland, OH. Her parents were Frank Duesler and Eva Michael.