AnnaRilla (Stewart) Dudden was born on a farm near Lisco, NE, and grew up and graduated in a mining town, Sunrise,WY. After she married, she lived in and near Broadwater, NE, until they moved to Bridgeport, NE, in 1969. Bob and Ann owned and operated Dudden Redi-Mix where she was the bookkeeper. She was a nurse’s aide at the Bridgeport Hospital. She painted pictures, baked and decorated cakes, sewed quilt tops, and did machine embroidery. She taught classes at the school, 4H, Girl Scouts and area quilt shops.

She is survived by her children Connie Dudden, Daniel Dudden, Dallen Dudden and Diana (Rueben) Romick; daughter-in-law Joanie Dudden; grandchildren Jason (Ashley) Dudden, David Romick, DeeAnna (Josh) McMillen, Melissa Nau, twins Megan (Maverick) Miller and Mitchel Dudden; great-grandchildren Anthony, AnnaLynn, Opal, Aidyn, Canden, Axton, Aubrey, twins Violet and Jaylin, JayLynn, Natalie, LilyAna, Remi, Milo, Alaster, and Molly; brother Tom (JoAnn) Stewart; brothers- in-law and sisters-in-law Jim and Edna Dudden, Pat Dudden, Harriet Jay, Mary Saunders, Charlotte and Roger Silvrants, Kathy and Norman Franken, and Melody Jay; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Dudden; parents Robert and Opal Stewart; brothers and sistersin- law George and Roberta Stewart, Bobby and Shirley Stewart, and Stanley Stewart; great-granddaughter Addison Nau; mother-in-law Ilo Jay; brothers-in-law Phillip Jay,Walter Jay, Richard Dudden, and Garrett Dudden; and grandparents.