Anthony Leroy Budde, 66, of Fort Mitchell, Alabama passed away Monday, January 1, 2018 at his home.

Funeral Services will be held Friday, January 12, 2018 at 1:00 PM EST at Colonial Funeral Home's Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time. A private interment will be held at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery.

Mr. Budde was born September 11, 1951 in Belleville, Illinois to the late Clarence William Budde and Helen Ann Rankin Budde. He retired from the U.S. Air Force with 20 years service, following his military career he was a semi truck driver working for CRST, Heartland, and others. He attended Holy Family Catholic Church, enjoyed woodworking, cars, gardening, video games, and his cats, Mr. Rowdy, Mr. Jeepers, Cubby, and Kooky. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Joan (Walter) Zahn, Judy Budde, Raymond "Butch" Budde, Thomas and Patricia Budde, and Clarence William "Skip" Budde, Judy  (James) Goetz

Surviving are his wife, Tonia Weiss Budde, children, Richard Trent Budde of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Candi Ann Schuey and husband Robert of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Brandi Willett and husband, Joseph of Phenix City, Alabama, and Brian Adams of Great Falls, Montana. grandchildren, Kyle Budde, Noah Budde, Evan Budde, Karissa Ogden, Jacob Ogden, Joshua Ogden, Joseph Ogden, Savannah Willett, and Devon Willett., a sister, Nancy Hawthorne of Freeburg, Illinois, brothers, James Budde and wife Rita, and Daniel Budde and wife Bonnie of Evansville, Illinois, brother in law, Ron Hawthorne, and sister in law, Karen Budde.

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