Mary A. Rivers, age 85, of Derby, formerly of Bridgeport, beloved wife of the late John H. Rivers for 56 years, passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Griffin Hospital. Mary was born in Bridgeport on September 5, 1929 to the late Andrew and Mary Bol Puskar. She was a graduate of Warren G. Harding High School, Class of 1947, and had been employed by the City of Bridgeport Tax Assessor's Office and the D. M. Read Department Store. She was an avid New York Yankees and UCONN basketball fan, and enjoyed gardening and bird-watching. She is survived by, and will be greatly missed by, her daughters, Nancy Monelli and her husband Alan, and Sharon Cavallaro and her husband Pete, her cherished grandchildren, Anthony Monelli, Deanna Cavallaro, and Nicholas Monelli, her brother, John Puskar, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her husband and parents, Mary was predeceased by two sisters, Ann and Helen, and sister-in-law, Angela "Bonnie" Puskar. The family would like to extend special thanks to the ER and ICU personnel at Griffin Hospital for their care during Mary's final hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, January 15, at 11 AM at Our Lady of the Assumption, 81 Center Road, Woodbridge. Interment will be at St. John's Cemetery, Stratford. Friends and family may call on Wednesday, January 14 from 4-7 PM. In the Adzima Funeral Home 50 Paradise Green Place Stratford.