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MaryAnn Drake, 81, passed away October 14, 2010 from complications of a stroke. She passed on to her Lord with her family by her side at Presbyterian Kaseman in Albuquerque, New Mexico. MaryAnn was born September 7, 1929 in Glenwood City, Wisconsin to Theodore and Irene Cornelissen and had three siblings. She was married to Joseph Alphonso Drake for 46 years. MaryAnn graduated from high school in Hudson, Wisconsin. While still in school she worked as a waitress at the Dibbo Hotel and after graduation worked for Minnesota Mining in St. Paul processing shipping documents. While working there in 1950, she met and married Joe. MaryAnn also worked for a short time at J.C. Penny's in Seattle and also at Boeing, fingerprinting employees for security clearances. She was a military wife and moved around the country with Joe and their five children until Joe's retirement as a Major from the Air Force in Albuquerque in 1967. MaryAnn loved to sew and took painting classes while her children were growing up. She also took a job arranging flowers for a local flower shop. She was a beloved, devout and very active member of her church. She loved to bake and knit, enjoyed fishing and playing a good game of bingo. MaryAnn is survived by her children; James T. Drake of Aurora, Co., Joseph J. Drake of Pagosa Springs, CO., Jill Erickson of Ken, WA., and MaryJo Stavros of Albuquerque. Her siblings, husband and daughter Debbie Richardson passed away prior to MaryAnn's passing. She was a dedicated mother of five children, grandmother to seven and a great grandmother to two. A rosary will be recited On Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 7:00 p.m., at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, 4020 Lomas, NE. with a mass on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., at Our Lady of Fatima. In lieu of flowers may be sent to the Anna Kaseman Hospice at 8300 Constitution Avenue, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110 Please share your condolences, sympathies and memories with the family at: www.danielsfuneral.com. MaryAnn's care has been entrusted to: Daniels Family Funeral Service Carlisle Chapel 3113 Carlisle Boulevard, NE Albuquerque, NM 87110
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