Mary Jean Torchia of Newark, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, passed peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, September 3, 2023.

Loving wife of Ross Falvo; daughter of the late Richard and Mildred Torchia; sister of Richard (Irene) Torchia, Cathy (Doug Hamby) Moore and Dan (Kandis) Torchia. Also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Mary graduated from Newark Senior High School, Muskingum University and Medical College of Ohio at Toledo. In professional practice, Mary specialized in anesthesiology and pain management. She did private practice in Pittsburgh, PA for much of her career followed by a long stint as a staff anesthesiologist at Licking Memorial Hospital. Throughout her professional life, Mary also participated in numerous mercy missions as part of a team to provide medical care to patients in underdeveloped countries in Africa and in Central and South America. Her professional and personal lives have been ones of giving to and caring for others.

Friends will be received at the Reed-Egan Funeral Home, 141 Green Wave Drive, Newark, 2-4 and 6-8 P.M., Thursday, September 21, 2023.

In lieu of flowers, family suggests contributions to Mercy Ships, P.O. Box 1930, Garden Valley, TX 75771 (www.mercyships.org)

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