Maria Theresa Susinskas passed away peacefully on December 19, 2020. She was 86 years old, born on May 9,1934 in Lithuania to the late Baltrus and Anele ( Vaitkunas ) Krantauskas .

Maria spent her life caring for her husband, Vytautas who passed away in 2016, and her children. With her free time, she enjoyed volunteering for St. Andrews Lithuanian Catholic Church and the Lithuanian community.

Maria is survived by her daughter, Vida ( Bendzius ) Salciunas , her husband Algis, her two sons, Eugene and Joseph, his wife De- Ana , her grandaughter's Antoinette (Bendzius) Adams, Laura Salciunas, her grandsons, Andrew Salciunas, Rocco and Jack Susinskas . In addition to her husband and parents, she is preceded in death by her first husband George Bendzius and oldest son Vito Bendzius .

Services will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her honor to St. Andrews Lithuanian Catholic Church located at 19 th and Wallace St. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.