By Carol Ann Benanti

Rab's Country Lanes in Dongan Hills provided the perfect setting for Mary Lindeman's 91st birthday part, a festive event replete with kinfolk and friends — and even nonagenarian friends. It all made perfect sense. According to her family, bowling had always been one of Mary's favorite past times, inasmuch as she was a member of a bowling league for a number of years. Yet for this year's birthday bash on Aug. 7, enjoying bowling with her friends was even more fun — the score was not really important — than usual. Even the cake had a bowling theme.

The event was hosted by Mary's daughter and son-in-law, Cecelia and Michael Somogyi. To backtrack for a bit, Mary was born in Manhattan of Italian immigrant parents. She was brought to Staten Island at the age of 2 and has lived in the same Dongan Hills home ever since.

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