Mary was a 1954 graduate of Friendship Central School. She was formerly employed by the Friendship Market Basket, and the Friendship Central School as a teacher’s aide in computer math, from December 9, 1980, until her retirement on June 30, 2003. She was a past treasurer of the Friendship Freedom Fair, an Election Inspector, a past member of the Friendship Free Library Board of Directors, a member of the former Sacred Heart RC Church in Friendship, and was a member of Our Lady of the Angels RC Church in Cuba.
She is survived by her twin brother, Francis Pettnot of Belmont, a sister, Barbara Dourie of Wyoming, a sister-in-law, Grace McCrea of Richburg, a brother-in-law, Tom (Marcia) Baker of Olean, countless nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews, as well as several cousins. In addition to her parents and husband, Mary was preceded in death by a sister, Teresa Pettnot, a sister-in-law, Patricia Pettnot, a brother-in-law, James Dourie, and many deceased members of the Baker family.
Friends are invited to call on Friday, February 23, 2024, from 10:30 am until 12:30 pm at the J. W. Embser Sons Funeral Home, 17 Schuyler Street in Belmont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday at 1:00 pm at Holy Family Church in Belmont. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Friendship. Please consider memorial donations to the Wyoming County Skilled Nursing Facility Resident Activity Fund, 400 N. Main Street Warsaw, NY 14569. To leave online condolences, please visit www.embserfuneralhome.com.
