Ann Marie Durand

Ann Marie Durand obituary, Temple, TX

Ann Marie Durand

Ann Durand Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Branford Dawson Funeral Home Inc. - Temple on Nov. 13, 2024.

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Our beautiful Ann Marie Durand was born on June 23, 1967 to Richard Vares and Rose Marie Howard in Honolulu, Hawaii, She graduated from high school in Long Beach, California. Ann loved to play slot machines and she will always be remembered for her love of Eeyore from Winnie the pooh, and her collection of figurines, blankets, and any imagery of Eeyore. Ann was preceded in death by her father Richard Vares.
Left to cherish her memories are her: son, Justin Nair of Indiana; daughter, Kayla Durand of Temple, Texas; mother, Rose Marie Howard of Gardenia, California; brothers, Dino Vares and Richard Vares of Northern California; sisters, Raelynn Vares-Zakersky and Dollie Vares both of Michgan and a host of friends and relatives.
We will be having a private ceremony for our beautiful loved one in the place where she was born, Hawaii.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Ann Marie, please visit our floral store.

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