Obituary of Mary W. Crocker

Mary W. (Doggart) Crocker, 94, of Glastonbury, formerly of Manchester, died Monday March 28, 2022 at home. Born September 28, 1927 in Manchester,daughter of the late Robert and Jennie (Beebe) Doggart. Prior to her retirement Mary worked as an assembler for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, where she often said "she worked a man's job for womans wages". Mary was an active member of theGlastonbury Senior Center where she enjoyed daily lunches with her many friends including June, Georgia, Gloria, Lynn and others at "their table". She also enjoyed many day trips with them. Mary is survived by her 3 daughters and their spouses, Marylou and Michael Draghi of Glastonbury, Kathleen and Frank Napolitano of New Britain, Susan and Stuart Thickman of Indiana and 9 grandchildren: Kristen Bollerman, Karen Smith, Kathy and Ken Thickman, BobDraghi, Sara Moore, Frank, Adam & Vanessa Napolitano. 9 great grandchildren: Rose Bollerman, Keira and Natalia Draghi, Ava and Julia Moore, Luke, Avery, Morgan and Alyssa Napolitano. Mary loved to travel and was one of the first to join the Friendship Force organized by Rosalyn Carter and travel to : England, Germany, Peru, Japan, Australia and Israel and many other countries. The family would also like to thank her aides Sharon Hamilton and Missi Lee for their devoted help that allowed Mary to stay home these past 4 years. Funeral service will be Friday April 1 at 10am in the Mulryan Funeral Home, 725 Hebron Ave.,Glastonbury. Burial will follow in East Cemetery, Manchester. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Parsonage Fund at Phillips Metropolitan C.M.E. Church, 2500 Main St., Hartford, CT. 06120 Attn: Zachary Mullens. For online condolences please visit www.mulryanfh.com.