Flora S. Arnst (Budwey) (nee Pallotta) 82, of North Tonawanda on Tuesday (February 1, 2005) at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Mrs. Arnst was a member of Ascension R.C. Church. She was the owner of Budweys Supermarket in North Tonawanda. Wife of the late James Norman Budwey, Sr. and Edward L. Arnst. Mother of the late Sally Vanthoff and sister of the late Angeline Pallotta and Josephine Maiolo.

Beloved mother of Rodney S. Budwey, Frank S. Budwey both of North Tonawanda, Catherine (Alvin) Durgin of New Orleans, LA, Jennifer (Terry) Schumacher of Wheatfield and Paula Lopez of North Tonawanda. Loving sister of Rose (Norman) Dumais of Florida. Grandmother of 20 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Friends received by the family on Thursday and Friday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Brunner Funeral Home, 156 Robinson Street, North Tonawanda where services will be held on Saturday morning at 9:00 followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Ascension R.C. Church at 9:30 AM. Entombment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The family has requested that memorials be made to Ascension R.C. Church or Niagara Hospice, Inc.