Maryann Zientek

Maryann Zientek (nee Clarke), age 68, of Bushkill, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 13, 2023.

Born in Bayonne, NJ, Maryann was one of five children to Joseph and Claire Clarke. The family spent their summers  vacationing at the beach in Lavalette, which were some of Maryann’s fondest memories. Not long after graduating from Bayonne High School she met Paul and the two married July 9, 1977.

Maryann dreamed of becoming a mother and that dream was fulfilled when her and Paul welcomed their daughter Stacy, followed by their son Christopher three years later. Her role as a mother was a vital part of her identity and she took great pride in attending cheerleading competitions, basketball games, and baseball games when her children were growing up.

Years later, Maryann and Paul built a beautiful home in Bushkill, PA where they have resided for the last  25+ years. As an empty-nester, she took comfort in the company of her dogs Samber, Snowball, and Marley and she was always eager and excited to watch her grandpups, Mocha and Coco.

Maryann was ecstatic to watch her family expand with the addition of her son-in-law Rich and her daughter-in-law Kristin, but her greatest joy was becoming a grandmother. Max, Lucas, Tyler, and Daniel were her world, her life, her everything. She spoiled them with love, attention, toys, and junk food. Whether it was Sunday Zoom calls or Disney Cruises, she made sure that she spent time with “her boys” and in turn, they adored her. She will be deeply and forever missed.

Maryann is survived by her husband Paul, her dear daughter Stacy Puchalik and her husband Rich, her beloved son Christopher Zientek and his wife Kristin, her beautiful grandchildren Max and Lucas Puchalik and Tyler and Daniel Zientek, her sister Patricia Radomski and her husband Alexander, her sister Diane Clarke, her brother Robert Clarke and his wife Britt. Maryann is preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Claire Clarke, and her brother Joseph Clarke, Jr.