- Date Of Birth: May 13, 1927
- Date Of Death: December 21, 2021
- State: Idaho
Mary Veronica Murach, 94, of Nampa, Idaho, went home to be with the Lord on December 21, 2021.
Mary was born to Stephen and Anne Pjura on May 13, 1927, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. At the age of two, Mary lost her mother to Influenza. Her father remarried Mary Tobias, the only mother she knew, and her stepbrother Albert, joined the family. Her sister Frances and brother Stephen were subsequently born. The Pjura family stayed connected to their Slovak heritage through their involvement with Sts.
After graduation, Mary worked at Pjura’s, the family lunch counter, which proudly served the best hot dogs in Connecticut. She worked there until 1944 when she decided to support the war effort by applying her business education. Mary worked for the War Department in Washington D.C.; where she learned to make punch cards, which were used in one of the first computer systems in the United States. Although Mary loved working in Washington D.C., her family needed her in Bridgeport, so she moved back to Connecticut. While working at Pjura’s, a young, handsome, and well-dressed Veteran came into the shop and spotted her. That day Henry told his brother that he “was going to marry the prettiest red head he had ever seen.” True to his word, Henry Murach started courting Mary Pjura at his brother’s bowling alley. On November 27, 1946, they were married. Mary wore the dress she purchased with her War Stamps. One day shortly after they were married, Henry and Mary were taking a walk-in downtown Bridgeport. They saw a picture of a house for sale that Mary thought would make a good home. From that moment on, 484 Logan Street became home. Henry and Mary then started their family, and became known as “Mom and Dad.”
Mary was a proud Slovak and a lifelong parishioner of St.
In 2008, Mary set out on a new adventure when she moved out to the Wild West, to Nampa, Idaho and lived with her cherished son Chet. In Idaho, she found new friends at St.
Mary is survived by her children; Mary-Anne Blanford, Stanley (Michie) Murach, Christine (Bill) Dolan, Henry (Jody) Murach, Chester Murach, and Marilouise (Ron) Rozanski; twelve grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; sister Frances (Dale) Chase Rice, brother Stephen Pjura, Jr., and numerous beloved nieces, nephews, and cousins.
