Title
Mrs.
Last Name
McManus
First Name
Mary
Middle Name
C.
Maiden Name
Cronin
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Pittsfield,ME
Date of Birth
1915-10-02
Place of Death
Corinna, ME
Date of Death
2008-11-12
Publication
Eastern Gazette 11-22-2008
Obituary
MARY C. McMANUS CORINNA - Mary C. McManus, 93, of Corinna, ME, former longtime resident of 22 Pond St., Pittsfield, MA, passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2008. Born in Pittsfield, October 2, 1915, the daughter of John T. and Elizabeth R. Sitzman Cronin, she attended the local schools and was a 1933 graduate of St. Josephs High School. She continued her studies as a graduate of the former Berkshire Business College. Mrs. McManus was employed as a secretary at the Christian Center for 18 years retiring in 1991. Previously, she was employed at General Electric in the payroll department and also worked at the original 7-Up Bottling Company all in Pittsfield. Following her retirement, she moved to Corinna to make her home. While in Pittsfield, she was a communicant of St. Josephs Church and a member of its Rosary Sodality. In Maine she was a communicant of Our Lady of the Snows in Dexter. Her husband, the late James V. McManus died December 21, 1990. She leaves her son, Michael K. McManus and his wife, Virginia of Durham, ME, her daughter, Maureen E. Coons and her husband, George of Corinna, ME, five grandchildren, and one sister, Dolores T. Daigle of Avon, MA. She was predeceased by her brother, John W. Cronin and her sisters, E. Barbara Rudd and. Anna G. Gramkowski. Calling hours were November 14,2008, at the Crosby & Neal Funeral Home in Corinna. In lieu of flowers, if friends desire, memorial donations should be made to Our-Lady's Kitchen, c/o Our Lady of the Snows, PO Box 346, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426-0346.