Mary Zayas

Mary E. Zayas, 86, of Quakertown, died Sat., Dec. 16 at St. Luke's Allentown Hospital. Born in Quakertown, she was a daughter of the late Michael D. and Eva (Derr) Valerio. She was a drum majorette while attending Quakertown High School in the mid 1940s. Mary was a talented seamstress, working for various people and companies, and sewed many baseballs during that time. Surviving is her son, Scott Zayas, wife Kathleen; daughter, Vickie Fletcher, husband Leo, all of Quakertown; grandchildren: Daniel, Michelle and Kimberly; great-grandchildren: Aidan, Zachary, Rylie, Tyler, Olivia and Levi; siblings: Michael D. Valerio, Jr., wife Mildred of Clayton, NC; Dorothy "Toot" Link, husband G. Arden "Skip" of Zion Hill and Norma Schmell of Quakertown; several nieces and nephews. Services will be private at the convenience of the family. Interment in Quakertown Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Critical Care Unit of St. Luke's Allentown Campus, 1736 Hamilton St., Allentown, PA 18104.