Mary Ann G. Wyman's Obituary
Mary Ann (Grundman) Wyman, of Oshkosh, passed into the arms of her Lord Jesus on Thursday March 8, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center. She was surrounded by her loving family. Her 4 year battle with cancer has finally ended and her pain and suffering are over.
Mary Ann married Donel D. Wyman of Oshkosh, in 1973 and were married for 45 wonderful years. They met a week before he reported to Vietnam for duty. Their love grew through 18 months of exchanging letters and they were married a year after his return.
She graduated from Lourdes Academy in 1969 and then attended the Wisconsin State University, Oshkosh graduating with a degree in Elementary Education in 1973. She then taught one year at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Menasha and one year at St. Peter’s School in Oshkosh. Then she was hired by St. Vincent’s (now St. Elizabeth Seton) Catholic school in Oshkosh where she taught a year each of 1st grade and 4th grade and then spend the rest of her 41 year teaching career as the 2nd grade teacher. While doing so, she prepared many hundreds of 2nd graders to accept their first Holy Communion.
The outpouring of affection in the past few days of her illness by former students, parents of same, friends and family has been truly overwhelming. She was loved by so many. Her love touched so many people.
She was a lifelong member of St. Vincent’s (now St. Jude's Parish).
Mary Ann is survived by her husband Donel Wyman of Oshkosh, son; Nathan Wyman of NorthGlenn, Colorado, brothers; Raymond (Carol) Grundman Jr. of Burlington, WI, and Richard (Pamela) Grundman of Waunakee, WI.
Mary Ann is preceded in death by her parents; Raymond Sr. and Mary Ann Grundman.
She dearly loved her nieces and nephews; Christine Barzano, Jason Jaes, Caray Funk, Mathew Grundman, Jordan Grundman, Caitlin Grundman, David Veith, Kate Veith, and Joseph Chamberlin.
Mary Ann was part of the St. Vincent’s 7 who attended St. Vincent’s grade school and then Lourdes Academy together. Mary Troiber, Sue Clark, Kathy Benkoski, Joan O’Connor, Linda Repenshek, Peggy Karls, and Mary Ann all met every month for dinner and to discuss important issues as well as many not so important.
She loved to travel with the family and especially enjoyed seeing two total eclipses of the sun (Mexico 1991 and Nebraska 2017), trips to Florida, Yellowstone, and to Australia to chase kangaroos and touch a Koala.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday March 16, 2018 at 11 am in St. Jude Parish (St. Vincent) located on the corner of Oregon Street and South Park Avenue. A time of visitation will be held from 9 am until the time of Mass on Friday at the church.
In lieu of flowers and donations to the family please donate to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund at https://ocrfa.org/
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