Maria DeFazio
July 14, 1946 ~ December 30, 2023
Maria S. DeFazio passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023 after a brief illness and is reunited with her wife, Gail E. Steinheimer, in heaven. She was 77 years young.
When Maria was a little girl, she was a baton twirler and was known as Little Miss Newburgh. Maria worked for the West Point Mint and then worked at IBM. After retiring, she resided in a town right outside of Las Vegas, Nevada called Henderson for 20 years with her wife, Gail. She moved back to New York with the help of her niece Andrea, in 2020. Maria was known for her sassy, tell you like it is, personality. She was an amazing, kind hearted and strong woman that would do anything for the ones she loved. She had a love for dolphins and also loved animals.
Maria was the youngest of five siblings and they never let her forget that she was the baby of the family. She loved spending time with her siblings, nephew, Vincent Granieri and Great niece, Samantha Granieri.
Maria was pre-deceased by her loving parents, the late Anthony J. DeFazio and Mary (Vincenzia) M. (Busani) DeFazio. She is survived by her older siblings, Mildred Garrison, Lucy Vilela, Carmella and husband Rudy Baird, and Anthony DeFazio Jr. and wife Joan. She is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, great nieces and nephews. As previously mentioned, she is now reunited in heaven with her loving wife, Gail, her parents and her beloved Great niece, Andrea Granieri.
Maria will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Following Maria's wishes, a private, intimate burial will be held on Friday, January 5th at 1:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to St. Jude's Children's Hospital www.stjude.org