Mary Michael Fiorella Hayden passed away October 29, 2020. She was 86. Born in Owensboro, a daughter of the late Gabriel and Agnes Kurz Fiorella, Mary Michael was in the first graduating class of Owensboro Catholic High School and was a graduate of Webster College in St. Louis. In June of 1954, she married Joseph Jolly Hayden, Sr in a double wedding ceremony with her sister Peggy Ann Fiorella Wimsatt and Thomas K. Wimsatt. Her joy in life was the time she spent with her family; her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She was an active member of The Parish of the Immaculate where she volunteered in a variety of capacities. Mary Michael’s zest for life and commitment to her community included golf, tennis, bridge, and her active roles with the Women’s Guild and the Daniel Pitino Center.
Those who remain to honor her memory include her daughters, Sandra Marie Hale of Murfreesboro, TN and Laurie Sue Wood (Doug) of Louisville; her sons Joseph Jolly Hayden, Jr. (Sherrie) of Cedar Park, TX and Patrick Allen Hayden of Louisville; her grandchildren Benjamin J. Hale (Melissa) and Christopher Hale of Murfreesboro, Abigail Hale of Nashville, Emily Wood Hixson (Will) and Aaron Wood of Louisville, and Jonathan Hayden, James Hayden and Thomas Hayden of Austin, TX, and her great-grandchildren Bailey Hale and Brody Hale of Murfreesboro and Roman Hixson of Louisville; and her sister Marge Fiorella Collignon. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Jolly Hayden Sr. in 1984; brother, Gabe Fiorella, and her sisters Beverly Jean Fiorella and Peggy Ann Fiorella Wimsatt.
The funeral Mass for Mary Michael Fiorella Hayden will be 1 pm Wednesday November 4, 2020 at The Parish of the Immaculate in Owensboro, KY. Visitation will be from 10 am until 1 pm at the church. Interment will be in Resurrection Cemetery.
All who attend the visitation and service for Mrs. Hayden shall be within current health and safety directives. Visitors shall wear personal protective masks.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to The Parish of the Immaculate, the Daniel Pitino Center, Hosparus Health of Louisville, or the charity of one’s choice.
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