Obituary for Mary Jane (CAREY) KOLARIK of Anderson, SC. born in Worcester, MA
Mary Jane Carey Kolarik
ANDERSON - Mary Jane (Carey) Kolarik, 75, passed away August 11, 2010. Born in Worcester, MA, a daughter of the late John Francis and Jane Rose Thomas Carey. She was a 1953 graduate of South High School, Worcester; and a 1957 graduate of St. Vincent Hospital School of Nursing. She served as a RN at St. Vencent Hospital for 35 years, and was voted one of the seven most popular nurses; and served as the youngest head nurse in the Orthopedic Unit. She was a member of the St. Vincent Hospital Alumni Association. Mrs. Kolarik initiated the HIV program while working at the Family Health Center in Worcester, MA. She was also a member of two Red Hat Societies in Florida and Anderson, SC. She is predeceased by a brother, John F. Carey, Jr.
She is survived by her husband, Stephen Kolarik of Anderson; a sister, Patricia Carey of North Oxford, MA; a brother, Rev. Richard T. Carey of Phillipston, MA; and many cousins around the Worcester area of MA.
A memorial mass will be held at St. Mary's of the Angels Catholic Church, Anderson; Monday, August 16, 2010 at 10:00 am. Burial will follow at the M.J. "Dolly" Cooper Veterans Cemetery.
Cremation Society of South Carolina
Published in Anderson Independent-Mail from August 13 to August 15, 2010