Mary Ann Nowak Obituary (1928 - 2011)

Mary Ann, age 83 passed away peacefully and went to her Lord on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. She was born the daughter of Joseph and Anna Tomasko, in Detroit Michigan, on August 12, 1928, the youngest of six sisters and one brother (all preceding her in death). She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thaddeus Stanislaus Nowak in 1963, and her son Lawrence Joseph Nowak, in 1991. Mary Ann believed in the importance of family and friends and lived it each and every day. She loved her family and cherished her friends. Mary Ann is survived by her sons Tim (Mia), Robert (Karen) and Thad (Connie). She also leaves her six wonderful and precious grandchildren; Jeff, Lindsey, Benji, Shayne, John and Billy. Her extended family also included many nieces and nephews. Mary Ann was a 1946 graduate of St. Hedwig High School in Detroit. In her career, Mary Ann was a clerk for the Michigan Bell Telephone Company and Manufacturer's National Bank, a timekeeper for American Copper and Brass Corporation, a homemaker, and after her husband's death, became a housemother at the V.F.W. National Home for children where she raised her four sons (and other children) from 1963 to 1979. In 1979, she was appointed as a clerk for the United States Post Office and retired in 1994. Mary Ann was also a proud member of many organizations; St. Peter's Altar Society, Daughters of Isabella Tekekwitha Circle in Detroit, a volunteer at the Eaton Rapids Community Hospital and a member of the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary ??" Pvt. John Kozdron Post 4553. Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at St. Peter Catholic Church in Eaton Rapids with Fr. Bennett Constantine as Celebrant. Family will receive friends at Skinner Funeral Home 315 S. River St. Eaton Rapids on Thursday from 6-8 p.m. and Friday from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. with a Rosary service starting at 7:00 p.m. Committal services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday at St. Hedwig Cemetery Detroit, MI. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Peter's Catholic Church, Eaton Rapids, MI; St. Hedwig's Catholic Church, Detroit, MI; American Cancer Society; V.F.W. National Home, Eaton Rapids, MI in Mary Ann's name.