Mary Ella Pstrak Runyan Obituary
The passing of Mary Ella Pstrak Runyan of Lexington, South Carolina occurred on August 23, 2026. Mary Ella, born on September 3, 1952, is remembered by those who knew her. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Mary Ella Pstrak Runyan to pay them a last tribute.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Theodore Wesly Pstrak and Helen Tyriw Pstrak; her children, Andrea Michelle Runyan Grohman (Matthew Grohman) of Las Vegas, Nevada and Daniel Joseph Runyan of Miami, Florida; her brothers, Myron Anthony Pstrak (Charles Robinson) of Brevard, Theodore Wesley Pstrak, Jr. (Julie Jackson-Pstrak) of Lexington, Stephen Michael Pstrak (Debbie Cooper Pstrak) of Gilbert and David William Pstrak (Theresa Tutt Pstrak) of Brevard; her nieces and nephews, Kathryn Pstrak, Anna Pstrak-Saggus, David Pstrak, Jr., Andrew Pstrak, Tradd Pstrak and Philip Pstrak; and her great-niece Rosemary Wren Saggus.
In 2000, she began her tenure as a librarian at the Kimbell Art Museum, a role she found deeply fulfilling until her position ended in 2020 because of the COVID pandemic.
In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to Support Our Aging Religious, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 300, Silver Spring, MD, 20910.
