Ann Marie Farley, 84, of Augusta, formerly of Fairchild, passed away Saturday afternoon, March 2, 2013, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire.Â
Ann Marie, daughter of Sam and Titana (Evouink) Manasterski was born January 26, 1929, in Gorham (Fairfield) North Dakota. She was raised in several areas of North Dakota, and attended school in Kandu, North Dakota. Ann was united in marriage to Sam Anheluk and to this union her 4 children were born. After her divorce she married Al Frandrick and after he preceded her in death she married William Farley. During her first marriage she lived in Wyoming, before moving to California and then to Michigan. To be near her sister and her family, Ann moved to Fairchild in 2005. In December of 2011, Ann moved to her apartment in Augusta. Due to failing health she had just recently entered the Augusta Area Nursing Home. Over the years Ann had worked mostly in various restaurants as a cook and waitress, but had also attended beauty school and worked in beauty shops. She enjoyed being a homemaker and was a wonderful cook and baker. She had also enjoyed spending time in the outdoors, especially fishing.
Ann is survived by her daughter, Judi and her husband, Michael Gatti of Salt Lake City, Utah; 5 grandchildren, Michele Coles, Michele V. Gatti, David Paul Gatti, Barbara Arenedo and Michael Anheluk; by 10 great grandchildren; brothers, John and Lois Manasterski of Waupaca, WI, Donald Manasterski of Brocket, North Dakota; 4 sisters, Joyce and Charles “Chuckâ€? Bratsven of Fairchild, Helen Cronce of Fairbanks, Alaska, LaVonne and Danny Singer and Bonnie Kay Jennings all of Breezy Point, MN. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Farley and sons, Ronald, David and Samuel Farley. Â
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at the Anderson Funeral Home in Augusta, with burial in the East Lawn Cemetery in Augusta. Friends may call 1 hour prior to services Tuesday at the funeral home.Â