| Date of Birth | July 27, 1946 |
| Passed Away | April 5, 2011 |
| Place of Residence | Hornell |
| Home State | NY |
| Service Date | April 9, 2011 |
| Service Time | 9 A.M. |
| Service Location | St. Ann's Church, Hornell |
| Interment Location | St. Ann's Cemetery, Hornell |
MARY ANN SULLIVAN
HORNELL-Mary Ann Sullivan, 64, of Ontario St., entered into rest unexpectedly Tuesday (April 5, 2011).
Born in Hornell on July 27, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence J. and Bernice M. Emo Sullivan. Besides her parents, she was also predeceased by her brother, Jere F. Sullivan.
A graduate of Hornell High School, Mary Ann received an associate’s degree from Alfred State College and a bachelor’s degree from Empire State College.
She resided in Rochester from 1967 until 2000 at which time she returned to Hornell to care for her mother.
Mary Ann was employed part time for Faith In Action in Hornell before she began her full time employment with Catholic Charities of Steuben County, formerly known as Kinship & Family Youth Services also in Hornell.
A member of the Ladies of Columbus, she was also an active and devout member of Our Lady of the Valley Parish and was a communicant of St. Ann’s Church where she served as a Eucharistic Minister and was a member of the Liturgy Committee and the Bereavement Committee.
Mary Ann always looked forward to spending time having lunch once a month with her longtime and dear friends.
Her family includes her two brothers, Brian R. Sullivan of Hornell and James R. (Florence) Sullivan of Williamsburg, Va.; her sister- in- law, Mary Ann (Hoffman) Sullivan of South Lyon, Mich.; her six nieces and nephews, Jean Reuter, Tim (Leslie) Sullivan and Carolyn (Tom) Pollard all of Michigan; Dan (Laura) Sullivan of Florida, Meredith (Rick) White of Williamsburg, Va. and David (Shirley) Sullivan of Trumansburg; also her 12 great nieces and great nephews and her many cousins.
Calling hours are from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., 285 Main St., Hornell, where the Ladies of Columbus will conduct a memorial service at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Friends are invited to meet her family at St. Ann’s Church where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Saturday. Interment will be in St. Ann’s Cemetery, Hornell.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing may contribute in her memory to Catholic Charities of Steuben County, 20 Elm St., Hornell, N.Y. 14843. Envelopes for memorial contributions will be available at the funeral home.
Jim, Brian, Mary Ann – So sorry to hear of Mary Ann’s death. We saw her at Jack Tierney’s wake last fall and had a chance to talk with her. Our condolences to all the family.
Mary Ann, you will be missed my old friend, however, I know that you are with Our Father and now watching over all of us mortals. Your wonderful spirit has been set free—fly freely my angel.
MaryAnn was our worker helping my daughter and I with parenting classes to help us with my granddaughter Zoe,9 who has a mental disorder. Learning the techniques in the class and the pearls of wisdom from MaryAnn herself have been invaluable. Zoe is doing better and things are getting better all around. I know I was able to thank her and to tell her how helpful she has been to us, but I don’t think I was able to tell her how much she really made a difference in our lives….we thought we still had time, I guess. We finished up the workbook at our appt Tues. We had no idea we wouldn’t be seeing her again. She was a very caring soul who also was straighforward and told it like it is which we appreciated so much. She is sorely missed. I look forward to seeing her again in Paradise at the Resurrection. May you be in Jehovah’s memory until then.
I met Mary Ann in the Lincoln School in the (and Mary Ann was very proud of this) Fightin’ Fifth Ward.
I am so glad I was able to count her as a friend. She was one of a kind and she touched and helped more lives than she knew.
I am one of the friends that she had lunch with every month and they are the best memories I have. We do indeed have fun and Mary Ann will be missed but she will be there in spirit.
Rest well Mary Ann, we will be able to have lunch together again one day.
I am sorry I never had the chance to meet Mary Ann. My daughter and I came upon her accident on county route 119 in the town of Rathbone on our way home. Stayed with her until help arrived.If you would like to contact me my e-mail is lorrieknapp@hotmail.com