Mary Louise Petretti

Mary Louise Paul Petretti, a longtime resident of Dobbs Ferry, NY passed away on January 6, 2022, having declined in health due to an illness dating from December 2019. She was 97 years old. Born on January 11, 1924, in Richmond, RI to Anna K. Sypula of Strogowa, Poland and Jacob Paul of Olib, Croatia. Mary spent her earliest years in Rhode Island, then Florida, and her entire school years in the Bronx; having graduated night school from Theodore Roosevelt High on East Fordham Road. Mary and her husband George, were married 74 years ago in the Bronx at Our Lady of Grace Church on Bronxwood Avenue. Mary Louise was an artist, chiropractor’s assistant, health food enthusiast, herbalist, homemaker and yoga practitioner.  A past member of the Ardsley Garden Club, of both the Dobbs Ferry Beautification Committee, and the Senior Center. She was an all-round animal lover and animal conservation supporter. She is survived by a daughter, Mary A. Petretti of Manhattan, two sons; Paul J. of Dobbs Ferry and George H....