- Date Of Birth: March 12, 1936
- Date Of Death: March 2, 2018
- State: Connecticut
WALLINGFORD – Mary Louise Sarno, 81, loving wife, mother, and “Nawnie”, peacefully entered the pearly gates to meet her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 2, 2018. She was married for 60 years to her beloved late husband, Francis ‘Frank’ Sarno. Mary Lou was born March 12, 1936 in San Antonio Texas to James and Ann (Falkowsky) Delaney and grew up in Manchester, Connecticut. She graduated from Saint Raphael‘s with an RN degree, where she started her career and also met her soon-to-be husband. After their marriage in Verdun, France, they moved to Wallingford where her nursing career began at Wallingford Convalescent Home until she retired.
Her passion was caring for others in every aspect of her life. She was very active in her children’s lives as room mother and den mother, all while also being involved in the Junior Women’s Club. She cared for foster children and was known as “Mom Sarno” to all her children’s friends, whom she loved as her own. Mary loved reading, cooking for everyone, crocheting, and writing. Her strong faith and love for the Lord carried her through all obstacles of her life. She found beauty in everything and everyone.
