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- Ann M. Gleason
VINELAND, N.J.
Ann M. Gleason, 85, of Vineland, N.J., and Toronto, Ohio, passed away on Monday, June 25, 2007, surrounded by her family in Vineland, N.J., after a courageous battle with Lou Gehrigs disease (ALS).
She was born May 16, 1922, in Steubenville, Ohio, to the late Michael and Mary (Koval) Hodovanic Sr.
Ann was a graduate of Toronto High School and a member of the Toronto High School Alumni Association. She served in the Womans Auxiliary Army Corporation as a PFC stationed in Sebring, Fla., during WWII from March 23, 1943, to Aug. 31, 1943.
She retired from the Jefferson County Department of Welfare in 1982 as a supervisor of the Intake Dept. She continued as a board member of the Jefferson County Jobs and Family Service Advisory Board until two years ago.
She was a member of St. Josephs Roman Catholic Church and the Womens Club. She was inducted into the Steubenville Bowlers Hall of Fame; longtime member of the Friday night bowling league, 600 and 500 Bowling Club and former vice president of the Steubenville Womans Bowling Association; also a director of the SWBA for the past 43 years.
She is survived by her daughter, Linda K. Rowan- Slavick and husband Harris Skip D. Slavick MD; two grandsons, George M. Rowan III and wife Karen of Vineland, N.J., and Jeffrey S. Rowan and wife Nancy of Oviedo, Fla.; four great-grandsons, Brian, Jeffrey and Mark Rowan of Vineland and Nolan Rowan of Florida.; stepgrandson, Jason Slavick of Cambridge, Mass., and step granddaughter, Karen Slavick of New York; former son-in-law George M. Rowan Jr.; a special sister-in-law, Mary Sue Hodovanic of Toronto; nephews, Jim and Pat Blaschak of The Plains, Ohio, Dennis and Linda Galaszewski of Toronto, Dr. Michael and Beatty Hodovanic of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Richard and Penny Hodovanic of East Liverpool, Ohio; great-nephew, Patrick Hodovanic of East Liverpool; great-nieces, Khristine Sohovich of Wintersville, Ohio, Stephanie and Rob Green of Uniontown, Ohio, Susan Webb of Canton, Ohio, and Jennifer Farside of Vineland, N.J.; great-great- nephews, Adam Webb of Canton, and David Farside of Vineland; great-great- nieces, Kelly and Kristin Hodovanic of Cincinnati, Alexis and MaKenzie Green of Uniontown and Faith Ann Farside of Vineland.
Ann was predeceased by her parents; brother, Michael Hodovanic; sisters, Mary Blaschak, and Betty Galaszewski; as well as a niece, Delores Sohovich; and a great-nephew, David Sohovich.
Friends may call at J.E. Foster Funeral Homes, 701 Findley St., Toronto; the viewing will take place today from 7-9 p.m., with Vigil Services at 7:30 p.m. and on Friday, June 29, from 9-10:30 a.m. after which time a funeral procession will be made to St. Josephs RC Church where a requiem Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Cremation will follow the ceremonial Mass. There will be a luncheon in the church hall after the Mass.
She will be sadly missed by her family and many friends. She never gave up as the words were not in her vocabulary. She has been, is and always will be a lady in the best sense of the word. Her prize possessions were her two grandsons and four great-grandsons. Ann enjoyed a special relationship with her granddaughter-in-law, Karen Rowan, who has been the apple of her eye.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Francis School on Loretta and Findley Streets, Toronto, Ohio; the local chapter of the American Heart Association; or the ALS Association (Lou Gehrig?s disease).
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1922 - 2007 (85 years)
