IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Mary Anne
Geary
April 22, 1925 – September 16, 2010
Obituary
Mary Anne Geary, age 85 of Maple Lake died Thursday, September 16, 2010 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 19, 2010 at St. Timothy Catholic Church, Maple Lake with Most Reverend William Bullock, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Madison and Fr. Michael Izen officiating. Burial will be in St. Timothy Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to the service, Sunday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.
Mary Anne Geary was born April 22, 1925 in Maple Lake to Loren and Anne (Raiche) Bullock. She graduated from Maple Lake High School and went on to receive her teaching degree from the College of St. Catherine, St. Paul and St. Cloud State University. Mary Anne taught in elementary schools in Melrose, Annandale and Maple Lake before spending most of her teaching career in Buffalo. She was united in marriage to George Matthew Geary on June 30, 1949 at St. Timothy Catholic Church in Maple Lake and he preceded her in death on December 7, 1992. Mary Anne was an active and lifetime member of St. Timothy Catholic Church. She loved and enjoyed being with her family most of all. Mary Anne was a big Minnesota Twins baseball fan and enjoyed crossword puzzles. As a lifetime teacher, she continued to teach and to touch the lives of others.
She is survived by her son, John Geary of Cokato; daughters & their spouses, Colleen Geary Carter & William Carter III of St. Paul and Rebecca & Michael Ludenia of Maple Lake; brother, Most Reverend William H. Bullock; sisters, Adelaide Bullock and Elizabeth Bullock, both of Minneapolis; grandchildren, Patrick, Mark and Bridget Carter, Kevin (Jessica), Janel and Scott Ludenia; great grandchildren, Mackenzie and Aspyn Ludenia. She is preceded in death by her parents, Loren and Anne; husband George; and brothers, Clifford and Leonard Bullock.
Urnbearers will be Mary Anne's six grandchildren. Krista Elsenpeter Tarbox and Sarah Goelz will provide the music for the service. Arrangements are entrusted to Dingmann Funeral Care, Maple Lake.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 19, 2010 at St. Timothy Catholic Church, Maple Lake with Most Reverend William Bullock, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Madison and Fr. Michael Izen officiating. Burial will be in St. Timothy Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to the service, Sunday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.
Mary Anne Geary was born April 22, 1925 in Maple Lake to Loren and Anne (Raiche) Bullock. She graduated from Maple Lake High School and went on to receive her teaching degree from the College of St. Catherine, St. Paul and St. Cloud State University. Mary Anne taught in elementary schools in Melrose, Annandale and Maple Lake before spending most of her teaching career in Buffalo. She was united in marriage to George Matthew Geary on June 30, 1949 at St. Timothy Catholic Church in Maple Lake and he preceded her in death on December 7, 1992. Mary Anne was an active and lifetime member of St. Timothy Catholic Church. She loved and enjoyed being with her family most of all. Mary Anne was a big Minnesota Twins baseball fan and enjoyed crossword puzzles. As a lifetime teacher, she continued to teach and to touch the lives of others.
She is survived by her son, John Geary of Cokato; daughters & their spouses, Colleen Geary Carter & William Carter III of St. Paul and Rebecca & Michael Ludenia of Maple Lake; brother, Most Reverend William H. Bullock; sisters, Adelaide Bullock and Elizabeth Bullock, both of Minneapolis; grandchildren, Patrick, Mark and Bridget Carter, Kevin (Jessica), Janel and Scott Ludenia; great grandchildren, Mackenzie and Aspyn Ludenia. She is preceded in death by her parents, Loren and Anne; husband George; and brothers, Clifford and Leonard Bullock.
Urnbearers will be Mary Anne's six grandchildren. Krista Elsenpeter Tarbox and Sarah Goelz will provide the music for the service. Arrangements are entrusted to Dingmann Funeral Care, Maple Lake.
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