Longtime Sandy resident, Ann Wardy, died following a long illness on April 6, 2014. A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Sandy on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 11:00 am. She was 76.
Ann Marie Wardy was born in Pendleton, Oregon on March 24, 1938 to John and Tina (Doherty) McLaughlin. She grew up in the Fairview and Sandy area where she graduated from Sandy High School before moving to the Bay Area of California. While working at Circus Food in San Francisco, Ann met William “Bill” Wardy on a blind date in 1962. They married shortly after in Reno on Oct. 20 1962. Together they lived in the Bay Area and other areas of California before moving to Sandy, Oregon in December of 1973 and never looked back.
She enjoyed reading and cooking, loved her flowers and above all being a mother to her children. Ann was always a big help in the kitchen at St. Michael’s Catholic Church for dinners and gatherings, was a member of the Optimist Club and cooked at Camp Collins Outdoor School for many years.
Survivors include; husband, Bill Wardy of Sandy; daughters, Martha Dobbs of Spring, TX and Christina Roling of Gresham; son William O. of Dallas, TX; brothers, Larry and Chuck; sister, Kay; 5 grandchildren. Ann was preceded in death by her son John Patrick in 1971.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to any Hospice organization of choice.