Mary Anne Storey

Mary Anne Storey, age 70, of Stalwart, Michigan, died Sunday, March 6, 2016, at the Ball Hospice House in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. She was born April 20, 1945, in Bakersfield, California to Edward Patrick and Ilah Louise (Wolfgang) Stoll. Mary Anne was an Air Force “brat” who lived throughout the United States including Oregon, Oklahoma, Illinois, Nebraska, and North Carolina, where she graduated from Fayetteville High School. She then attended Eastern Michigan University where she majored in Mathematics. Mary Anne began her working career as a sales clerk at the Base Exchange at Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, Michigan. In 1969, she became the accounting manager of the Base Exchange at Kincheloe Air Force Base, and moved to Pickford, Michigan. She met James Thomas Storey on a blind date set up by mutual friends. They were married on July 11, 1970, at the Pickford Presbyterian Church and they had two children. In 1982, she began working as the Secretary to the Principal of Pickford High School where she worked for 22 years, retiring in 2004. Mary Anne was active in the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel. She served as church elder and Sunday school and Bible school teacher at Pickford Presbyterian Church. She was also a member of the Biblical Bees Bible Study group. Mary Anne enjoyed canning, sewing, knitting, crossword fill-ins, jigsaw puzzles and playing games with her grandkids. She especially enjoyed watching her grandchildren’s athletic events and pitching baseballs to the kids in the front yard. She could also play the accordion. Mary Anne was known for sending cards and well wishes to family and friends. She was truly a giving person with a kind heart. Mary Anne is survived by her loving husband, James T. Storey; son, Jason (Barbra) Storey of Stalwart; daughter, Jennifer (Kenneth) Dunton of Sault Ste. Marie; grandchildren, James Mason Storey, Elizabeth Irene Storey, Thomas Wayne Storey, and Charles Joseph Dunton. She is also survived by two brothers, Edward Sidney (Nancy) Stoll of Ashville, North Carolina, and Jeffrey Lynn (Laurie) Stoll of Westminster, Colorado; sister, Nina Marie Stoll of Gaylord, Michigan; and sisters and brothers-in-law, Sharon (Gerald) Cottle, Mary Jane (Charles) Bennin, Richard (Mary) Storey, and Charles Storey, all of Pickford. Mary Anne was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Ilah Stoll. Services will be held Friday, March 11, at R. Galer Funeral Home, 24549 S. M-129 in Pickford. Visitation will be held from 11:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. followed by the funeral service beginning at 3:00 P.M. with Reverend Jessica Paulsen conducting the service. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Pickford Township later this spring. Contributions in memory of Mary Anne may be made to Hospice of the E.U.P., 308 W. 12th Avenue, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.rgalerfuneralhome.com.

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Mary Anne Storey

April 20, 1945 - March 6, 2016