Mary A. Zaza

August 2, 1931 - June 24, 2021

Mary A. Zaza, 89 years old of Toms River, passed away on Thursday, June 24, 2021 in Point Pleasant Beach. Born in New York, NY, she married Leo Zaza and the two of them moved to Hoboken, NJ in 1952. In 1971 her and Leo moved to Toms River. When they retired they moved to Fort Myers, Fla. After her husband passed away Mary decided to move back to Toms River, to be with her children and grandchildren who she cherished all of her life. Mary worked as a Cafeteria worker for the Board of Education in Toms River, until her retirement. She is predeceased by her husband Leo Zaza and grandson Joseph Calligy. Surviving are her 2 sons John and his wife Connie, Philip and his wife Teresa; 2 daughters Teresa Calligy and her husband Joseph and Angelica Priebe; 2 sisters Faustina Decandia and Anna Head; 6 grandchildren Lauren, Marie, Phillip, Richard, Nicholas, and 11 great grandchildren. Visiting will be Monday, June 28 from 3:00 - 7:00 PM at the Silverton Memorial Funeral Home, 2482 Church Rd., Toms River. A funeral mass will be Tuesday 9:30 AM at St. Justin's RC Church, 975 Fischer Blvd., Toms River. Cremation will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 4550 Montgomery Ave., Suite 1100 N, Bethesda, MD 20814. www.silvertonmemorial.com