Mary Kay Hudson, 74, of Loveland Colorado passed away August 24, 2012.

She was born October 28, 1937 in Sheridan, Wyoming to John and Kitty Bondi. She grew up in Sheridan, Wyoming and graduated from Sheridan High School. She attended St. Mary's College in Leavenworth, Kansas and received her Bachelor's Degree in Business.

Mary Kay married Ray Hudson on August 29, 1959 in Sheridan, Wyoming and they had four children.

She was employed as a bookkeeper at Demchok Electric Company for nearly 20 years.

Mary Kay loved to quilt, cross-stitch, make beautiful Christmas crafts with her St. Patrick's church group and jingle socks for her granddaughters. She loved shopping with her family and solving the world's problems over a cup of coffee. She loved to watch her kids and grandkids in all of their activities. Her passion and purpose in life was to love and care for her family.

Mary Kay is survived by her husband, Ray; her son, Tom (Margaret) Hudson of Laramie, Wyoming; daughters, Lisa (Don) Jones of Gillette, Wyoming, Peggy (James) Budai of Fort Collins, Colorado, and Marlene Moriarity of Houston, Texas; sisters, Dolores (Ernie) Rotellini of Sheridan, Wyoming, Peggy (Mike) Sedivy of Boise, Idaho and Carol (Eddie) Patterson of Sacramento, California.

She took special delight in her grandkids, Molly and Will Moriarity; Melissa and Janaya Jones; Michael, Anna and Nick Hudson; step grandkids Jamie, Kylee and Sarah Budai: great-grandkids Riley Kutach, and Benjamin and Damon Mansfield.

She was preceded in death by her parents, son, Michael Hudson; daughter, Bridget Hudson and granddaughter, Janaya Jones.

A visitation will be held Wednesday, August 29th from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m., followed by recitation of the rosary at 6:00 p.m. at the Allnutt Drake Chapel in Fort Collins. The funeral service will be held Thursday, August 30th at 9:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fort Collins. Interment will be at Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. The family invites you to join them for a picnic lunch at the City Park in Fort Collins following the interment.

Memorial contributions may be made to Birthright of Loveland Colorado in care of Allnutt. A special thanks to all of her caregivers at Lemay Avenue Health and Rehab.

Please visit www.allnutt.com to view Mary Kay's online obituary and send a message of condolence to the family.

The Sheridan Press - August 29, 2012.