I'll never forget you, Aunt Mary, especially since your heavenly birthday was on my earthly birthday! I had been praying for a special day for you! May you rest in the arms of Jesus and celebrate your homecoming with all your family!

I will always remember our family's visit to her home with Jim in Florida when I was a little boy (7 years old circa 1977). She was so welcoming and such a nice lady that made us feel at home, while we sat outside and talked about how my dad, Tom - her nephew, would always misbehave! I remember admiring her energy and fervor for life, with her very active lifestyle from her badminton days to golfing (and hers and Jim's golf cart at their house) to her trampoline exercises as an 80 year old woman! She will be truly missed and our deepest sympathies go to the Aunt Annie and the Kuszaj family that cared for her in her elderly years. - Mark, Dorette, Rylan & Brynne Bytnar - Chicago

I have fond memories of Aunt Mary going back to my childhood. When visiting her and Uncle Jim I admired all her Badminton and golf trophies. On Sunday visits I learned how to sit quietly while watching golf on TV. This prepared me for watching golf with my wifes parents, be quiet, no talking . She was a very thoughtful and caring person. When we visited Aunt Mary and Uncle Jim in Ocala they were wonderful hosts. When my wifes parents visited they invited them for a round of golf, and dinner at their Country Club. After Aunt Mary took her Mom (my Grandma Bytnar who we loved) to Poland, she wrote a wonderful travelogue of her visit where Grandma was born. Aunt Mary was a strong -willed woman, very much a take charge person. In fact ,Uncle Jim called her Sarge. She was a very devout Catholic and we know she is now in Heaven with all her many family members and friends which she had many being close to 102 years old. P.S. Contrary to what my son Mark wrote in a previous obit memory I never MISBEHAVED when visiting our Aunt Mary.