Mary Ann Sledjeski Barr Costello

Former Greenport resident Mary Ann Sledjeski Barr Costello died Dec. 3 in Sonoma, Calif. 

She was born May 8, 1946, in Greenport and was the mother of her son, Carmen Amici and grandmother of his two daughters, Sydney and Claire, all of Jacksonville, Fla.; the wife of E. Thomas Costello; and stepmom of Lisa Costello Woffinden of New Port Richey, Fla., Jonathan David Costello of San Francisco, Calif. and Diana Rachel Costello of Lehigh Acres, Fla. and grandmother to Dale Raynor of Greenport, Alicia Marie Costello of Norfolk, Va. and Meghan and Zachary Woffinden of Kennewick, Wash.

Mary Ann was predeceased by her parents, Walter and Sophie Sledjeski and her brother Richard all of Greenport, owners of the well-known Porky’s Restaurant.

She is survived by her sister-in-law Clara Begley Sledjeski and her niece Patricia Sledjeski, both of Greenport.

After a 30 year career in IBM as a sales and marketing executive, Mary Ann became a partner in the consulting company, Critical Path Strategies of Boerne, Texas. During her tenure she taught global sales practices in over 100 countries around the world.