Obituary of Mary Ellen Budnella

Mary Ellen Budnella passed on December 13, 2018 after an enjoyable day visiting with friends and family. She was 88 years old. She was born on October 15, 1930 in Wauneta, Nebraska to James and Edna McBride. She came to Colorado Springs in the early 1950's. She met and married John D. Budnella in 1957 and just celebrated their 61st anniversary. During the course of her marriage she was blessed with three sons and a daughter. After raising her children, she had a fulfilling career as an accountant for a local company. She is preceded in death by her infant brother; mother and father; stepmother, Eliza; father in-law, Gino Maccarini; and mother in-law, Virgina Maccarini. Mary "Mama" is survived by her husband, John "Pawpaw"; her brothers, Harvey "Bud" and Jerry McBride; her sisters Nancy Leroux and Jackie McBride; her children, John (Patty) Budnella, Tony (Tricia) Budnella, Jim (Brenda) Budnella and Judy Russell; ten grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and three great-grandchildren on the way; and several nieces and nephews.Rosary, 7:00PM, Thursday, December 27, 2018, Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 2318 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907.Memorial Mass, 10:00AM, Friday, December 28, 2018, Corpus Christi Catholic Church.Inurnment, Riverside Cemetery, US-6, Wauneta, Nebraska, 69045. Events Rosary Thursday, December 27, 2018 7:00PM Corpus Christi Catholic Church 2318 N. Cascade Avenue Colorado Springs,, CO 80907 Phone: 719-633-1457 Memorial Mass Thursday, December 27, 2018 10:00AM Corpus Christi Catholic Church 2318 N. Cascade Avenue Colorado Springs,, CO 80907 Phone: 719-633-1457 Final Resting Place Riverside Cemetery (Wauneta, NE) US-6 Wauneta, NE 69045