Mary Frances Riordan, 87, of Norwalk, CT, passed away April 25th, in Ft. Collins, Colorado.
She was born in Ocean Falls, British Columbia, on February 15 to George Scott Runyan and Frances Mary (Munn).
Mary married Thomas J. Riordan, Jr. in 1954 in Alameda County California. Mary is predeceased by Thomas and her beloved granddaughter Brittany. She is survived by her five children, Sheila Dargon, Frances (Chris) Bracken, Karen (Jim) Markot, Norah (Scott) Abramson and Thomas (Catherine) J. Riordan III, as well as six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. All who knew her will miss her good nature and sense of humor.
Mary was a strong supporter of St. Jude's Children's Hospital, PBS, as well as Wounded Warriors.
Mary has requested she be remembered whenever you look at the ocean which she loved and instilled in all her children.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Mary's honor to Pathways Hospice or St. Jude's Children's Hospital.
Pathways Hospice
305 Carpenter Road
Fort Collins, CO 80525
970-663-3500
https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=pathhosp&id=1
St. Jude's Children's Hospital
501 St. Jude Place
Memphis, TN 38105
800-822-6344
https://www.stjude.org/give/memorials-and-dedications.html