Mary Ann Troy, 80

Aug. 1, 1941 —

Dec. 14, 2021

 

Kieler, Wis. - Mary Ann D. Troy, age 80, of Kieler, Wis., passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021 at MercyOne Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 18 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Kieler, with Fr. Bernard Rott officiating. Burial will be in Immaculate Conception Church Cemetery in Kieler. 

Family and friends may call from 3-7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 17 at Immaculate Conception Parish Center in Kieler; also on Saturday, Dec. 18 from 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. at the parish center. 

Due to current health and safety guidelines for indoor gatherings, all attendees are asked to wear a mask and to follow social distancing guidelines. Haudenshield Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Cuba City, Wis. is serving the family.

Mary Ann was born on Aug. 1, 1941 to Andrew and Ivyl (Thor) Brand. She grew up in Kieler, graduating from Cuba City High School in 1959. She received her degree as a registered nurse in 1962 and worked in various hospitals. She met Bill Troy on a blind date, and they were married on Jan. 8, 1966 in Davenport, Iowa. They lived in Ashland, Wis. and Dubuque, Iowa, where they raised their five children before building their dream home back in Kieler. 

Mary Ann spent over 25 years at Mt. Carmel in Dubuque, working and helping the sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM) in physical and occupational therapy. She volunteered for many things over her life. She was a Girl Scout leader for her little sisters and later for her daughters, a CCD teacher and school volunteer, as well as volunteering many hours at Mt. Carmel after her retirement. She was honored to be chosen to be a BVM associate. 

She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church. Mary Ann spent her life serving and caring for others, always putting others needs before her own. She prayed the rosary everyday for her family and friends in need. 

She had a kind, generous spirit, a great sense of humor and a deep faith which guided her life. She had a way of finding the good in everyone and everything, and everyone was better for knowing her. 

She enjoyed spending time with her family, attending all of her children and grandchildren’s events, reading, puzzles, traveling, gardening and playing cards. 

Mary Ann was an amazing, loving wife, momma, grandma, sister and friend. She will be greatly missed, our lives will be empty without her, but her legacy of kindness and goodness will be remembered by everyone who knew her.

Mary Ann is survived by her loving husband of 55 years, Bill; three sons, Jim of Issaquah, Wash., Patrick (Kristin) of Pacific Grove, Calif. and Nathan (Sara) of Cresco, Iowa; 2 daughters, Jenny (Jeff) Bowden of Carroll, Iowa and  Sara (Nathan) Rockswold of Minneapolis, Minn.; eight grandchildren, Jessica (Josh), Matthew (Maria), Katherine, Emily, Kieler, Mary, Gus and Lucia; two sisters, Connie Dyer of Davenport and Shari (John) Wagner of Lafayette, Ind.; a brother, Gary (Sue) Brand of Davenport; a sister-in-law, Mary Rita Brand of Kieler; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Jim Brand; and a sister, Pat Jerrett.

In lieu of plants and flowers, a Mary Ann Troy Memorial Fund has been established. Memorials may be mailed to Haudenshield Funeral Home, c/o: Mary Ann Troy Family, BOX 825, Cuba City, WI 53807.