Mary Lillian McMahon LaMura

Mary Lillian McMahon LaMura, 93, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018. She was a resident at Stratford Court Independent Living in Boca Raton, FL. She was a lifelong resident of the Freehold, Matawan, Marlboro area in New Jersey. She then moved to Boca Raton, FL in 2016.

Mary was a registered nurse, she was also the owner and operator of Mount Pleasant Manor Nursing Home in Matawa, New Jersey, and the Renaissance Residential Care in Wichitunk, New Jersey.

She graduated from Freehold High School and then entered St. Peter's School Of Nursing in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where she graduated. She was also a member of the US Nurses Cadet Corps. She spent her nursing career specializing in Geriatric Care.

Mary Lillian was a loving mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. An avid reader who browsed the internet daily, she kept current on all world events by watching C-span, CNN, and MSNBC throughout the day and into the night. Her thirst for knowledge and the truth was insatiable.

She was a kind, caring, giving, and spiritual person, leaving a lasting impression with everyone who knew her. Mary spread love and light with whoever she met and wherever she went.

She was the widow of Frank LaMura and is predeceased by her grandson Brandon Paolo,  brother James McMahon, sister Kathleen Abbatiello, and sister Ann Caney. Surviving her are her children Colleen Paolo and husband Bob, Donna Ferrera, and Frank LaMura Jr. Her sisters Peg Rabe and Elizabeth Arcoleo and husband Joe. Her brother Thomas McMahon and his wife Louise. Two grandchildren - Kristian Ferrera and Danielle Altier and her husband Will. Five great-grandchildren - Ascher and Elizabeth Altier, A.J. and Brandy Paolo, and Charlotte Rose Ferrera London.