Mary Gelak

August 28, 1924 - February 15, 2018

Mary Barbara Gelak, 93, of Cherry Hill passed away on Wednesday, February 14 at her home with her family by her side. Born and raised in Trenton and a parishioner of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church, she has been a Cherry Hill resident for 63 years. Mrs. Gelak was a caring and dedicated mother to her two daughters. She was the bookkeeper for her husband's company, Richard Gelak Associates. Daughter of the late Paul and Mary Dzurisin, wife of the late Richard G. Gelak, sister of the late Paul, George and Michael Dzurisin, she is survived by 2 daughters – Sandra Gelak of Cherry Hill, and Barbara Kavanagh of Ashburn, VA; 3 grandchildren, Alexandra, Drew and Kelly; a sister-in-law, Mary Dzurisin, and nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on Saturday February 24th from 9:30 – 10:30am at the Murphy Funeral Home, 1863 Hamilton Ave., Hamilton, NJ 08619. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11am at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 3816 East State St. Ext., Hamilton, NJ 08619. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Byzantine Cemetery #2, Hamilton. Please visit www.murphyfh.com for additional information. Since our mother was passionate about books and reading, in lieu of flowers you may make donations in her name to the following organization: FirstBook.org, or to the Alzheimer's Association (supporting Alzheimers and Dementia, the latter of which my mother suffered).