Mary Ann Sullivan

Macken Funeral Home Memorial Photo
Date of Birth:
Sunday, August 4, 1929
Date of Death:
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Age:
89 years old

Visitation

Date: Sunday January 20, 2019
Time: 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Prayer Service: 4:00 pm

Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]

Second Visitation

Date: Monday January 21, 2019
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Location: Madonna Towers [ view map ]

Funeral Service

Date: Monday January 21, 2019
Time: 11:00 am

Location: Madonna Towers [ view map ]

Macken Funeral Home Memorial Photo
Date of Birth:
Sunday, August 4, 1929
Date of Death:
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Age:
89 years old
Macken Funeral Home Memorial Photo
Date of Birth:
Sunday, August 4, 1929
Date of Death:
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Age:
89 years old

Mary Ann Sullivan

Mary Sullivan, age 89, of Rochester, MN, formerly of Elma, IA, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Madonna Towers of Rochester.

Mary was born August 4, 1929 in Elma, IA. A lifelong educator, Mary received her teacher’s certificate and started her career in Iowa in 1954. She went on to receive both a B.A. in Education from the University of Northern Iowa, and a M.S. in Psychology and Counseling from Winona State University. She fulfilled her role as teacher and counselor for decades in Minnesota, retiring in 1994.

She was an active member of her church community in Rochester throughout her life. Although she valued her faith and her role as educator, it was her role as mother that she most cherished. It is for this that her children will forever be grateful.

Mary is survived by her children, Margaret, Patrick (Ward), Michael (Paul), Warren (Lisa), and Catherine (friend, John); grandchildren, Aleisha, Madison, and Jack; and great-grandchild, Dillon.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Burdell; daughter, Caroline; parents, Philip and Elizabeth Biwer; siblings, Joe, Phyllis, Betty, and Matthew.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 21, 2019 at Madonna Towers, 4001 19th Ave NW, Rochester. Visitation will be Sunday, January 20, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester, 1105 12th St. SE, Rochester, and will continue one hour prior to the service at Madonna Towers on Monday. Interment will be at Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery in Lourdes, IA.

Memorials are preferred to NAMIMN (National Alliance on Mental Illness).

Condolences

The family of Mary Ann Sullivan has received the following condolences.

TO THE FAMILY OF MARY SULLIVAN:


MY HUSBAND ARTHUR AND I KNEW YOUR MOTHER FOR MANY YEARS, FROM SCHOOL DAYS AT ST. FRANCIS TO LOURDES.  AFTER ATTENDING HER FUNERAL YESTERDAY, I CAN ONLY ADD MY CONDOLENCES TO YOUR FAMILY, SHE WAS TRULY A WOMAN OF FAITH AND CARING FOR HER FAMILY FIRST AND FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL.  SHE LIVED ACROSS FROM MY DECEASED HUSBAND FOR APPROX 7 MONTHS, HE PASSED ON EASTER SUNDAY THIS PAST YEAR, AND AFTER THE MANY YEARS SHE SPENT HERE WAS A VERY PATIENT WONDERFUL PERSON.  WE KNOW SHE CARED SO MUCH FOR HER CHILDREN AS THEY CAME TO VISIT HER AND ON OCCASION SHARED A SUNDAY MEAL WHILE WE WERE THERE.


OUR SINCERE SYMPATHY IN YOUR DEEP LOSS, SHE IS SURELY SAFELY HOME NOW.  


MRS. ARTHUR (HELEN MUELLER) PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO WERE CLASSMATES OF SOME OF YOU. 


 

TO THE FAMILY OF MARY SULLIVAN:


MY HUSBAND ARTHUR AND I KNEW YOUR MOTHER FOR MANY YEARS, FROM SCHOOL DAYS AT ST. FRANCIS TO LOURDES.  AFTER ATTENDING HER FUNERAL YESTERDAY, I CAN ONLY ADD MY CONDOLENCES TO YOUR FAMILY, SHE WAS TRULY A WOMAN OF FAITH AND CARING FOR HER FAMILY FIRST AND FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL.  SHE LIVED ACROSS FROM MY DECEASED HUSBAND FOR APPROX 7 MONTHS, HE PASSED ON EASTER SUNDAY THIS PAST YEAR, AND AFTER THE MANY YEARS SHE SPENT HERE WAS A VERY PATIENT WONDERFUL PERSON.  WE KNOW SHE CARED SO MUCH FOR HER CHILDREN AS THEY CAME TO VISIT HER AND ON OCCASION SHARED A SUNDAY MEAL WHILE WE WERE THERE.


OUR SINCERE SYMPATHY IN YOUR DEEP LOSS, SHE IS SURELY SAFELY HOME NOW.  


MRS. ARTHUR (HELEN MUELLER) PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO WERE CLASSMATES OF SOME OF YOU. 


 

Sullivan Family,


Very sorry to hear of your loss. Your mother was a great counselor when I worked with her at Willow Creek, but she was an even better person who made the world a better place with her caring and happiness. I know God has welcomed a new angel in heaven.


 


Mark Glaeser


 


 


 


 

I’m so sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers to you and your family.

Dear Sullivan nieces and nehews


Holding all of you in my heart today and wishing I could be there to celebrate her life with you and tell you how much she meant to your Uncle Matt and me.  Keeping you all in our prayers. Love. 

A beautiful soul and human being that brought joy on this earth. She has now gone in the Grace of God. 


My condolences and respect to the Sullivan family.


God Bless you Mary


 

Sullivan Family,


Thank you for sharing your mother with us at Madonna Towers/Madonna Living Community.