Anne Marie Pilla Shrader, 71, of North Haven died March 8 at the Connecticut Hospice, Branford with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of Paul L. Shrader. Born in Bronx, New York on June 13, 1942, Anne Marie was a daughter of the late Phillip and Anna Testa Pilla. She had worked for the Orange Board of Education for 26 years, retiring as an administrative assistant. She loved cooking, shopping, gardening, traveling, and was a communicant of St. Barnabas Church. She was the mother of Robert Geissler, Kim (Stephen) Dobie, and Darlene (John) Loukides; the grandmother of Nicholas, Julia, and Matthew Dobie, John and Victoria Loukides. She was predeceased by her sister Carol Dannenhoffer.

Her funeral procession will leave the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue, Wednesday, March 12 at 9:30 a.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in St. Barnabas Church at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery. The visiting hours will be Tuesday, March 11 from 5 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the CT Hospice, Inc., 100 Double Beach Rd., Branford, CT 06405.