The former Mary Ann Kajdasz and book binder at Arcata Graphics died peacefully in Mercy Hospital at the age of 81.

Mary Ann was the beloved wife of 59 Years to the late Henry Kuciel and devoted mother of Elizabeth (Michael Cretacci) Kuciel, Thaddeus (Johnette) Kuciel, Jacqueline (Gerald) Griffiths, Barbara Kuciel and Annette (Joseph) Kwiatkowski.

The sister of Henrietta (late Joseph) LaDuca and late Rose Marie Lukasik and sister-in-law of Dolores Kuciel.

She was a loving grandmother of nine, fond great-grandmother of twelve and also survived by nieces and nephews.

Family will be present Wednesday from 3-8 PM at the Pietszak Funeral Home,, 2400 William St. (near Harlem).

Relatives and friends are invited to assemble for a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Josaphat Parish (William at Peoria Ave.) Thursday at 9:30 AM.

Interment at St. Matthew's Cemetery, West Seneca, Ny will take place at a later date.