Mary Frongello, 78, passed away at home in Medford on July 26th, 2008. She was born in Roxbury on July 7th, 1930 to her parents Joseph and Pauline Kropowensky. Mary was raised and educated in Roxbury. At the time Mary married her husband, Rudolph V. "Rudy" Frongello, they began their lives together living in Somerville before moving to Medford in 1969. Mary and Rudy celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary in 2007. She was a homemaker who was devoted to her family, caring for her husband, her children and her grandchildren. Mary's family would like to thank Kathy Hayes, RN, for providing such loving care over the past months. She is survived by her husband, Rudolph V. "Rudy" Frongello; her children, Paula Pashko and her husband Gregory of Bedford, Joan Krensky and her husband Stephen of Lexington, Robert Frongello and his wife Kathryn of Clifton, VA and Mary Graham and her husband Scott of Reading; her grandchildren Andrew and Peter Krensky, Corey, David and Daniel Graham and Ashley, Brian and Michael Frongello; and by her sister Olga Douglas of Arlington. She is also survived by 30 nieces and nephews. Along with her parents, Mary was predeceased by her sister Irene Foster and by her brother Walter Kropowensky. Relatives & friends are respectfully invited to attend funeral services from the A.J. Breslin & Son Funeral Home, 610 Pleasant St., Malden at Medford line on Tuesday July 29th at 10 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at Immaculate Conception Church, 600 Pleasant St., Malden at 11 AM. Services will conclude with interment in Oak Grove Cemetery in Medford. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Monday July 28th from 4-8 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations in Mary's memory may be made to the VNA of Middlesex-East & Visiting Nurse Hospice, 607 North Ave., Suite 17, Wakefield, MA 01880.