Ann Marie Kennedy Ward passed away on May 17, 2024. She was born October 11, 1935, in Canandaigua, to the late Marjorie (nee Morrow) and Thomas Kennedy.

She was predeceased by her husband Bernard Lewis Ward, her son Wayne Ward, her sister Joan K Hayward and her son in law Antonio Navarro.

Her children Wendy (Bill) Wheeler, Todd (Laura) Ward and Leesa Navarro will miss her presence. She loved her grandchildren Joshua (Eva) Rayburn, Tyler (Camille) Ward, Zachary Ward, Ryan (Mary) Ward and Amy Ward. She also had the privilege of being a great grandmother to six children.

As a young working mother, she was open to learning new skills for continued employment to benefit her family.

She enjoyed fishing, camping, bowling, Yahtzee, watching NBA basketball and long walks in Boughton Park. In her later years she always made sure to visit friends and family that were in the hospital or in long-term care. She was a long-term member of the United Church of Bristol.

She was a woman of her own direction.