Mary H. Mary H. (Bach) Va
nEe, of Dorr, died Friday, May 13, the day before her 97th birthday.
nEe, of Dorr, died Friday, May 13, the day before her 97th birthday.Mary loved to cook and bake for people she cared for. She enjoyed reading and crafting and was a talented seamstress. Mary worked for General Motors for 26 years.
Since 1963, Mary was very involved at the Wayland VFW and the friendships she built there meant a great deal to her.
Mary is survived by her son, Paul Bach; her grandchildren, Bret (Shawna) Bach, Stacy (Pat) Fagan; her great-grandchildren, Kaia and Koa Bach, Ken Fagan; her step-daughter, Sally (Robert) Bardwell; her grandchildren, Erin (Gregory) Patrick, Shawn O’Hara, Jennifer (Sam) Kamal; her great-grandchildren, Jesse, Thomas, Ryan, and Connell O’Hara, Callie, Quinn, Aubree, and Miley Patrick, Payton and Kameron Kamal; her siblings, Patricia Dean, Louise Doxey, Louis “Snuffy” Schmidt; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Paul Joseph Bach; her second husband, Raymond VanEe; her parents, Alois and Anna Schmidt; her brothers, Allie Schmidt, Johnny Schmidt, Edward Schmidt, Stanley Schmidt; her sisters, Adaline Striegle, Leona Meyers, Sylvia Burns.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Paul Joseph Bach; her second husband, Raymond VanEe; her parents, Alois and Anna Schmidt; her brothers, Allie Schmidt, Johnny Schmidt, Edward Schmidt, Stanley Schmidt; her sisters, Adaline Striegle, Leona Meyers, Sylvia Burns.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services in Dorr, 4330 18th St. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 17, at Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services. Interment will be at Dorr Cemetery.
In honor of Mary, contributions may be made to VFW in Wayland Women’s Auxiliary.