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Mary Ann Buddenbaum Tittle was born June 24, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois, and passed away peacefully on September 15, 2025, at the age of 93 in Naples, Florida. Mary Ann met her husband, Ray, shortly after graduating from Northwestern University. They were married in 1955 and soon began building a house in Dune Acres, Indiana, on the shores of Lake Michigan. They lived there, raising their family, until 2013, when they relocated to Marco Island, Florida.
Mary Ann loved to travel. She and Ray visited a vast majority of the countries around the world together, and after Ray’s death in 2019, Mary Ann continued her travels into 2025. In addition to traveling, Mary Ann was passionate about the arts, frequently going to symphonies, museums, and plays in Naples, Chicago, and Aspen.
Mary Ann was an early devotee of physical fitness, running three miles several times a week starting in the 1950s. She played tennis into her 70s and skied until she was 91. She continued to walk, ride her bike, and do Yoga daily until just a few months before her death.
Mary Ann loved learning about nature and could identify wildflowers, trees, and birds along any hike in the Indiana Dunes, the Colorado mountains, or the southwest Florida Everglades. She also loved Dunes Acres and was on the Dune Acres Civic Improvement Foundation for many years.
She was a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood for 58 years. P.E.O. supports women in their educational pursuits through various scholarships, grants, and loans. Mary Ann loved the STAR Scholarship in particular, which is given to senior high school girls who will be attending college after graduation.
She is survived by her children, Pamela Tittle Collins (Kevin) and Steven Bruce Tittle (Michael O’Connor), two granddaughters, Kylie Collins (Matthew Galvez) and Molly Collins Glascock (Alex), and one brother, Gerald Buddenbaum, in addition to seven nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her husband, Ray, and two brothers, Christian Buddenbaum and James Buddenbaum.
Donations in memory of Mary Ann may be sent to the STAR Scholarship Fund of the P.E.O. Sisterhood – www.peointernational.org/make-a-gift/.
A private service will be held.
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