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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Mary Solomon Acton
Mary Solomon
Acton
Dec 11, 1921 — Jul 18, 2017
Mary Solomon Acton's Obituary
At 95, the heart that loved and welcomed so many has faded away. Mary Solomon Acton died July 18, 2017 at her home in Monongahela. During her final days and hours she was surrounded by adoring family and friends.
Mary was born December 11, 1921, the eighth of nine children. Her parents Michael and Habos Namie were Syrian immigrants who owned Namie's Confectionery on East Main Street in Monongahela located among a block of businesses where Sheetz now stands.
During World War II, Mary traveled by train to California where her fiancé George Solomon was stationed with the U.S. Marine Corps. The couple married shortly before George shipped out to the South Pacific and Mary returned home to Monongahela. The family still treasures the wartime correspondence and photographs exchanged between the newlyweds.
After the war ended, George and Mary started their family, raising seven children. Their home in "Mon City" was a warm and welcoming gathering place filled with family, friends and neighborhood children. George died suddenly at age 61 in February 1979.
Mary would continue her career in retail that began in the late 1960s. Mon Valley shoppers may remember her friendly smile and stylish appearance during her three decades at Cox's and Miller's department stores in Charleroi and later Eisenberg's in Monessen.
Twenty years after George's death, Mary found love again with Joe Acton, himself recently widowed. They wed in 1997 when Mary was 75. With Joe active in Masonic and veterans events, the couple enjoyed seventeen wonderful years of travel, banquets, conventions and reunions. Joe passed away on his ninetieth birthday in July 2014.
Mary was a lifelong member of Saint Michael Antiochian Orthodox Church in Monessen. Her beautiful voice resonated in the church choir and she was active for many years in the ladies' club. When the church closed in May 2017, Mary was its oldest living parishioner.
Mary is survived by her children Sondra (Larry) Marche of Monongahela, Cynthia Solomon of Las Vegas, Michael (Victor Rottner) Solomon of New York City, Thomas (Rosemary) Solomon of Lake Worth, Florida, David (Marilyn) Solomon of Forest Hills, George Solomon of Los Angeles and Mary Kay Borowski of Monongahela. Her grandchildren are Christopher (Macrina Xavier) Solomon, Michael (Greg Lutz) Solomon, Megan (Ryan) Phillips, Thomas Solomon, George Solomon and Rachel Borowski and great granddaughter Elise Xavier-Solomon.
She was preceded in death by all eight of her siblings, Helen Issac, Mike Namie, John Namie, Norma Obade, George Namie, Bill Namie, Frances Restivo and Tom Namie.
Mary was a beautiful soul, beloved by those who knew her for years and those she'd just met. She baked a darned good loaf of Syrian bread.
Friends will be received on Thursday, July 20, 2017 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM and Friday, July 21, 2017 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM in the Frye Funeral Home Inc., 427 W. Main Street, Monongahela. Trisagion services will begin in the funeral home on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at 9:30 AM followed by the funeral service at 10:00 AM in the Nativity of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church, 508 High Street, Monongahela with the Rev. Fred Pfeil as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Monongahela Cemetery.
Trisagion services will be held on Friday evening at 7:30 PM in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Antiochian Village Camp Scholarship Fund, 140 Church Camp Trail, Bolivar, PA 15923.
Mary was born December 11, 1921, the eighth of nine children. Her parents Michael and Habos Namie were Syrian immigrants who owned Namie's Confectionery on East Main Street in Monongahela located among a block of businesses where Sheetz now stands.
During World War II, Mary traveled by train to California where her fiancé George Solomon was stationed with the U.S. Marine Corps. The couple married shortly before George shipped out to the South Pacific and Mary returned home to Monongahela. The family still treasures the wartime correspondence and photographs exchanged between the newlyweds.
After the war ended, George and Mary started their family, raising seven children. Their home in "Mon City" was a warm and welcoming gathering place filled with family, friends and neighborhood children. George died suddenly at age 61 in February 1979.
Mary would continue her career in retail that began in the late 1960s. Mon Valley shoppers may remember her friendly smile and stylish appearance during her three decades at Cox's and Miller's department stores in Charleroi and later Eisenberg's in Monessen.
Twenty years after George's death, Mary found love again with Joe Acton, himself recently widowed. They wed in 1997 when Mary was 75. With Joe active in Masonic and veterans events, the couple enjoyed seventeen wonderful years of travel, banquets, conventions and reunions. Joe passed away on his ninetieth birthday in July 2014.
Mary was a lifelong member of Saint Michael Antiochian Orthodox Church in Monessen. Her beautiful voice resonated in the church choir and she was active for many years in the ladies' club. When the church closed in May 2017, Mary was its oldest living parishioner.
Mary is survived by her children Sondra (Larry) Marche of Monongahela, Cynthia Solomon of Las Vegas, Michael (Victor Rottner) Solomon of New York City, Thomas (Rosemary) Solomon of Lake Worth, Florida, David (Marilyn) Solomon of Forest Hills, George Solomon of Los Angeles and Mary Kay Borowski of Monongahela. Her grandchildren are Christopher (Macrina Xavier) Solomon, Michael (Greg Lutz) Solomon, Megan (Ryan) Phillips, Thomas Solomon, George Solomon and Rachel Borowski and great granddaughter Elise Xavier-Solomon.
She was preceded in death by all eight of her siblings, Helen Issac, Mike Namie, John Namie, Norma Obade, George Namie, Bill Namie, Frances Restivo and Tom Namie.
Mary was a beautiful soul, beloved by those who knew her for years and those she'd just met. She baked a darned good loaf of Syrian bread.
Friends will be received on Thursday, July 20, 2017 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM and Friday, July 21, 2017 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM in the Frye Funeral Home Inc., 427 W. Main Street, Monongahela. Trisagion services will begin in the funeral home on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at 9:30 AM followed by the funeral service at 10:00 AM in the Nativity of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church, 508 High Street, Monongahela with the Rev. Fred Pfeil as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Monongahela Cemetery.
Trisagion services will be held on Friday evening at 7:30 PM in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Antiochian Village Camp Scholarship Fund, 140 Church Camp Trail, Bolivar, PA 15923.
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Funeral Services for Mary Solomon Acton
Visitation
July
20
Thursday
Frye Funeral Home
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Visitation
July
20
Thursday
Frye Funeral Home
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Visitation
July
21
Friday
Frye Funeral Home
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Visitation
July
21
Friday
Frye Funeral Home
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Funeral Service
July
22
Saturday
Nativity of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church
Starts at 10:00 am
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