Mary Traina passed away peacefully at the age of 102 on July 12, 2021.  She was born in Brooklyn more than 102 years ago on September 23, 1918.

Mary showed an early talent for painting, sculpting, music and inventing.   She spent many years studying piano, composing, and publishing numerous pieces and popular songs.  She studied and taught at Carnegie Hall.  She also played piano accompaniment with the violinists at Carnegie Hall.  Mary developed her own method of teaching piano to professionals at Carnegie Hall, which was used for many years.  Later, Mary became a private piano teacher and innovated new methods to teach piano and music theory for children and adults.  When Mary was younger, she enjoyed playing softball and studying French and German. She enjoyed baking and gardening and cared for her many prize-winning roses.  Mary attended Brooklyn College and studied speech pathology.  Over the course of her career she also was a licensed real estate broker.  Mary was also an inventor and held many patents for various items she invented.  She was always active in her church and other philanthropic organizations including Deborah Hospital.

Mary met her future husband, Angelo at a church dance and married him when he returned from WW2.  Mary and Angelo had 3 children: Vincent, Richard and Susan.  Angelo was a successful businessman, lithographer and semi-pro golfer who passed away in 1998 at the age of 84. Vincent died at an early age in 1957.  Richard passed away in January 2021 in Boca Raton where he lived for many years.  Her daughter Susan is married to Steve Ryzuk and they have 2 children and live in Lawrenceville NJ.  Mary has 2 grandchildren: Nicole who is an electrical engineer, and Michael who is a Junior in college studying computer engineering.

Mary is survived by her daughter Susan, son in law Steve, granddaughter Nicole, grandson Michael, sister Florence and her many nieces, nephews and cousins in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Florida, and California.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 10:00am at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 216 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ 08542 followed by interment in St. John's Roman Catholic Cemetery, 80-01 Metropolitan Ave, Middle Village, NY 11379