Mrs. Mary E. McClellan, 87, died at home on January 16, 20216. A funeral mass will be offered in St. Catherine of Siena Church, Cedar Grove on Wednesday, January 20 at 10 a.m. Visiting in the Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona on Tuesday from 4 to 7:30 p.m.
Born in Orange, Mrs. McClellan grew up in Verona and moved to Cedar Grove 45 years ago.
She graduated from Mount Saint Dominic Academy and worked as a teller for 20 years at the National Newark & Essex Bank in Cedar Grove, retiring in 1990.
Mrs. McClellan was a member of the Montclair Operetta Club and formerly sang in the Community Church Choir.
She was the loving mother of Liz Bartolo and Susan Bartolo, the beloved grandmother of Kara Bartolo Young and Jimmy Reilly and the dear step-mother of Susan Kingston and Steven McClellan. She is also survived by her step grandchildren, Kevin, Darrell, Jackie, Bruce, Lauren, Renee, Julia and 2 great-grandsons.
She was predeceased by her husbands, Michael Bartolo, Henry Lowe and Thomas McClellan, her brother, Joseph Mayer and step-children, Robin Haik and Paula Mabey.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Cedar Grove Ambulance & Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 81, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 would be appreciated.
