Mary Grazulis

SPENCER – Mary Ellen (Fellner) Grazulis, 76, of 350 Main Street, died Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at Webster Manor Healthcare in Webster. She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Daniel John Grazulis of Spencer; her son, Paul Grazulis of Stafford, CT; two brothers, Robert Fellner of St. Louis, MO, and David Fellner of East Stroudsburg, PA; four grandchildren and many nephews and nieces. She was born in Belleville, IL, daughter of the late Virgil J. and Eleanore (Rennschidt) Fellner, and lived in Dudley for over 25 years. She graduated from Notre Dame High School in St. Louis, MO, in 1960 and received her bachelor’s degree in Art and Music from Notre Dame College in St. Louis, MO, in 1963.

Mrs. Grazulis was a school teacher at David Prouty High School in Spencer before retirement. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Church in Charlton. At the church, she belonged to the adult and children’s choirs, the Mary Martha Guild, and made her Cursillo. In addition, she was a Eucharistic minister and lector at the church. Mrs. Grazulis was a sister of the School Sisters of Notre Dame in St. Louis, MO, for 25 years before leaving the convent.

A funeral will be held on Monday, September 24, 2018, from Paradis-Givner Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oxford, followed by a Mass at 12 noon at St. Joseph’s Church, 10 H. Putnam Rd. Ext., Charlton. Burial will follow at Mary Queen of the Rosary Cemetery in Spencer. Calling hours are Sunday, September 23, 2018, from 4-6 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the School Sisters of Notre Dame, 320 East Ripa Ave., St. Louis, MO 63125.