Obituary of Mary Festa

Mary Ann Festa, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March, 7, 2019. She was born in 1921 to the late Ida and Gennaro Contento in Brooklyn, NY. Mary and her family moved to Vineland in 1926. She attended Vineland Schools, graduating from Vineland High School in 1938 and she also attended New York University. Mary worked in textile design studio in New York. When World War II broke out, she went to work in the Hydrographic Office for the US Navy in Washington, DC as cartographic draftsman. She moved back to Vineland after the war ended and married Charles Festa Jr. in 1946. Eventually she was hired to work as a draftsman in the Vineland City Engineer's office, City Hall in 1952 preparing tax maps, etc. Also, she worked with Planning Board as City Planner. Prepared ordinances etc. for planning and zoning as well as master plans. Later she received an Associates Degreefrom Cumberland County College. Mary retired from the City of Vineland in 1987. After she retired Mary worked for the Buena Borough Planning Board. She was a member of Bishop McCarthy Auxiliary and Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Mary was an accomplished artist painting many beautiful pictures. She enjoyed reading, doing crewel embroidery pillows and pictures and watching Phillies baseball.