Mary Ann Budds

Mary Ann Budds, wife of the late J. Vincent Budds, died Sunday, March 4, at St. Mary Home in West Hartford. Daughter of the late John O?Rourke and Mary Ann Coffey, she was born in New York City, growing up in Manhattan, where she roller-skated as a young girl down Morningside Drive, and later in Queens, where she graduated from Jamaica High School before becoming a commercial secretary. Her mother died before she was a year old and her father when she was a teen. Mary Ann came to Hartford in 1939 to work but then left for Washington to work for the Navy Department during World War II. Following the war she returned to Hartford and married Vin Budds in 1947. He passed away in 1963 after they had three sons. She is survived by James G. and Carol Budds of Charleston, SC, Kevin J. Budds of West Hartford and Brian M. Budds and Ted Yamasaki of San Francisco, CA; grandchildren Garrett Budds of Missoula, MT, Michael and Marisa Budds of Bellingham, WA, Molly Budds of New Haven, Vincent Budds and Kevin Budds of West Hartford, and her great-granddaughter Victoria; her brother and sister-in-law, John and Peggy O?Rourke of Levittown, NY; her sister-in-law Sally Budds of West Hartford and nieces and nephews of both families with whom she was very close. Mary Ann was a woman of strong faith and was active for many years in her parishes, St. Thomas the Apostle and St. Helena and was a longtime friend and supporter of local religious communities and the Jesuit Missions. Her family wishes to offer their sincere gratitude for the extraordinary care and attention given to Mary Ann by all the staff of St. Mary Home, and particular special thanks to Gregory C. Walsh, M.D. Calling hours will be Thursday, March 8, at the Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave. West Hartford from 4-8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, March 9, at 10am at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 872 Farmington Ave., West Hartford. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bristol. Memorial gifts in honor of Mary Ann may be sent to St. Thomas the Apostle School, 25 Dover Road, West Hartford, CT 06119 or to St. Mary Home, 2021 Albany Avenue West Hartford, CT 06117. Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com

Mary Ann Budds

March 4, 2007