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Mary Patrica Stronati was born on the summer day of July 10, 1936 in Detroit, Michigan to Charles and Margaret DeLaere (née Kerns). Mary was the eldest of her parents' four children and graduated from St. Phillips High School in 1954.
After completing school, Mary began working at the Packard Motor Plant in Detroit. Around this time, she met and later married Edward Stronati January 31,1959. The two relocated to Fraser, Michigan where they purchased their first home together. Their family...