Mary K. Zona, age 81, of the Osier area of Rapid River, died Tuesday, October 10th, 2006 at home following a brief illness.
Mary was born February 22nd, 1925 in Wilkesbarre, PA, the daughter of Matthew and Alice (Radnor) Szortyka and was raised in Wilkesbarre. However, she has resided in Michigan much of her life and has lived in the Osier area since 1980 when she and her husband of 56 years, Robert F. Zona, move to the Upper Peninsula. They married July 3rd, 1950 in Hudson, PA.
While living in the Detroit area with her family, she was employed as a