Anne Roarty Biggins, 69, of Lusby, MD died on October 6, 2014 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center after a two year journey with Lung cancer. She was born in Kingston, PA on November 4, 1944.

She was educated at Ursuline Academy, Dunbarton College and Mary Rogers College before graduating from the University of Maryland with a BA (Speech Pathology) and an MA in 1969.  That same year she married James Biggins, accompanying him on his tours of duty in the Navy.  She worked as a Speech Pathologist in various institutions before retiring from Fairfax County Schools in 2001.  Other accomplishments included serving as adjunct professor at Marymount and George Mason Universities, and a full-time instructor at George Washington University. 

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her sons David, Daniel, and Timothy as well as grandchildren Katie, James, Greta, Sam, and Teddy Biggins, whom she adored.  She also leaves her siblings Mollie McMahon, Joseph Roarty, and Karen Roarty-Dansfield.

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated Monday, October 13, 2014 at 12 noon in Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Solomons, MD. Burial will be held at a later date. Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home.