Obituary of Anne Marie Paolella Ferris

Anne Marie (Paolella) Ferris, 62, of Glastonbury, beloved wife of Michael F. Ferris, died Monday August 29, 2016 at home after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Born May 5, 1954 in New Haven, daughter of the late Philip and Angelina (Gagliardi) Paolella, she had lived in Glastonbury for the past 40 years. In addition to her husband, she is survived by 3 sons and their wives, Peter and Tammy Ferris of Glastonbury, Jonathan and Kristen Ferris of Lincoln, MA, Daniel and Caroline Ferris of Cary, NC, a sister, Sister Mary Jane Paolella of Hamden, a sister-in-law Karlyn Paolella of Westerly, RI, 3 brothers and their wives, Joseph and Lorraine Paolella of Guilford, C. Michael and Lori Paolella of Westerly, RI, John Paul and Marybeth Paolella of Hamden and 8 grandchildren Chloe, Michael, Anita, Julia, William, Henry, Hannah and Sam. She was predeceased by a brother Philip Paolella, Jr. Anne was a selfless and loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend. We will miss her strength, courage and grace. Nothing brought more joy to Anne than her family and her eight grandchildren who lovingly called her Grammy. To her last days, she continued to teach us how to be more patient, loving and strong. Anne was a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy and Boston College. A heartfelt thanks to Anne’s care team, especially Dr. Pat DeFusco, Eve Organik, Jen Kupec and all the oncology nurses at Hartford Hospital. We were so blessed to have such dedicated, caring and loving caregivers and will forever be grateful. A Mass of Catholic Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday Aug. 31 at 11am in St. Augustine Church, 55 Hopewell Rd., South Glastonbury. Burial will follow in St. Augustine Cemetery. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Angelina and Philip Paolella, Sr. Scholarship Fund, c/o Sacred Heart Academy, 265 Benham St., Hamden, CT. 06514. sacredhearthamden.org/endowment. For online condolences please visit www.mulryanfh.com.