Mary Ann Etscheidt

Mary Ann Etscheidt, 72, of Cedar Rapids, died December 26, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. A funeral Mass was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Pius X Catholic Church with Rev. Donald Klein officiating. Entombment was at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Survivors include her three sons, Bob (JoLynne) of Iowa City, Don of Cedar Rapids and Bill J. (Tammy) of Newhall; brothers Norman (Dorothy) Delphey of Harpers Ferry, Richard (Mary Kay) Delphey of Harpers Ferry and Fred (Jeanene) Delphey of Waukon; sisters, Diana (Duane) Engel of Tipp City, OH and Pam Delphey (Tom Gayther) of Waukon. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Brandon, Jonathan, Amber and Aaron.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter Julie, and triplet granddaughters, Kate, Emily and Sara.
Mary Ann Delphey was born December 9, 1937 in Harpers Ferry, the daughter of Arthur and Patricia (Cavanaugh) Delphey. She married William C. Etscheidt August 22, 1959 in Harpers Ferry. Mary Ann worked at Rockwell Collins, operated an in-home daycare for many years and most recently at K’s Merchandise until the store closed. She was a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church and the Tuesday morning Joy Group. She enjoyed gardening, collecting dolls, volunteering at St. Pius and especially spending time with her grandchildren. She was a loving mother, grandmother and sister and will be greatly missed by all.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to The Anna Purna Ghosh Foundation, P.O. Box 1248, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406.
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