Anna M. Waddell, age 84, of Annandale died Thursday, December 16, 2004 at the Annandale Care Center.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Annandale with Fr. Victor Valencia officiating. Burial will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis. Friends may call from 5-7:30 p.m. Monday and 8:30-9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Annandale. There will be a 7 p.m. prayer service on Monday. Memorials are preferred to the American Cancer Society.
Anna Marie Waddell was born December 25, 1919 at Morris to August and Delores (VanSlyke) Schmidt. She married Bruce H. Waddell October 24, 1942 in Chicago. She was a homemaker and has lived at Annandale the past 15 years, previously living in Cologne and Bloomington. Anna was a member of St. Ignatius Church and enjoyed bird watching and living on the lake. She was a proud mother of the family she raised.
She is survived by her husband, Bruce Waddell, Sr. of Annandale; children & their spouses, Bruce, Jr. & Kathy of Salt Lake City, UT, Judy & Mark Stoffer of Stillwater, Jennifer Waddell & Daryl Anderson of Monument, CO, Stephen & Becky of Buffalo, Jeffrey Waddell & Lynn LeBoutillier of Elk River; brother, David Schmidt & his wife, Charlene of Jacksonville, FL; 10 grandchildren; and 1 great grandson. Her infant daughter, Melinda Sue and brother, Robert Schmidt preceded her in death.
The pallbearers will be Jeffrey Waddell, Jennifer Waddell, Judy Stoffer, Bruce Waddell, Jr., Craig Waddell, and Dave Schmidt. The St. Ignatius Guitar Group will provide the music for the service. The arrangements were by Dingmann Funeral Care of Annandale.