Mary Osborne Kolodziej, 88, of Loudon passed away peacefully on February 25, 2016, at Highgate in Paoli, Pennsylvania, where she had lived since 2013.

Mary was the daughter of John and Rena Osborne of Loudon and was born and raised on a dairy farm. She loved to grow vegetables and work outdoors.

She graduated from Keene Teachers College in 1949 and taught school and was the cheerleading coach at Andover High School for two years.

Mary spent her career teaching home economics. She retired from the Manchester Public School System in 1991.

She was predeceased by two brothers, Russell and Kenneth Osborne, and by one sister, Rachel Kidder.

She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Ted Kolodziej, of Paoli; daughters Jane Gruen of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and Carole (John) Erickson of Wayne, Pennsylvania; and sons Brian (Kris) of Atlanta, Georgia and Bruce (Lili) of Red Bank, New Jersey. She was a loving grandmother to Sarah (Gruen) Snell, Rachel and Hannah Gruen, Abbey and Connor Kolodziej, and Lydia Erickson. Jonathan Snell is her infant great-grandson.

She is also survived by two sisters, Dorothy Day and Priscilla Bechok; a brother, David Osborne; and numerous nieces and nephews. She will be missed by all.

A memorial service will be held at Loudon Congregational Church on Saturday, May 28, beginning at 2 PM. Burial will be at the Moore Cemetery followed by light refreshments in the church’s Fellowship House.