Published May 10. 2024 08:36AM
Mary Louise Christoff, 105, died April 25, 2024, at Sacred Heart Senior Living. She was the wife of the late Michael Warren Christoff for 58 years.
Born in Northampton, she was the daughter of the late Antoni and Anna (Brezowska) Guzara.
She and her husband owned and operated a beer distributor in Northampton and Mike’s Bar and Hotel in North Coplay. She worked at Bamberger’s and Macy’s department stores.
She delivered for Meals on Wheels and made pierogies for St. Michael’s Church.
She is survived by three daughters, Patricia Orndorff, Janet Rutman and Maryann and husband Stanley Wimmer; a son-in-law, Rich Polczynski; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great grandchildren.
She is predeceased by a son, Lawrence; a daughter, Louise Polczynski; two grandchildren, Jeff Wimmer and Julie Rutman; a great-grandson, Caleb Pearson; and two sons-in-law, Warren Orndorff and David Rutman.
Contributions may be made to St. John the Baptist Church, 3024 S. Ruch St., Whitehall, 18052, or Meals on Wheels of the Lehigh Valley, 1302 N. Sherman St., Allentown, 18109.
Arrangements were made by Reichel Funeral Home, Northampton.