On Sunday, August 27, 2017, of Gaithersburg, MD. Beloved wife of H. Joseph Connolly, Sr.; mother of Patricia (Joseph) McAlarnen, H. Joseph (Wendy) Connolly, Jr. and Timothy (Anne) Connolly; grandmother of Joseph McAlarnen, Anne-Marie Mullikin, Michelle McAlarnen, Matthew Connolly, Marcella Marshall, Brian Connolly and John Connolly; great-grandmother of Courtney, Emily, Finley and Langley McAlarnen; sister of Sylvia Stubblebine, Elaine Webber, Jean Zimmerman, Sr. Rose Cecilia McCully, CSC and Franklin McCully. Relatives and friends may call at Our Lady of Grace Church, 15661 Norbeck Blvd., Silver Spring, MD, Friday, September 1, from 10 to 11 a.m., where Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Inurnment Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of the Holy Cross, 407 Bertrand Hall, Notre Dame, IN, 46556 (www.development@cscsisters.org) or Asbury Methodist Village Benevolent Care, 201 Russell Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877.