Ann B. Druker, 81, Braintree resident, a business owner

Ann B. Annie (Hudson) Druker of Braintree, a homemaker and retired business owner, died Saturday at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 81.

Born and raised in Liverpool, England, Mrs. Druker was a survivor of the Blitz who was deeply proud of her British heritage. She immigrated to the United States after World War II.

She married her husband, Hershel, in 1952 and they raised their family in Chelsea before moving to Braintree in 1971.

In 1982, Mrs. Druker, a talented interior decorator, opened a business in Weymouth, Anns Window Shop, which she ran with her daughter Catherine for more than 28 years.

She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She also enjoyed traveling and tackling home renovation projects. She was a strong role model for the young women in her life, and a generous hostess and friend to a wide circle of loved ones.

Ann is survived by her beloved husband, Hershel, a former Chelsea police detective and retired Suffolk County court officer; her daughters, Catherine Allen of Braintree and Linda Druker and her wife, Jennifer Miller, of Jamaica Plain; her son, Brian Druker of Braintree; her granddaughters, Rebecca Allen of Washington, D.C., Rachel Allen of Chestnut Hill, Erika Druker of Marstons Mills and Zoe Miller Druker of Jamaica Plain; her aunt, Margaret Kirkpatrick North of Braintree; and her devoted friends, Rosie and Joe Summers of Southport, England. She was also the much-loved niece of the late Ellen Harvey Kelleher.

Visiting hours are tomorrow from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at Cartwright-Venuti Funeral Home, 845 Washington St., Braintree. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Clare Church, Braintree. Burial will be private.

Donations may be made in Anns name to the Alzheimers Association, 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472, or to Temple Bnai Shalom, 41 Storrs Ave., Braintree, MA 02184.

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