Ann M. Wilson

Ann (Howley) Wilson, 97, of Groton, widow of Raymond W. Wilson, died on Friday (November 28, 2025) at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, New London.

Ann was born in Middletown on May 14, 1928 and a daughter of the late Thomas and Grace (Dee) Howley.

She and her husband, of an amazing 72 years, Ray, lived in different locales; most notably Durham and Northford prior to retiring to Naples FL, where they lived for 28 years. Wherever they called home, Ann and Ray were always highly active with their church and volunteered for over 17 years with St Vincent De Paul, Naples FL.

Ann is survived by five children: Glenn Wilson and wife, Gisele of Old Lyme; Randy Wilson and wife, Virginia of Naples, FL; Brian Wilson and wife, Terry of East Lyme; Mark Wilson and wife Carrie, of North Carolina; and Maryanne Feyer of Manchester; 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her siblings: Joseph, Francis, Donald, and W. Edmund Howley, and Eleanor Andrews, and by her son-in-law, Paul Feyer.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at her former church, Notre Dame Church, 280 Main St., Durham on Thursday (December 4, 2025) at 10 AM. Burial will be private at the State of Connecticut Veteran's Cemetery in Middletown where she will join Ray. Cards may be mailed to 6 Duchess Drive, Old Lyme CT 06371. Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol, is honored to serve the Wilson family. Please visit Ann's memorial website at www.FunkFuneralHome.com.