Mary Rose DiPietro, daughter of the late Antonio and Domenica Cambria Furfari, of Philadelphia passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Friday, February 5, 2016. She was 95. 

Mary was a proud life long resident of Philadelphia where she was a faithful parishioner of Resurrection Parish.   Following the death of her parents at a young age, she worked tirelessly to help raise her siblings and worked on a South Jersey farm. She met Frank DiPietro, her future husband, at her family’s produce stand; they later married and raised a family of their own.  

She was talented in countless ways including being a gifted chef, tending an impeccable garden, and taking great pride in in her home and family.  She worked by her husband’s side at their meat market, Frankies Choice Meats, for many years in the heart of the Italian Market on 9^th Street. 

Later on in her life, Mary enjoyed spending time with family and friends, participating in many activities at the Pelbano Recreation Center in Philadelphia and splitting her time between the homes of her children.  Above all else, she will be remembered for her unwavering energy, zest for life, incredibly quick wit, and for her love and devotion for her family.  She will be dearly missed. 

Mary is survived by her children Eleanor DeFranceso and her husband, James, Louis DiPietro and his wife, Frances M. Reichert, and Anthony DiPietro (the late Patricia); her grandchildren, Helen, Maria, John, Donna, Danielle, Anthony, Maryanne, James Bonner, and Frankie; her great-grandchildren, Craig, Cole, Gianna, Annamaria, Christine, Ryan Jr., Tyler, Finn, and Hannah; and her sisters, Catherine DiPietro and Yolanda Dunner.

Relatives and friends are invited to her viewings on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 from 7:00 – 9:00 PM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.), Richboro, PA 18954 and on Thursday at the Church of St. Andrew, 81 Swamp Rd., Newtown, PA 18940 from 10:00 AM until her Funeral Mass 11:00 AM.  Her interment will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Richboro. 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to The Special Olympics or to the Catholic Charities Foundation.