Mary Jane Conroy, age 96, of Hamden, CT passed away November 26, 2023. Born in Bridgeport on October 17, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Jane Mary (Collins) Conroy, and sister of the late Judith C. McAdams. She is survived by her brother-in-law Charles McAdams, nieces, Dana Ely (Keith) of Kennett Square, PA, Maura Abbonizio (Robert) of Doylestown, PA, and Beth Ann McFadden (Jack) of Toronto, and nephews, Kevin McAdams (Andrea) of Haverford, PA and Brian McAdams of Doylestown, PA. She also leaves 14 grandnieces and nephews, and six great-grandnieces and nephews.

Mary Jane began her teaching career in Cheshire, received a Master's in Education from Yale, and in 1956 moved to Great Neck, Long Island, where she was a devoted and respected teacher. She retired in 1988 and returned to her Hamden home, where she was a frequent volunteer at St. Raphael's Hospital, the New Haven school system, the Retired Teachers of Great Neck, the Head Start program, and the Schubert Theater. She also loved volunteering at St. Martin De Porres, and was a recipient of the Apple Award for her many years of service. She served as a Lector and Parish Council member at the former St. John the Baptist Church, where her devotion to her faith and community earned her the diocese St. Joseph Medal of Honor.

Friends are invited to visit with her family at Beecher & Bennett Funeral Home, 2300 Whitney Ave., Hamden on Thursday, November 30th from 8:30-9:30 a.m., prior to her Mass of Christian Burial in St. Paul VI Parish/Blessed Sacrament Church, 321 Circular Ave., Hamden at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Michael's Cemetery, Stratford, at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mary Jane's memory may be made to St. Martin De Porres Academy, 208 Columbus Ave., New Haven, CT 06519.