Mary T. Foltin

Age 92
Toms River, NJ

Mary T. Foltin died peacefully on July 3 at Ocean Medical Center in Brick, NJ after a brief illness. She had been a resident of Chelsea Assisted Living in Toms River. Mary was born in New York City on December 5, 1926 to parents Michael Foltin and Marie Mihalovich Foltin. She graduated from Saints Cyril & Methodius Slovak Catholic High School in Danville, PA on D Day, June 6, 1944. Her employment career started at Morgan Guarantee Bank, New York City and then years later at Raritan Savings Bank, Raritan, NJ. Mary married Paul B. Balas on August 31, 1946 after his discharge from U.S. Navy and had 1 son Paul Michael Balas, born August 12, 1950 in Somerville,NJ.

Mary was active with the Catholic churches of St. John Nepomvcene in NYC, Holy Trinity, Bridgewater, NJ, St. Joseph's Church, Raritan, NJ, Immaculate Conception Church, Somerville and St. Maximillian Kolbe & St. Joseph's in Toms River,NJ. She loved baking her walnut or poppyseed Kolaci and writing poetry for local newsletters and having coffee and donuts for family, friends and neighbors.Mary was predeceased by her parents, her brother John G. Foltin and husbands Paul B. Balas, Harry A. Dooley and John Drahos. After her employment from banking, she enjoyed working as a medical receptionist for Dr. Gattano, Dr. Frank Carnevale and Dr. Robert Scott retiring at the age of 82.She was State Chairperson for NJ Myasthenia Gravis Foundation and lived with that muscular disease for more then 50 years after being diagnosed by Dr. Marcus Sanford of Somerville, NJ.

Surviving are her son, Paul Michael Balas, her adopted daughter and dearest friend Edna Heck and her husband Sherman and dear daughter Diana Sprattof along with cousins, friends and neighbors who enjoyed her coffee and donuts.

Funeral Services will be held 11am on Monday, July 8, at Somerset Hills Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel, Mt. Airy Rd., Basking Ridge, NJ.
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Funeral Service will be held at 11am on Monday, July 8, at Somerset Hills Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel, 95 Mt. Airy Road, Basking Ridge, NJ