Mary Daniels

Mary (Tinella) Daniels, 89, of Bristol, passed away on Dec. 1, 2015, at the Bristol Hospital. She was the widow of Gerald R. Daniels Sr.

She was born in Bristol on June 21, 1926, the daughter of the late Peter and Filomena “Fannie” (Masi) Tinella. Mary resided in Bristol her entire life and was a lifetime member of St. Anthony Church.

She is survived by three sons, Richard A. Centoni and his companion, Gail Sullivan, Gerald R. Daniels Jr. and his wife, Maggie and Michael A. Daniels; three daughters, JoAnn (Centoni) Calcinari and  her husband, Bob, Deborah (Centoni) Porrini and her husband, John and Lisa (Daniels)  Basile and her husband, Scott; one sister, Roccina Brzeski; ten grandchildren, Chris, Gerald III, Christopher, Stacey, Jill, Christine, Sarah, Nicole, Natalie and Michael; five great-grandchildren, Donovan, Olivia, Kaitlyn, CJ and Makayla; plus several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by three brothers and a sister, Dominic Tinella, Joseph Tinella and Eva (Tinella) Klaczany.

Funeral will be held on Friday, 9 a.m., from Dunn Funeral Home, 191 West St., Bristol, to St. Anthony Church for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bristol. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to either St. Anthony Church, 111 School St., Bristol, CT 06010 or Celebration of the Eucharist - WJMJ Radio, 15 Peach Orchard Road, Prospect, CT 06712.