It is truly on the wings of her Guardian Angel that our beloved and dearest Sister, Mary Ann (Franz) Cherveny, joined her husband Robert in God’s eternal paradise.
Mary Ann is survived by two sisters: Patricia Day (Ronald Spry) of Green Bay, Gerry Genrich (friend, Jeff Nennig) of Two Rivers; two brothers: Richard Franz, and Paul (Donna) Franz, all of Two Rivers. She is further survived by one aunt, Ruth E. Franz of Manitowoc, and her “adoptive” son, Brad (Andrea) and Gracie Groessel of Mishicot; along with numerous nieces, nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews who will miss their aunt Mary Ann greatly for all the times she sent them a card for every holiday possible, with two dollars enclosed.
Nieces, nephews and families include: Herschel, Heather, Mason, Levi, and Lucy Day of Altoona, WI; Angela, Peter, Joel, Elijah, Haven, and Lila Day-Delorey of New Franken, WI; Jeremy, Renee, Jaxon, and Mckenzie Day of Pulaski, WI; Justin Day of Pulaski; Michelle, Jason, and Abby Wiskow of Blaine, MN; Mark Franz of Two Rivers; Carrie, Steve, Ethan, and Jordan Welnicke of Two Rivers; Cathy, Andy, Allen, Marissa, Payton, and Alexis Rick of Manitowoc; Christy, Jason, Tim, and Caroline Judnic of Sheboygan; Erica, Eric, Aleigha, Elias, and Liam Dewey of Two Rivers; Sally, Mike, and Austin Ketchmere of Bond, CO; Glen, Colleen, Ryan, and Brandon Soucoup of Las Vegas, NV.
Mary Ann was preceded in death by her parents, Edwin and Alice Franz; her husband, Robert Cherveny; father-in-law & mother-in-law, Milton and Adeline Cherveny; sisters-in-law: Rita Cherveny, Bonnie (Dick) Soucoup, and Betty Franz; brothers-in-law: Gerald R. Day, and William Genrich; one nephew, Derrick Genrich; many aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Visitation for Mary Ann will be held at the Lambert-Eckert Funeral Home, 344 S. State Street in Mishicot on Sunday evening, May 14, 2023 from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue Monday morning, May 15th after 9:00 a.m. at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, 3201 Mishicot Rd., Two Rivers until the time of the funeral mass at 11:00 a.m.
The mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Very Rev. Brian Belongia at 11:00 a.m. Monday at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Burial will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers.
The funeral service will be live streamed on the St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church website or St. Peter the Fisherman Facebook page.
Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.dejamartin.com.
Lambert-Eckert Funeral Home of Mishicot is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
