Mary E. Evancho

On Sunday, April 21st, 2024, Mary Elizabeth Evancho, of Manville, NJ, 86, entered eternal rest. Born on May 11th, 1937 to Samuel Jacobeno and Phyllis Collura in Carbondale, PA, Mary eventually moved to Manville where she raised her two sons, Andrew Jr. and Charlie, and became a manager at RCA Solid State Division, in Somerville, NJ. In her retirement, besides teaching an interfaith bible class for many years, Mary also devoted herself to caring for others. She was especially talented at giving words of peace and guidance to any who needed it, taking hours out of her day to speak on the phone to many friends and family members who turned to her for her wisdom and support. In her later years, she was so busy providing this care on the phone that her landline seemed to be on a constant busy signal! She specifically gave her time and energy to the care of her younger brother, Anthony (Tony), who suffered from cancer and whom she cared for until his death. For this service and her numerous services to others, Mary was awarded The Legion of Honor Humanitarian award from the Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation in October 2008. She was a studious, religious, hardworking woman who will be missed immensely by her surviving sisters, Rose Yurgosky (spouse Joe) and Immaculate Boone, her devoted long-term significant other, Ron Melewski, her sons, Andrew and Charlie, their wives, Ellen and Sarah, respectively, her four grandchildren, Drew Evancho (spouse Jessica), Rachel Evancho (spouse Michael Yu), Carolyn Evancho (spouse Patrick Hagenbach) and Emily Evancho, as well as countless friends and family members who loved her dearly. She is predeceased in death by her husband Andrew Sr., as well as by her brothers Dominic Jacobeno, Rosario Jacobeno and Anthony Jacobeno. A viewing for Mary will be held at the Ketusky Funeral Home in Manville on Tuesday, April 30th from 3:00 pm-7:00 pm and on Wednesday, May 1st 8:00 am-8:30 am. Following this, funeral services will be held at Sacred Heart Church (Christ the Redeemer Parish) in Manville on Wednesday, May 1st at 9:00 am with burial proceedings to follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Hillsborough, NJ.

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Mary E. Evancho

May 11, 1937 - April 21, 2024