GARNER – Mary Ann Stupka, 82, of Garner died Saturday (May 17, 2008) at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, IA.

Funeral services will be held 11 A.M., Wednesday at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner with Rev. Henry Huber officiating. Burial will be at St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 P.M., Tuesday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner with a VFW Auxiliary service at 6 P.M. and a Parish Society rosary at 7:30 P.M. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church.

Memorials may be directed to St. Boniface Catholic Church or Mercy Hospice in Johnston, IA.

Mary Ann Stupka, the daughter of Rudy and Mary (Simper) Young, was born April 26, 1926 on the home farm west of Garner. She lived within 3 miles of the home farm for most of her life. Even though her mother died when she was 14, Mary Ann was able to graduate from Garner High School while helping her dad raise her seven brothers. After high school, she worked in Mason City for a few years. On February 3, 1948, she was married to Raymond Joseph Stupka at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner. They purchased a farm north of Garner and made it their home raising their two children, Warren and Nancy. In 1972, Mary Ann lost her husband to cancer but remained on the farm with her son, Warren. In 2002, Warren passed away from cancer. Mary Ann continued to live on the farm for three more years before moving to Prairie View Apartments in Garner. In August of 2007, Alzheimer’s disease forced her to move to Westview Care Center in Britt. The disease may have taken her memory and finally her life but it can never take away our memories of her.

She was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, Parish Society and the Garner VFW Auxiliary.

Mary Ann is survived by her daughter, Nancy (Dean) Upton of Des Moines; four granddaughters, Jessica, Brianna, Kathrine and Corrin; brothers, Tony (Mary) Young of Garner, Bob (Millie) Young of Garner, Francis “Blick” Young of Garner, Elmer Young of Garner, Carl (Dianne) Young of Garner and Richard (Sandy) Young of Garner; a sister-in-law, LoEtta Young of Garner; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond, Aug. of 1972; son, Warren, July 12, 2002; parents; a brother, Raymond Young; and sisters-in-law, Shirlene and Bonnie Young. ... Read More