Mary Ann Pirro

November 24, 1933 - January 4, 2021

Mary Ann Pirro of Gainesville, VA (formerly of Middletown, N.J.) passed away peacefully in her Heritage Village apartment on January 4,2021 at the age of 87 due to complications from Covid-19. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on November 24, 1933 to the late Helen Wilson (George) and Carl Wilson. She married her late husband of 47 years Donald F. Pirro in Brooklyn on February 7,1953 before his Army deployment to Korea during the war. Mary Ann was a loving mother of three boys, grandmother of 8 girls, and great grandmother of six. She truly cherished her family and friends. She took great pride in maintaining her Middletown, N.J. house and was a 52-year parishioner of St. Mary, Mother of God church there. She enjoyed reading, watching movies, travelling overseas, completing crossword puzzles in minutes, bowling, playing cards with her girlfriends, and cross stitching. She was an avid saltwater fisherman and a lifelong fan of the N.Y. Mets and N.Y. Jets. She is survived by sons Don Pirro and wife Barbara of Centreville, Va, Tom Pirro and wife Michele of Cumming, Ga., Paul Pirro and wife Tina of Metuchen, N.J.; her brother Tom Wilson and Lucretia LaMura of Stamford, CT; eight grandchildren: Laura (spouse Brian), Charlotte (spouse Jordan), Linda, Shannan (spouse Adam), Gabrielle, Katherine, Carolyn, and Julie; six great grandchildren: Brady, Clara, Asaph, Zion, Sabbath, and Rejoice. Due to the pandemic, a small private service will take place at Holmdel Cemetery in Holmdel, N.J. with a Celebration of Life ceremony taking place at a future date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Macular Degeneration Association https://macularhope.org/donate/