MARY P. SCALZO, 77, of FAIR HAVEN, passed away Tuesday, March 13, at Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation at Red Bank. Mary was born in Fair Haven and resided all of her life in the Fair Haven and Rumson area. She was retired from the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, where she had been employed in food services for many years. She was a member of the New Jersey Education Association and for some time acted in the capacity of Union Stewart. Mary was a dedicated member and past president of the Fair Haven Fire Company Auxiliary. She was also a former member of the Oceanic Fire Company Auxiliary in Rumson.
She was predeceased by her parents, Francis and Brigid McLaughlin Pelo; two brothers, Frank and Michael Pelo; and a child, Baby Girl Scalzo. Mary is survived by her husband, Anthony Scalzo; a son, Frank A. Scalzo and a daughter, Cathie C. Scalzo, both of Fair Haven; and many loving nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the John E. Day Funeral Home, 85 Riverside Ave., Red Bank. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of the Nativity, Fair Haven. Interment to follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown. Memorial donations may be made to Fair Haven Fire Company Auxiliary, 645 River Road, Fair Haven, NJ 07704.