Mary D. Petrie, 81, of Branford, died peacefully on Sept. 9 in the comfort of her home, with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Stewart J. Petrie, MD.   Mary was born in Ansonia on Jan. 4, 1931, daughter of the late Pietro and Dafne Matricaria Pizzi. She graduated from Ansonia High School in 1948 and from Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing in 1951.

Mary began her career as a delivery room nurse at Griffin Hospital in Derby and later worked alongside her husband in his OB/GYN practice for many years in the Valley area.

Mary was a certified Lamaze instructor, a member of the New Haven County Medical Association Women’s Auxiliary, and a loyal volunteer and board member at Homemakers Thrift Shop in Branford, whose proceeds benefit local medical charities.

 She is survived by three loving and devoted daughters, Mary-Ellen Faroni and her husband Russell, Sr. of Bethany, Patricia Limauro and her husband James of Bethany, and Suzanne Petrie Liscouski and her husband Robert of Leesburg, Virginia; a stepson, S. Judson Petrie, Jr. of Belfast, Maine; a stepdaughter, Gwen Gilbert and her husband Robert of Seymour; a sister, Lorraine Mariotti of Port Charlotte, Florida; and her cherished grandchildren, Russell Faroni, Jr., Michael Faroni, Robert Judson Liscouski, Judson Hendricks, Heather Petrie, Kaylan Petrie, Jessie Gilbert, Jeffrey Gilbert, and Jamie Gilbert. She is also survived by several nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Calling hours for relatives and friends will be on Wednesday Sept. 12, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Spinelli-Ricciuti Funeral Home, 62 Beaver St., Ansonia. On Thursday, Sept. 13, her funeral procession will leave the funeral home at 9 a.m. for a mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Assumption Church, 81 Center Rd. (Route 114), in Woodbridge. Burial will follow in the family plot in Mount Saint Peter Cemetery, Derby. Given the care and dedication of the Connecticut Hospice staff in her final weeks and days, her family requests that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Connecticut Hospice, 100 Double Beach Rd., Branford, CT 06405, or to the Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness at Griffin Hospital, 350 Seymour Ave., Derby, CT 06418, or through the funeral home. To honor Mary and send an act of sympathy, please visit www.spinelliricciutifh.com.