Mrs. PAUL J. (Mary J. Sass) ANTHONY 1930 - 2003

WEBB, SASS, BIRREN, RUDE, GRUEL, FORD, ANTHONY, DAMON, METCALF, TROWBRIDGE, POTHOFF, LUNDIN, ORR, SAVARY, REINERSTON, CLARK

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 7/23/2003 at 14:27:22

Mary J. Anthony

Telegraph Herald - Thursday, June 19, 2003

Mary J. Anthony, 72, of 2628 Crissy Drive, formerly of 1300 Garfield Ave., died at 8:52 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at home.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. There will be no public visitation. The Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road, is in charge of arrangements.

Mary was born on July 12, 1930, in Elkader, Iowa, daughter of Henry E. and Emma (Webb) Sass.

She attended Dubuque schools and retired from Flexsteel in 1982.

She enjoyed many things; she loved fishing on the Mississippi River, the outdoors, walking in the woods, hunting, gardening, crafts and crocheting. She was a Cubs and Sammy Sosa fan and loved her many friends.

Surviving are her children, Kara Kay (Jim) Birren, of San Diego, Calif., Jan Rae (Randy) Rude, and their sons, Cory and Christopher, of Earlville, Iowa, Guy Gruel, of Dubuque, Iowa, Teri Jo (Mark) Ford, and their children, Nolan and Cera, of Yuma, Ariz.; her stepchildren, Paul (Jannan) Anthony, and their children Scott, Sheri and Brett, of Dubuque, Sandy (Vaughn) Damon, and their children, Lori Metcalf, Kristi Trowbridge and Mikael Pothoff, of Waterloo, Iowa; a special aunt, Leona Lundin, and her son, Stan Orr; a brother, Bob (Willie) Sass, of Waupeton, Iowa; two sisters, Betty (Art) Savary, of Phoenix, Ariz., and Bonnie (Ron) Reinerston, of Yuma.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Emma (Webb) Sass; a sister Verona Clark, and her husband, Paul J. Anthony.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of Dubuque and St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

A special thank-you to Hospice of Dubuque, especially Amy, Barbara, Lynn and Renee.