Anne Marie Madden

Anne Marie Madden, 84, of Towanda, PA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at the Sayre Memory Care Residence. Born and raised in Ashland, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph H. and Assunta (Trio) Schuyler. She was a longtime member of the Saints Peter & Paul parish, where she regularly attended Mass since moving to the area in 1964. Following graduation from Immaculate Heart High School in 1958, Anne entered nurses training at the Ashland State General Hospital and became a registered nurse in September 1961. After graduation she married the love of her life, Francis X. Madden on November 25, 1961, at St. Mauritius Church in Ashland, PA. She and Frank, who she affectionately referred to as Sanko, spent a blessed 59 years of marriage together before his passing in 2021. Anne’s professional nursing career included employment at Danville State Hospital, Towanda Memorial Hospital, the Bradford County Manor, and the Towanda Area High School before she retired after 23yrs of service as a nurse for the Pennsylvania State Department of Health. Like her mother, Anne spent her life in service to others and caring for and taking interest in the well-being of her family, especially her grandchildren, who affectionately referred to her as “Lady”. She spent her retirement visiting residents at the Bradford County manor, volunteering in the St. Agnes school kitchen, and following up on elderly patients she got to know through her service with the State Health Department. Random, often anonymous, acts of kindness were commonplace for her. Anne and Frank were world travelers, and regularly took trips both nationally and internationally to visit friends and enrich themselves in history, most recently on a riverboat down the Panama Canal. Their travels, however, were often scheduled so as not to miss any of their grandchildren’s’ various sports competitions and extracurricular performances. It was perhaps that her friendly caring nature that gave rise to others in a small-town to look out for her welfare as Alzheimer’s became evident and slowly but steadily compromised her abilities. It was the bank tellers, business owners, and many other providers that reached out to the family with their concerns for Lady and her affairs that the family most appreciated about living in a close-knit community. Together with Frank, they built four different homes in the Towanda area, but Asylum Twp and its residents held a special place for them. In 1966, the couple built their first family home there, before relocating briefly to Sharonville, OH. Upon returning to the area, with their children of school age, they built a home in Towanda nearer the schools where they lived until they reestablished their roots in Asylum Twp in 1993. It was there where Lady could be found tending to flowers, making pies, blueberry muffins and veal cutlets by the dozens, and teaching her grandchildren to drive. In addition to her husband, her parents, dear cousins and in-laws, and many friends, she was preceded in death by her daughter Monica Madden (1986) and her brother Thomas J. Schuyler (2022). Anne is survived by a son, Mark (Kelly) Madden of Towanda, PA; a daughter, Ann (Jeffrey) Smith of Towanda, PA; five grandchildren, Morgan (Alex) Greenly of Harrisburg, PA; Taylor (Cole) Long of Towanda, PA; Schuyler Smith of Yuma, AZ; Simon Smith of Syracuse, NY; and David Smith, of State College; PA; great-grandchildren Lariah, Avery and Harlan Long; Owen and Londyn Greenly; and sister-in-law Catherine Schuyler. Calling hours will be held Sunday, March 9th, 2025 from 4:00 to 6:00pm at the Maryott-Bowen Funeral Home in Towanda, PA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, March 10th, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at S.S. Peter & Paul Church, Towanda, PA. Interment will follow at a later date at S.S. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Towanda, PA. A time of sharing and celebrating her life will take place later in the afternoon from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Towanda Gun Club, and all are welcome. The family will be forever grateful for the loving care provided by Chelsea Calaman and the staff of Sayre Memory Care with the assistance of Dr. Tim Hoffman and Guthrie Hospice. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be directed to St. Agnes School, 102 3rd Street, Towanda, PA, where her children and grandchildren once attended. Alternatively, memorials could be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org) in Anne’s memory. Memories and condolences may be expressed by visiting www.bowewnfuneralhomes.com .

Anne Marie Madden

June 27, 1940 - March 4, 2025

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