On Friday January 15th, Ann Thompson Darling ceased living on this earth. Throughout her life, Ann held the firm conviction that we have been placed here to care for one another, and she attempted to live by that conviction. Her Catholic faith was of great importance in guiding her behavior.

Ann was born in Fort Covington, NY to the late Francis A. and Mary (Paquet) Thompson.

In addition to her parents, Ann was predeceased by her much-loved husband, William Nicholson Darling, by her dear brother and sister, James Thompson and Mary Ambrose, and by her sister -in-law, Mary Young Thompson and brother-in-law, John Ambrose.

Ann graduated from Bates College with a BA in Nursing from the University of Connecticut with a MS in Nursing and from Rensselaer-Hartford Graduate Canter with a MS in Health Care Management. For many years Ann was happily employed as a public health nurse with the City of Hartford Health Department, retiring as Assistant Health Director.

Ann found great satisfaction participating in volunteer opportunities with a number of organizations, among them Volunteers for Israel, The American Red Cross Disaster Nursing, The Civitan Club of Hartford, The North Central Regional Mental Health Board, South Park Inn, The Bushnell Center, and the City of Hartford Human Relations Commission. Ann was a communicant of Holy Trinity Church in Hartford, a loving and welcoming community of worshippers.

Ann is survived by her three cherished children, William T. Darling of Hartford, Mark Darling of West Hartford, Susan Darling and her husband Marco Bisaccia, of Holliston, MA;  nephew Michael Thompson and family, Josline and Natasha of Chelmsford, MA; nephew Peter Thompson and family, Lee and Allison of Nashua, NH; nephew Michael Ambrose and family, Anne, Emily, Annette, and Rory of Morrill, ME;  nephew John Ambrose and husband Laurence Miller of Portland, ME; and niece Mary Ann Ordelt and family, Tom, Fiona, and Ryan, of Searsport, ME, and her wonderful and loyal canine companion, Lizzie.

There will be a Mass of Christian Burial on Monday February 8,2021 at 10am at Holy Trinity Church, 53 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106.

Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, a contribution to South Park Inn, 75 Main St., Hartford, CT 06106 could be made. To share a memory with the family, please visit www.dillonbaxter.com