MARY LOUISE CARTA
Mary Louise Carta, age 82, a lifetime Washingtonian, died on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Sunrise of Chevy Chase, a caring and loving nursing home.
From an early age, Mary Lou demonstrated her uniqueness as a free-spirited Catholic girl and a nourishing spiritual woman. As a young girl, she played several sports at Raymond Playground in D.C. with her older brothers and sisters and was proficient in tennis and softball. After graduating from the Academy of the Holy Names, she ultimately became the Promotion Director for Wheaton Plaza and Tyson’s Corner Mall for ten years. She then went into real estate until a year before her passing and was a caring agent who went above and beyond to treat all of her customers like family. Her Catholic faith was always a dominate factor in her life, and for many years, she was an active member of the Neocatechumenal Way and the Sodality at St. Michael’s the Archangel Catholic Church and as such developed many lasting friendships with the women and priests with whom she interacted. The word of God was always on her lips, and she passed out holy cards and Catholic booklets to everyone she met. She even made it her business to give pictures of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to almost all of the policeman in Montgomery County. Growing up in a musical family, she loved songs by the all-time greats and dancing and singing after dinners and at get-togethers. She loved being on the open road from dawn until dusk and being with her family, and she was loved by many. Beloved Sister, aunt and friend, all will remember her strong faith in God and her delightful humor and playfulness, but she is now safe in heaven with her mom, dad (Cecelia and Salvatore Carta), her sisters, Joyce and Julie, and in the hearts of all who knew and loved her and will be remembered as a bright, shining light in the various communities and churches she served.
Mary Lou is survived by brothers, Joseph Carta of Glenwood, Maryland, Michael Carta of Lewes, Delaware, and Margaret Street of Rockville, Maryland, many nieces, nephews, and their families.
The family will greet friends from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday March 30, 2019, at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 805 Wayne Ave, Silver Spring, MD. The funeral Mass will immediately follow at 10:30 a.m. Note to those attending Please do not park in the large Whole Foods Parking lot (YOU WILL BE TOWED). There is parking available across the street in the school parking lot and public parking is available one block south of the church.
The Carta family would like to extend their gratitude to all of Mary Lou’s friends, Rondani, her friend and caretaker, the staff at Holy Cross Hospital, Holy Cross Hospice and Sunrise of Chevy Chase nursing home in Silver Spring, Reverend Michael Breise, Deacon Curtis Rodney, Monsignor Eddie Tolentino, Rev. Dan Leary, Rev. Saulo Vincente, and Rev. Alberto Biondi for their support, attentiveness, prayers and loving care. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Mary Lou’s name to St Michaels the Archangel Catholic Church.