Born in Bronx, New York, January 31, 1916, Mary’s life was defined by the times in which she lived, from the advent of WWI, through the Great Depression and WWII, experiencing hardships that most today could hardly imagine, but people of that generation thrived. Through it all, hard work was her constant companion, as it would be for much of her life, with never a complaint. Mary was a survivor that did not stop moving.

Mary met and married Joseph J. Entler, a Motorman for the New York City subway, and they had two sons, Joseph and Martin. Through hard work they saved and eventually purchased property in Wayne, N.J and built their house themselves, never having a mortgage, moving there in 1960. Mary was proud of her home and her family, and she took great pleasure in being outdoors and tending to her garden. She was a dutiful daughter, taking care of her mother until her death, and she loved her husband, taking excellent care of him through a variety of illnesses until his death in 1994. Never having learned to drive, Mary took the local bus and lived on her own until she was 101 years old; she lived a life of service and was an amazing woman, loved by all who knew her.

Mary is predeceased by her son Joseph and survived by her son Martin and his wife Eileen of Sarasota, Florida. Mary had five grandchildren; Joseph Entler and his wife Catherine of Ringwood, NJ, Regina Eid and her husband Joseph of Midland Park, NJ, Ava Lahti and her husband John of Richfield, Minn., Florence Grant and her husband Robert of Sarasota Fla, Claudia Shea-Sweet and her husband Todd of Sarasota Fla, Martin Entler Jr. and his wife Tara. Mary had five great-grandchildren; Sara Lahti, Jared and Carly Entler, Grace and Rose Eid, Julia and Victoria Shea, Todd Sweet and Marti Ann Entler.