Mary Ann Adams

Mary Ann Adams (Daly), 70, of Exton, PA, passed quietly on February 3, 2025. She left the way she wished-with the littlest amount of fuss and attention-next to her beloved husband, Daniel, of 46 years.

Born on April 16, 1954, in Bryn Mawr, PA, to Rita and Edmund Daly of Rosemont, Mary Ann was the sixth of eight siblings and carried the importance of family throughout her life. She was a kind and loving Wife, Mother, Nana, Sister, Aunt, and Friend. True to form, she would not want a big deal to be made-but we are ignoring that wish just this once.

Mary Ann spent the beginning of her professional career as an OR Tech before dedicating her time, love, and energy to raising her three children. She raised them as beach babies, spending countless springs, summers and falls on the shores of Ocean City, New Jersey. A beach day with Mary Ann meant an endless supply of Bazooka bubblegum, Twizzlers (often coated in a little sand), and a full-scale sandwich assembly line to make sure no one went hungry. She loved nothing more than sharing those long days in the sun, followed by summer nights on the deck surrounded by family and friends.

She had a way with people, but also with animals. A true animal lover, whether it was feeding the birds in her backyard or sneaking a last bite of food to her grandpups, Finn and Teddy, she had a soft spot for all creatures-two-legged or four.

Her love for feeding people was just as legendary. She was famous for her mac and cheese and cheesy potatoes, both of which had a way of appearing in endless supply at family gatherings. No one ever left her house hungry, not if she had anything to do with it.

Mary Ann had a heart bigger than the ocean she loved so much. She was kind to everyone, but especially to those who needed it most. Whether it was a friend, a stranger, or an animal in need of care, she gave without hesitation, never asking for anything in return. Her generosity wasn't just in the meals she made or the open door she offered-it was in the way she made people feel seen, valued, and loved.

Above all, she was the best Nana. Her grandkids, "her cherubs," were the light of her life, and she showered them with love, laughter, and probably a few extra treats when no one was looking.

She was predeceased by her parents, Rita Daly (Ford) and Edmund Daly and her sister A. Christine Daly. She leaves behind her loving husband, Daniel Adams; her three children-Matthew Adams, Anne Meads (Adams), and Kathleen Adams-along with daughter in law Jennifer Adams and son in law Andrew Meads; her grandchildren, Mae and Avett Meads and Emma, Bridget and Julia Adams; and her brothers Edmund Daly and James Daly and her sisters Rita Haris, Patricia Cohen, Martha Monagle and Denise Bossard. She carried her friends in her heart, along with her many nieces and nephews, whom she always treated like her own.

A memorial service will be held at Marsh Creek Community Church-101 Crump Road, Exton, PA on Friday, February 21st at 10:00AM.

In lieu of flowers, please consider doing something kind for a stranger-she would have loved that.