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Mary Salata Obituary
Mary Martha
Salata
August 11, 1930
December 27, 2022
Mary Martha (Biggio) Salata passed away peacefully at Advanced Hospice in Colorado Springs on December 27, 2022, at the age of 92.
Mary Martha was born in Steubenville, Ohio, on August 11, 1930, to William and Sara (Cheffy) Biggio. She attended Catholic Central High School in Steubenville and graduated from Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut. She married John Robert Salata in 1953. After her marriage, she worked in Washington, DC, as a schoolteacher, while her husband completed his medical education at Georgetown University. After her time in Washington, she lived in Hawaii, where her husband served as a medical officer in the U.S. Navy. She and her husband eventually settled in Colorado Springs, where she was active for many years in local church, cultural and charitable organizations.
Mary Martha is preceded in death by her husband, who recently passed away on December 22, 2022, by her sister Virginia and her brother John, and by her parents. She is survived by several cousins, nieces and nephews.
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Dave Ryan
January 13, 2023
I worked at the Pioneers Museum when Mary Martha co-managed the museum store. We were both cigarette smokers at the time and shared many a laugh in the smoking area under the east steps. She was a hoot- quite the character! I´ll always miss that great sense of humor. Rest in peace Mary Martha.
Jane Reilly Gorab
January 2, 2023
Mary Martha and I were both wives of men who graduated from Georgetown Medical School. I knew this wonderful lady through the "Medical Auxiliary" in Co.
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