Mary Ann Flaten 1938 - 2017

FLATEN, SVENDSEN, KATZUNG, JOHNSON, ANDERSON, PEPPER

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 9/24/2017 at 15:11:18

Mary Ann Flaten, 79 of Clear Lake, died Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at her home.

A Memorial Service will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at Clear Lake United Methodist Church, 508 2nd Ave. N., with Pastor Scot McCluskey officiating. Inurnment will be in Clear Lake Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Monday, July 17, 2017, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake.

Family suggests memorial contributions to One Vision, previously Opportunity Village, or to Galilean Lutheran Church in Clear Lake.

Mary Ann was born February 4, 1938, the daughter of Louis and Inger (Svendsen) Katzung in Mansfield, MN. She married Thomas Flaten on October 11, 1959, in Albert Lea, MN. He preceded her in death on July 12, 1985.

A graduate of Albert Lea High School, Mary Ann completed Fairview School of Nursing and later, the Minneapolis School of Anesthesia. She worked as a registered nurse for most of her life.

Mary Ann was a member of Tri-T, PEO, Blue Carnations, on the Clear Lake Library Board, Ventura School Board, Cerro Gordo County Compensation Board, Opportunity Village Board, Zion Lutheran Church Board, and the American Cancer Association Board.

Mary Ann is survived by two children, Steve (fiancé, Lisa Browning) Flaten of Cincinnati, OH and Melisa (fiancé, Michael Harman) Flaten of Los Angeles, CA; three grandchildren, Jessica of Winston, NC, Sam (Christina) of Seattle, WA, and Hannah Flaten of Columbus, OH; a sister, Nadine Johnson of Austin, MN; and a step-brother-in-law, Paul Anderson of Albert Lea, MN.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Thomas; a sister, Helen (Lowell) Pepper; a brother-in-law, Richard Johnson; a step-sister, Beverly Anderson; and her beloved dog, Stella.