VIRGINIA ( BUDDE ) WRENN
August 21, 1924 - December 17, 2008
Virginia D. (Dolan) Wrenn, widow of George S. Wrenn, died on December 17 with her family by her side. A lifelong resident of New Britain, she was born on Sept. 21, 1924, daughter of the late Isabel Avery Dolan and Thomas C. Dolan. She and George were married for 46 years and he predeceased her in 1994. She is survived by her daughter Mary Jane Wrenn of Falls Church, VA, a niece Lynn E. Dolan and her husband Kevin Wojcik of South Glastonbury, a nephew Thomas C. Dolan II and his wife Angie Dolan of Kensington and her sister-in-law Norma (Ulkus Dolan) Crandall and her husband Arthur Crandall of Kensington. She was predeceased by her brother Willard E. Dolan. Virginia’s nickname from childhood was Budde. She was a veteran of World War II, having served her country as a nurse in the Women’s Army Corps. Budde spent her career working as a nurse for the State of Connecticut, most of those years at the Rocky Hill Veterans Home & Hospital. Throughout the years, she enjoyed spending summer days at the Dolan family cottage at White Sand Beach in Old Lyme. In her younger days, she was a prolific knitter and made many beautiful sweaters for Jane, Lynn and Tom. Each sweater carried the label “Virginia Wrenn Original.” Budde loved all animals and was predeceased by her dogs Murphy & Clancy, Cyril and Duff and more recently by her house cat TL and her two feral cats Mommy Cat and Abbey Cat. She enjoyed feeding the many squirrels who knew there were always peanuts for them on her porch. Funeral sevices will take place on Saturday Dec. 20, 2008 from the Venskunas Funeral Home 670 Stanley St with calling hrs taking place from 10:00am-11:00am followed at 11:00am with a prayer service at the funeral home. Burial will take place in St Mary Cemetery. Budde loved Paul Newman and his Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, 555 Long Wharf Drive, New Haven, CT 06511. To send online condolences plz go to www.venskunasfuneralhome.com
Virginia D. (Dolan) Wrenn, widow of George S. Wrenn, died on December 17 with her family by her side. A lifelong resident of New Britain, she was born on Sept. 21, 1924, daughter of the late Isabel Avery Dolan and Thomas C. Dolan. She and George... View Obituary & Service Information