Trudy Maruna, age 85 of Coldwater, died Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.

She was born August 17, 1935 in Springfield to the late James & Edith (Eisert) Lawler. On October 19, 1957 she married Joseph F. Maruna and he died June 9, 2016.

She is survived by six children, Mike Maruna of Colorado Springs, CO, Linda Maruna (Thomas Owens) of Abaco, Bahamas, Greg (Sherry) Maruna of Coldwater, Dave (Lynn) Maruna of Fuquay-Varina, NC, Carol (Damain) Smith of Jacksonville, NC and Tim (Bev) Maruna of Hambden; 14 grandchildren; in-laws, James (Maureen) Maruna of South Euclid, Paul (Sharon) Maruna of Dayton, Bernadette Petrick of Madison and Mary Alice (Jack) Clifford of Mayfield Village.

She is preceded in death in-laws Thomas Maruna and Joe Howard.

She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater, its St. Ann's Rosary Altar Sodality. Trudy had been very active in State of the Heart Hospice, Briarwood Nursing home, Community Hospital, Coldwater Schools and various position at Holy Trinity church. She received Mercer County's 1997 Outstanding Senior Citizens Award, Celina Mercer County's 2003 Humanitarian Award and Coldwater Chamber's 2005 volunteer of the year award. Trudy donated her body for medical research to the Wright State Medical School.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday May 22 at Holy Trinity Church, lunch following the Mass. A burial service will be scheduled for the Fall.

In leu of flowers Trudy and the family would love a donation made to State of the Heart Hospice.