Anna Marie Connolly

November 12, 1940 - November 30, 2020

Anna Marie Connolly, 80, of Louisville passed on November 30, 2020 at Forest Springs Health Campus. Born in Louisville she was the former Anna Marie Logsdon and was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her loving husband John Joseph Connolly III and her sister Carolyn Elizabeth Ernst. Left to cherish her memory are her daughters Marcia Ilg (Christopher), Mary Jane Thomas (Jeffrey), and Catherine Zehnder (James); Grandchildren Zachary A. Thomas, Brent G. Thomas, Caitlin E. Thomas, Daniel W. Zehnder, and Sara Z. Stouch; and her Great-Grandchildren Isabella and Jackson Stouch. Anna’s greatest joy was her daughters and grandchildren. She loved large family meals for all holidays and everyone's birthday celebration. If there wasn’t an occasion she would get everyone together and go out to a restaurant to eat. When the zoo was first built, Anna loved to watch the elephants while she was eating lunch. She used them as her personal weatherman. If the elephants weren’t out, she knew it was cold out. The zoo was always a great form of entertainment for her since she lived across the street. Anna was a Girl Scout leader for her daughters when they were in school. Thanks to her Aunt she was a great seamstress. When John’s mother Mildred got sick, Mildred moved in with her and John and both of them took care of her before she died. After John died in 2000, Anna got involved in the grandchildren's lives to get through the grief. She helped homeroom teachers at schools and went on field trips. She read one on one with children who were struggling to read. She attended all the sports games, hot or cold and she greatly enjoyed the dance and piano recitals and orchestra concerts. Anna found a traveling group of friends and explored the United States by bus and many international cities by sea. She found great joy in finding small gifts from her adventures to share with a loved one when she returned. Anna was involved with the Altar Sodality at Holy Family Church, a member of the YO-YO's (Young and Old), she was paired with a student from Holy Family School, and was involved organizing many funeral meals and card parties. When she moved into Symphony she was the president of the resident counsel. She volunteered in the library at the DePaul School. Anna and John stuffed many Easter eggs for the Census Bureau easter egg hunts. Anna will have a private visitation and mass on Friday, December 4 from 9 am until 10 with Mass beginning at 10. Burial will follow at Resthaven Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Louisville Zoo 1100 Trevilian Way. Louisville, KY 40213.