Anna Marie Malloy Loney was born in West Philadelphia on November 27, 1941. She passed away on October 22, 2022 at her daughter Anna Marie and son-in-law Michael’s home in Northern California.
Anna Marie and her seven siblings were raised in St.Vincent’s and St. John’s Orphanages in Drexel Hill, PA.
She attended Hallahan Girls High School for one year, then transferred to and graduated from West Philadelphia Catholic Girls High School in 1959.
Anna Marie married Sidney Loney from Yeadon, PA on October 19, 1962. They raised their four children, Daniel Francis( Wendy Faries), Mary Elizabeth, Matthew Francis( Rebekah Ruth) and Anna Marie (Michael Deeming)in Havertown, PA.
Anna Marie was a proud and loving grandmother of 14 grandchildren: Payton, Sydney, Madeline, Grace, Samantha, Quinn, McKenna, Mark, Ruby, Jake, Amelia, Mallory, Aidan and Bridget.
Anna Marie was predeceased by her parents, Anna Kane Malloy, and Charles Malloy from Glasgow, Scotland, as well as her siblings: loving sister Catherine/Rene (Todd) Casey, and 3 loving brothers; Charles Malloy,(Patricia),William Malloy (Margaret), and Jackie( Sandy) Malloy. She was also also predeceased by her ex-husband Sidney Charles Loney, and brother and sister-in- law Daniel and Virginia Loney of Chadds Ford, PA. She is survived by her three loving sisters, Eleanor( Nicholas) LiCalzi, Josephine (Elmer) Himes, and Elizabeth/Betty Lou(James) Marsella,as well as her sister in law, Kathleen Loney.
Aunt Re had many nieces and nephews she loved dearly and looked forward to seeing, especially at family reunions in Ridley Park, or summers in Wildwood, NJ.
Anna Marie enjoyed friendships with many friends from West Catholic,especially Mary Dunn (Januszewski), as well as friends she made in Havertown: Nancy and John Beck, Anne Marie and Fran Rosenbaum, Kate Serano, Connie Rafferty, Barbara Swahl, Margit Mackley, Jill Keithly and Clara Moderski.
Anna Marie will be remembered for her love of Jeopardy and Alex Trebeck, doing crossword puzzles, her love of all things related to Philadelphia sports, working at the University of Pennsylvania and Presbyterian Hospitals and bowling at Manoa Lanes. She loved dancing, music, parties and drinking beer, and had a passion for arguing about politics, which she kept right until the end.
Relatives and friends are invited to a memorial service on Saturday, November 19th from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at The D’Anjolell Memorial Home in Broomall, 2811 West Chester Pike, Broomall, Pennsylvania 19008.
Guests are all invited to a luncheon at Springfield Country Club to celebrate her life at 12:00pm immediately following the service.
Please make donations in Anna Marie’s honor to:
PHILABUNDANCE:
3616 South Galloway Street | Philadelphia, PA 19148
Phone: 215-339-0900
giving@philabundance.org
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation
P.O. Box 781352
Philadelphia, PA 19178-1352
Or please call the Foundation at 267-426-5332
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