Mary Theresa Springer

Twin sister of Anne Connelly Stanton.

Mary Connelly Springer

Point Pleasant - Mary Connelly Springer, 94, passed away peacefully at her son's home in Point Pleasant on April 29, 2018. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 217 Prospect Street, South Orange on Wed, May 2nd, at 10:30 AM. Interment will be at St. Teresa's Cemetery, Summit. Visitation will be held at The Jacob A. Holle Funeral Home, 2122 Millburn Ave., Maplewood on Tuesday 5:00 - 8:00 PM. Mary was born and raised in Boston, Mass. She lived in Maplewood for 34 years before moving to Springfield in 2002 and West Orange in 2008. She moved to Wall Township in 2014 to be closer to her son and his family. Mary graduated from Emmanuel College in Massachusetts with a B.S. in Chemistry and worked as a chemist for Standard Oil. She then received a Masters in Public Health from Yale University. Mary had a number of jobs, including teaching English as a second language in Newark and as a Public Health Educator in Belleville and West Orange. She was precedeased by her husband, Warren P. Springer, in 2008. She is survived by her children, Joseph M. Springer and Mary A. Springer; her daughter-in-law, Dawn Springer; grandchildren, Caitlin, Benjamin and Grace Springer; and numerous nephews, nieces, grand-nephews and grand-nieces. In lieu of flowers, donation to Catholic Relief Services, P.O. Box 17090, Baltimore, MD 21297-0303 would be appreciated.

Published in Asbury Park Press on Apr. 30, 2018