Mary Torrieri, radio host
Jan 01, 2015
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by Jacques Kelly
Mary Torrieri, the host of an Italian-American radio program who was also active in local charities, died of heart failure Dec. 29 at Riderwood Village in Rockville. The former Towson resident was 94.
Born Mary Nagro in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Joseph Nagro, a stonemason, and Agatha "Ida" DiBrigida Nagro, a homemaker. She attended St. Mary's School in North Philadelphia was a graduate of Hallahan Girls High School.
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