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Mary Ann Haren
MARY ANN HAREN
Ryan
Mary Ann (Koch Gaffney) Haren, 79, of Ryan, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014. Funeral Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch
Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Manchester. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and one hour before services Wednesday. Burial will be in the Bay Cemetery, Ryan, at a later date.
Mary Ann was born Dec. 17, 1934, in Petersburg, Neb., the daughter of Louis and Bernadette (Magsaman) Koch. Mary Ann grew up in Petersburg until 1946, when she moved to Lamont. She graduated in 1952. She was married to Vincent Gaffney from 1954 to 1981. On May 19, 2007, Mary Ann was united in marriage to Henry "Bud" Haren.
Mary Ann worked for the Delaware County Ex-tension Service in Manchester for 30 years for Robert Hall, retiring in 2000. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles.
Mary Ann is survived by her husband, Bud Haren of Ryan; six children, Tom (Cathy) Gaffney of Marion, Debra Gaffney of Guttenberg, Julie (Jim Takes) Machacek of Coggon, Michael (Craig) Gaffney-VanDeen, Jeffrey (Paulette) Gaffney, both of Phoenix, Ariz., and Patrick Gaffney of Palo; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; four stepchildren, Debra (Wayne) Burbridge of Delhi and Lynnette (Mark) Schnittjer of Hopkinton and Tim and Scott Haren; six stepgrandchildren; 15 stepgreat-grandchildren; and siblings, Patricia Clark, Louis Koch, Cyril Koch, Frances Koch, Raymond Koch, Larry Koch, Marge Axtell, Imelda Streittmatter and Charlie Koch.
Mary Ann was preceded in death by her parents; a stepson, Henry "Sonny" Haren; and a sister, Jean Schmitz.
In lieu of flowers, donation may be directed to the Unity Point Hospice, Cedar Rapids.
Please sign the online guest book for Mary Ann at www.murdochfuneral
home.com under obituaries.
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