Mary Lou Marini of Vero Beach passed away July 12th, 2019 with her loving family by her side. She was born in Kenilworth, New Jersey of Lucille Monahan and Alfred Wussler. Mary Lou graduated from Springfield Regional High School in Springfield NJ. She was married to Peter Marini August 8th, 1959.

Mary Lou is best known for her loves: family, caring for everyone, feeding armies, Dodgers baseball and Christmas. Holidays for her were opportunities to bring family together and decorate the whole house; she had 11 different themed Christmas trees every year. In her house, you were family; she fed and housed all of the kids' friends over the years. She was a partner with her husband, Pete, in Elmer's Flea Market for 37 years. Mary Lou also enjoyed cruising the Caribbean with Pete. July 12th, 2019 will be remembered as the day Vero Beach stood still.

She is survived by her husband Pete of 60 years, her 6 children: Terri (Gino), Peter (Dorothy), Patti, Richie (Mikey), Steve (Diana), and Anthony (Melissa) and 15 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and 2 sisters: Lynn Petschow and Patti Kuraze.

Visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00 PM, July 19, 2019 at Cox Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home.